Mother goddesses

When you hear the word perfection, what is the first image that pops out of your mind? Is it the bright, shiny, twinkling smile of Ian Somerhalder or is it the sexy body of Megan Fox? Or perhaps is it just the cute face of your crush in one of your classes? Or maybe the simple concept of having complete and functional limbs is enough for you to be considered perfect already. For Merriam Webster, perfection is the freedom from fault or defect – or just plain flawlessness. As for most of the people

or socio-cultural, have been depicted from a variety of perspectives by women writers. Eunice De’Souza in her poem, “Catholic Mother”(1, see the appendix for full poem) depicts in a nutshell the issues that politicise motherhood. De’Souza, through the use of brief and cryptic sentences, depicts the predicament of a woman as mother. The poem though entitled, “Catholic Mother” has a male persona as the speaker.

or socio-cultural, have been depicted from a variety of perspectives by women writers. Eunice De’Souza in her poem, “Catholic Mother”(1, see the appendix for full poem) depicts in a nutshell the issues that politicise motherhood. De’Souza, through the use of brief and cryptic sentences, depicts the predicament of a woman as mother. The poem though entitled, “Catholic Mother” has a male persona as the speaker.

Aurora, Belle, were a reflection to goddesses like Aphrodite, a goddess of love, beauty and desire. Modern Princesses such as Merida, Elsa, Moana, tie to Artemis, goddess of wilderness, virginity, and protector. Most modern princesses, specially Merida, depict the mythological archetype, the Great Mother. David A. Leeming, author of The World of Myth, describes the Great Mother as earth, body of nourishment, and symbol of death and rebirth. The Great Mother represents nature and motherhood, and

women both in the past and present day. To introduce this topic of discussion, I would like to expand on how goddesses are illustrated, whether or not I find these depictions to be flattering, a validation of the readings compared to the video by Bethany Hughes, and finally some varying differences viewed by worshippers in ancient times between the video by Hughes and the readings. The goddesses were demonstrated as the all-powerful beings that give birth, and were therefore considered to be the “rulers

spending time together with loved ones only seen during the holidays. In the Stock home, there is only one thing we enjoy doing. Sure, like every other family we have our grand and elaborate dinner, which is composed of all the greatest delicacies my mother and grandmother can whip up. Of course, as is expected,

During this time, my mother found that her diamond earrings were missing. She then subconsciously had a feeling that Becky knew where they were. My mother asked Becky about it and Becky just said she didn’t know anything about it, but that wasn’t the true story at all. By that time I was in Nebraska visiting my favorite aunt. A week went

Humorous Wedding Speech by Brother of Groom Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the bridesmaids, I must thank Donald for his kind words. I must also thank all of you for coming today - I know how hard it is to get a day release. As Donald’s lighter brother – sorry, I meant little brother, which is simply a reference to the fact that he is older than I am, and nothing else – I would also like to welcome Liz into the family. I think you’ll find the Endeans to be a warm and open

now the bridge would collapse and the ramps would be left" (Hempel 1202). We also learn that the boy had a best friend who committed suicide about a year before. Finally, the fact that a mother is not mentioned leaves the reader with a suspicion that the parents may be divorced, separated, or even worse, the mother may be deceased. Even though these incidents

in the second stanza of the poem the word romped makes their waltz sound carefree, but they “romped until the pans/ Slid from the kitchen shelf.” Lines 5 and 6 show how their “waltz” is causing a violent disruption in their home that even the boys’ mother could not tolerate. Again with something that sounds as care free as dancing with your father Roethke implies an undertone of disturbance and violence that is inevitably taking a toll on their family and home life. Likewise in the third stanza the