A Few Links

(Scheherezade)

Here is a link to the short story Dr. Sexson mentioned, An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge. It is the story of a man who in the last moments of his life.....he lives another life. One instant in which a lifetime, of sorts, is lived.

Here is the trailer to the movie Idiocracy wherein the intellect of the world has declined to the point of absurdity.

This is the re-release trailer for L'Année Derniere a Marienbad. The movie is in French , but the preview has subtitles. Here, the concept of deja-vu is explored....does time exist? What is real and what is imagined? These are a few themes presented by the trailer.

Finally, the full story about Solomon and his ring that Sexson told us in class can be found here. What's more, there is a setup to the story, the reason Asmodeus works against Solomon to begin with. That story can be found here. I also found a wikipedia article about the ring itself here . I've included a simplified picture of the seal of solomon which is said to be on the ring. As the wikipedia article states, the star is made up of two triangles representing two of the four elements. When juxtaposed, they create the other two elements. Legends of solomon say that with his protective ring, he was able to control the elements.