Ken Hensley

The first difference I found between Theseus and Oedipus was the way they ruled their subjects. I feel Theseus abided by a more structured way of ruling, as he was more logical and calculated when he made decisions concerning his community. He believed that everything he was doing was for the best of his subjects. While he was kind and showed true concern for his people, he still ruled his throne with an iron fist. He believed in the concept of logic and law, even taking in Oedipus when he stumbles

The play opens in the court of the feeble Persian king Mycetes, where Tamburlaine is reported as a daring thief who is said to have foolish dreams of empire. Tamburlaine appears first in the next scene, accompanied by Zenocrate and her attendants whom he has captured, and by his lieutenants. He is confident of his powers and his future conquests. When Zenocrate addresses him hesitantly, “My lord - for so you do import” he replies, “I am a lord, for so my deeds shall prove” (p.9) thus announcing his

Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s Box Some people are under the idea that myths can only explain how things were created. However, this is disproved by many myths. The myths Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s Box show that some myths can also teach universal themes. Even though both Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s box support the theme every cloud has a silver lining, in Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper the Creator wants peace and harmony with mankind while in Pandora’s Box Zeus wants to punish

Grant Petersen Honors English 10 10/1/17 Block 1 Book Report #1 Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis) One of the nation’s most recognized novels is the renowned classic Till’ We Have Faces. Written by C.S. Lewis, this classic is a one-for-one first person journalized memoir from the perspective of a since exiled elderly ruler Orual, who has yet to meet her goals of castigating the gods of her time. Throughout the novel, Lewis includes an interesting plot that encompasses a strange but vivid course

For the most part, everyone has friends. Some people show more loyalty to their friends than others. For example, Magnus Chase from the “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard” series. As Magnus attempts to stop Loki and not die again, he relies on his friends as his rock. As a result, in “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer”, Rick Riordan uses hyperboles, irony, and the antagonist to help show Magnus’ unrelenting loyalty to his friends. First of all, in the book of “Magnus Chase

Gender role stereotypes have a negative impact on society by media, movies, commercials, for instance, Kylie Jenner is a perfect example in which she felt insecure about her body and facial features to where she was under the constant scrutiny of the media comparing her features to the likes of her sisters which are, full lips, large back side and hips and petite nose as well as arched eyebrows. For example, youth girls are seen and reprimanded to play with Barbie dolls, babying equipment and supplies

perspective. It is inferred that the speaker is a female Barbie specialist, who reflects her knowledge by using the popular Barbie doll as the main character. Throughout the poem, she gives key points that have female perspective; for instance, kissing Ken, thinking about having mixed-race children, and walking a poodle. She establishes a story-telling tone, which introduces Hippie Barbie as a real woman. The speaker is trying to address to all Americans that know deeper into Barbie doll life. By using

Sandra Cisneros addresses poverty and unrealistic expectations of women through the lens of adolescent girls, using their youthful perception of a Barbie Doll. Through Barbie’s image of ideal beauty, Cisneros foregrounds the struggles that women, especially those in poverty, face in their attempts to amount to the unrealistic standards of female beauty. Cisneros’s main argument through her short story “Barbie-Q” is that it is impossible to expect women to meet this manifest of beauty, and somewhere

worlds of male fantasy and feminine idealism.      Paragraph 7 talks about Prager?s feelings towards Barbie?s boyfriend, Ken. Prager feels that if Barbie was too sexual, then Ken was the opposite with little or no sexuality at all. His appearance was plain, a vast difference from the sculpted curves and slopes of Barbie?s body. Prager suggests that this is because of Ken?s concealed sexuality and Barbie?s exposed sexuality. His plastic painted on jockey briefs were a far cry from Barbie?s larger

The bodies seen in the media recently tend to represent extremely prejudiced beauty. Many companies, especially in the fashion industry, value the appearance of the models, and appoint them as a representation of their products. In addition, the models walking the runway at the fashion show and posing in the magazines, are used as a display of “beauty” to represent the idealized or required “thinness” and “stylish”. These are familiar sights in daily life, and obviously, this dazzling world consists