Pertaining To A Mermaid's Mirror

     Sure, some of us have this great confidence within ourselves about looking great, but that does not hold true for everyone. I understand the pain or disgust, or even disappointment one feels when they look in the mirror and say, “I wish I could change this or that about myself”. Although this piece is written about the author’s life, it holds meaning and connects with for many people; one only has to dig deep enough to find one. For me, it was to realize what is important in life can change, adapt and that we must explore our inner selves and find our own path in life.

Some features include the size of the women and appearance. The size of the women in the sculpture shows that she is big and powerful. And the appearance and how she is sitting shows that she is a royalty or like Mellaart said goddess. Another understanding could of been that it was just a sculpture pertaining to body image.

After examining the “Star Cross’d Lovers”. The illustration demonstrated many physical differences that can be seen between the mermaid and the angel. Stating the obvious that the mermaid is covered in fishy scales while the angel is in human like form with beautiful wings. These differences have more meaning than just looking different. Due to the clarity of the water and clear visualization

Long ago under the sea, there lived a royal mermaid family in a beautiful kingdom. Queen Ryell bore six flawless daughters to King Adron, however, one was not ordinary. She was the youngest mermaid and never fit in with the rest of the girls. She possessed long blonde curly hair with bright blue eyes. She was unique in her own way and talked to everyone she caught sight of. Although she was curious of what was outside of the Kingdom gates, she obeyed her parents and never departed. Her name was Luna.

The love of marriage is shown in the small myrtle flower lying beside Venus, the flower petals and shell above her head are both said to be in connection to marriage. What's also very important to the painting is the way the bodies are positioned and what they are doing. Venus lying down placing her hand amongst her chest, this further resembles the institution of marriage in partnership and brings forth desire. Cupid on the other hand, which I was curious about, is peeing in Venus’s direction, through an ivy plant which is mentioned to represent fertility. On the Museums website this act along with the veil, crown, and pearl earrings, represent fertility referenced by “Italian Venetians”. What I found most interesting about this painting is the tiny snake near Venus. Why is it there? Especially in a painting that resembles marriage. The museum website mentions that this snake reveals the “darker aspect” of marriage. That is, “illicit”, not approved of. I also wondered about the rod that lies near Venus, and the website does say that it is most likely used to discipline Cupid. Nevertheless, the meaning of the painting is marriage as a happy institution, the museum also mentions that the message of “epithalamia” is conveyed as necessary, and that marriage is something everyone must do, and experience, and that this is in our nature to do so. Which explains the very natural

When learning information about important facts, dates, and the influential people who made up U.S. history, I do not remember learning much of anything regarding the Irish, Chinese, or Japanese. Well, except for Pearl Harbor and the U.S. retaliating against Japan by dropping atomic bombs. I definitely learned that people from around the world immigrated by boat across vast amounts of ocean for a chance to thrive in the land of freedom called America. I learned that millions of people entered through Ellis Island in the late nineteenth century, looking upon the Statue of Liberty, in hopes of finding their right to life, liberty, and happiness. I learned that the majority of these people were stricken of their identities and provided new American names that were easier to pronounce. I did not however, learn about the great discrimination and hardship that these people suffered at the hands of white Americans. The major theme presented is labor discrimination, unequal and unfair pay, long hours, and harsh working and living environments in regards to the Mexican Americans, Chinese, and Japanese. Takaki (2008) paints a vivid picture of discrimination and suffering of the people known as the “others” living and working in the multicultural “melting pot” United States, in his book A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.

Under the sea, in an idyllic and beautiful garden, stands a statue of a young man cut out of cold stone – for the Little Mermaid who knows nothing but the sea, the statue stands as an emblem of the mysterious over-world, a stimulus for imagination and sexual desire, an incentive for expansion of experience, and most predominately, an indication that something great and all-encompassing is missing from her existence. Traces of curiosity and a vague indication of the complexities of adult desires mark the child mermaid; in such a stage of development, the statue will suffice. However, as the Little Mermaid reaches puberty, the statue must allegorically come alive in order to parallel

The poem the Mirror is about beauty standards. She talks about how, as a mirror, she shows exactly what she sees and she tells no lies. The narrator states, “I am not cruel, only truthful.” When the narrator becomes a lake, she can also only show truth and reflection of one’s self. The Mirror represents the truth of who we actually are, even if society has portrayed us as or forced us to be someone else.

