Post 13: War

Just like the Krishna we also try to justify war as Americans. Krishna spoke about how they were tools, for the almighty god to use. We also do that because a lot of say that we fight in order to accomplish some grand scheme, whether it be freedom or gaining territory. I believe that war should be avoided, but is obviously inevitable. On the other hand Krishna believe that war was necessary in order to get what the people needed.

Post 12:Tragic news

Now it's pretty dated but the assassination of JFK was a national tragedy that put the United States into panic. We lost our leader. At that time we didn't know who was going to guide our country. This can be equated to classical literature. Such as in Julius Caesar, when Brutus stabs him repeatedly. They lost their ruler, by assassination,  who was to guide them. These two people were quite like each other. They had a position of power, they had a great amount of followers, and after their untimely deaths there was a long period of mourning. Its as if writers are either predicting the inevitable future or they are writing from experience.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1122.html

Post 11: Tragic narrative

When i think of the most tragic experience that i have went through in my life it was the death of my best friend Taylor. I met Taylor in ninth grade and lost her in our second or third week of college, August 19, 2016.

 The morning of which started of as any other normal day i previously had. I woke up laid around the house until i got a call from my friend Abby. She told be that Taylor had been helicoptered to  a hospital in Atlanta because she threw up in the middle of the night and was unconscious. I didn't think much of it at the time because it didn't seem as drastic as it was. Once we hung up i started to worry, but didn't expect much to happen. My thought was maybe an IV and some pills and she'll be good to go. But i still was worried for her. About thirty mins went by and i got an update. Taylor was now in a coma. I was told that she had a machine breathing for her and they were waiting on results. At this point i understood the situation was worse then i thought, but was still oblivious to the fact that she could actually die in this situation. At this point i decided i wanted to be there for her. So once my mother and i got to the room she was staying with there was a bunch of her family a couple of mutual friends and my former teacher. Still at this point the idea of her actually dying didn't cross my mind until i spoke with my old teacher. She said, "You're going to need to say your goodbyes to her." At this point my world fell apart, and i whaled out tears saying, "I don't wanna say goodbye", repetitively. I can remember the sound of her mother crying by hear bedside, the sound of the machine breathing for her, even the pale look on Taylor's face.

It turns out she didn't just throw up and go into a coma. She had a brain aneurysm. And even if she would have been able to come out of the coma, which she was far from doing, she wouldn't be able to live a pleasant live in the least. So her parents and doctors decided to pull the plug. And that's how i lost one of my best friends.

Post 10: How Heroes Are Like Us.

How are heroes like us? Well like the characters in tragedies Aristotle spoke about, Bad things happen to good people. I will once again reference Batman. Batman started off as the young boy named Bruce Wayne, but one fateful night at an opera his parents where shot in the alley. Bruce put
all the blame on himself because if it wasn't for him being scared during the opera they wouldn't have died. So with this guilt he used his fears to be his strengths, and his guilt to be his motivation. This is the same with many classical heroes. Although in stories such as Oedipus his motivation turned into his guilt. Trying to find the killer was his motivation and the truth of it being him became his guilt.

But how are they like us? Well in stories like Batman he resembles mortality. He has no powers, he is just a man. His only thing that would be considered close to a power would be his strength, and that was through training not some radiation beam. So he represents how a normal man can be a hero.

Post 9: Modern Epic Hero

In my eyes, the most obvious modern epic hero is Batman!  In many stories of epic heroes, the hero usually goes thru some type of change. This typically is some type of loss. Bruce Wayne lives a life of seclusion by day and crime fighting at night for his city. But if it wasn't for the loss of his parents Bruce Wayne wouldn't have became Batman.

Also in many tales of epic heroes the hero doesn't want any recognition for his/her deeds. Batman is such a clear example of this. He doesn't want recognition so much that he actually makes himself, as Bruce Wayne, look like a arrogant jerk. He understands that he cant have love, even though he wanted to with Rachel, because it will put them in a dangerous position. So not only is he not asking for gratitude, he isn't even asking for a normal life.

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Post 8: My wikipedia article

For my article i will be researching about the myth of Iris. I think  my article will be an interesting subject to study. For those who do not know she is part of many mythological stories such as Ovid's Metamorphoses. She is a messenger between the gods and the humans, and in different translations she will either fly on a rainbow or with sandals that have wings.

 I'm very excited to research her because i read something about her having a falling out with her sister. Apparently they work for different opposing sides. And i never knew that was a thing in mythology, besides Hades. So i think this will be both interesting for me and the reader, hopefully.

Post 7: India and the Wife of Bath.

In the story of  "The Wife of Bath", the woman enjoyed pleasure immensely. And when i think of a culture that likes sex i think of India. Though we may see India as a uptight country because of there traditions on marriage, they like sex a lot. Yes their culture may believe its for husband and wife, but they sure know how to do it. Now why do i associate India with sex so much. Because of a little book called the "Kama Sutra".

The "Kama Sutra" is a book that talks about how sex is a transcendent and spiritual thing. But it doesn't just say why sex is great, it shows us how we should be doing it for better pleasure. So they aren't as uptight as some may have thought.

 Now i feel as if  the wife of bath was probably very skilled in the realm of sex, but the "Kama Sutra" would have possibly helped her skills slightly.  Though the wife of bath didn't always see sex as a spiritual thing, if my memory is correct, she kept it within her marriages. So even though she had more then one partner she still tried to keep it somewhat romantic.

Post 6: A Modern Song vs The Wife of bath

Now when I think of "The Wife of Bath", I think of the song "Pony", by Ginuwine. If the song is unknown to the reader i will provide the lyrics here, but I suggest listening to it.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ginuwine/pony.html
This song just exudes the theme of the "The Wife of Bath". In "Pony" it reads, "I'm looking for a partner. Someone who knows how to ride, without even falling off." As we can see both Ginuwine and and the wife of Bath both enjoy sex, and both require to have a partner who knows what they are doing. Unlike Ginuwine, who states he is a bachelor who needs a woman compatible to him, the wife of bath was married five times and didn't care if they got along as long as she was pleasured.

Though the story, "The Wife of Bath", would have been considered overtly sexual back then, now it wouldn't even touch "50 Shades of Grey" In today's society to over sexualize something takes a lot of work. Though Ginuwine sings that he will "Send chills up and down your spine" and "Juices flowing down your thigh" we will still allow our children to sing things like that. Sex has become something more than a pleasure. We don't really see sex as an immoral thing as we once did, but now as an object. To think that the story of this woman would have probably been somewhat considered porn is dumbfounding. Especially because we sing songs that are porn in there own right, and we don't even bat an eye.