Ableism and Mental Illness in Literature It is easily argued that most early literature, wherever it may come from, is usually problematic in some way or another. One theme I have noticed through the books we have read this semester is mental illness and ableism. It is not added information that back then, people didContinue reading “Project 1 Updated”
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Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16
Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 The Royal Plague Doctor I travel in search of Plague’s knowledge, Impediments of poison flood home’s coast. Chaos is found among the serpent’s tune. An antidote sheathed by oblivion’s scales Bear no mind to venom’s spread, No construction of the ballad’s mark. The aethereal tie of Death’s promiseContinue reading “Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16”
When Faced – Ableism: 1st Project 3/16
Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 When Faced with Unfathomable Evils, Such as My Own I see me, abridged and hapless, Conversing with evils of woe. Sight of him erected, senseless, He spun out a tune of love’s flow: “Malignant life, tainted with scorn, Art thus feral intentions just? Mortality hath end by thorn,Continue reading “When Faced – Ableism: 1st Project 3/16”
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This ad is for people who are most likely to suffer from body dysmorphia. Women are more likely to experience it, or they are at least more likely to talk about it. Teenagers are also some of the most common victims of this disorder. That said, this disorder can affect people of all genders andContinue reading “Project 1”
Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)
PRODUCT Hello Father, I heard news of the King’s death via cable. A relative sent it my way and I understood that your duty to the King is as important as my duty to you at this moment. I have plans to travel back home as soon as possible. My time in England has been…Continue reading “Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)”
Project!
Hello everyone! I have attached a video that is just me explaining the Hamlet interactive fiction that I’ve been making called You As Hamlet. Since it’s a pretty big project, I’ll be publishing the finished product for the next project deadline! So for now, here’s the preview video 🙂 Some links for further reading, inContinue reading “Project!”
Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman
At first glance in Wole Soyinka’s play, Death and the King’s Horseman, it seems like women are given a powerful role, but this soon changes as the story goes on. There are several different women in this play, all with different social statuses and power. Some women can do things like speak their mind, whileContinue reading “Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman”
Unessay Project
For this project I wanted to portray Ophelia’s death scene along with some of the aspects of Hamlet like greek mythology and flowers (which are relevant in the scene of Ophelia’s supposed madness). I decided to draw from Gertrude’s explanation that Ophelia died of a fall from a willow branch into a river, and writeContinue reading “Unessay Project”
Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles
For my project I thought back to my childhood to a computer strategy game I used to and still sometimes play: Battle for Middle Earth 2, Rise of the Witch King. Each character/hero/unit has special abilities that can help them on the battlefield and are accurate to the Lord of the Rings movies. I getContinue reading “Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles”