Home Blog RSS Feed Archive for the ‘describing a jungle’ Tag Describing a Tiger 4 comments 17 Votes Describing a Tiger This post describes a tiger in a rainforest in three levels. Level 1 is for beginners‚ Level 3 is for intermediate learners and Level 5 is for advanced English speakers. It uses the five senses as much as possible. For much more of these types of posts‚ please check out my new book Writing with Stardust by clicking the book title. It comes with a spelling workbook
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Scholarly Source Review Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ “The Jungle‚” is known for how it changed the American meat-packing industry by exploiting the dangerous‚ unsanitary conditions. James Barrett’s article‚ “Remembering the Jungle‚” discusses the impact of Sinclair’s novel and why this novel is still remembered over a century later. Barrett argues that Sinclair’s “The Jungle” has achieved a major influence on American Society‚ and it has become a part of American history. Barrett provides multiple
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minimum wage was not around this time ; and some were lucky to make 4 dollars an hour (adjusted to inflation). What is thought of as poverty now would have been a life of luxury to 1900’s‚ more specifically‚ Jurgis an immigrant working man. In The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair‚ Jurgis and his family suffer and experience hardships in almost every area of their lives.The most traumatic experiences for Jurgis and his family were the loss of many family members‚ the hardship of obtaining a safe job
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The Jungle In the year 1906‚Upton Sinclair published the eyeopening novel‚ "The Jungle". The fictional novel became immensely popular that not only the American people were reading it‚ but the twenty sixth president of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ also engaged in reading it. The fictional novel takes place mainly in Chicago‚ where a family of twelve immigrants move from Lithuania to the United State of America in hopes of achieving their version of the "American dream". Once the family
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customs. This is especially apparent in three of his other works‚ Daisy Miller: A Study‚ Roderick Hudson‚ and The Portrait Of A Lady. However‚ in his short story‚ The Beast In The Jungle‚ there is another theme that takes center stage. That theme is fate; moreover‚ the failure to control that fate. In The Beast In The Jungle‚ we are introduced to John Marcher‚ one of the main characters. Immediately afterwards‚ we meet May Bartram‚ someone he had met almost ten years prior in Naples‚ Italy‚ although
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1.) The character in this book that I would like to discuss is the main character‚ Cadence Sinclair. In my opinion‚ she was the most interesting and complex character. In the beginning of the book the reader finds out that Cadence suffered a brain injury causing her to have amnesia. Because of this‚ she can’t remember what really happened. One thing that really interested me about Cadence was how she would give something away of her’s every day that she didn’t need. She explains how none of these
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Andrew Ward Period: 7 Date: 2/6/13 Rikki Tikki Tavi Perseverance “This is the story of the great war that Rikki Tikki Tavi fought single handed‚ through the bathrooms of the big bungalow in segowlee cantonment.”(594).it is also about Rikki Tikki’s perseverance by continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties‚ failure‚ or opposition.Rikki Tikki shows perseverance by going on journeys‚ overcoming obstacles‚ and accomplishing goals. Rikki’s journeys demonstrate perseverance because he was washed by a
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Have you ever been greedy? How has it affected you? In the story‚ Rikki-Tikki Tavi by: Rudyard Kipling‚ two of the characters‚ Nag and Nargiana are greedy. As in the story Hershel and the Hanukkah candles by: Eric Kimmel two goblins are. Also in the play A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens‚ a man named Scrooge is greedy as well. The main message in all three short stories/plays is nothing good ever comes out of being greedy. In these stories being greedy has a negative outcome for all the characters
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Schoolhouse Rock Live was a delightful play performed by the TCC Theatre group. This play was about a school teacher getting ready to go to the first day of school when he is visited by figments of his imagination to remind him learning should be entertaining. This musical featured music from the classic Schoolhouse Rock videos‚ people used to watch in elementary and middle school. Though this musical had numerous lessons‚ the most important message was that learning new things should always be
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People can earn respect or change opinions on them by doing certain actions. This is the theme for Rikki Tikki Tavi‚ a story about a family mongoose. He starts with the impression that he’s a regular mongoose. One way Rikki Tikki’s esteem changed is his loyalty to the family. Rikki Tikki always stays with the family and never leaves them one day. He protects them from the wild animals of the garden. And he never betrays them even though he’s a wild mongoose. Another way Rikki Tikka’s
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