In chapter 10 the case study was about a man named Vang Xiong‚ a former Hmong solder. Him and his wife moved to Chicago in 1980‚ but felt guilty about leaving his brothers and sister back home. Since his moved to Chicago‚ Vang was have trouble sleep because of his vivid memories about people being killed during his escape from Laos. The first night Vang had trouble sleeping he imagine a cat sitting on the top of his chest and having shortness of breath. The second night his room started to grow darker
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Ferris Bueller: 80s Trickster In folklore the trickster is vastly important; they are often times both the hero and the villain in their stories. Their classification is also one of the most specific in storytelling‚ needing to be a mediator‚ a shape shifter‚ and display amorality to be classified as a true trickster. Every culture seems to have their own version of the trickster; the Norse had Loki‚ the people from Ghana had Anansi‚ and the Greeks had Prometheus. Just as it is
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that one could incorporate into a landtaking ritual as well. It is common to place hazel wood poles at each cardinal point of the property. Some even carve Thurisaz‚ the rune of Thor‚ to invoke Thor’s protection for their home. Additionally‚ some make the hallowing sign of the hammer Mjolnir for added protection from Thor. This is of course personal preference. Another added element is that if you have claimed land before take a little bit of it with you to the new home. A little less common but
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Representations in The Avengers In The Avengers‚ many different groups are represented that we should take into consideration: male/female‚ black/white‚ able-bodied/handicapped‚ Americans/”foreigners”. However‚ what I’ve discovered as I’ve been analysing The Avengers is that many of these groups are not shown stereotypically and this is what I am going to discuss and explore throughout this essay. To begin‚ we should start with the most basic‚ opposite representation shown in The Avengers – male/female
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regards to blue or green screen. The character that played Black Widow is red hair‚ Thor is blonde‚ and Captain America’s costume was almost chroma blue. Thus‚ there were a variety of different requirements for each. The scenes were worked out with both green and blue screens and the lesser of two evils were taken for the final shoot. Example in the movie - For hulk’s punch to Thor‚ they put Chris Hemsworth(Actor playing Thor) in front of a bluescreen standing on top of a real section of a downed Leviathan
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washing machine that could be used at home. In 1908‚ Hurley Machine Company of Chicago invented the Thor machine. This was the first washing machine that was electric-powered and had a galvanized tub and an electric motor. The earlier washing machines had heavy‚ cast-iron mechanism mounted on the tub lid. This made the washing machine heavier and bulky. Here is a video to give you an idea on how Thor washing machine used to look like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac0ROD3vIsc The introduction of
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and their importance. A connection is made to the real world‚ detailing why this is necessary to learn.) Students will be able to identify the different stages of the monomyth as they progress through stories. Students will also be able to qualify whether a story is in fact a monomyth or just contains certain elements of the monomyth. Input: (Also known as prior knowledge. What information is essential for the student to know before beginning the lesson? Detail how this will be communicated.) Teacher
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Adopted brother of Odin‚ Loki is bound to a rock until Ragnarok. Bragi is god of poetry‚ and he is married to Idunn‚ who guards the apples which the gods eat when they grow old. Afterwards they grow young again‚ and so it will continue until Ragnarok. Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is generally depicted as red-headed and bearded. Freya is considered to be the goddess of Love and Beauty‚ but is also a warrior goddess and one of great wisdom and magic. She is the twin of brother Freyr. Frigg: Odens
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As with Joseph Campbell‚ the monomyth pattern is seen in many movies and books. Stories in which the protagonist goes through struggles that are often unfair‚ but through hard work and faith they prevail and come out on top. They get knocked down‚ but they get back up. Three stories that repear this plot are Homer’s Oddyssey‚ Rocky‚ and Starwars. In Odyssey‚ Oddyseus is a leader of a tough war against the Trojans‚ where he comes out victorious. On his travels home he encounters countless obstacles
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Debate Hello colleagues‚ I am Barack Obama. I would like you thank you all‚ if you voted for me as President of the United States of America for a second term. Right‚ well you’re probably thinking why should I vote for him when my best friend Thor is in there too? Do you really want to know why you should vote for me? Because I am the voice‚ the person that can get YOU heard when you need to be heard most. I SHOULD stay in the balloon. I’m sure you’ve heard my captivating quote but if you
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