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Colonization, Hypocrisy and Suppression: Death and the King’s Horseman

What happens when two cultures collide? In the time of imperialism, this question was answered may times. Colonization is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Colonization is undertaken by a strong power overtaking a weaken nation for economic gain. Colonizers can grow an empireContinue reading “Colonization, Hypocrisy and Suppression: Death and the King’s Horseman”

Redefining Civilization with the Works of Equiano and Soyinka

While British decolonization of Africa ended in 1968, colonization remains a gripping issue in the modern world. As of 2017, a total of 61 existing colonies remain under the control of Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with France, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesContinue reading “Redefining Civilization with the Works of Equiano and Soyinka”

First major project

Makensie Roderick/Dr. Helms/Currents in Global Literature/09/27/2020 Project 1: One of the most familiar games known around the world. This game is a childhood memory for me at least. Have you ever heard of the game called Jeopardy? Jeopardy is played by tons of people. Jeopardy is a universal game played by millions. Jeopardy can beContinue reading “First major project”

Amazing Grace. (Short story about the regret and horror of slavery)

It is December 15th, year of our Lord 1807. The grimm specter of life is upon me, I feel it in the essence of my very soul. As my time draws near, I write this confession. It is every Christian’s duty to confess their sins before their judgement in the Lord’s eyes. Though I refuseContinue reading “Amazing Grace. (Short story about the regret and horror of slavery)”

Sacrifice

To be a witch is to Move amongst the stars While staying here on Earth With the light of the Lady, and love of the Lord With will, intent, and purpose With the light of the Lord, and love of the Lady With perfect love and perfect trust I charge this circle I point theContinue reading “Sacrifice”

Themes in Equiano / First Major Project

Madisen Bentzlin / Themes in Equiano – Jeopardy Game For my visual (displayed in picture form on page three), I decided to choose to do a small jeopardy game including themes in The Life of Olaudah Equiano. On the visual, there are clues being quotes from the reading that the audience or reader would have toContinue reading “Themes in Equiano / First Major Project”

Lanval Text Quest

https://lanvalquest.000webhostapp.com/ For my first project of the semester, I knew I wanted to do something with Marie de France. I say that but it’s sort of a lie. I did consider doing a text quest with Beowulf at first because, as an epic, it just has more action and grand adventure in it by natureContinue reading “Lanval Text Quest”

First Essay – Racism and Social Pressure

*note* *This is the updated version!!* Racism has been a pretty strong theme within the texts we have read so far. We have read accounts from both sides; the racist, and the oppressed. But what if, due to pressure from others, those who oppose racism suddenly turn to ‘fit in’ with society? What if someContinue reading “First Essay – Racism and Social Pressure”

First Major Project

Literary Analysis Podcast: Colonialism Script: Opening music. Luke: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Literary Analysis Podcast with me as your host, Luke Harding. This podcast is designed to explain difficult and important concepts through their interpretations represented in various literary works. Today, we will be discovering colonialism as represented in Wole Soyinka’s Death andContinue reading “First Major Project”

Bisclavret in four scenes

For my Unessay, I decided to do some painting. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure what medium I was going to use for this project as I had watercolors, acrylics, and I had a program on my computer that wasn’t just Paint. I decided to use the program since I could draw in layers andContinue reading “Bisclavret in four scenes”