This figurine gives the thinkage that its meant for them Sexuality and fertility. This statuette being so small give the idea that it was portable and being portable meant that it would be easy also to pass from a family member to another, almost like a heirloom. It could be part of a tradition to them give this Venus to woman that were going to get married were some kind of a amulet that helped the married women procreate the night of their wedding. Having a strong belief that something like that would make your dreams of becoming a mother possible would gave to be very powerful and helpful, because feeling like you have the future of your bloodline in your hands is quite stressful and stress doesn’t help getting pregnant. This would obviously help the village or society grow and have generations to protect and work. Taking all this back to the 21st century, woman from modern places would not use these kind of amulets trough the line of judgment that it would help them procreate, but apart from appreciating the art, they would take in conscience other things that are our very own traditions and rituals to have a good marriage and healthy happy

He says that the history of mermaid start seven million years ago in Africa. Human ancestors left their shelter to find food, and there were curious about what’s in the ocean. Because of the instinct of human, the ancestors went to the ocean and adapt. Some of them drawn to the sea, but the rest adapted very well even their body change and adapt as

While I was reading Your Inner Fish, I went through a journey that changed my viewpoint on the topic of evolution. Before reading this book, I did not believe in evolution. I thought that is was just another thing that I was being taught to believe and that it didn’t actually have any solid evidence behind it. I figured that there could never be evidence solid enough to convince me that we were related to fish in any way, shape, or form. Your Inner Fish changed my opinion by showing me that there is actual fact to back up the theory. In chapter 5, it explains about the Sonic Hedgehog gene, and how it is in every living creature including humans, and how it forms our digits, and how it is in skates as well.

“The squid and the Whale” is a very honest and most vulnerable, revealing, sympathy evoking for the children who go through disturbing emotional turbulence while having to deal with parent’s divorce. Of course there is now convincing evidence to suggest that marital distress, conflict, and disruption are associated with a wide range of deleterious effects on children, including depression, withdrawal, poor social competence, health problems, poor academic performance, and a variety of conduct-related difficulties ( P. A. Cowan & Cowan, 1987)

Edward Bloom was a story teller. He would tell elaborate stories to his son since he was born. Not only were the stories exciting, they were told to bring life and excitement into Edwards life. Growing up, William enjoyed his father’s stories. As time goes on, the stories began to become more and more uneventful and less entertaining. This was because William has heard the same stories his whole life. He did not know what was true and what was fake. On his death bed, Edward reconnects with William by getting him to see that he was not lying his whole life, just telling his life story in a much more interesting way. Yes, some details were changed but that does not mean they were all lies. William just did not see that until the end.

The imagery used to describe how lovely the mermaid is portrays what the prince wanted as a wife. When the prince found her on the shore and took her in as one of his own people, he took care of and adored her, but he would not marry her because she could not

Mermaids have multiple human bodily functions and multiple fish bodily functions to support their bodies and keep their have fish and have human bodies healthy and running. As Irene Ziegler has stated, “When a real mermaid is underwater, that third eyelid closes over her eyes like a window shade pulled from the side of the sash.” The mermaids third eyelid serves to let the mermaids keep their sight while living beneath water for most of their lives. Without their third eyelid, Mermaid's eyes could potentially dry out and they would be blinded for over 50% of their lives. These mystical creatures also have a tail covered in aquatic fish scales. These scales that surround the mermaids tail help protect it from predatory attacks and can also to show the origin of that specific mermaid. Inside the top human half of a mermaid is an aquatic respiratory system. Without these aquatic respiratory system mermaids wouldn't be able to breath underwater or stay underwater for long periods of time. Basically, the mermaid would be a human with a fish tale. Mermaids also have a heart, lungs, and all other anatomy that a human has, but their body can survive the intake of great amounts of water. Unlike humans, mermaids use their outrageous bodily abilities to thoroughly embrace life. The third eyelid that helps them see underwater and prevents eye dryness, fish scales that prevents injuries from predatory attacks, and an aquatic respiratory system to allow the animal to live and breathe underwater, all work together to allow the mermaid to create a life strictly under ground