with a beautiful rare red horse. The reason I got it was because it was my 16th birthday. The horse was so special because not only was it red‚ but it also talked. I named him Billy‚ because he said ‘’ I want my name to be Billy’’. I always took Billy out for walks and sometimes he took me for walks. What made Billy even more special was that he could fly. One time when I was walking with Billy‚ another kid from down the street was walking his horse. The kid with the horse told Billy and I that we
Premium English-language films Thought High school
voyage was a war Odysseus fought in called the Trojan War. Odysseus ended the war when he had the genius idea of creating a horse as a “peace offering” because he knew he could not beat the Trojans from the outside. The horse was hollowed out in the inside so Odysseus and his men could fit inside it. Once the Trojans brought the horse inside their gates‚ the men inside the horse waited until it was night to come out‚ then they slaughtered the Trojans while they slept so there was not as bad of a death
Premium Odyssey Trojan War Odysseus
Regnault ’s Automedon with the Horses of Achilles Henri Regnault ’s Automedon with the Horses of Achilles looms large in the East wing of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston‚ Massachusetts. The painting is over ten feet by ten feet in area and is truly spectacular. It is impossible to miss this massive work of art when walking through the hall. The painting is encased by a beautiful wooden frame and hangs in between many other outstanding paintings. This paper will cover a description of the painting
Premium Painting Art History of painting
First published in the Madras‚ India‚ newspaper The Hindu in 1960‚ ‘‘A Horse and Two Goats’’ did not achieve a wide international audience until 1970 when it became the title story of R. K. Narayan’s seventh collection of short stories‚ A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories. It reached an even wider audience in 1985 when it was included in Under the Banyan Tree‚ Narayan’s tenth and best-selling collection. By this time Narayan was well established as one of the most prominent Indian authors writing
Premium Short story Fiction
Irony in Rocking Horse Winner The world famous story Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence tells a story of a family filled with inner conflicts about money all portrayed through the innocent of a young boy. Affection and attention is something that all kids wanted‚ so did the protagonist in the story‚ Paul. He tried to get his mother’s attention and love by seeking ways to find luck that brings all the money‚ so she can be happy again. In the end‚ he succeeded but still didn’t get his mother’s
Premium Fiction Father Theme
D.H. Lawrence’s 1926 short story‚ The Rocking Horse Winner‚ can be seen as an exemplum of love and materialism to coexist. The various family members in the story expose the greedy and materialistic obsession. The mother in the story‚ Hester‚ portrays an unsatisfiable desire for a luxurious lifestyle. Although Hester was born beautiful and “started with all the advantages”1(436)‚ Hester believes she has become unlucky after marrying. In an attempt to satisfy his mother’s desires‚ Paul‚ “went off
Premium
This is NOT a Horse There were a hundred painted shapes on the ground. We looked at eachother in doubt. “How is this ever going to fit together?”said Maddie. “I have no idea”. Last summer I went to arts camp in Michigan. My friends Maddie‚ Eleanor‚ Jessie and I had been working on this modern art piece for a week and the art opening was in two days. So far we had about one hundred wooden shapes covered in “cream cheese”‚ a mix of plaster like paint and acrylics. I had tried to lay out so they went
Premium
where the horse is. Second‚ it shows how ambition does not ever stop. Responsibility‚ generosity/greed‚ and the Oedipus complex are the main themes of The Rocking Horse Winner. The tone is one of mysterious irony. The Rocking-Horse takes great pains to create a generally realistic atmosphere and to have its characters respond to external stimuli in the ways that “normal” people would. Details such as the picking of winning horses through a frenzied and debilitating ride on a rocking-horse‚ are central
Premium Gender Woman Gender role
There is a scene in The Horse and His Boy‚ one of C. S. Lewis’ Narnia chronicles‚ in which the fugitive‚ Aravis‚ explains why she fled her homeland. As she begins‚ she switches to a style of speaking that is florid‚ poetic and quite captivating – for in her country‚ children are taught how to tell stories‚ just like English children are taught how to write essays. “The difference”‚ Lewis tells us‚ “is that people want to hear the stories‚ whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays
Premium Writing Critical thinking Morality
The Rocking-Horse Winner Growing up in my small town of Kaufman‚ Texas I never paid attention to the name brand material items everyone had to have. I could have cared less about the newest “fad.” If I had food to eat and a roof over my head I considered it wealthy. I hadn’t the slightest clue about name brands or the fanciest televisions. Those were the golden days‚ where you weren’t judged by the amount of money you had or the brand of the jeans you wore. Individuals knew you by your characteristics
Premium United States Short story Writing