A Son of the Circus

In our studies of the sea, one theme connects its’ role in all stories we’ve read: the cyclical nature of its power. In Riders to the Sea, the sea brings sustenance and income to Maurya, as well takes away her husband and all of her sons. In The Sea at Dauphin, the sea brings Afa a livelihood but takes away everything else worth living for. The house in Home follows a similar pattern. There are celebrations of life and death, union and separation, and happiness and despair. Like nature, the idea…

Six years ago, if you would have asked me what a petroleum engineer was, I'd say I have no idea. Five years ago, I would have answered "Someone who digs up oil out of the ground.” Five years ago, I met my step grandmother's step mom's son, Jaimie. Jamie was a petroleum engineer at One Shell Square.I told him that I was a graduating senior in high school and that I had not yet decided on my major or what college I was going to.He told me all about what he did at Shell. He told me that if I went…

PABLO PICASSO Picasso was not only a very interesting man but he was also one of the most revolutionary artist of the early 20th century. He was considered a prodigy and a pioneer in the art world from a very young age, and continued to shape the art scene throughout his entire life. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga, on the coast of Spain. His mother was Dona Maria Picasso y Lopez and his Father was Don José Ruiz Blasco. Picasso came from a modest background, his father…

The “Book of Job,” written in the period between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, is one of the most remarkable pieces of literature ever known to humankind. It also is a moral tale of leadership. It tells the story of Job, who retains his trust in God, in spite of the series of horrific trials he is exposed to. To emphasize the importance of this masterpiece of Hebrew poetry, the famous French novelist Victor Hugo allegedly has said that if all the world’s literary efforts were to be destroyed,…

and 10 Things I Hate About You a movie that is based off of Taming of the Shrew are very similar and different. Both of these have their parts that are like a mirror to one another but then there are other parts that seem to be like a mirror from a circus. Hence the timeline choice for 10 Things I Hate About You is a perfect example for differences in between these two scripts. While both stories were written in their modern times, the span of 400 years creates significant differences in how the…

Magical realism differs from other genres of fiction because it’s reality is based on the what an author might believe to be true or what he or she has experienced. Magical realism is often quite difficult to understand because it asks the reader to take what they know to be true in the real world and accept completely different truth. Magical realism is similar to other genres of fiction but separates itself by its basic assumptions of elements of reality. Ghosts, angels, mermaids, and giants…

case. John Wesley Hardin was born in 1853 near Bonham, Texas. His parents were named James Hardin and Elizabeth Dixson. His name came from John Wesley, the founder of methodist denomination of Christianity. John was sadly only the second surviving son out of ten others. He was one of the lucky ones, but his luck would soon turn. John went to school like any other kid. John’s father, James Hardin was a teacher at the school that John and his siblings went to. While attending his father’s school…

Many of Rembrandt’s pieces also depict his interpretation of biblical passages, which Liedtke contributes to the Mennonite presence in Holland. Besides biblical passages, Rembrandt painted, sketched, and etched the people of Amsterdam – ranging from circus performers to children playing in the street. Many of his pieces are portraits of individuals who had either inspired Rembrandt or commissioned him to do so. The influence of the effluent individuals on Rembrandt is fairly clear in his…

these meaningless acts in their natural habitats. These animals are unable control their freedom, power and ability to show or communicate their resistance of their abuse. Studies from the Do Something Foundation, have shown that on average 96% of circus animals lives are spent in chains and cages. Tigers naturally fear fire, yet they are forced to jump threw them. Sea World is another example animal abuse. It is one of the most famous sea animal entertainment shows in the U.S. in which they…

follows the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man, who had a wife and two young children. In 1841, while Northup’s family had gone away, he met two men in Saratoga New York. These Men promised Northup they would pay him for playing violin in a circus show; they introduce themselves as Brown and Hamilton. They trick him into traveling to Washington, D.C.; where they sell him into slavery in the…