#3 of Mythology

What qualities would you like to have as a Greek god or goddess?

If I could be a Greek goddess, I would actually want to have powers like Eros'. I think it would be kind of fun to have bows and pretty arrows in the first place, as well as make someone like another person ;) Except I would really like arrows that could make the person's feelings back to normal. Back to normal and indifference are two different things, because indifference would make the person not like the other person again forever. That's why I would like some arrows that "goes to normal". Also, if I had those arrows I would be able to make some drama in this quiet and boring school! That's what would be really fun to do. Physically, I would want to like to look like...a human! But with wings because I would really like to fly whenever I want to. So I'd just look like myself except with wings. And maybe if I wanted to look a bit more like a god I would have long hair and wear those long, wavy dresses (that waves and flaps around like crazy when the wind blows). I think it'd be a lot of fun and exciting to be a god.

#2 of Mythology

Greek Monster

The Nemean Lion

The Nemean lion is most famous for the first labor of Heracles(Hercules, as we know him), when he had to slay the great lion. It's told that this vicious lion was born from Typhon, the guy with a hundred heads, and Echidna, the woman who's half serpent. The Nemean lion roamed in Nemea, obviously. He scared the wits out of the people who lived near Nemea because his roars were terrifying and his size was enromous. No one could get rid of him because his skin was so thick no weapon could cut through it. One day, Heracles was ordered to kill this powerful monster. He went into the forest to search for the lion, and suddenly from behind him it roared and ran towards him. Heracles started to shoot arrows, but they all would bend when it hit the thick fur. When the Nemean lion reached right in front of Heracles' face, he thrust his olive tree club(that he had taken out of the ground with his bare hands). However, this blow only took out the lion for a few seconds. Heracles realized that he would never kill this lion with his weapons and decided to fight by his strength. He went one on one with the lion, and with his great power strangled the Nemean lion and killed it! The second part of his task was to obtain the skin of the lion. Because it was so thick, he could not cut it until Athena, disguised as a crone, told him to use the lion's own claws. He was then successful in getting the skin and decided to use it as his armor, since it was so strong.

#1 of Mythology

Greek god/goddess

Eros (aka Cupid)

Eros was the god of love and "love relationships". He could make someone fall in love, as well as make someone have indifference. This was caused by the two kinds of bows he had. One type was made of gold with doves' feathers attached, which could make someone fall in love the instant it hit. Then there were the ones made of lead with two owl feathers on it, which made someone have indifference (disinterest in someone). He became a god with this power because he was born by a god. However, there are many versions of who his parents were. Some stories say he was born from Erebux and Nix, some say Aphrodite and Ares, and some say Iris and Zephirus. The most famous and commonly told is that his parents were Aphrodite and Ares. Eros also had many stories of who he was. Sometimes he is said to be playful and making trouble for all the gods, but sometimes the stories tell that he was wise and careful of using his arrows. Compared to Hercules, I think his size and strength aren't as big as him. However, Eros had his powerful bow and arrows that could punish anyone that made him mad. I think he was also more playful and sweeter than Hercules. Eros was more "girly" when Hercules was extremely strong and "manly". They're very opposite gods, if you think about it.

Citation

Eros:
Leadbetter, Ron. "Eros." Encyclopedia Mythica. 1997. MMVI Encyclopedia Mythica™. 9 Mar 2008 http://www.pantheon.org/articles/e/eros.html.
"Eros (mythology)." Wikipedia. Wikipedia®. 9 Mar 2008 .

Nemean:
Leadbetter, Ron. "Nemean Lion." Encyclopedia Mythica. 1997. MMVI Encyclopedia Mythica™. 10 Mar 2008 .
"Nemean lion." Wikipedia. 2008. Wikipedia®. 10 Mar 2008 .

#6 of F451

Well, I was going to save my last entry for Sunday, but I think I'm going to be too lazy tomorrow :P
So, my LAST entry of Fahrenheit 451!!!!!! :D
It's kind of sad now that I think of it....
anyhow..

Topic : Entry of Choice

I saved my entry of choice last! (The best for last ruel :]) Anyways, I'll just talk about how I felt about Fahrenheit 451, and also how my feelings about it changed.

Ok, so, when I started this book, I thought it would actually be really fun because a lot of people said it was fun. However, after the first page of reading it, which was really good, the rest of it got extremely boring and weird. This book was NOT right for me, and the story was going really strangely... I couldn't grasp what Ray Bradbury was trying to tell me. It was a good thing this book is short, or I would've given up trying to read it because it was soooo confusing and boring!
I'm someone who if I don't like something, I prefer to get it over with ASAP. So, during lunar break, since I had a lot of free time, I got over with reading Fahrenheit 451. It was kind of like torture, because the book was, seriously, really boring and didn't grab my attention. I would try to sit on my bed and read, but I couldn'y concentrate. This was the first book that made me go to sleep--in the afternoon. I attemted many times to read this book in the afternoon, but I fell asleep, and it was only like 2 PM. You can see that I almost abhored this book. However, after so much dread in reading it, I finally finished!!! Though, it DID take horribly long.
Then, I started to write these blogs. It made me think a lot more about the book. Strangely, my feeling towards it shifted a little. Now I don't hate the book as much; I think it was an interesting and different book, and it was good for me. I got to think deeper than my usual standard, which was pretty fun to do, actually :) Now I understand a lot more about the book than I did before. I understand why the main chracters are like that, and who they represent in the world. Most importantly, I understand what Ray Bradbury is trying to tell me and his other audiences.
He actually sends a ton of messages to his readers, which is the crazy side of this book. It's really short, but it has so many meanings inside it. I think that's why this book is so popular and many say it's fun. BUT I wouldn't read it again because I still think it's a bit creepy and boring :P It made me think a lot, and that's what I'm happy about. I DO recommend people to read this book because it deals a lot with what is happening right now. You might not get it while you're reading it, but afterwards, I promise you, you will understand everything. It's like magic :D

#5 of F451

Finally! The FIFTH post!!!
the SECOND TO LAST post!!! :D

Topic : Passage

"It was a pleasure to burn.
It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackend and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history. With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head, and his eyes all orange flame with the thought of what came next, he flicked the ignither and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black. He strode in a swarm of fireflies. He wanted above all, like the old joke, to shove a marshmellow on a stick in the furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house. While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning.
Montage grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame."
-pg.3-4 paragraph 1&2

This is a passage that I picked out. I picked this because there were so many to choose from, so many that were thoughtful and intriguing. I couldn't choose, so I decided to go with a classic; the beginning, first page of the book. I think this passage is significant because it's what started me in reading this book. After I finished the book and I went back to read the first page, I could compare Montag from how he was in the beginning and how he changed in the end.
To describe this passage, it's an excellent first page of a book. It totally grabs the reader's attention, in a bewildered way. When I read the first line, I was like "What?! Who likes to burn stuff?!" And it uses so many descriptive words and phrases, such as, "..great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world." or, "..the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black." They're very powerful words and phrases and totally captured my attention; I couldn't resist going on. However, I wonder why the author emphasized "change"? What is so important about "change"?
This passage is significant because, as I said earlier, you can see how much Montage changed. In this passage, he's one of the 'dumb' citizens of his world. He never really thinks why he's burning houses and books, he just did it because it gave him pleasure. I compared it to what he became of at the end, and he's a much thoughtful man who does everything for a purpose. He finally has a purpose for living! :)
Anyhow, I really love this passage because of all the amazing words the author uses, and when I look back on it, I can kind of see why this book seemed fun to some people. And the book makes a little more sense, now that I read the first part twice ;)