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If one were to google ‘rape in mythology’, the first link to come up is “List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology” on Wikipedia. Of the sixteen listed references of rape in mythology in the article, nine are of Greek origin. While Wikipedia is not necessarily known for it’s accuracy, there are multiple sites that confirm this trend, exemplifying the relative multitude of rape stories in Greek mythology. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘rape’ as, ”Unlawful sexual activity…

“’Where are the women?’” This is the central question to Cynthia Enloe’s pioneering book Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, in her endeavour to resituate women and women’s labour (whether domestic, sexual, manual or emotional) in their deserved spot within the centre of both the discipline and day-to-day practice of international politics. Enloe skilfully demonstrates the fundamental role women continue to play in the international arena through a series…

However, motion capture was used in interestingly and creative ways in Avatar. One aspect of such use is employment of swing camera. People may ask what is swing camera? Swing camera is a virtual camera that could show the low resolution view of Pandora when shot the motion capture performances. The main purpose of this swing camera was to allow James Cameron to shoot a scene simply by moving through the volume (Mocap stage). The outgrowth of such camera is that what Cameron was viewing through…

box and let all the evils out, and it is only then, when everything seems to be devoured by evil, that hope is needed most. On line 93 it says, “I am sure it will. Somehow I know it will out live War and Sickness and all of the other evils.” Once Pandora saw this figure, she knew that it could overpower all the wicked that she…

and portrayal of natives. Avatar is a movie that focused on the indigenous inhabitants called the Na’vi. The Na’vi are the extraterrestrial humanoids. Jack took place of his brother when he was killed and became a part of the mission in a world of Pandora. Star Wars VI is a movie that involves a civil war that is within the Galactic Empire. Star Wars VI was set in the past. Being primitive is someone that is preserving the character of an early stage. The Na’vi from Avatar and the Ewoks from the…

The comparison of Frankenstein to Prometheus is appropriate, but to a certain extent. They have more differences than similarities. Mary Shelley's inspiration for Frankenstein came from the ancient, Greek God Prometheus. Here are the similarities and differences. For similarities, Frankenstein and Prometheus try and change things for the better, for different reasons I'll get into in the next paragraph. Their actions were both bad though. Therefore, they were punished for what they do.…

Odysseus negotiates with her. Circe may have expressed xenia initially (the welcoming of guests), but is discovered to be an evil entity as she “laced [a] potion with insidious drugs” when the crew is invited to feast (253). Since the creation of Pandora in Theogony: Work and Days, women have been portrayed as heinous and deceitful, where Circe is no different when it comes to using her appearance to destroy lives of men. Of course, the female seems to be the blight to humankind and is to be…

that based on statistics that artists are given approximately 0.7 of a cent every time their song is played, sometimes even less. Well-known artists with a large fan base can draw the greatest payout from these services. In the last four quarters, Pandora reportedly transferred $202 million in "acquisition costs" licensing fees included, whereas Spotify has paid $500 million in royalties since its launch. Downloads had $2.6 billion in sales in 2011 according to RIAA. artist Taylor swift recently…

themselves and in society. The five radio stations I have set on my car radio begin with a Christian rock station, then a punk rock station, then the next two play today's hits, then the fifth station plays mostly hip hop and rap. On my Pandora radio, I have almost 100 radio stations and they are all different. I have classical music stations, rap,…

“In my opinion, the future of mobile is the future of everything,” once said by Matt Galligan, co founder of Circia. Mobile applications have been around for quite some time now. They are disliked by some and enjoyed by others; however, applications are a tremendous influence on today 's generation. Although many Americans do not recognize, applications have had a significant impact in fitness and health, in teenagers, and in education. Applications are a significant influence in today 's…