Hrid Rambles

What does the poem ‘The Hand That Signed the Paper’ mean? What is it about? ‘The Hand That Signed the Paper’ by Dylan Thomas is a profound poem that poignantly delivers political commentary on leaders and the ruling class. It deserves to be dissected, devoured, and wrung out for its essence, that is, analysed to its fullest so that we may better understand and appreciate it. ( Drawing Hands  Lithograph, 1948, M. C. Escher) However, the poem should be read and enjoyed first and only then pondered over and understood. A poem is appreciated first through the beauty of its language, the words that taste good in the mouth, and then again when it is dissected, through which its flavour – its meaning – pops out in the mind. Thus, I recommend the reader first take in everything they can from the poem, if they have not already, and only then read the analysis and discussion.     The Hand That Signed the Paper , Dylan Thomas The hand that signed the paper felled a city;...

Let ’ s get into some complex fun! and delve into the idea of  $\sqrt[\mathit{i}]{\mathit{i}}$  ... what does that even mean, and/or is such a thing even possible? How can we go about understanding what kind of number i is and how rooting itself with an imaginary base can lead to a real answer (and along the way again a newfound understanding of the concept of rooting)   Read to find out. Math madness ahoy!! Before we can get to any sort of proof or deriving, we must first define our terms and concepts so as to prevent confusion and problems. Let, The number iota (i) be the root of the number negative one, i.e, $\mathit{i}=\sqrt[2]{-1}$; and any complex number Z ∈  ℂ  be expressed in the cartesian form as $\mathit{Z}=\mathit{a}+\mathit{i}·\mathit{b}$ where a, b ∈ ℝ , and in the polar form as $\mathit{Z}=\mathit{r}\left(\mathit{c}\mathit{o}\mathit{s}\mathit{\theta }\right)+\mathit{i}·\mathit{r}\left(\mathit{s}\mathit{i}\mathit{n}\mathit{\theta }\right)$ where r is the length of the radius from the origin, and $\mathit{\theta }=\mathit{t}\mathit{a}{\mathit{n}}^{-1}\left|\frac{\mathit{y}}{\mathit{x}}\right|$ such that $\overrightarrow{\mathit{r}}=\overrightarrow{\mathit{x}}+\overrightarrow{\mathit{y}}$. The n-th root of a number ω is $\sqrt[\mathit{n}]{\mathit{\omega }}$ where n, ω ∈ ℂ  can be represented as ...

This is an essay on the themes and messages of Paul's arc, and a discussion of the writing similarities and workings of the Dune movies and novels. The intention is not to get the book changed or put it down, but for writers to have a better grasp of perspective, prose, and story structure.   The content of this blog/article presupposes that the reader has some degree of familiarity with the plot and writing style of the 1965 ‘Dune’ novel by Frank Herbert and both the ‘Dune’ and ‘Dune Part 2’ movies directed by Denis Villeneuve and screenwritten by Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth—and it also requires the reader to have some awareness about the plot and themes of ‘Dune: Messiah’, the sequel novel to the Herbert’s ‘Dune’. However, for those uninitiated with novels adequate context has been provided, and the differences between what is on the page and what is on screen as is relevant to this article have been highlighted.   The original Dune Saga is entrenched in themes and message...