Cockroach

control cockroach situation, I’m glad everything happened the way it did, I wouldn’t be who I am if it had been easy. I’ve been moved in to my very first, very own apartment for about two weeks. Everything is going well; sure I’ve missed class a couple of times and been late to work once or twice, but everyone has those months. I start each morning the same, wake up, make the bed, have a cup of tea. As I go to get my mug for tea out I feel a tickle on my foot. “Oh my god, that’s a cockroach.…

Franz Kafka, in his book The Metamorphosis, writes about a young traveling salesman named Gregor Samsa, who one day wakes up to find himself turned into a large insect. The narrator, as well as the main character, don’t have a clue as to what happened, the only thing that the reader can infer is that Gregor’s state is irreversible. As the story goes on, we learn about his job, his hopes and dreams, as well as his worries. The tragic thing is that he can’t communicate with his family or those…

Pthirus pubis, also known as pubic lice or crab louse, is an ectoparasite, which is strictly host specific to humans. Pubic lice have three stages: egg, nymph, and adult (CDC, 2017). Pubic lice targets coarse hair at its base and normally remain on its host until it is removed, controlled, or treated. Initially, the female will lay two to three eggs, also known as nits, over the course of twenty-four hours (CDC, 2017). The nits have a whitish in color and have an oval-like structure, with an…

The vermin is gone. How could I have been such an idiot? That vermin, that hideous insect was never my brother. Perhaps it was my brother at some point, but slowly, and slowly Gregor faded away. At one point it seemed human. Maybe it seemed to be my brother, but eventually the human part of my brother disappeared, or perhaps he forgot about his humanity, because he got used to his newfound animalistic nature. One thing I’m sure is that dead vermin isn’t my brother. My brother would never let our…

Throughout Revolt of the Cockroach People, Buffalo Brown is torn between following the violent tendencies of his chicano brethren, or staying true to being the peaceful protesting chicano lawyer he needs to be. In his time of confusion, he is able to visit his inspiration, Cesar Chavez. While Mookie of Do the Right Thing does not get to meet a popular civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King is still present throughout the movie in Smiley’s picture. These two non-violent activists are…

Poop pill or a Cockroach pill? Your stomach would turn and you would think no way neither is tasteful, but they both can benefit you. Worst case scenario you have to choose one, what would you choose? Have you ever thought a Cockroach pill would cure you? How would a Cockroach pill cure you? What is found in the Cockroach pills? Would you risk your life or take the pills? Have you ever thought a Cockroach pill would cure you? Yes, this is disgusting thinking of putting Cockroach brains in your…

Metamorphosis Gregor morphs into a cockroach, thus his family is greatly affected. Gregors isolation is not shown in the story before he becomes a cockroach as everything seems fine about him to his family. As Gregor becomes a cockroach, his isolation comes to light as bugs are not very social and keep to themselves. Kafka uses the metaphor of becoming a cockroach to show how Gregor was isolated even before he was a cockroach. Kafka uses the metaphor of becoming a cockroach to show how Gregor…

Metamorphosis Franz Kafka's the Metamorphosis is about a man named Gregor who turned into a cockroach. This book uses symbols such as a picture in his room, doors and windows and food to show how Gregor's family dehumanizes him over many months. Food is a great symbol of Gregor’s death . Food symbolizes how his family treats him after he turns into a cockroach. When Gregor first turns into a cockroach, food symbolizes how his sister cares for him unlike the rest of his family. His father…

and the other side is a laundry room. As I walked down the stairs, to my surprise, I noticed a cockroach on my side of the basement. This is an unusual occurrence. Occasionally, I see a single cockroach hanging out on the laundry room wall, especially on a rainy night. I tend to just let them be and it will usually go back outside when the weather is better. However, this was different. The cockroach somehow managed to travel all the way from the laundry room to my side of the basement.…

I hopped in the cockroach to try it. Not thinking that I have an archenemy every superhero has an arch enemy. The king of all lizards was my arch enemy, he stopped me and let loose his army of lizards I could never fight all of these lizards by myself. Knowing that I was…