Grasshopper

ONE DAY, WHILST changing into a fresh tunic after a tiring day of practice races, Rubio was summoned to the Domus Aurelia by Aurelius Falco. He’d been called the into the tablinum for a special meeting, a meeting, in all probability, designed to detail him on the upcoming Ludi Plebeii, Rubio thought to himself as he made his way out his concrete cubicle on his way to the villa. Within a few lanky strides he made it to the steps of the terrace and then to Falco’s private office, where he was…

The state of Oaxaca, Mexico is best known for its culture and indigenous people, it offers the best of Mexico, both old and new. Their oldest inhabited village, Teotitlan de Valle, can be traced back to 8,000 years ago (Penland, 2015). The cultures of the indigenous people have been preserved because the state remains isolated due to its rocky terrain. The state of Oaxaca is located in Southwestern Mexico, its most predominate features are its coastline on the Pacific Ocean and several mountain…

Pol Pot: Beast of the Southeast Of all the cruel and horrendous tyrants history has bedeviled upon humanity, Pol Pot is among the most evil and unforgiving. It was under his rule that from 1975 to 1979, millions of innocent lives were snuffed out during an event known as the Cambodian Genocide. The Cambodian Genocide was an effort by the tyrannical government of Cambodia, known as the Khmer Rouge, to establish a perfect communist utopia. They planned to do this by disposing of anyone in the…

Among lizards there are carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous species. Herbivorous lizards recommended to feed a variety of vegetables and fruits. These animals are happy to eat the cabbage, carrots, lettuce, apples, etc. All the products are fed lizards must be previously well washed. It should be carefully monitored to ensure that fruits, vegetables and herbs are environmentally friendly, in any case should not be given to animals, plants treated with chemicals or grown near highways.…

Hemingway wrote landscapes the way Burroughs wrote nature, underlined with love, a spiritual depth, and exactitude. “from almost any stream in a trout country the true angler could take trout…whatever bait you used…there was one thing you must always put upon your hook, namely, your heart: when you bait your hook with your heart, the fish will always bite” (Burroughs 59). The fishing narratives of both Hemingway and Burroughs, are embedded with precision and praise of the natural world, and love…

There was a two front battle against two formidable forces of Nature being fought in a poorly built cabin on Blackstone in the early '50s. On one front, freshly replaced and fortified floor boards ,tried with only partial success, to keep out porcupines but these determined pests still threatened. For them, plywood was meant to be eaten. And so was rubber. Carefully placed tires bumpers on the side of a dock were just as carefully eaten by avoiding the nails, leaving bits and pieces of mangled…

Wallace Stegner’s “Wilderness Letter” portrays the importance of wilderness. Wilderness has always held a different meaning as a child for me it held another world. Playing outside, going to wildlife reserves, and watching shows like “Zoboomafoo” that taught about different animals and their habitat all played a part in my love for it. Experiencing the outdoors should be something that is dome willingly to detach and refresh. The Internet has slowly taken that away from children because instead…

I found Roxane Gay’s media criticism in Bad Feminist very compelling through her use of humor and pop culture to make powerful arguments about women’s representation in media. When contemplating my own research in feminist video game criticism, I found myself struggling with how I could emphasize the seriousness of harmful depictions of women in interactive media, when gaming is often viewed as a childish or “fluffy” topic. I found Gay’s breakdown of Fifty Shades of Grey in the chapter, “The…

A staggering 30,000 Winnipeg citizens refused to work between May 15 to June 25 of 1919 in Canada’s largest and best known strike, the Winnipeg General Strike. After World War I, Canada was not in a peaceful state, as soldiers returned to find their original jobs occupied, and horrid wages and working conditions for workers. With unemployment and bankruptcy rates reaching their highest ever, 30,000 Winnipeg citizens held a strike, declining to return to their jobs until they have been granted…

Bentley, R. Alexander 2006 Strontium Isotopes from the Earth to the Archaeological Skeleton: A Review. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory13(3): 138–187. In this article, Bentley provides a review of and explains the various ways in which strontium isotopes are used in archaeology, as well as potential problems with their analysis. He gives a detailed description of what strontium isotopic ratio analysis is, and how these numbers can indicate mobility through life. While a very…