To begin, most of the time, Dr. Seuss’s editing company would come and ask him to create a book that had between 50 to 250 new vocabulary words for kids to learn. As usual this was something that Dr. Seuss never had trouble with. The Cat in the Hat was published with 48 different words. Within those 48 words, more than just the cat coming to a house to entertain the kids way conveyed (Dr. Seuss Biography). Other stories such as Yurtle the Turtle and The Butter Battle Book each have understandable symbols. In addition to symbolism, Dr. Seuss used rhyme as another key to his superlative writing and cartoons. For example, Seuss used rhyme in the Cat in the Hat when he said, “...Make that cat go away! Tell that cat you DO NOT want to play. Dr.…
The Little Foxes is set in the deep south, in the spring of 1900. This setting is historically at the cusp of what is referred to as the Gilded Age. The “Gilded Age” is considered to be the decades between 1870 and 1900 and is a term coined by Mark Twain. It was used to describe a period with many social problems that were masked by the rise of new money. Greed, scandal, and corrupt policies ran rampant during this time; however, as we look back, this was also a point in history where we grew economically and began to rise industrially.…
In the beginning of the book, Pete gets his girlfriend Crystal pregnant (LaBoucane-Benson, The Outside Circle). Crystal tells Pete she’s pregnant and when she does he kicks her out of his car (LaBoucane-Benson, The Outside Circle). Pete is angry about this as seen by his masks in panels 4-5 at about 4 pages into the novel. He is angry because he thinks Crystal is sleeping around and it isn’t his kid she’s carrying (LaBoucane-Benson, The Outside Circle). This moment impacted Pete to change in a very mature way (LaBoucane-Benson, The Outside Circle). Pete gets his life together after he is put…
At first the purpose of the passage “Owls” by Mary Oliver is difficult to pinpoint. This is because Oliver begins with describing the penetrating fear of a “terrible” (33) great horned owl, and suddenly develops into a section discussing a desultory and trivial field of flowers. The mystifying comparison between the daunting fear of nature and its impeccable beauty is in fact Oliver’s purpose.…
Here are a few websites with lessons, ideas and activities to help celebrate Theodor Geisel(Dr. Seuss) during Read Across America this week. Clicking on the Cat in the Hat icon will take you to an abundance of stories written by Theodor Geisel and others authors who followed his way of writing. If you have any questions, please let me know. Happy Seussing!…
The story takes place during the American Civil War during the battle of Owl creek,Tennessee. The night before the battle the protagonist Joby (a 14 year old who is the drummer boy for one of the sides it was not specified in the story ). After an old peach seed from the previous year falls and hits his drum Joby then realizes that he might die and his family will never see him again then he starts to cry . the general comes up and after a speech that reassures Joby and that’s where the story ends. The theme is to face your fears and it’s okey to be afraid . the symbolism is unique and if the reader has time check it out and see for themselves.…
In the story “Leopard” by Wells Tower the narrator is an 11 year old boy who has troubles dealing with his stepfather, he wants to stay home from school because of a fungus on his lip which the kids would bully him for. When he makes the decision of staying home from school, he goes through many hurdles coping with his stepfather which shows us the protagonist is self-conscious and a deceiver. The narrator’s encounter with Josh Mohorn revealed self-consciousness when he told the narrator to “take the seat down there” and “I can’t eat my lunch with your fucking burger in my face” which made the narrator feel like his “irremediably a fungus man.”. These things that the kid say to him and he said about himself show his self-consciousness and how…
I often say that although we, African Americans, have come a long way in America’s society, it sometimes feels like our race has not progressed but set ourselves back. Percy Julian’s story is one of many stories that depicted the struggle that blacks had to go through in his time to truly succeed in a world that viewed him as inferior. Before viewing the documentary, Forgotten Genius, I had never heard of Percy Lavon Julian. However, I feel grateful to have witnessed his inspiring story. He has impacted my life by being a part in paving the way for black excellence, his contributions to science, and by serving as an example of how to persevere.…
In the excerpts George and Lennie are two friends, one smart the other intellectually disabled, both on a ‘mission’ to achieve the American dream. Their journey reveals a lot about the two. Lennie is a follower, in that he follows and imitates George’s every move. Lennie also suffers from a mental disability. It is also understood that they are from a working class upbringing.…
Chapter one starts off with introducing two men, George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton is usually the one to look out for Lennie because Lennie is know as “retarded”.Lennie Small is a huge man with resembling a bear by the way he walks and acts. Both George and Lennie are walking along a path near a pool of water towards a ranch where they can both find temporary work for the both of them. Lennie, without thinking, decides to drop the the floor near the water and start drinking. George then tries to warn Lennie that the water is probably not clean and unsanitary to be drinking. Which shows how Lennie does not really think before he does something. The reason of why they are headed towards this ranch that is because Lennie felt a girls skirt innocently thinking it was soft and both Lennie and George were chased out of town. Lennie has always loved to touch soft things which explains why he was petting a dead mouse in his pocket as they were walking down the path towards the ranch.later that day, George and Lennie finally settle down for the night and Lennie then asks George to repeat his dream of the future ranch that Him and Lennie would have together.…
