The god of bugs

If I was a Greek god, then I would want to be god of the bugs. I would be able to instantly change my size from gigantic to tiny. I would spend most of my time in my tiny bug castle that my bugs would make for me. I would have a private dragonfly which I would use to travel through my kingdom. My army would be swarms of angry bees (although they would not be so useful in the big world...). I would be able to sleep on a comfortable spider web. As the god of bugs, I would have a lot of responsibilites, but I would also have a lot of fun.

My physical appearance would not be like either Medusa or the Cyclops. Instead I would just look like a normal person, but dressed as colorfully as a bug.

My bug kingdom would be useful to Zeus. He would be able to use my bugs as spies, messengers, workers, etc. If I was really the god of bugs, my bugs would be very useful.

CITATION:http://www.abc-pinewood-derby.com/images/site_decal_bugs.jpg

The Lernaean Hydra

A well-known monster from Greek mythology is the Lernaean Hydra. The Lernean Hydra is said to be the offspring of Gaia, the enemy of Zeus. It guarded the underworld from the lake of Lerna.

It is famous (or maybe rather infamous) because Hercules, the most famous hero of Greek mythology, killed it. The hydra is said to have several heads which all had a poisonous breath. The hydra had a special ability in that it grew back two heads when one of its heads were cut off.

Killing the hydra was one of Hercules twelve labours. He had a hard time killing it. He needed the help of Iolao to defeat hydra. With the help of Iolao, Hercules burned the decapitated necks which stopped the hydra from regenerating its head. During the fight between the hydra and Hercules, Hercules also defeated a giant crab (that Hera had sent). Later Hera placed the Lernaen Hydra and the giant crab as constellations.

Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.html

Zeus

Zeus is the greatest god in Greek mythology. His parents were Cronus and Rhea.When Zeus was born, Cronus was the strongest god. Cronus swallowed up his children right after they were born so that they could not rebel against him. Rhea did not want her children to get swallowed so when her fifth child, Zeus, was born she tricked Cronus. She tricked her husband into swallowing a rock instead of their child, Zeus. Then later Zeus overthrew his father, Cronus, and became the ruler of the heavens. Later, Zeus married Hera. He had many children. Many rebelled against him, but he was never overthrown.
Hercules is Zeus's son so, naturally, they are quite similar. They both are in lowly (or bad) situations ar first, but then they overcome their harships and are rewarded with fame and honor. Zeus and Hercules both are strong and great, but get into trouble because of liking someone. The way in which Hercules and Zeus are most different is that Zeus is a god, but Hercules is (or chooses to remain) as a mortal.

CITATION:http://www.zeus-publications.com/zeusgod.htm,
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zeus.html,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus#Zeus_in_myth.

Comments

I posted two comments on Jessie Park's blog (one for "The Current Situations" and one for "The Climax").
http://when9chickensattack.blogspot.com/
I posted one comment on David Kim's blog (for his 2nd post). http://madeinchina1984.blogspot.com/
I posted two comments on Michael Shin's blog (one for his mood post and one for his climax post).
http://when9bearsattack.blogspot.com/
I posted one comment on Steven Kim's blog (for his main characters post). http://stkim.blogspot.com/

The Shabby Little Room

"Winston looked around the shabby little room above Mr. Charrington's shop. Bedside the window the enormous bed was made up, with ragged blankets and a coverless bolster. The old-fashioned clock with the twelve-hour face was ticking away on the mantelpiece. In the corner, on the gate leg table, the glass paper with which he had bought on his last visit gleamed softly out of the half-darkness." 1984: Page 113-114


"The shabby little room above Mr. Charringon's shop" is disturbing but also beautiful at the same time. It is beautiful in the sense that it is a place of freedom in the midst of terror and inequality. This small room is a place that you can freely think and read without going to jail. It is a place to gleam softly out of the darkness.On the other hand, this room depresses me because it show me how pitiful 1984's dystopian world is. The only way to freely think or read is be in places like this dirty room.

This setting encourages me to hope even in places or situations like 1984's dystopian world. It encourages me to shine in the darkness because there are always others who are also shining.
The room also encourages not to let the world to be turned into a dark place. It makes me want to make good decisions so that the world would not be a horrible place to live in.

1984 and Africa

Africa and 1984's dystopian world have many things in common. Today, Africa is suffering because of the bad decision's of its former inhabitants (white colonists). White colonists ruled Africa ignoring its diverse cultures. This brought and still brings numerous problems to Africa.
Africa does not seem able to come out of its suffering. It is stuck in its state of poverty, war, and disaster. There always seems to be a place in Africa plauged by a disaster of some sort (whether disease, natural disaster, or wars) these days. The modern Africa is stuck in its cycle of problems just like 1984's dystopian world.
1984 does not really talk about how people can solve modern-day problems. Instead it gives the reader the feeling that if we make a bad decision right now then it will put the world (or at least a part of the world) in a cycle of misery that the world can never be freed from. 1984 does not talk about how to resolve Africa's current problems but it does inform the readers of how to prevent future problems (by making wise decisions).