Burn After Reading

able to live independently, it’s his only chance at being able to continue on into his old age. So, it’s no surprise that when George agrees to let him come with them, he is overjoyed. Candy may finally be able to live his own life because of him. After all, he can’t do it on his own, he has no other way to make a livelihood, and his current job is unsteady. Ironically, to be able to gain his independence, he must be dependent on George. He has a spark of hope he seems to have lost, and that…

that one day they will get their piece of land. Every time something went wrong hope held them together. When Candy found out about George and Lennie’s dream he felt hopeful because for the first time he saw an opportunity to have somewhere to go after his eventual firing. Crooks even though the way his was treated had to stay hopeful for a better future, then when he heard of George and Lennie’s plans he saw a chance for a better life. Its hope like this that makes Of Mice and Men timeless…

After traveling, couple of miles, George and Lennie get a chance to get a job at a ranch. Lennie is mentally challenged, George as his guardian makes sure, Lennie is instructed well. Before, the interview with the old man, George instructs Lennie not to…

In this passage from Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck describes the close relationship between Candy and his dog. Much like George and Lennie, Candy and his dog are rely on eachothers company . The dog is Candy's companion on the ranch, which makes him the only worker that isn't lonely. Carlson convinces Candy that his dog should be killed, and no one on the ranch disagrees. Though Carlson states that his reason for shooting the dog has to do with the dog being old and crippled, Steinbeck makes it…

plans go “askew”, the death of Curley’s wife, the loss of the farm dream, and the death of Lennie. One of the other foreshadowing examples is how their plans go “askew”. Askew means to have plans go off track. The poem “To a Mouse” written by Robert Burns tells the story of a mouse, who, like a man, has it’s plans sent askew. The poem states “Your small house, too, in ruin… Now you are turned out, for all your trouble,…

underbrush below the trees, drying them out and priming them to burn” (Darling). The new fire line these firefighters were building was causing them to walk right into these Gambel oaks. Firefighters usually have a safety zone, but these firefighters were so determined to get rid of this fire that they kept digging the fire line further away from their safety zone and were also moving deep into this vegetation that was ready to burn…

complete between 4,000 and 5,000 prescribed fires annually. Approximately 99% of those burns were 'successful,' in that they did not report escapes or near misses. This can be viewed as an excellent record, especially given the elements of risk and uncertainty associated with prescribed fire." So this report analyzes when prescribed fires went out of control and gives us the statistic that 99% of those burns were successful. So you could use that as proof and evidence, if you're writing in…

imagine all of the fires per year and how much land gets destroyed by them. Well just picture this you can help prevent a lot of those fires just by giving a buddy a hand with their fires or putting your fires out. Just by reading this you will learn a lot of safety tips. After you read this you will see that this information is good for you and your friends. While working in the outdoors there is a lot of simple ways you can keep you and your buddies around you and also the wildlife around…

to represent this thought of balance. Poets, such as Robert Burns and William Blake, were known for taking simple ideas and thoughts and challenging the reader’s mind to think beyond the page. This idea is often…

Forest fires occur frequently in Canada, in fact, approximately 10,100 fires annually. Forest fires can help replenish the landscape however, they can possibly pose a threat to local communities. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake wildfire had left the town in ashes and caused over 1.8 billion dollars and 4,700 hectares of damage. Wildfires are caused mainly as a result of human impact rather than natural sources such as lightning. Fires should be managed but just to a certain extent, where the…