Film and Literature Studies

Origin of Noah’s Ark Story

July 13th, 2023

SEE: https://youtu.be/y2T-QeVY8mUUnveil the enthralling origins of the Biblical flood story in this captivating documentary. Delve into the ancient Mesopotamian flood myths, including the Sumerian flood myth, Atrahasis Epic, and Epic of Gilgamesh, and witness the undeniable connections to the iconic tale of Noah. From shared themes to linguistic correlations, we explore the rich tapestry of these ancient narratives, shedding light on their profound influence on the Genesis flood account.Join ...

Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

September 13th, 2022

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Natural Disasters and Media Markers Through The Ages

September 10th, 2022

"Natural Disasters" & Houdini Escaping DeathKubrick: Clockwork OrangeHalloween 1978/DallasStar Trek Gen: "Sauron"Roots, RainbowChrono TriggerLOTR:EternalsBrontosaurusUpdates 1: GrimesCurse of the ColonelUpdate 2: Musk + Monarchy TransitionAs a child I was shepherded into believing many things I no longer believe in. Trying to ascertain who to trust is hard as I’ve learned the common accepted answer is rarely the accurate one.Do you trust the News media? Scientists? Can you even trust the ...

Johnny Storm (person) by WolfDaddy - Everything2.com

July 24th, 2022

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Johnny Storm (person) See all of Johnny Storm, no other writeups in this node. (person) by WolfDaddy Thu Aug 17 2000 at 18:42:52 Brother of Sue Storm. These siblings accompanied Reed Richards (Sue's fiance) and Ben Grimm on a fateful space flight that exposed the quartet to mutating cosmic rays. Each member of the group received a superpower. Johnny attained the ability to turn any part of his body into a living flame. Thus, he...

Act of Smelling- The - Camphor and Petrichor

October 8th, 2021

p. 49Source: And on p. 34 , the essay on Petrichor, or "blood-stone"

A Summary and Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s ‘A Sound of Thunder’

September 11th, 2021

‘A Sound of Thunder’ is one of the best-known short stories by the American writer Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). A time-travel story about how changing the past could bring about momentous and catastrophic changes to the future, ‘A Sound of Thunder’ is often taught and studied in schools and remains a classic of 1950s science fiction. The story was first published in Collier’s magazine in 1952 and then collected a year later in Bradbury’s short-story collection, The Golden Apples of the Sun.You c...

brontophobia

July 30th, 2021

brontophobia (n.) "fear of thunder and thunderstorms," 1905 (but it appears in Flügel's 1891 German-English dictionary, translated as Gewitterfurcht), with -phobia + Greek bronte "thunder,"which is perhaps from PIE imitative root *bhrem- "to growl." Brontes was the name of one of the Cyclopes in Greek mythology, and bronteion was the name of the ancient theatrical machine for producing a sound of thunder. Entries related to brontophobia-phobia Others are reading Share brontophobia

Discovering LaRochefoucauld | The New Criterion

September 7th, 2020

The lightning & the key: a letter from William Franklin to Joseph Priestlyby Daniel Mark Epstein Exile to exile, England to America, Driven hence by nothing more than faith In our convictions, we commune once more, Old friend, man of science, man of God. Here they torched your house, there they burnt mine. Here your people fear your love of France— Marat, Danton, and the bonnet rouge— As mine once feared my fealty to the Crown. Hail, fellow, outcast across the sea! And thanks abundant, deep, ...

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