Badger

In My Antonia, Cather uses symbols from nature to express the essential aspects of the lives of the characters. Some symbols are of the land: the prairie, the grass, winter, etc. Other symbols are animals: badgers, wolves, rattlesnakes, larks, etc. Choose three symbols and discuss how they convey information about the daily lives of the characters, how the characters relate to each other and/or how Cather views life. In My Antonia, by Willa Cather, there are multiple examples of symbolism. Mr.…

The naming of William, Zachariah 's first son is how Zachariah would honour the man who had been good to him as a slave and to the man who had set him free. Zachariah had only the best of intents and hopes in giving William the middle name Ernest. He would name the rest of his sons after himself (as a second name only as was the Watts tradition), Annabella 's father, her grandfather and John Patterson but most importantly after all (with one exception) of William Watts brothers, Zachariah 's…

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? What do you want? My children? Eugene? No!” (Highway 2.92).…

The 13th century conquests of the Mongols have never been matched. Under Genghis Khan’s leadership, the “horsemen of the steppe” conquered China and the Muslim parts of central Asia and pushed deep into Europe and the Middle East in just about 25 years. Although their attempts to take Japan and Southeast Asia failed, only once did they suffer a notably decisive defeat, a defeat which came at the hands of Mameluke general Baibars at Ain Jalut, Palestine around the year 1260. The Romans had an…

thumped out, and there will be no medical support when wounds do happen. Boxing is much more secure when it is lawful yet directed. There is no encouragement to imagine that if boxing was banned it would go ahead with underground. Cockfighting and badger baiting were banned and they are practically not rare. On the off chance that found, thus violating the law by sorting out or watching a boxing match could be punished seriously. This will frighten away others from attempting to stage battles…

In the exposition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an unnamed narrator notices a manuscript, attached to it a scarlet, golden embroidered A. After finding this the narrator chooses to write the fictional accounts of Hester Prynne and her struggle with her identity after committing one of the worst sins in accordance to the Puritan times. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne demonstrates how sin can be detrimental on a person 's character, and how it affects their…

Taylor Jenkins Professor Sikkema Writing 150 December 4th, 2014 What actually is a “hipster”? We all have been walking and seen somebody who could be considered a hipster in our eyes, with a flannel shirt, big glasses, skinny jeans, and usually an artistic feel to them, because that is how we have been told all our lives what hipsters were. Modern-day society has painted a picture in everyone’s heads on what society should believe a hipster is, which is not always true for anything we are told.…

Women were overrepresented as “mad” or “hysterical” in society, but what of the men? Men were never deemed as such because that was just “men being men”. However, some British literature texts beg to differ, for example, most of the men who were extremely misogynistic start to develop a loss in their mental stability. A critical analysis of the characters Leontes from “The Winter’s Tale” and Ferdinand “The Duchess of Malfi” can attest to this male mental illness. Leontes and Ferdinand go through…

Statement of Intent. In my story, I wanted to write about an individual with unresolved issues which were dragging them down and had shaped who they were. In this case I wanted to underline how Doug’s mother’s absence had affected him and how much stronger he could be after dealing with her as a barrier. The reason I made the characters animals was an experiment and it enabled me to reinforce the character’s personality type without further description. The animal choice is more of a metaphor…

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, are the most well-known animal rights group in the world. Through campaigns, commercials and advertisements, PETA has grabbed the attention of the public eye, and refuses to let go until their message is fully embraced. On the surface, this doesn’t seem like a bad thing. After all, PETA’s message is pretty clean-cut, and advocates for an issue that many wouldn’t disagree with. On the surface, the organization stands for benefitting…