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The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis opens with a jolt: "One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin" (2747).
franz kafka • the metamorphosis • gregor samsa • interpretation of the metamorphosis • works by franz kafka

Pyramus and Thisbe: Death do us not part
a brief overview of Pyramus and Thisbe as begotten of Ovid and inherited by Shakespeare
ovid • metamorphoses • romantic love • romantic literature • romeo and juliet

Putto in Nicolas Poussin's Painting
Question: What is the putto in Nicolas Poussin's painting "Aurora and Cephalus" doing? Answer: Showing the huntsman Cephalus a small portrait of his wife Procris.
nicolas poussin • 17th century art • classical art • aurora and cephalus • ovid

Pygmalion
a quick introduction to Ovid's Metamorphoses and the myth of Pygmalion
pygmalion • shaw • my fair lady • lerner and loewe • stagecraft

Let us Orpheus Theosophical
Getting theosophical about Orpheus and Eurydice in connection to the WInter Solstice and resurrection myths. The Theosophists, notoblay Madame Blavatsky, points out that the Church borrowed from the pagans and Eleusian Mysteries and perhaps Christianity is Mithraism in a different change of clothes.
blatavsky • theosophists • masons • masonry • orpheus

Daedalus and Icarus
an introduction to Daedalus and Icarus myth with links to classical resources and online texts
myth • classics • daedalus • flight • psychology

Life Stages Of Butterflies
Butterflies have four life stages. These stages have entirely different functions: caterpillars feed and grow, chrysalids metamorphose, adults reproduce.
butterfly development • metamorphosis • caterpillar • chrysalis • imaginal disk

Phaethon Rises
a brief summary and interpretation of the myth of Phaethon and the sun chariot with a few links to online texts, classics and astronomy
ovid • metamorphoses • dryden • transformation myths • peer pressure

The Six Swans
many tales are derived from ancient sources having strological significance in relationship to the solar or lunar calendar. For the Winter Solstice, consider reading any of the following: Six Swans or Seven ravens by Grimm, the Wild Swans by Andersen, Twelve Huntsmen, Twelve Brothers, Twelve Swans or Twelve Dancing Princes. Classical sources for Ovid's Metamorphoses, Stargazing and online text all provided for this night.
twelve swans • six swans • wild swans • twelve dancing princesses • andersen

Insects Lesson Plan
They are gross to some, beautiful to others. Nonetheless, they have a purpose. This lesson plan is dedicated to insects and their way of living. Come investigate!
insects lesson plan • homeschooling unit study • what makes an insect • insect anatomy • where do insects live

Animal Ecdysiasts
When insects, spiders, crabs, and snakes grow too large, they must shed their outer covering and make a new one to grow into.
snake skin • shedding • ecdysis • molting • exoskeleton

Baucis and Philemon
commentary on the story of Baucis and Philemon and its relationship to H D Thoreau at Walden Pond. links to online resources and ebook downloads
ovid • metamorphosis • baucis and philemon • walden • h d thoreau

Kafka's Heroes
The works of Franz Kafka are unique in their blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary, creating worlds where everyday situations evolve into terrifying scenarios.
franz kafka • the metamorphosis • the trial • the castle • gregor samsa

Ovid Book 1: Lycaon: Lycanthropy and Vampyres
Ovid introduces the story of Lycaon and the origin of werewolves into western literature. Closely following vampyres enter the western world, coming from the east. Meet Vikram the Vampyre, links to downloads listed for free text versions
werewolf • vampyre • vampire • shape-changers • indian myths

Raising Black Swallowtail Butterflies
You can't get kids any closer to nature than watching the miraculous transformation of the infamous 'parsley worm' into the jeweled beauty known as the Black Swallowtail.
black swallowtail butterfly • swallow tail • black butterfly • green black caterpillar • papilio polyxenes

Franz Kafka Biography
Brief biography of Austrian author Franz Kafka, famous for short story "The Metamorphosis" and novel The Trial, whose heroes are victims of an indifferent society.
franz kafka • franz kafka biography • kafka the metamorphosis • kafka the trial • theme of kafka's works

Insects Glossary of Terms
This glossary of terms was developed to aid in the use of the Insects Lesson Plan. Learn what an entomologist does and other important bug words.
insects glossary • insects glossary of terms • insects lesson plan • larvae young insects • grasshopper nymph

Daedalus and Icarus: Fall of Man
Daedalus seeks escape through flight only to watch his son fall in the sea. Man ascends the heavens to discover his mortality.
myth • creation stories • image of god • man's divinity • comparative literature

Flower Stories
story of Leucothoe and Clytie found in Ovid's Metamorphoses with links for full-text and pictures for herbs. Flower stories that appear in myths and related to children's stories: dandelion, marigold, violet, fetterbush, heather, sunflower
dandelion • fetterbush • herbs • st francis • ovid

The Goliath Beetle
The Goliath Beetle may not be one of the longest insects, but is one of the biggest and heaviest beetles around. This article discusses its habitat and characteristics.
beetle • beetles • the world's largest beetle • the world's largest insect • the world's heaviest beetle

The Mystic Fall Migration of North American Monarchs
The mystical migration behavior of monarch butterflies has been the subject of research by entomolgists, biologists, and scientists for many years. Has the answer as to why these gossamer-winged monarchs migrate south every year ever been totally solved?
monarchs • monarch butterfly • monarch butterfly life cycle • butterflies • migrate

