Music and the Body

So far, I’ve found a lot of sources through my researching. I finished up my annotated bibliography, and now I just have to sort through all of the other sources that I could potentially include in my paper. Overall, everything’s going pretty well!

The Art of Gymnastics

Hey so this is my first post finally figured out how to blog I think. I’m right in the middle of finishing my annotated bibliography. Found some great stuff that I’m pretty sure I’m going to put in my paper eventually. So far so good, hope everyone else is doing well.

Research Progress

My initial stages of research have been quite a success; I am finding ample amounts of detailed information that deal with various different aspects of my topic.  For example, I have been researching the different culture folklores of the vampire. I was intrigued to discover that the vampire of the Malaya Peninsula is a head attached to bodily entrails; not the best image to imagine but it is interesting how this contrasts from the American vampire. I’ve also been researching the origin of the vampire, finding that two cultural beliefs are widely accepted; the first dealing with the story of Lilith, the mother of all demons and Cain, who killed his brother Able, and the second dealing with Prince Lamia of Libya. I have also been researching the biological illnesses that scientists believe may explain “vampire outbreaks” throughout history. Many of these illnesses display symptoms strikingly similar to that of the vampire. I have also read various biographies on Vlad Teps, the historical Dracula who ruled Wallachia in the 15^th Centur, and have actually confirmed that Stoker based his character Dracula partially on Vlad Teps. I plan to conduct more research regarding the connection between the historical Dracula and the Dracula of Transylvania.

Once I begin to write my paper I will see what additional information I may require. One topic I plan to research further information on is the dominance of the vampire in today’s society. I found one piece of evidence that was quite interesting. In February of 2004, the body of a Romania man was dug up, feared to have transformed into a vampire. Hearing this, I plan to research if there are any more recent instances where people have feared for vampires. Overall this topic is very intriguing and I am excited to piece together my research in the final research paper.