To the Virgins

In our interactive oral we discussed the topic of familismo and machismo in Latin American culture which were prevalent in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. During the discussion, my understanding of the characteristics and obligations of familismo and machismo significantly enhanced. In Latin American society familismo is a prominent practice where an individual’s family would come before that individual’s needs or wants. In the novel we can see this idea coming to play…

from older myths and reworked them into their beliefs. The similarities far outweigh the differences of these religious head figures. Their births were very similar for they were both born to “virgin” women, Krishna from Devaki and Jesus from Mary, and in a cave. However, many reference say Devaki was not a virgin for she had seven children before Krishna making him the eighth child born. The difference in their birth is that Mary is the biological mother of Jesus while Devaki is the biological…

There are two major influential people that will be discussed thoroughly in this paper. One is Stephen Jobs and the other is Richard Branson. Both have accomplished incredible achievements in their lifetime. They both share an interesting path to success. To fully understand these peoples’ lives I will compare the two in depth. To begin, Stephen jobs at a young age was a normal kid who swam competitively, and had hobbies like electronics. He was known to spend lots of time in his neighbor’s…

There is a certain intimacy that the viewer feels. There is an Ancient Greek influence seen in both works. The way Bernini drapes the figures is similar to the way Michelangelo does in Pietà. However, Michelangelo depicts the Virgin as rather calm in the aftermath of Jesus’s sacrifice, but Bernini depicts a Baroque moment in which we see the climax of action before the angel pierces St. Theresa with the flaming arrow (Session 8, Module 8). Pietà consists of the idealized with…

and Joaquim, and Christ. Allegorical figures of virtues and their opposing vices and a scene of the final judgement are also portrayed in the frescoes that decorate the chapel. The patron of the chapel, Enrico Scrovegni, dedicated the chapel to the virgin of Charity as penance. The frescoes throughout the chapel work to illustrate a story of the struggle of good against evil, polarizing the two concepts to convey their difference. Overall the chapel and the frescoes…

and happy-ever-afters with rich, titled husbands. Not much has changed in the world of literature since then; we (by we I mean society) still have a morbid fascination with virginity in our leading female characters. But Lady Georgiana is not a virgin. She's beautiful, young, the daughter of a Duke- and she goes and ruins it all when she 'ruins' herself. at age 16. 10 years later, she realizes she can give her daughter respectability (and more chances to be happy) by marrying a peer.…

associated with life, death and rebirth. Demeter is the “gift of grain” as it is said in Euripides Tragedy the Bacchae. She is also well known for being the mother of Persephone, who is raped and then married to Hades (184). Hestia unlike her sisters is a virgin. She is unmarried and protects the hearth and sacred fire. No myths are known of her and she never leaves her place…

Everyone in Umuofia decided that they would either go to war or have Mbaino give a young man and a girl who was a virgin. Mbaino knew they would not win in a war with Umuofia so they decided to give a young man named Ikemefuna and a virgin girl. Ikemefuna would go to live with Okonkwo while the virgin girl would go with Ogbuefi to become his wife. After a few years, Ikemefuna had gotten used to his live with Okonkwo and his family. So much so, that he began…

The Canterbury Tales is a book of stories told by a group of pilgrims as a storytelling contest. The story takes place at an inn where all the pilgrims meet. The pilgrims are met by a gentleman name Harry Bailey. Bailey thought it would be entertaining to challenge the pilgrims to a contest. Bailey suggested that the pilgrim travel together and during their travel each pilgrim tell four stories, two stories on the way to Canterbury and two stories on the way back from Canterbury. Whoever…

celebrate their marriage. The original white wedding gown symbolizes the virginity and purity of a woman. During the time period of Hamlet, a woman was called a "virgin” of she had not engaged in sexual intercourse. Women were expected to remain virgins until they were married, or for their entire lives if they were not married. Being a virgin and remaining pure to oneself determined their concept of honor. The violation of a woman’s virginity and purity brought dishonor not only on the girl,…