Isle of Dogs

and in the face of imminent invasion: “In late 1939 after the outbreak of the war, the MOI (Ministry of Information) was appointed by the British Government to design a number of morale boosting posters that would be displayed across the British Isles during…

In his novel Native Speaker, Chang-rae Lee argues that the learning English in and of itself is a method of cultural assimilation forced on immigrants and their families in the United States. This argument can be seen through the words and thoughts of Lee’s narrator. “‘The polls say people are against bilingualism,’ I said. ‘They’re against giving anything more to immigrants’” (37). Henry Park, the first-person narrator, says this in the present day to his coworker at the spy agency while…

Maria Edgeworth’s Ennui, when published in 1809 was meant to be a didactic tale, a moral piece of literature meant to entertain it’s decidedly English readers. However, as seen throughout the course of history, politics and comedy often go hand in hand. Edgeworth uses this idea to make some very interesting commentary about the state of the relationship between Britain and Ireland at the time, and what it meant to be truly British or Irish. Within the novel we meet the character of young Lord…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin showcases the metaphorical awakening of a married woman named Edna. Throughout the novel, Edna deals with the temptation of her raging hormones and desires for other men. Edna also seeks to separate herself from the idea of a typical mother-woman and identify as equal to man. While I am all for the empowerment of women and equal rights, I feel that Enda fails to properly address pressing issues within herself. This leads to Chopin’s book leaving readers to shake…

The Awakening Study Guide Directions: Answer the following questions with specific references to the text, either in paraphrased form or with the use of quotations. At the opening of the novel, what is Edna’s position in life? What is expected of her in this position? Chopin likens Edna to the green and yellow parrot trapped in its cage crying for everyone to “Go away! Go away! For heaven’s sake!” (Chopin 1). Edna must keep her thoughts to herself and is confined by her family’s expectations…

While the British Isles fell under the realms of the Christian Church, this did not mean that its practices perfectly mirrored that of the continent. In actuality, the people within the region adapted their religious practices, making it local and idiosyncratic. Much of the previous narrative of the pre-Norman, Christian religion in England related to the necessity of proving that the Anglo-Saxon’s were deficient in their religious practices. As the Norman conquest was frequently framed as one…

much junk in dog food it's hard to know if what you are feeding them is healthy. So at first I tried to feed my dog a natural diet homemade by me, full of liver, and chicken hearts, and of course the healthy elements they need. I did a lot of research to try and find the right mix of ingredients. However I just could not keep up with making fresh dog food, week after week. Plus it really got to be too expensive. So I started to research dog food to try and find the best one. My dog has a…

female and they are in charge of the pack. Wolves are a really good predator to be on Isle Royale because they really help manage the predator to prey ratio but they are not quite as useful in the Upper Peninsula because they are getting a little to friendly with coming in to small towns and a few years ago they were found right in the middle of Crystal Falls MI in someone's backyard at a standoff with the homeowners dogs, the homeowner called the Michigan Department Of Natural Resources and…

My book is The Darkest Path by Jeff Hirsch. It is a book with lots of action and adventure. The genre is futuristic fiction and is about two armies fed forces and path forces going to war to control America. The main protagonist is a 13 year old named Cal. He and his brother get captured by path forces when he was eight. The path is a religion that gives people "The Choice" which is a way of recruiting. You join or die. Cal tries to escape the path and go back to his home in New York, but he is…

Coexisting With Wolves In the Western United States There was a time when wolves could be found almost anywhere in North America. In the mid 1900's, Gray wolves, Mexican Gray Wolves, and Red Wolves were hunted to near extinction. Less than three hundred Gray Wolves lived near the Great Lakes, and there were fewer than fifty Red and Mexican Gray Wolves in captivity. However, a few years later, lone wolves were captured in Canada and were reintroduced into the United States. Since then they…