Vine

represent the dichotomy of human nature and the unending debate of societal repression versus individual liberation. In the Greek tragedy, The Bacchae, Dionysus is the archetypal personification of hedonism, licentiousness, and chaos. He is the god of the vine, the ultimate party deity whose main goal was drunken revelry and personal freedom. The complete opposite of Dionysus is Apollo, the sun-god, the bringer of light, order and self-discipline. The arguably higher god of illumination shined…

According to Massage Book (2016), the company mission statement is: Becoming a successful bodyworker in today’s world takes much more than just great technique. The problem is that while the world could benefit from more skilled bodywork, too many talented individuals who are passionate about helping their clients are failing to make a living doing what they love. While data shows a large number of massage, reflexology and esthetician school students graduating each year,…

Charming Feminine Tattoos – Delicate Designs Full of Meaning Women want to feel pretty and feminine and those who love tattoos want their artwork to reflect the same thing. But the question is - what makes a feminine tattoo? There are three components to a womanly design. These are subject matter, placement, and color. For example, a woman and a man may both choose to have a similar tattoo but to make hers more feminine the woman may add girly touches and pretty colors to hers. While the man…

The grave, which medium sized and shaped like a square with an attached semicircle on top, features the distinctive Puritan winged death head above the inscription. The border of the headstone has an intricate spiraling design that develops into a vine. In recent history, Mr. Shannon’s grave has been encased in a metal frame, sharing his profession of a naval officer in the Port of Boston. While the information about Mr. Shannon’s life proves his status as middle class member in society, the…

proper working conditions in the fields. Bertha Silva came from a Mexican decedent, her parents moved to Delano, California when she was the age of 11. Soon after arriving, the family started working in the grape fields. Grandmother cultivated in the vines until the age of 22, when she was recruited into the Cesar Chavez movement. Silva joined the beautiful historic movement that would forever change the working conditions for farm workers. Strike after strike, unified along with hundreds of…

Late Renaissance love poetry, written in a period of increasing secularisation of it subject matter, often contains sexist depictions of women: Robert Herrick is no exception. In his poetry females are often reduced to their physical attributes, or even, in poems like Upon Julia's Clothes, their attire. As a Cavalier poet, Herrick concentrated on the pleasures of the moment and believed that enjoying life was significantly more important than following strict moral codes. This can be seen…

Hawaii. A ravishing bizarre tropical paradise with sceneries you would die to look at. If you love to be in a tropical paradise, Hawaii is the place to go to. Sadly, Hawaii has lost plenty of its native animals and plants over the years.This problem occurred when invasive species came to Hawaii around the 1780’s. Invasive species is a term they call animals, plants, and other organisms that do not belong in this specific area. They did a lot of harm to the native plants and animals that lots…

In the United States to the southeast inhabits an alien species destroying and deadly to the environment. This invasive species is known as the kudzu plant and according to the U.S Fish and Wildlife service there are approximately 50,000 invasive species in the U.S, some causing more damage than others. Invasive species are species that come in contact with an area that they are not native too and can drive out animals. Some invasive species have even caused extinctions of native animals and…

In Mary Oliver’s “Crossing the Swamp”, the reader follows an unnamed narrator as he traverses a dangerous swamp. The narrator remarks that the swamp is endless with infinitely long branching vines. While the narrator crosses the swamp, he constantly searches for footholds while being painted with mud and grass. As the narrator slowly sinks into the mud, he saves himself by finding a dry stick to pry his way out of the muck. At the end of the poem, the narrator reflects upon how although there is…

1. Callimachus, Hymn 5, on Teiresias: ACM p. 79, lines 97-122. Described here is a long account made by Athena towards one of her nymphs, Chariclo, after the blinding of the nympth’s son, Teiresias, after he inadvertently witnesses the goddess bathing. Chariclo laments and beseeches Athena to reverse her son’s new disability but Athena describes that is not she that had done the deed but in fact the result of one of Cronos’ laws, and as a gift for a friend, she bestows Teiresias the ability of…