Frogs

The short story, Rikki-tikki-tavi, is a memorable one written by Rudyard Kipling. The story takes place in a bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. A bungalow is a low, one-story house, and Segowlee cantonment is a British army post in India. In the story, it describes the life of the mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi. A mongoose is like a cat in the body, but like a weasel in the head. A mongoose is an extremely curious creature, one who wants to know about everything. A mongoose’s greatest enemy is the…

beast in daytime” Said Joseph. “Percy wake up” said Joseph. Percy grumbles “Five more minutes mom.” Crack! Splash! “Wake up!” said Joseph angrily in a fit of rage. “Woah what was that for.” Percy said soaked in water with a pond frog on his head. “Croak” said the Frog. “alright let’s…

Famous American poet Emily Dickinson was perhaps best known for living a life of introversion. Dickinson was born into a wealthy and intellectually prominent family in Amherst, Massachusetts. She lived out the majority of her life in her family home with her sister, Lavinia. As is true of many writers, Dickinson is thought to have drawn from personal experience when composing her poems. Emily Dickinson’s life left a distinguishable impression on her writing, which is easy to acknowledge in one…

There were numerous instances in which Gore used humor during his presentation. The most memorable being after he showed the visual of the boiling water and the frog, he jokingly reassured the audience that the frog would be saved. This comedic approach makes a political figurehead, like himself, more approachable to an audience of average people. This establishes a more relatable state of ethos than what he would have had previously…

The play takes place in a small town called Salem in the state of Massachusetts. The time period where the play takes place is around 1692. This small town filled with different types of people but they all have one thing in common and it is their religion. Everyone in Salem is very religious. They all are Christians. The town is so small that everyone knows each other very well. In this time era children were not allowed to have fun. It was considered against the ways of the church. Therefore…

pop music (Wang 137 & 138). The slapstick comedy portion of the film added diversity to the emotions portrayed in the story. The majority of the comedy, slapstick theme is portrayed by characters including: Malasun, Old Mao, Mr. Representative, and Frog (Wang 146). We find Malasun typically expressing comical behavior through his actions and the way he responds or reacts to certain scenarios. He is the provider of rice wine and in one particular scene, is aiding in the intoxication of Rauma, the…

How to care for a horse: There is more than meets the eye “If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.” (Balding) The quote above, stated by Clare Balding, showers on us the insight of how powerful a horse can be. If a horse has the capability to show sincerity and remorse for a simple human, then it is only respectful to show the same…

Throughout the story "A Christmas Memory", Truman Capote uses a method of "show but don't tell", to set the mood of nostalgia. The individual scenes of this story add to the mood as well. He uses elaborate descriptions and details that apply to the five senses to help identify the setting. The settings in which add to the mood are the kitchen, Haha's Cafe, and the woods. The setting of the kitchen contributes towards the mood of "A Christmas Memory" by creating a feeling of warmth and…

One of the plans that Mack and the boys come up with is to through a party for Doc. To get the money necessary for the party they go and capture frogs. They return to Monterey and attempt to convince Lee Chong that by taking the frogs he in a sense would be making a profit by selling the frogs to Doc. Unfortunately the “the poison of greed was already creeping into the innocent and laudable merchandising agreement” (Steinbeck 108). A metaphor in the quote compares greed…

As an established and well-respected director, Tim Burton has been credited for his unique filming style evident in his many movies. Born on August 25th, 1958 in Burbank, California, Burton was always known as an ‘odd’ child, spending most of his time drawing, painting, and watching horror films. After graduating from high school, he attended the California Institute of the Arts, after which he became an apprentice animator at the Walt Disney Studios. This was the beginning of what would become…