The Harpies: The Jersey Devil

Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her original name was Norma Jean Mortenson. Her mother’s name was Gladys Barker and her father’s identity was not clear because her father was absence so she never knew real father. She never knew her father her mother was mentally health and Gladys had psychiatric problems which were paranoid schizophrenia after that she was placed in Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk in 1935. Marilyn Monroe was cope with a difficult during the childhood. Her mother was spent the rest of her life in hospital and she was sometimes in contact with Marilyn Monroe and she had moved to her mother’s best friend who name was Grace McKee. However, this situation

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s character Willy Wonka is a paradox because he adds humor to a story about poverty and naughty children. Willy Wonka reminds Charlie that life is fun and it does not have to be taken so seriously. Wonka is at first a godlike figure for Charlie, then becomes a father figure, and finally, the reader realizes that Wonka is a twisted and sadistic trickster.

People all over the world love to study Greek mythology because of the monsters, magic, and mystical world created by the Greek gods. Therefore, kids and adults have been amazed by the cleverness of gods like Cronos, the monstrous Scylla, and the fatal flaw/ hubris. These key characters, downfalls, and pride are important aspects of Greek mythology and culture because of the important role they play in many Greek myths.

“Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction.” (John Owen) The conceptualization of temptation is something that changes for each individual person. It can take many forms; forms that which humans witness on a daily basis. As written in ancient Greek mythology, the mythical Sirens portray the hardships and consequences of temptation. Many people have taken many interpretations of these Sirens and their habitats from ancient Greek lore and they have thus chosen to express these in different ways. In Homer’s famous tale the Odyssey, there is a featured encounter with the Sirens near the islands of Anthemoessa. In addition, artists such as John Waterhouse, have also depicted Odysseus’ encounter with the Sirens with their own interpretation of these temptatious creatures. Homer and

The concept of motherhood and the role of women have existed since the beginning of time and throughout various points it has differ. There is no limit to what can be considered motherhood. To one person, motherhood might mean the act of raising children and taking care of their family, and to another; motherhood might be what defines them as a person. This is seen in Tillie Olsen’s short story “I Stand Here Ironing” and the “Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In both stories, the main characters were dealing with the struggles of motherhood and being a wife. The main character in the story, “I Stand Here Ironing” was a single, working mother raising five children at the time. She was caring and providing for her children, while back then it was a man’s job to do so. The main character in “The Yellow Wallpaper” was suffering from depression after having her baby. She felt as if she could not care for her newborn as she is supposed to, so it brought her into a deep depression.

When did people start getting accused of being witches and wizards from their neighbors, family members, or friends? Why would someone accuse others of being witches? All the questions are asked and examined by Emerson Baker. The author of The Devil in Great Island is Emerson W. Baker. Although, he goes by his nickname “Tad”. Baker went to Bate college as an undergraduate where he got introduces to his first history class about Northern New England by James Leamon. James is a mentor at Bate College and now is friends with Baker. He is a historian and archaeologists that teaches history at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts. The reason why Baker wrote this book was because he think that the past should be accessible to the public. Baker

In the stories the devil has been depicted in different forms. The devil looks and acts different in the stories. In the Daniel Webster story the devil 's name is Mr. Scratch. In the Tom walker story the devil 's name is old Scratch. In the Tom Walker story, the devil was scary. He was tall, covered in soot, and had red eyes. In the Daniel Webster version, the devil looks like a normal

The Hecatonchires is back to the first creatures of earth that eventually were mankind. They were children of Mother Earth and Father Heaven. Father Heaven was a poor father and hated the Hecatonchires. Even though they were his sons, he imprisoned each one within the Earth.

Harpies are known for being disgusting vicious bird women. There are four well-known harpies: Ocypete, Nicothoe, Aello and Celaeno. The first harpies were known for being beautiful, wind and storm goddesses, but over time became vile creatures. Harpias (Harpies) snatched away children and peoples souls. During the reign of King Phineas, Harpies were sent to snatch away his food to punish him. They were, from then on, thought to be demons and messengers of Hades. Skin-walkers are a Navajo legend of evil medicine men or witches. Medicine-men kill people for sport, and usually kill a close relative first. The Skin walkers are thought to only hunt and follow Navajo descendants. They can take the form of any animal but usually take the form of wolves,

Greek Creation Myth: Canis Major was often represented as a dog 'following' the constellation known as Orion the Hunter. In Greek mythology, Canis Major was associated with the fastest dog in the world, Laelaps, who was destined to catch anything it pursued. Laelaps was given to Europa as a present from Zeus, as well as a javelin that couldn't miss. Europa's husband Cephalus accidentally killed Europa with this javelin and so took Laelaps to a Greek province north of Athens, known as Thebes, to catch a fox that was causing trouble. However, the fox was destined never to be caught and so the chase between Laelaps and the fox seemed to be never ending. Zeus finally ended the chase, turned both animals to stone, and placed the dog in the night sky as the constellation Canis Major.

In the days of Gods, and Heroes there lived a golden-haired maiden by the name of Medusa, and she was the priestess of Athena. She had taken a vow of celibacy, which, according to Webster’s, is the act of sustaining from marriage and sexual relations, until Poseidon had decided to woo her. Medusa broke her vow when she fell in love with Poseidon, angered at what Medusa had done Athena decided to punish Medusa. Slowly each lock of golden-hair turned into a venomous snake, her eyes turned to orbs and any that looked directly into them was turned to stone, and lastly her skin took on a greenish-tint. Upon discovering what she now looked like Medusa fled from home ending up in Africa. While walking through Africa snakes began to fall from Medusa’s head; she is the reason there are venomous snakes in Africa. Eventually death came to meet her in the form of the hero Perseus. After he had cut off her head a beautiful, winged horse named Pegasus sprang from her neck. Of course, monsters aren’t exclusive

“Never look down on someone unless you’re helping them up.” -Jesse James. One of the most famous quotes from the infamous Jesse James. Jesse portrayed a Robin Hood character by stealing and giving it to the poor. Although, Jesse James was just another outlaw, her had a supporting family and a conflicting lifestyle that led to his infamous death.

The sirens were creatures who lured men to their death with their beautiful but dangerous voices. They were the daughters of the river god Achelous. The sirens were considered ally’s with Persephone, the daughter of the goddess Demeter. They were given wings to protect Persephone, however after Hades abducted Persephone, Demeter made them into the monsters they are known for today. They were creatures with the body of a bird and the face of a women. They waited for passing ships and with their music they made sailors leap overboard to their doom. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, by John William Waterhouse uses the idea that the men are enhanced, mesmerized by the Sirens surrounding them as they continue working, trying to avoid their cry for help to show that people will go to great measures to get what they want, while in the poem “Siren Song,” by Margaret Atwood uses the same scene to show that people will only go as far as to help themselves.

The piece, “Pricket Candelabrum”, was sculpted by the Posthumous Workshop of Severo Calzetta after 1544, purely in bronze.

From my interview experience I believe there are multiple pros and cons of using them as a research tool. One of the main pros is the easy transparency and clarification of the data collected from interviews, rather than simply looking at research articles, etc. I was face to face gathering my information, therefore if I needed anything clarified, or described more in depth it was easy to get that for my research. I can also adjust my questions for easy understanding depending on who I’m interviewing which I would not be able to do if I only used something like a questionnaire. One con that did not affect me but came to mind is if I were to be interviewing multiple individuals it could be time consuming trying to arrange interviews around everyone’s schedule. My interview was slightly time consuming, therefore another con I noticed is that when using an interview as a research tool, my candidates could get tired and put less thought into their responses towards the end of the interview.