Death of a Naturalist

In John Knowles novel, A Separate Peace, he depicts what life is like for a group of boys living at a private boarding school, Devon. These boys form bonds and strong friendships with each other; however, they are faced with the challenges of growing up during World War Two. Like regular high school kids these boys play games, attend school and mess around with each other. As the boys navigate into adulthood, they struggle to find their own identities as the deal with who they are and who…

Wisdom Questions To discuss the wisdom questions, “wisdom” must first be explicitly defined. Wisdom instructs us how to use knowledge- the facts of this world that we understand- to create a better understanding of us and our world. To integrate our knowledge, the following essential questions, what we call “Wisdom Questions”, must be asked: “Who are we?”, “Why are we here?”, “Where do we come from?”, “What do we hope for?”, and “What do we owe one another?”. The answers to these questions are…

Following North, Heaney’s next collection of poetry was Field Work which largely documents his four years spent in Glanmore County Wicklow. The significance of this move is that it took him South of the border with the Republic of Ireland, a haven away from the sectarian violence of the North. Inevitably, this could be assumed as Heaney’s deliberate removal from the political situation, however, Joshua Weiner wrote: While the move south seemed to some a deliberate withdrawal from a previous…

In “The Federalist No. 10” James Madison, writing under the group pen name “Publius,” addresses the problematic role of factions in popular government in order to argue against a democracy and to offer up his solution of a republic. Defining a faction as “a number of citizens… united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community” (349), Madison contends that a “pure democracy”…

Moths are generally viewed negatively by the general public, most often associated with corruption, death, and deterioration. They are often viewed as pests, destroyers of clothing and crops. However, there is a family of moths that seems to defy the common perception of these creatures. In fact, these moths have been given the names “Emperor Moths” and “Royal Silkworms,” not only because they differ completely from most moths, but because they also are beneficial to humans. Indeed, because of…

Theodore Roosevelt made a great impact while in office at the White House. He also abuse his power as the President during his years. Most of his legacy included; Act, Act, Ac, Act. Now even though he won the noble peace prize in 1906 for creating a peace movement. Therefore developing countless “Acts” that help America evolved in what it is today. Whereas, he still made some unforgettable decision, such as, Brownsville and imperialism. However, his time in the White House was quite memorable,…

Article Analysis - “Should We Kill Animals to Save Them?” by Satvik Gurram Though the fees for hunting animals may presumably go to conservation and help maintain conservancies and wildlife reserves, many critics believe that endangered and big game animals shouldn’t be killed and the benefits of hunting fees are not significant at all. Nyae Nyae, a wildlife reserve in Namibia’s Kalahari Desert, protects one of the last large elephants in the world. In addition to these elephants, around 3,000…

During the European era of exploration in the 16th Century, some of the most famous and successful conquests were those of Spain traveling through South America. The adventurous tales of these early conquistadors transcended generations in the form of mythical and historical retellings. As the 19th Century brought about industrialization, a renewed possibility of adventure emerged. Instead of physically conquering new lands, the unknown was explored for the sake of knowledge. The works of…

animals for survival therefore typically never threatened their existences. The fur trade was one of the biggest factors to the decline in wildlife. Let us make clear at the outset that the Indians did not threaten the beaver as a species. The great naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton estimated toward the end of his career that there were 60 million beaver in North America when the Europeans came (Merchant 80). In the wilds of North America, beaver trapping contributed to shifting economic and…

The one above you... (she is not the Lord and DO NOT look up, she does not like it) - Aeron Chromio Darke Rating - 1.The ideal romance Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a very beautiful girl. She was called Aoi. In the nearby village lived a very handsome boy, he was named Hano. Aoi met Hano in school. They fell in love at first sight. Time flew too fast and soon, Aoi and Hano were adults. Aoi's family began looking for a husband for her. Several offers came and went, Aoi rejected…