Queen of Heaven

platformer/art game inspired by games such as flower, Mister Mosquito and Nights: Into Dreams. In Bumbled you control Queen Garnet, a queen bee whose loyal subjects have all mysteriously vanished. After years of being pampered and attended upon, she is left to her own devices and forced to leave behind her life of luxury in order to gather nectar from flower and find her loyal subjects. Can Queen Garnet survive beyond the hive? The game’s art style is evocative of water colors and brush…

Taylor Mac was unlike anything I have ever seen at Mass MoCA. I’ve seen other work-in-progress performances (Big Dance Theater and another Sundance Theater performance, I believe), but it was hard to believe that this particular performance was work in progress. The entire show was planned so beautifully and Taylor Mac, was so easily adaptable that, despite his claims of it not being a polished show, everything that happened on the stage seemed intentional and very fitting. It made all five…

to be something other than who she was. A large struggle in regards to Queen Elizabeth’s reign versus her gender was that in regards to marriage. Aylmer spoke of the worry that many held in regards to the Queen marrying in his Harborrow for Trew and Faithful Subjects, wherein he states: “‘Whie may not the woman be the husbandes inferiour in matters of wedlock, and his head in the…

that fate is creating conflicts to cause Romeo to be banished. However, Romeo is also responsible for his action as he kills Tybalt willingly to take revenge on Mercutio’s death. Romeo says to Tybalt, “Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain! Away to heaven respective lenity, And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!” (Act 3, Sc. 1.p.g.71) It is Romeo who challenges Tybalt for a fight in return of Mercutio’s death. He does not think through the consequences and it is the reason that creates the…

In the essay, the movie being analyze is Zootopia, with the depiction of discussing race, ethnicity, gender, and social class. By talking about examples with the movie one can comparing it to events today one. In the movie “Zootopia”, a brave bunny name Judy Hopps is trying to become the first rabbit cop. When she first joins the unit she is given a lesser job than everyone else who is looking for missing animals. Judy then meets a shifty fox named Nick Wilde, who tricks her in a hustle. Judy,…

In My Neighbor Totoro, Mei and Satsuki Kusakabe explore the wild woods and let their imaginations run wild. Seeing magical creatures like a kind majestic beast, to a cat bus that has headlights as eyes seems too surreal. The movie takes you to a whole new world where you can find adventure through the eyes of two imaginative girls. Director, Hayao Miyazaki made this anime movie one of the best children’s movie I’ve ever seen. This movie had so many different morals behind it. The first moral I…

When most people think of Tim Burton, the first thing that comes to mind is something of creepiness, or with a grim undertone to it. This is a widespread perception when taking into consideration the sense of wicked otherworldliness built up in his films. Many different stylistic characteristics contribute to this feeling through the use of different cinematic techniques. One common idea throughout Burton’s films is the misfit. The main personality is always considered strange and different from…

displays their own unique idea of love are Kebra Nagast, Ramayana, and Tale of Genji. In these three works love faces challenges such as lust, ambition, and jealousy. In Kebra Nagast, a story challenged by lust, King Solomon seduces the Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba pays a visit to King Solomon after learning about his profound wisdom. “There, she is as enraptured by…

on the way they are perceived by not only their subjects but other powers including religious authority. This was especially true for women rulers who were viewed as lesser than men, and in some countries were not even allowed the chance to rule. Queen of Elizabeth of England was one of the longest rulers of her time, however that did not stop people from questioning her ability to rule. Religious leaders believed her rule was unholy, some only believed her power was justified because of the…

together as a collective they shape all walks of life. Posing the question of, how powerful an individual unit is in the grand scheme of a product is difficult when trying to find out the realistic power of just one. In the essays “The Myth of the Ant Queen” and “Biographies of Hegemony,” written by Steven Johnson and Karen Ho respectfully, the discussion of the control individuals in multiple types of societies arises. From hegemonic to self-regulated societies, the one neutrality shared by all…