Attic

One of the most popular conflicts from classical Greek literature is the one found between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles’ play Antigone. After a lethal conflict that left both of Antigone’s brothers dead, Creon ordered that Polyneices (one of Antigone’s brothers who fought against Creon’s state) be denied a proper and honorable burial. Antigone opposed Creon’s order; her own religious faith to the Greek Gods demanded that she defy the decree and bury Polynices anyways. This tension between the

The evolution of Greek art has expanded over hundreds of years and has contributed to many artistic developments, especially in sculpture. The depiction of the human figure has drastically changed over time from an undeveloped form to a more detailed rendering. This transformation can be seen from Early Bronze Age figurine models to Ancient Hellenistic sculptures. Examples of early figurines are small with disproportionate and unusual bodies while much later sculptures are large scale showing the

An example of my naiveté lies in the domain of biblical teachers. My ideas were rebuked in James 3:1. The Jubilee Bible translates it: "My brethren, make not unto yourselves many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation." It took me a long time to piece the meaning together because I had not considered anything beyond the surface. Many had taught me through classes and commentaries that this was merely a statement of warning for teachers, and I accepted it because it did

The piece of art that I selected was Herakles and Athena Attic Red Figure made during 490-470 BC, during the Greek Archaic Period which is from 800-479 BC. Therefore, the art arose during the Late Archaic Time Period and Greeks started to shift more to the Classical Period. During the Archaic Period, there was a vast change in Greek language, society, art, architecture, and politics due to trade. Dates vary by every historian and there is some flexibility with the time periods. Even though the pottery

Ron Charles, in his review of Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic said that, “Aware of the author’s effort to manipulate our sympathies, we gradually become inured to the story’s emotional power,” and ended with the fact, “Why, then, describe that injustice by reducing them all again to lists- albeit beautiful lists-of fragmented concerns, manners and moments.” Although Charles made good observations, I have to disagree because the novel focuses on the psychological, social, political, economic

I am haunted by Julie Otsuka's first-person plural point of view in The Buddha in the Attic. As I read each chapter, I felt the narrative linger with me like the ever-present feeling of grief after the loss of a loved one. Otsuka's point of view is unique and effective because it made me feel as if I was somehow part of these unbelievable experiences. Because of the point of view, I was hurled into the lives of these women, and I find myself empathizing more deeply as they share their hopes and dream

The starting point for Mythical Narrative Art was around 700 BC. This was when the Attic vases began to appear with depictions of myths on the vases. Around 323 BC is when Attic vases used to depict myths stopped being produced. With the discontinuing of the vases it is said to be the end of the Greek Narrative Art. The vases are not the only reason 323 BC is the ending period of Greek Narrative Art. Alexzander the Great’s death also signified the end of the Classical period which was the last period

The Buddha in the Attic is an emotional novel written by Julie Otsuka in 2011. The novel is unique in the sense that it is written in the first person plural in order to tell the story of many characters simultaneously. There isn’t a set plot except for the chronological stories of multiple picture brides coming to America in the early 1900’s. Each chapter serves as a major section in the women’s lives and assimilation into American culture. The first chapter is titled “Come, Japanese”, which focuses

that we should not try to figure out these mysteries. In “The Attic of the Brain,” Thomas compares an attic to the mind. He suggests that the mind stores things like an attic. Thomas says “Openness is the new life-style” (87). And since we look for openness we lose the aspect of storing things in our mind. Thomas talks about attics because they store old junk that people forget about. In this way, he is comparing the mind to an attic because we store old memories in the brain. But, the problem

Courtesans and Fishcakes written by James Davidson explore the ancient Greek culture of the Athenians and elaborate on not only the desire for sex, but the appetites of life. Author James Davidson is a professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. In his biography, it says that he is a regular contributor to the London Review of Book and the author of the award winning The Greeks and Greek Love. Courtesans and Fishcakes is divided into four parts: Feasts