The Edge Chronicles

Writing is, at its core, a technology. It allows us to take our thoughts and arrange them spatially in the physical world. Living in a culture where this practice is an every day occurrence, the physical nature of writing fluidly becomes part of our consciousness. This is what the class project exposed for me. Having to “invent” a writing technology forced me to see the importance of being able to easily put down my thoughts and work with them visually. At this very moment I am transferring

Two young girls, coalescing on a grass-laden field while lying on their stomachs, dig a hole in unspoken harmony. A picture of youth and innocence, this scene depicts an innocuous moment which the two girls share as a result of their juvenescence--or does it? In Toni Morrison 's Sula, this scene, among others, appears at first to be both irrelevant to the novel’s underlying theme and out of place with regard to the rest of the plot. Yet, when analyzed further, the literary devices that Morrison uses

botched colonization of Mars in The Martian Chronicles and the horrors of mental institutions in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest arise many intricate similarities and differences. Both The Martian Chronicles and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest have characters who oppose change, strive for freedom, and oppose the status quo; however, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest the maintenance of current norms is portrayed as evil while in The Martian Chronicles it is painted as an act of heroism. In both stories

America has been on edge about protecting both its country and the citizens in it ever since 9/11 occurred. We have developed a more strict security line with the placement of Homeland security. We also tested our limits to make sure that terrorism in this country would no longer become a threat to U.S citizens; little did we know that our efforts to prevent the inevitable would only last a short time. Now that the U.S has eliminated its central threat Osama Bin Laden leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist

of C. S. Lewis’ epic series has swept and impacted the nation and has drawn attention to the significance of biblical themes in contemporary cinema. (DTS) Reflect: As many people overlook Lewis’s greatest biblical literary accomplishment in The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis’s work will forever impact, and imitate the real big picture people are missing today. (CBN) Quotation: “The Lion all began with a picture of a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. This picture had been in my mind

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a fascinating, adventurous journey about 4 siblings traveling through a magical wardrobe to a land called Narnia. As they explore the land, they learn of its destiny and free it from the evil white witch, with the help of a majestic lion. According to Time Magazine, “There’s no fire, no passion and not much fun.” I have to disagree with this statement because I thought that movie was fun-filled and intriguing. As the movie was

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Termination Through Tradition Tradition typically serves as the heart of societal and cultural health. In the case of Gabriel García Márquez’s novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, this could not be further from the truth. The story depicts a scandal between a scantily married woman named Angela Vicario who reveals to her groom Bayardo San Román that she has already been deflowered. Following the tradition in this town, she is returned to her mother for a beating.

theological perspectives of Saint Augustine and will discuss his ideas about the role of women in the Fall of Man, his views on intentionality and the nature of evil, and the ways in which his teachings influenced C.S. Lewis and his literally works in The Chronicles of Narnia. To begin, Saint Augustine had a utilitarian view of women, and his writings would influence the early Catholic and Protestant churches for centuries to come. In addressing the Fall of Man, Augustine believes that Adam and Eve had different

hope(2011). Another famous work in the series is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. C.S. Lewis is also known for the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia series The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace and sent to Narnia through a painting and land on the Dawn Treader, where their mission is to find seven missing lords and the east edge of Narnia with Prince Caspian. Caspian's evil uncle hid them because together their swords will stop a mist that enslaves people’s

In the text “The Black Death and its Consequences for the Jewish Community in Tarrega,” the authors note that the discovery of communal burial sites in Tarrega (ca. 2007) now provides archeological evidence for the documentary records of the mass murder of Jews in July, 1348. Long before the discovery of the six communal grave sites, testimonies such as that of Hayyim Galipapa (1310 – 1380) have provided textual records for the mass killing of Jews during the spread of the plague. The authors argue