A Son of the Circus

need recreation and some sort of excitement in one’s life like the circus as he is a human being and not a machine. Gradgrind raises his children Tom and Louisa to learn facts and nothing else, no entertainment, no fancy, no circus. He is obsessed to and devote his life to the study of basing actions and opinion on reason and knowledge rather than believing on religious practice and belief or emotional respond and feelings. Thus, his son Tom turn into a hedonist and egoist, he became a gambler…

they called Rome. When the shepherds joined together they formed a powerful army. Their city grew into a powerful empire. There were many myths told about their city Rome’s beginning. One was the story of the Twins Romulus and Remus. They were the sons of the god Mars and a mortal princess. Their mean uncle ditched them in river to drown. A wolf sent by Mars came to rescue them. The wolf raised them. Later a shepherd came and raised the twins. Mars told the twins when they were older to build a…

Cask vs. Leap If you’re getting walled into a cellar I feel bad for you son, but I got 99 problems but Amontillado ain 't one. Whether locked in a closed room in underground catacombs or in a burning house, it is an unfortunate event that many people are fortunate to not have experienced. Even so, in Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe and The Leap by Louise Erdrich, both events happen. These stories, in addition to having exciting and overall interesting plots, have many great examples of…

Wilfred’s mansion now stood. While Tiago The Ringmaster traveled the world struggling to find new acts to to fill the obscure voids for the rest of his show he would leave Wilfred in charge of running the rest of the circus. However paranoid and nervous that the authorities or the circus might solve the murder Wilfred declined his offer to stay behind with the bodies. Still having the money from Tiago’s stolen money box plus their savings Wilfred would explain, “I would want nothing…

I am a animal lover and hate to see animals outside or being abused for no reason. I've loved animals since I was in elementary. I would always get asked what I wanted to be when I grow up. I've always wanted to be a veterinarian, then I changed it to a Vet Technician. Animal cruelty is any act of violence or neglect against an animal. A few things one may have seen is an animal tied up outside for all hours of the day with no food, water, and shelter or maybe a person has seen an owner…

ensuing blame game. The circus started the next two hours following the tragedy. News was carefully filtered to the press. Their appetite was whetted, until the frenzy caught the whole nation. Shanti watched the news silently. Karan was feeding their grandson in their bedroom. He was fed sick…

selfish.” With his infant child sick, Pelayo chucked endless corpses of crabs into the sea, hopelessly trying to cure his newborn. However, when doing so, he discovers the old man with enormous wings, who after bringing him back home, quickly cures his son, and allows him to gain enormous wealth and status in his town. Furthermore, the man performs several consolation miracles, such as granting new teeth to a blind man, making a paralytic woman almost win the lottery, and causing a lepers sores…

before-hand. Titus was the son of the roman emperor Vespasian and Domitilla I. Because of his father’s position and advancement while Claudius was in rule, his family was able to “secure the honor of a court education for Titus” (Donahue). His companion through his schooling was Britannicus, son of the current Roman emperor Claudius. The two were friends until Britannicus died in A.D. 55 (Donahue). He erected golden statues and accompanied another statue in the Circus in honor of his deceased…

prospects were and the more impressive one’s darke magyk abilities the more everyone feared and shunned the darke magyk user. Magyk ability can often be determined by birth as the seventh son of a family is more likely to have more magical talent. As one of the characters, boy 412, is the seventh son of a seventh son he is very powerful and shapes the novel. These elements of whimsy give the reader some room for imagination and help the reader to see the world the author is describing clearly.…

Historical info about the period of publication: In 1854, during the 19th century also known as the "Victorian Era" Utilitarianism and Political Economy were growing trends which Charles Dickens disagreed with greatly. Hard Times was written by Dickens to show and display the aspect of these economic theories in a more negative light. Louisa and Tom were raised under strict principles of economic theory as Dickens pictured it, and thus showed how this idea would ruin social and political ideals.…