Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
Write 300 – 500 words in response to one of the following study questions: If Odysseus had free will, how did his choices affect his journey home? Compare and contrast a specific example of the double standard between the sexes in The Odyssey and double standards that exist in contemporary times. What is the symbolic […]
Posted in Notes on Sep 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Zeus, up to his usual tricks, hauls off a young lady named Aigina to the island that later bears her name. Apparently Sisyphos witnessed the abduction, and when the girl’s father goes looking for her, Sisyphos tells him that Zeus is the culprit. The father of the gods is none too pleased at having his […]
Posted in Notes on Sep 9th, 2008 No Comments »
What I like about this snake image is the way in which it’s playing on the idea of snake = rampant sexuality. The joke is based on the notion that untrustworthy men are known colloquially as snakes, which is an idea that goes all the way back to the idea of the serpent tempting Eve […]
Posted in Assignments on Sep 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Your assignment for this week is quite simple, and in keeping with some of the images we’ve been discussing in class. I would like for each of you to go online and find a media image from within the pastcouple of decades (we’ll say from 1990 on) that employs snake imagery. It could be a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Whenever I think of my perfect vacation, I usually go right to the cliché: tropical beach, quiet, peaceful, etc. Clearly, I have been watching too many Corona advertisements on television. And I do love the sea – whenever any ocean-based movie is on, I have to watch it, whether it’s the brilliance of Jaws, or […]
Posted in Assignments on Sep 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Your first assignment is simple: write a 300-500 word description of your paradise. Simply describe what you would like eternity to be. This should be a paradise that is personal to you. If possible, use pictures to help illustrate your vision. Due 9/8 at 9am