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At its core, The Shape of Water asks us to consider what a freak is. Is a monster a god? Is a disabled woman a freak? An outsider? Can she be loved or understood by her own kind, or are the monsters the only ones who can truly understand her?
There is a moment in the film which caused me to cry. It caused me to cry because I was conflicted in my heart and soul about the moment. Elisa fights with her best friend Giles about whether or not to rescue the monster from the clutches of the government, before they vivisect him. Elisa forces Giles to repeat what she is saying, making him listen to the words that so he understands them. It is during this speech that she talks about what it is like to be disabled. For people to gaze upon her, to see her as different. This sequence both felt true, and hurt like hell to see.
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror have an obligation to do better. As writers, as consumers, as creators, we have to push back and ask for better representation. We have to make better stories, and disconnect from societal bias. If we can imagine a world where a literal fish monster can be loved by a human being, we can imagine a world where a disabled woman can be loved by a fellow human being.
Naturally, the girl breaks all three of these rules, and the monster comes and bangs on the door to tell her to come back. Her mother tells her to stay, and the monster threatens her and says that if she does not come back, he will kill their child. The girl stays with her mother, and they hear an awful noise and loud thunder.
Froth is bubbles that sit on top of a liquid. If you pour water into a cup very quickly, there will be some froth on top. Beer makes a large froth when you pour it, but there are ways to pour it to reduce the froth so that less of the beer is wasted.
Pearls are white jewels that are very expensive. A necklace of pearls is often referred to as a string of pearls, as pearls are worn on a string around the neck. Pearls come from a sea creature called a clam.
Seaweed is a green plant that grows in the sea. Seaweed looks like long, thick grass, but it is much harder than grass. In many Asian countries, seaweed is used in cooking. For example, many sushi rolls are wrapped in a kind of dried seaweed called nori.
Brine is a kind of water that has a lot of salt in it, usually from the sea. Brine is used to pickle foods, to ferment foods, for example cucumbers and beetroot. You fill a jar with the food you want to pickle, add brine, seal the jar and leave it for several weeks.
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It was my first time listening an English story, the levels are so nice to me. I love the Water Monster, it rhymes. Thank you for bringing it to me, I love your voice as well. BTW, seems like u can speak very well mandarin?
Hello Ariel, first of all I should say that you are a amazing storyteller. I enjoy reading and listening your stories. I really loved this story and poetry. I am going to come here again to listen to it.
I used to listen to your beginner level stories. And now, I am listening to your intermediate level stories. Thank you so much for your helps. (I hope I wrote what I wrote correctly.) I am looking forward your stories. love from Turkey.
One night he gets lost in the nearby desert and comes across a sick water monster from the Navajo Creation Story. This water monster has been sick for thirty years and his ailment has caused a drought for the nearby area. In exchange for getting him out of the desert safely, Nathan embarks on a journey to discover what is sickening the water monster and hopefully find a cure before it is too late.
I wanted to revel the book cover on October 1 because that is considered the Navajo New Year. Traditionally, my people harvest crops in the cornfield around this time that is our marker for a new year. Healer of the Water Monster is deeply steeped in Navajo mythologies and philosophies and I wanted the book reveal to reflect those teachings.
Oh, man. Hands down Louise Erdrich. Christine Day. Cynthia Leitich Smith. Eric Gainsworth. Tim Tingle. There are many more. The panel would probably be a discussion on the respectful representation of Indigenous youth. Man, I hope one day I am as notable as they are!
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Lake trout are such beautiful fish, and their color variations continue to amaze me. With backgrounds of dark grey to brown to olive to silver and spots varying from tiny specks to large irregular blotches; fins from muted brown to vibrant red and orange. Somehow, I ended up being the one that got hooked that day.
For me, winter camping and chasing lakers go together. I find it so much more enjoyable to directly connect to the fish while jigging without the interference of waves, weights, or excessive line as encountered during open water fishing. Some years I even spend more time in the Boundary Waters on ice than I do open water.
