Horton Hears a Who!

A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. There are many different parables out there in the world, each written by various authors and writers. In “The Pearl”, there is a parable. The beginning of the book is really where the parable is set. The story starts with a really positive vibe. Kino, the main character, has nothing to worry about in life. He has a family, shelter, clothing, and job. All of his happiness quickly fades when his baby, Coyotito, gets stung…

or what inspires the authors. Most of the books that Dr. Seuss wrote was during the war and “ Yertle the Turtle” was inspired by the rise of Hitler, and “The Sneetches” was inspired by the opposition to anti-semitism, then “Horton Hears a Who” was inspired by a professor, who Dr. Seuss met, that was in Japan when the bombs were dropped. Even though a lot of Dr. Seuss’ inspiration came from historic events, many people wonder about Dr. Seuss’ imagination for the characters and places he wrote…

Technology, it overruns our daily lives constantly. Teenagers are always spending time on their phones and laptops every day, yet the arts are being lost as fast as technology is developing. Furthermore, the art of literature is being lost. We see people on their phones texting and tweeting to express themselves, but what happened to sitting down and getting lost in a book? How about journaling to let loose and express yourself? That is what literature is. It’s being able to be yourself in a way…

during the years 1937 - 1990, but during that time he also was a political cartoonist. For two years, 1941-1943, Theodor Geisel was the chief editorial cartoonist for a New York newspaper (Minear, 2012). Theodor Geisel was writing his fourth book, Horton Hatches the Egg, when it came to his attention that Paris had fallen to the Nazis. He drew over 400 political cartoons during that time. His cartoons are about World War…

Susan his wife but an old lookout tower where he would spend at least eight hours a day writing and doodling till he takes a break to grow his garden. The following year he published a couple of very famous books of his one of which were "Horton hears a who". A major turning point in his career is in 1954 one life magazines criticized the reading level of young children. Then one of his books cat in the hat was published in 1957 and was described by one critic as "tour de force". The cat in the…

In the controversial question over who runs congress, the definitely answer would be the legislators; instead it is a battle between the constituents and the lobbyists. The answer to that question seems obvious depending on who is answering; constituents believe that lobbyist is the muppet masters and lobbyists believe that constituents are agenda blockers to their special interests. However, legislators tend to straddle the fence depending on which side is more beneficial at the moment. Is…

One of those ways are all of them have collaborated with other people. Martha has worked with Isamu Noguchi who stages sets. He helped Martha collaborate on her solo piece, Frontier. Alvin Ailey has collaborated with musician, Duke Ellington and choreographer, Talley Beatty in his piece, “My People: First Negro Centennial”. David Parsons worked with his long…

Not only in the services they conduct, but their orientation into their field and the way they are taught to interact. The reality of the situation is the contrasts exist only to highlight to comparisons. Between Ronald Cobb, the Christion pastor in Horton Kansas, and Benjamin Tremmel, the Catholic priest of the Good Intent Parish, there exist some of the most uncommon similarities one might find between such different holy men. Amongst the obvious differences between a pastor and a priest,…

dad a hug, or told him I loved him. I feel so guilty for being too caught up in my own busy life to even make time for those who matter the most. Now the only thing I’m left to do is wait. I…

“We are here! We are here! We are here! We are here!” cried the little people of Who-ville as they tried to communicate with the outside world in Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who! The inability to effectively communicate with others can make one feel as small as the tiny people of Who-ville. A failure to communicate is the common theme found in the three popular short stories: Jealous Husband Returns in Form of a Parrot by Robert Olen Butler, Two Kinds by Amy Tan, and The Management of Grief by…