Hokie Stone Essays

Consciousness in Ludonarrative: Morality of the Postmodern Self in The Last of Us Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us is a video game that presents a narrative about the story of Joel which challenges the moral values of the self through his seemingly unethical actions in a postmodern environment. Historically, video games were used mainly for either entertainment or training purposes (Smith). The improvements in technology in the 1970s allowed for the commercialization of video games which led to the creation

The story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story of horror and realism. Residents of a small New England town come together in the town square every year and hold their annual lottery. The head of each household goes up and pulls out a slip of paper from the sacred black box. The person who pulls out a slip of paper with a black dot, wins the lottery. This time around the Hutchinsons were the family who pulled out the black dot and one of the family members gets the chance to win the

to hear the branches rustling as the wind whistles past his ears. He trips over and his face hits the mix of dead leaves, dirt, dead bugs and sharp twigs. As he lays on the ground he looks to his right and sees an almost illuminating, crisp white stone, which roughly resembles the silhouette of a skull, but with an oddly shaped depression on the left side. He starts to stand up as he covers his hand with his black jacket sleeve as he wipes his face, to free it from the filth. And he used his filth

Imagine a woman, beautiful and sweet and very humble. She comes from a poor family, but has rich qualities. Does this sound like an Iraqi lady? Cinderella is a story of a beautiful young lady that is taken advantage of by her father’s new wife and her stepsisters. But in the end, she gets all of her wishes with the help of a fairy godmother and lives happily ever after. That is the French Version. In the Iraqi tale, the stepmother is nice at first, but becomes jealous of the child’s beauty. The godmother

The story “Me And Earl And The Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The time setting is in the year 2011 nearing the end of the school year and main characters, Gregory Gaines, Earl Jackson, and Rachel Kushner are all in their senior year at Benson High School. The setting differentiates the character’s personality by separating them by social class. Author illustrates Rachel and Gregory living in a middle class home in a quiet neighborhood in the town area they live

In January of 2009, Stone Finch was an international company that operated in 12 different countries and employed over 20,000 people. Stone Finch provided products and services for water and wastewater-related industries. Within the company, there were two main divisions; the Water Products, and the Solutions. The “Water Products” division carried out the traditional business services that the company built themselves up with. The “Solutions” division was formed through the acquisition of another

Imagine that everyone abandoned and no one liked you, think about that no one cared for you or talked to you. Wouldn 't you want people people to talk to you, or love you. That’s what Moui felted like in the movie “Moana.” Moui was a mortal like us, but his parents abandoned him and left him. Then the gods took care of him then abandoned him too. Moui had nobody to love him or talk to. He wanted to do something to amazed man and make them love him and worship him. In the film, “Moana,” the story

emotion and the mind. In today’s classification, it is a semi-precious stone, but the ancient considered it on the same level as gold and diamonds, even referring to it as a “Gem of Fire”. Ever since the Gregorian calendar existed, it has been associated with the month of February, which happens to be the month I was born. February, traditionally, was dedicated by the Romans to Neptune, a god of the water and ocean, whose sacred stone was Amethyst. It is because of this that we later labeled Amethyst

The Grimm Brother’s “Rapunzel” is arguably the best-known version of the classic story after the Disney version. As fairytales go, Rapunzel does not stray too far from the stereotypical representations of female characters, featuring the good mother, the misrepresented evil witch of a stepmother and the passive princess. Placed into their boxes, and never allowed to change the course of their storyline, these women are denied any form of activity or satisfaction unless their male counterpart allows

piece in its own work. Narmer Palette represents the two sides of kingdoms whereas, the Victory Steel of Naram-Sin represents the upper and lower and the all of the above which is God Sun above the mountain. These arts are greatly designed and the stones which were used lasts long for

How does one survive in a world that is nearing its end? How does imminent danger change people? The Sunlight Pilgrims tells the story of two broken, yet interconnected families. Through an intrinsic need to work together, these families learn how to adapt and survive together. Climate change is ravaging the small town of Clachan Fells in Jenni Fagan’s novel The Sunlight Pilgrims. Temperatures have dropped below zero and conditions are becoming unbearable. The Sunlight Pilgrims chronicles the adventures

point where it has no evidence of any characteristics from the Romanticism Era or any drama. Courbet also used dreary, monotonous, and mechanical colors throughout and this reflects the sombre tone of the painting of the two peasants working on the stones. (Gustave Courbet Stonebreakers, 2011).

The technology used to make stone tools in the middle Palaeolithic consisted of two main techniques, namely the Levalloisian technique and the Disk Core Technique. The Levalloisian technique was used to shape stone tools and weapons such as scrapers which were used to cut the skin off of animals, points, and knives. Tools made by the Levalloisian technique were made over a shorter period of time than other techniques and they are standardized. The Disk Core technique share many common characteristics

Chapter Five: Tools Of The Craft It is essential to know that your magickal tools do have a tangible function. Before you decide go out and acquire one, you need to learn just what this is. These implements are often characteristic of one of the four standard elements, which might help you decide on the tool you want for your intention. Many Pagan beliefs use the subsequent tools in certain roles, but not everyone do. If you don't feel that you need a particular item, don't feel obliged to use it

was mainly, white dudes, also really significant for the advent of soul music. At the end of 1962 the “British invasion” started and every one was talking about it. With groups like Gerry and the Pacemakers, The searchers, the Hollies, the Rolling Stones and of course the biggest band of them all: The Beatles. The Beatles were an English band from Liverpool in 1964. It was composed of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ring Starr. These groups were composing their own material, combining

This chapter takes into consideration the representation of problematic mother-daughter relationships described from the daughters’ standpoint. Firstly, it examines the portrayal of an engulfing religious mother who cannot accept her daughter’s lesbian nature in Oranges Are not the Only Fruit (1985) by English author Jeanette Winterson. Secondly, it discusses the destructive force of sick maternal bonds as depicted in the novel Sharp Objects (2006) by American writer Gillian Flynn. The main objectives

Indifference is destructive and inhumane Indifference is defined by Elie Wiesel as lacking empathy or keeping silent while there is discrimination (Anthony, n.d.). He continues to say that indifference is a friend of the enemy because it benefits the aggressor and then disfavors the victims as they feel forgotten. There are two seemingly different speeches, one by Elie Wiesel a survivor of the Holocaust and another by Susan. B Anthony who spoke for women’s right, straight out a theme that the attitude

In this analysis, I am going to be talking about what social psychological theories that are connected to the movie ‘Snatch’. This film has two main plots. The first being the search for a diamond and the other has to do with the betting of a bare-knuckle gypsy boxer. This film is a very interesting portrail of the world of illegal activites, bare-knuckle boxing and the gypsy community. The main theories I am going to dicuss are Stereotypes, The Balance Theory and Cognitive Dissonance. Concept

The punk artwork was very influential to the cyberpunk era, through the art made at the time from music covers or poster designs. Jamie Reid being one of the key leaders in punk art. Working with the “Sex Pistols” from collaborations with Malcom McLaren after 1976, Jamie Reid made some of the most iconic poster designs of the 20th century. These were often very politically anti-establishment and specifically anti-monarchy infused. Many of his designs were black and white with very specific use of

‘’ If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say, 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touched earthly faces.'’ William Shakespeare. Yet even these words hearken images of physical beauty as they defy the convention of glorifying ideal beauty. However, Alice couldn’t accept her own physical disability and this clouded her ability to live life to its fullest. Alice saw things, but she didn’t perceive them. Until the day her