Mythology and Folklore

Art of Piracy While choosing a project topic I selfishly could not choose just one, but rather a mash-up between mermaids and women pirates. More specifically, Haun Christian Andersons "The Little Mermaid" . Ideally, I would like to use the beginning part of "The Little Mermaid" to then make the prince her enemy rather than her lover. Thus bringing the sorceress in to still give the Little Mermaid and her sisters legs so that they could steal a ship and attack the prince's fleet with their siren powers.  Secondly, I am interested in a fleet of pirates being taken down by the joint force of mermaids and pirates. For this particular twist, I will be basing my story on Homer's Odyssey  Passing the Sirens . More specifically I would love to build on the idea of having sailors and pirates pass by the island of the Sirens.  My final concept that I found quite interesting is based on  The Mermaid's Twin Sister . While reading this tale (pun int...

Venus' Vanity **The updated version can be found on my  porfolio !** Venus the goddess of beauty, love, sex and fertility, otherwise known as Aphrodite, embodied divine beauty unlike any other. Her unmatched grace was that of the gods, given to her as a symbol of power. Her head graced with golden locks, sparkling from the ocean's salty mist. The goddess of love's skin lacked any imperfections and retained the most dashing pink hue. Driven by her confidence she wed Vulcan, the god of fire and metalwork, but pledged her love to Mars the Roman god of war. Assuming her beauty allowed her countless admirers, Venus spent her days being waited on by the most rugged of soldiers, each under Mars' command. Being that her beauty was unmatched, Venus grew in her confidence. She knew that attracting men from all over was the greatest power of them all, as it allowed thousands of men to be at her disposal. Unaware of her husband and lovers watchful eye as she grew i...

Giving Feedback Giving feedback is much better than getting feedback, however, if we approach giving feedback more positively than it would limit the negativity surrounding feedback in general. This summer was my first glimpse into what it is like working with a team. Yes, we have done group work in class, but there is something far more meaningful when working with an actual companies team. My internship required large amounts of writing due to our online presence, so I was able to work with other writers giving and receiving feedback. Ultimately I thought we all worked well together and were able to fully communicate areas for improvement. When commentating on someone else's writing I typically posed each critique as a simple suggestion, as in "Maybe reword this". More often than not they received my suggestions respectfully and made changes accordingly. I learned that feedback is a gift, and if often meant for the success of others in addition to your own...

Psyche by John William Waterhouse Cupid and Psyche: Part B Venus and the Goddesses  Preface: Venus is Aphrodite  Husband to Vulcan the god of metalworking did not love him  Mars (Ares) the god of war was a lover of hers Cupid is hurt, a bird goes to tell Venus underwater tells Venus her household is basically a laughing stock not doing their duty  Told her he actually married Psyche  Venus rushed to Cupid, went off said she will have another son and will give him all of Cupid's gear Warns him he will regret going against her wishes  Venus left and saw Juno and Ceres who told her to let it go  her son is young and likes a pretty girl, do not make a bit deal Ignored them and went back tot he ocean Juno- wife of Zeus, queen of heaven Ceres- goddess of harvest  Psyche's Prayer  Psyche looking for Cupid still  Went to a shrine ended up bring Ceres, who found Psyche there cleaning her shrine Ceres...

Cupid and Psyche The Captive Woman:  Preface to Captive Women: The story is written from the perspective of an old woman who is the storyteller  The old woman is part of a band of robbers band of robbers had an ex-human donkey with them that is the hero of the story: Lucius  is told for the purpose of comforting a kidnapped young girl Tired donkey is eating in the middle of the night while robbers wake and leave to get goods  come back with nothing other than a girl from a known family robbers are holding the girl hostage and blame their proverty for this profession girl wept while old woman tried to comfort written in an easy tone but with many descriptive words girl begins to fall asleep but wakes up in a panic, mentions she has no hope of rescue illudes to wanting a sord to kill herself  this made the old woman angry thinking she could cheat the robbers of their ransom threatens her if she harms herself  Her Dream:...