This picks up midway in the essay. The main thesis of the essay was that Hebrew mythology originates from Greek and consequently Sumerian-Mesopotamia mythology. As an extension, the following is about connecting not only the characters and the stories, but also their implicit polytheism. Some of the formating was screw up, specifically the indenting and text styles, but I'm to lazy to correct this. Enjoy!

Notice how the order of events in Genesis and Hesiod are reversed, perhaps to further differentiate the two, like the Hebrews did with the devilish serpent that was derived from Mesopotamia [2].

These are my two responses to Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in the form of a critical review and, below it, a psychoanalysis.

Great Expectations response/critical review.
by Samuel Hammond

I cannot understand how quickly some people resolve to propitiate Dickens unbearably long novels on the basis of their themes and formidable writing styles. I cannot stress enough how needlessly long his books, particularly this one, are. Therein, Pip's story is like an eloquent British chap of maturing age who is still allowed to awkwardly breast feed off his aging mother, with an ostentatious pinky in the air; literally, Dickens is milking it for all it's worth.

These are my initial reactions upon finishing Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.

Siddhartha response A
by Samuel Hammond

His whole journey up to the end, is him suffering, and consciously rejecting (at least trying to) his self. When he finally finds enlightenment he is accepting his ignorance and character flaws, and lives like the rock -- not as indifferent, but as tolerant, loving, and accepting: The rock and the tree accept the spots where they are planted, as opposed to the sufferer, like the Samanas, who go through self deprivation in order to find the same revelation. This is the underlying irony of Siddhartha. Siddhartha's naive son does the opposite by running away from his father. The self is thus the default. It is what every man processes at birth, and is what the naive man tries to breach.

Just an opening post to mark the beginning of this new blog. I'm writing this, mainly, to vent the frustration I have dealing with creationists, biblical literalism, and the "moral majority" in general. I feel ill with the knowledge that my country borders the country wherein reside innumerous Kent Hovinds, Michele Behes, and Ken Hams. So, in solitary protest, I'll post my thoughts and opinions here, where they can be recycled in the future for essays and school assignment. The next post immediately after this one will be one I wrote, in part, for this sites Essay Contest.

Naturally,
Hamandcheese aka Samuel Hammond