Often barriers withhold us from pursuing what we truly love, however, our ambition allows us to overcome these barriers and achieve a sense freedom. This precise course of action occurs in Tess Gallagher’s short story “The Lover of Horses”. “The Lover of Horses" concerns a woman, the narrator, who responds to her mother 's request to help bring her father home; he is drinking and gambling beyond reason. Instead of stopping him, she assists and encourages him. His obsessive nature is compared with the history of mental obsession in their family, particularly her great-grandfather, who obsessed over horses and abandoned their family to follow a circus act.…
Tressa Prisbrey, or known as Grandma Prisbrey is a female outsider artist who built The Bottle Village. She lived in Simi Valley, California where the Bottle Village is located. She began to build The Bottle Village when she was about sixty years old. Bottle Village is a village and also a landmark that was built from recycled items. All of its sculptures, buildings, walkways and monuments were built with findings from the neighborhood dump.…
One day in fall, four settlers went to hunt for food for a harvest celebration (Thanksgiving). The Wampanoag heard gunshots and told their leader, Massasoit, who thought the English might be preparing for war. He visited the English settlement with 90 of his men to see if the war was really gonna happen.…
The fact is we may never know the truth about how Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville died. After reading the four stories that surround Jumonville’s death, indeed, his death appears to be part of an eighteenth century mystery. There were striking similarities between the four stories. On May 28, 1754, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington supported by Indian leader, Tanaghrisson, surrounded the French early in the morning. There was an altercation in the French camp, and shots were fired.…
The relationship that Nanabush formed with Marie-Adele and Christophe formed with Snow Falls was intended to further the spread of their spirituality, but in doing so, their actions became misunderstood by others. For Nanabush, the only two women on the reserve that are able to see him – Marie-Adele and Zhaboonigan – do not know who he truly is. This is shown when Marie-Adele first badgers him with questions such as, “who the hell do you think you are, the Holy Spirit?” (Highway 1.19). In addition, Marie-Adele even questions his intentions when she asks, “who are you?…
1. Roger P. Mellen, the author of this academic essay, is focusing on the Stamp Act that was imposed on the American colonies by the British Parliament in 1765 and forced the colonies to pay a tax on every printed material, such as newspapers, legal documents, magazines, playing cards, ship’s paper, license, and other publications. The article starts with “This study helps to clarify an historical debate regarding the colonial printers’ supposed unanimous opposition to the tax”, the simple abstract of the article, which gives the main idea of what Roger P. Mellen is trying to say in the article. He also indicates that it was a preface to the American Revolution and this act also lead to significant transition for colonial printers in the colonies.…
Prompt #3: Compare and/or contrast yourself with one of the main characters in the book. The main character of Laura Hillenbrand’s novel Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a racehorse for which the title is named. Throughout the novel, Seabiscuit proves a very intriguing horse with many endearing and some undesirable traits. I feel that I am quite similar to the racing hero referred to as, the Biscuit.…
“Seabiscuit an American Legend” written by Laura Hillenbrand and was set in the 1930's during the Depression era. During this time the world needed to have some kind of hope to hold onto and this was it. An ugly looking horse, named Seabiscuit, was owned by a car salesman, he was trained by a cowboy and ridden by a jockey blind in one eye. This story captured the hearts of everyone young and old and is to this day is still great.…
Introduction Lorraine Bayard de Volo’s article, “Unmanned? Gender Recalibrations and the Rise of Drone Warfare” (2016), presents an interesting critique of drone warfare through a gendered lens. As such, this review of Bayard de Volo’s article will argue that although the article properly identifies the background and addresses the importance of the rising significance of drone warfare and its effect on the dynamic of gender and politics, she fails to explicitly address her assumption of drone warfare based solely on the use of examining American drone warfare. This review will first begin by summarizing Bayard de Volo’s argument before contextualizing her article within the course content. Then, this review will highlight the strengths before…
Jocques Roumain is an excellent writer that shows audience the essence of the Haitians activism through his beautiful novel "The preface to the life of a bureaucrat. " The atavism which was a typical element that characterized the governmental authorities for decades. This novel was published in 1930 and in this period a lot of relevant events happened in Haiti. Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Louis Borno was a lawyer who later became president of Haiti during the period of American occupation in Haiti. ( 1922- to-1930).…
Charles' reign began with war against Spain, so initially his masques were not as extravagant and expensive as his father's were so famously known for because his money was going towards "more needful purposes ". His masques always argued his claim to the throne and included the most current political and legal events which suggest that the King was actively involved in their composition. "Charles was not merely being entertained by his masques, the form was an extension of the royal mind ". In fact Buckingham, Charles' right hand man, sponsored two masques himself in 1626 and 1627. The first was staged at York at his home in London, where Charles and his Queen Henrietta Maria were escorted in with the rest of their court.…
The main character in this story is a horse called Sherry. The story took place during The Revolutionary War. Paul Revere didn’t make his famous midnight ride alone. The mare who doesn’t mind mentioning she was once the fastest and more admired horse in the King’s. The importance about this story is that Mr.Revere needed a fast and strong horse “ which was Sherry”, to ride around the country to warn that the British were coming.…
Thomas Pogge is a moral cosmopolitan author, meaning he supports the dominant view of global justice. This concept promotes equality and respect, while suggesting that every individual holds the same amount of worth. Pogge states that human rights are essential for liberal societies, and believes we have a moral responsibility to care about every citizen of the world, therefore he believes we have responsibilities to the world’s poor. In order to care for the world’s poor, Pogge suggests putting into place a global resource tax.…
Experiences and people influence the way we see life. While some people perceive their world in a different way, others accept the world presented to them. There are people who dream and see the world as fantasy; everyone has different ideas and thoughts because of their experiences. Jacey Choy’s “Red Cranes” and Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s “The Firefly Hunt” are two different short stories which center around the idea of a child’s imagination. For Mie, she is a realist.…
Simone Badal McCreath, a world-renowned chemist, is also known as the youngest scientist in Latin America. She underwent many struggles on her journey to success, such as a lack of education and finance, but acceptance from her father was more significant than anything else she wanted to achieve. Eventually, her father evaluated Simone’s potential and expressed that it was fair if she had gotten the same chance that everyone else had to change the world for better. Just like Simone had to undergo difficult situations, other women have also been underestimated by not only males but society as well. One theme of The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera is the empowerment of women.…