Deucalion and Pyrrha
introducing the Flood Story according to Hesiod and Ovid in comparison to Genesis with online links for fulltext
deucalion and pyrrha • ovid • hesiod • genesis • noah

Ritual Interlude - Crone's Ceremony of Committment to her Community
As the menopausal years draw to a close and you find yourself more stable in your new self, feeling more like your “old self” as you become your older self, it is time to manifest the last stage of initiation: rebirth.
menopause • senile • memory • weight • susun

Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm
Just a short boat ride from Iquitos is the "Pilpintuwasi Butterfly Farm and Animal Orphanage". An interesting day trip for those with an extra day in this Peruvian city.
the amazon rainforest • pilpintuwasi butterfly farm • pilpintuwasi • iquitos zoo • butterfly farm iquitos

Deaths from Errors in Hospitals
Recent studies have documented evidence of injuries and deaths in hospitals due to medical errors. This article situates these developments in wider historical contexts.
medical errors • do no harm • iatrogenic injury • death • hospital

Epi-Peace Ahimsa Silk - A Humane Fabric Choice
Traditional silk yarn is produced from silk worms that must be killed to get their filaments. Ahimsa silk, invented by Kusuma Rajaiah, provides a humane alternative.
nontraditional silk • silk alternative • epi peace • epi thread • epi silk

Northern Spring Perennials
These super-hardy early flowering perennials are great in the gardens and the wild in zones 4 and colder.
snow • zone 4 • zone 3 • zone 2 • zone 1

Rocky Balboa is a Hit
Before you go see the latest Rocky movie, Rocky Balboa, go rent the original Rocky to truly appreciate the cultural phenomenon of Rocky.
rocky balboa • syvester stallone • italian stallion • philadelphia • philadelphia museum of art

Selecting The Right Classroom Pet
Classroom pets are an excellent way to add enrichment and responsibility to a young child's learning experience but special care should be taken picking the right animal.
classroom pet • choosing a pet • school animal • pet allergies • animal care

The Fall of ANZAC Day
During the 60's, 70's and early 80's, ANZAC Day in Australia was regarded as a day of jingoism that had no place in the modern Australia
anzac • gallipoli • kokoda • tobrook • anzac day

An Analysis of Shaw's Pygmalion
For anyone who loves a good laugh about a mythical rags-to-riches anti-love story with a twist, then Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is not a play to be missed!
pygmalion review • review of pygmalion • bernard shaw pygmalion • summary of pygmalion • analysis of pygmalion

Becoming Hello Kitty
This essay makes use of Deleuzian concept of becoming to explore the pleasures of young women who dress up in Hello Kitty fashion or even Hello Kitty costumes in parties.
fashion • liberalization • cosplay • becoming • difference

Chorus of Spring Peepers
Beauty is in the ear of the beholder. Mating songs and Spring go together, but the season is not really complete until you have sat at night and listened to a chorus of Spring Peepers.
pennsylvania • nature • pennsylvania nature • wildlife • natural history

Doctor Who Series 3: Episodes 8 &9
November 10th 1913: Mr. Smith has been teaching at an English public school for two months. He has no memory of being a Time Lord, and needing to hide for three months.
doctor who • paul cornell • human nature • the family of blood • jessica hynes

Eye Travel
Now, 'flat' is not the only word you can associate with flatfishes. Did you know they were not born flat? Now you do.
flatfish • halibut • plaice • turbot • marine

Jung Brought Me Back
Introduction to Carl Gustav Jung. Begining of a series of Jungian dream theory.
lauri jean crowe • crowe • carl gustav jung • jung • dream theory

Make the Most of Free Fridays At MoMA
Don't break the bank with pricey museum admission. Savvy New Yorkers love bargains. Follow their lead & take advantage of Target Free Fridays at the Museum of Modern Art.
target free fridays • free nyc museum admission • discounted and free museum admissions in nyc • ps 1 contemporary art center • american museum of folk art

Ornithopter Flying Machines
From Greek mythology to modern engineering, the history of the flying machine known as the ornithopter has come a long way.
ornithopter • history of flight • icarus • daedalus • wings of wax

The Language of Lies: Destroying Myth
A look at literature and the modern 'mythologies' as taken from the idea first presented by Roland Barthes in his book 'Mythologies'.
literature • mythologies • semiology • linguistics • politics

Thou sall not speak
It was not hard to be President, the hard part was being ex-president, they had to respect the established rule to retire and remain silent on public affairs, for life.
presiden • silence • complicity • terms • power

A Master Bedroom Makeover
Get the before and after story of one master bedroom and bath that get a complete overhaul through the efforts of one industrious couple.
master bedroom makeover • master suite remodel • before and after pictures • where to start a bedroom makeover • new bedding

American Green Tree Frogs
The American Tree Frog is a fascinating amphibian found in many backyards across the Southern United States. Learn more about these adorable amphibians.
green tree frog • treefrog • hyla cinerea • cuban tree frog • tree frog predators

Blood-suckers
Feeding on the blood of another animal is a way of life found in many groups of animals, and it is one way of passing diseases to humans, their livestock and their pets.
fleas • mosquitos • mosquitoes • medicinal leech • hirudo medicinalis

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Gorgeous, fragrant flowers, edible pods, food and habitat for monarch butterfly and other insects, a source of material for string: the virtues of milkweed go on and on.
milkweed • pods • milky sap • cordage • monarch butterfly

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