Come to Me

Obstacles within our lifetimes change our aspirations. Most people turn their backs on everything they work hard on as soon as an obstacle comes in the way. Within American society, there is this idea of a dream, known as the American Dream. The American dream was publicly defined back in 1931 as, “the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone”…

are almost always bad men.” In reading George Orwell’s Animal Farm, it becomes apparent that this quote comes into play with much of the story line. Two specific events stuck out to me in the story, each making it clear that Napoleon’s power had corrupted absolutely. He was a bad man, and there was nothing anyone could do about it because of said power. At one point in the story, the animals come outside to find Squealer, Napoleon, and the other pigs walking on two legs. This image is powerful,…

Aspects of Humanity Revealed through Symbolism in Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go has been widely acclaimed for its insights into the depths of human life. On the surface, the main characters, Kathy H., Tommy, and Ruth live completely normal lives, but their inevitable futures as organ donors separates them from “normal” people. Throughout their childhood and adolescent lives, the characters encounter various objects that become sentimental to them. Kathy greatly values her…

major was an influence on me however; his invasion of freedom was, depressing. I value the rich and more lavish things in life. Old major just wanted to be free. I can understand this, but he wanted nothing more than that. I said why would we stop there, my envision was that I could have an even better and more luxurious life than the humans themselves. My opinion on animalism, let's see the word would have to be, dull.…

again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” Animal farm is taken over by overworked and tiresome animals. Thus attempting the idea of a perfect utopian world with equality at its roots. Unfortunately, the dictatorship community comes back and the animals are forced to work while the rulers, the pigs, sit back and watch. The simple-minded animals live in fear, but do not take matters into their own hands, and simply let the pigs run their lives. Over time, There have been…

All good things must come to an end…or so they say. Of course, James Bond apparently never got that memo – you know, because he seems to get younger and more ambitious with each passing decade. With that said, it’s impossible not to admire the fan base and longevity that this character has built for itself, stemming back to the 1950s. At the same time, it’s also terribly difficult not to admire the stylistic swagger that the current Bond, Daniel Craig, has brought to the ever-growing…

family crest is a human foot crushing a serpent whose fangs are imbedded in it’s heal. The serpent represents Fortunato’s insults and the foot crushing it represents Montresor’s act of vengeance. His family motto “nemo me impune lacessit” basically means that no one shall harm me without being punished. Montresor reflects on his family having a history of taking revenge on every insult. This poisons him with pride so much that you wonder if the punishment is remotely deserved or if he made it a…

Benjamin: Utopia Society Have you ever thought of just laying back in the sun with not a care in the world. I’m Benjamin and my moto/saying is “nothing really annoys me, I'm not that kind of [donkey], I'm quite laid back about most things”(Mark Lawrenson). I’m the oldest animal, least tempered so I really have no motive to take action or put input into anything that really goes on, unless it’s a cynical remark. My imagination of an utopian society is everyone is not worried about anything and…

“Nemo me impune lacessit” means nobody could hert me without impunity in Latin. The short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allan Poe depicts a man named Montresor who decides to seek revenge against a man named Fortunato who has insulted him even though they seems like good friends. He meets Fortunato at a carnival, using psychological tricks to pretent that he could provide Fortunato a chance to teast a bottom of Amontillado, then lead Fortunato into the catacombs of his home. along…

I chose to do the journal entries because the windmill was a larger part of the story. When they were all promised the things that would come with the building of the windmill I figured that each animal would have their own opinion about it and what they thought about in the future as well. In the book the pigs are a nasty, backstabbing group of animals that are just using the others for their benefit. On the farm there is only one animal that can see that because he has been alive to experience…