I had myself a Boundary Waters beast of a lake trout. After snapping some quick photos, I was still in disbelief as I guided that massive forked tail down the hole. A victory fire was in order that evening, mainly to dry out the wet layers on my left arm.
So with my curiosity peaked, I did a little research about this unfamiliar verse and supposed sea monster. This is just my untheologically trained opinion of course, so you can just take it for its worth.
I discovered that in Hebrew, the name Rahab portrayed a mythical sea monster, that represented chaos, and was referred to as the demonic angel of the sea. Rahab is not really a sea creature at all, but instead, it is merely the portrayal of a being that possesses ungodly and evil qualities.
Rahab is or was the angel of insolence and pride, responsible for shaking the waters and producing big waves; he is also responsible for the roaring of the sea. According to some sources, he was the guardian angel of Egypt, a position often designated to other angels such as Belial, Mastema, Samael, and Uzza.Rahab represents Chaos in ancient texts such as the Bible.
The association of Rahab with the sea/waters confirms the fact that it belongs to the sphere of evil. The sea is often a symbol of the forces of oppression and death and Rahab seems to embody all of these qualities.
As I pondered all of this information, I began to notice how many negative things and sins that this one sea monster stood for: chaos, darkness, insolence, pride, storms, and arrogance. Things that lead to oppression and death.
The Lord had total victory over Rahab, the powers of evil, the mythical sea monster that personified sins of the soul, that lurked about ready to devour anything that crossed its path, and He can have the same victory over our sea monsters too.
Monsters in our life can be anything that pulls us away from Him, that causes us to feel prideful or arrogant; that causes us to live in darkness instead of His light; or that makes our life seem stressful, chaotic or out of control.
Ask God to reveal to you what monsters are lurking in your life, then turn those monsters over to Him. Let Him take over the battle for you, and then take a deep breath, and rest in knowing that HE WILL have victory.
Thank you for giving insight into a verse that I have passed over without thinking about too much. In my life, it takes A DAILY inquisition with God to ask him about my sea monsters. Thank you for this reminder.
Tracie Miles is a bestselling author and the Director of COMPEL Training with Proverbs 31 Ministries. She helps women grow stronger in their faith, pursue the life of purpose God designed them for and live a life of peace, joy and happiness despite their circumstances.
In Basel Switzerland, in 1474, a rooster (cockerel) was tried, convicted and condemned to a public execution. What was his offence? He laid an egg. Not only was this a crime against nature and the laws of the day, but it was very dangerous. Everyone knew that if a rooster egg would be found and hatched by a toad or a lizard, a basilisk would emerge. And that was a terrifying thought.
A basilisk was (because I am pretty sure they are now extinct) a monster with the head and claws of a rooster, the beak of an eagle, and the tail and wings of a dragon. It was small, as monsters go, maybe one foot long, but it was deadly. Any person or animal that looked into its eyes would die immediately. Even the plants around it withered.
The story is told, that a young girl named Magdalene was going to the fountain to fill her pail, when she saw people running and screaming in a panic. She met a friend who explained to her about the basilisk in the fountain. Magdalene sat quietly listening to the description of the monster, all the while polishing her bucket with her apron. When her pail was shining like a mirror, she stood up, put it over her head and started to walk toward the monster. The basilisk saw her coming and started to attack when he caught sight of his reflection in her pail. He shrieked, shrivelled up and died.
In the 1800s, after 200 years of making faces at those across the river, the original Lallekonig was removed and is now in the Basel History Museum (although not on display when I was there). Since the gentle people of Greater Basel missed taunting those of Lesser Basel, a non-moving replacement was installed in 1914 to permanently stick out his tongue at the other side. There is also a modern mechanical version of the Lallekonig adorning the same building who continues the kingly tradition of eye-rolling and tongue-wagging.
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