The welcoming vibe of a dream wraps around you like a blanket on a stormy day. Alike to a blanket, a dream makes you feel comfort and allows you to forget the mess. However, as you relax with your blanket that gives a sense of security and peace, outside plays a different game. Different problems twist around from the wind to rain, even lightning, this bundle of possible destruction is known as reality. Something that many wish did not exist. Similar to how the blanket blinds you from seeing the reality of life, so does your dream. The novel, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck is about how George and Lennie, who is mentally incompetent, go around trying to find work in order to make their dream come true, but they always seem to get some dirt on their hands. It’s also known for its many topics. One of the most noteworthy being the importance of following a dream as well as the harsh reality of plans, schemes, and dreams. This theme can be interpreted in many ways. Which allows others to have their own opinion on what lesson Steinbeck wants us to learn. Even if all our connotations are relevant,…
The connection between humans and animals is truly a special one as demonstrated in Tim Bowling's "Snowy Owl After Midnight." The speaker in the short story feels closely connected to the owl as he walks in the forest at night. The speaker believes that the owl "waits for [him]" and that the owl's "blood stirs/ at [his] presence." Also, the owl seems to understand the "heightened smell of joy and fear/ [the speaker's] bones give off. Since the night is "so quiet," the speaker feels that he and the owl are the only two "awake," Strengthening their bond even more. Both the owl and the hunter are on a search for food hence they feel a sense of connection with each other during the long dark night. As they travel together, the speaker remembers the "months" they've spent circling in "each other's silence." The speaker has a sudden urge to break the silence and talk to the owl as a friend. He longs to express to the beautiful winged creature about his "boyish dream" that consisted of the "beating heart of a snowman." Furthermore, the speaker wishes to hear the thoughts of the owl about the "blood" that is on the earth and what the owl would think if he knew the deaths that could be caused by the "clipped, pale hands" of the hunter. In some ways, the hunter desires to be like the owl. As quoted anonymously, "A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?"As the "dark and silent" night goes on, the hunter and the owl loyally remain by each others…
In the novel, ‘I Heard the Owl Call My Name’, written by Margaret Craven, an impressive character was Keetah due to her ability to accept changes around her, ability to see what was best for others and…
For the past 3 years of the Aquino administration makes the Philippines’ economy became strong and goes up, especially in 2012, meanwhile the other Richer Countries like America, Japan, and other countries in Asia and in the whole world, but it is also a false victory, because the only reason why, the Philippines’ economy grow because of the richer countries in the world; especially the the America have some quantitative increasing that they gave to their economies that resulted to liquidity in the world that made their economy become decreased and resulted in low interest rates that was favorable for the poor economies like the Philippines. Unfortunately, if the advanced capitalist countries became fully recovered in this situation, the Philippine economy will fall again. One thing also that affects the Philippine economy is the real estate, which was the one who contributes the most in the growth of the GDP. One reason why, the Philippine economy grows because, many Filipinos; especially the OFW’s are buying real estate and construction materials because, of the low interest rates but eventually, it will not make the country prosper, because it is a small part of the economy and it did’nt contribute any forward or backward linkages in the other sectors, so most likely the whole country cannot benefit to it. While, these so called fake rising was going on, the conditions in the poorest sector was even worsening. The studies shows that the disconnection between the Economic Growth and the Foreign Investments, and the Job Generation. When the GDP in 2013 shows that it grows by 7.4%, while the FDI flows by 35.3%, on the other hand the employment rate turns out to be 0.8%. Every year the employment rate in the country falls steeply, while in reverse the unemployment rate was rising. This was because, of the low…
In the short story "Flight" by Alice Lessing, it's the story of an old man who raises homing pigeons for a hobby and who constantly worries about his last granddaughter, Alice, leaving and getting married tothe postmaster's son, Steven. The old man is very overprotective and also possessive of his daughter.In a way, the grandfather is also jealous of Alice's fiancé, Steven. The Old man argues with Aliceabout her behaviour when Steven is with her and he complains to his daughter, Alice's mother, Lucy.In this story, Lessing wanted to show that part of growing up is leaving "the nest" and becoming moreindependent. Another part of growing up is letting go and moving on with ones life. Lessing uses a lotof techniques and devices in this short story like setting, point of view and symbolism.The setting of this story plays an important role in learning where the story takes place in, when thestory takes places and what the social environment was in the story. Lessing didn't actually mentiondirectly the setting of "Flight" but Lessing did leave a couple of clues to figure out the setting. Manyof the details in the story could mislead us into thinking that the story took place somewhere English.For example; serving tea and Lucy's sewing. Actually the story takes in places in South Africa. Theclue which tells the true setting of story is frangipani tree which is repeatedly mentioned throughoutthe story. The time of the story was harder to figure out since there weren't a lot of details mentioningthis but the vocabulary used in the story was one clue. Words like postmaster and dovecote were someof the words use in the story. The social environment of "Flight" could also tell the time of the storylike for instance the grandfathers attitude is more traditional."Flight" is written in the third person but is it told through out the entire from the old man's point of view. At the beginning of the story, the grandfather was obviously very happy with his…
