Evan Hunter

Westward exploration and expansion were motivated by many different factors, focusing on power, dominance, money and spirituality. Spaniards, English, Canadians, Russians and Native Americans all viewed this region as extraordinary, and strived for sovereignty rights. From 1760-1815, many accomplished explores came west looking for adventure, excitement, exploration and for many, wealth. Trade was connected directly with economic success in governments. Many English trappers headed west after…

Kathleen Evans is a mother of five she is married to Barry and they are a grandmother and grandfather of twenty including two great grandchildren. Kathleen comes from a small town Windale in Lake Macquarie. In the 1990’s she was diagnosed with a carcinoma in her right lung. When her x-rays and scans had been taken her GP sent her to a heart, lung surgeon. He put Kathleen in a hospital for a biopsy. The surgeon had explained that he was hoping to remove her right lung and as her youngest child…

Jullian Von Barbier Professor Evans English Composition 10/25/15 History: From Past to Progress Without historical advances in food or exploration, your life would not be as it is today. These faculties have drastically improved each and every one of our lives and will continue to do so as long as these pillars of civilization are kept erect. Sources that take issue with these topics include Kincaid’s “The Ugly Tourist,” and Diamond’s “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” These…

J.E.B.Spredemann said,“Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.”In the short stories,”The Soul of Caliban”,by Emma Squier,”On the Sidewalk Bleeding”by Evan Hunter,and “Citizen’s Arrest”,by Charles Willeford the choices that characters made impacted them and others.The choices that people make often has an impact on their lives and the lives of others. In the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding", characters made choices that…

the public at circuses and other parks. It is found that these animals are often abused by their trainers, live in deplorable conditions, and often spend long periods of time traveling without sufficient water, food, air conditioning, or heating (Evans, 2010). The same can also be true for zoo animals. In 2010, complaints were filed against the Philadelphia Zoo for the inhumane conditions its elephants were living in. The elephants, Kallie and Bette, were often confined in a small barn, and…

spirit” (Evans). Although she is old, she still makes the journey to visit the nurses for medicine, not for herself, but for her ill grandson that the reader is not even told if he is alive or if Phoenix is delusional. Welty explains through her story, to never give up no matter the condition. If one has a goal and wants to achieve it, there should be nothing that stands in the way of it. Also, throughout the whole story she is called racist names by multiple people such as the Hunter, and the…

The short story ‘On the sidewalk bleeding’ written by Evan Hunter, This story is about a sixteen boy called Andy who got stabbed by people in a gang called Guardians as he was in a gang called The Royal and wearing the gang jacket, this is because The Royal and Guardians were the biggest gang in that time. When he lied down on the sidewalk, he missed three chances from people who walked pass to rescue him. Throughout the story, Andy missed three chances from the people who walked pass to rescue…

married, he wanted to have kids and move in with Laura. He wanted to live, he did not want to die. These are all the thoughts running through Andy's mind while he “lay on the sidewalk with the March rain drilling his jacket,” says the narrator. In Evan Hunter's “On The Sidewalk Bleeding” we encounter a teenage boy struggling to find his identity in an alley full of fear and regret. We follow Andy, as all of his thoughts and emotions changes during the final hour of his life as a naive and…

Superheroes movie have had a major impact on the cinematic industry for the past few years, and things don’t appear to be changing any time soon. It’s a great time to be alive for Marvel fans. With dozens of film on the way in the coming years (maybe even another decade), there definitely won 't be any shortage of super heroes actions. With new films constantly being added to the list, here are a few that will have comic books fans feel like they’re in heaven. Ant-Man and the Wasp An Ant-Man…

Prejudice - Have We Changed? Prejudice. It is the ability to judge someone without any prior knowledge on them. It is the ability to judge someone from a mere appearance. Whether it is the colour of their skin, the clothes they wear, or what they believe in. Prejudice is a word that sums up any and all forms of judgement, something that is apparent throughout history. Whether it is the racism in ‘Remember the Titans,’ the sexism in ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ judgement in ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding,’ or…