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)”

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”

The Story of High Paladin Ogdin

I’ll spin a yarn for thee Of time I’d spent in little Bovree Of my impossible fear For Paladin Ogdin of Tyr And I’ll tell you, the first story’s free Ogdin was the tower’s guard I was instructed to be his bard To tell all his tales To keep him looking hale And to giveContinue reading “The Story of High Paladin Ogdin”

Religion and Literature in the Medieval Era

I thought it would be interesting to research and discover how religion may have impacted writing and art from the Medieval time period. But before diving into that, I wanted to gain a better understanding of the Middle Ages as a whole. And as a visual learner, I turned to Youtube to find some credibleContinue reading “Religion and Literature in the Medieval Era”