Jumping

In the article, The Ladder of Inference: Avoiding “Jumping to Conclusions”, gives a great insight into logical decision making without making assumptions. Several years back when our kids used to play soccer, I remember at one of the games we were playing against a group that was somewhat different than the majority. Before the game started I heard few of the parents grumbling, complaining, were very busy making assumptions of the other team. I was unaware of what was going on, as no one had…

The following writing represents a review and criticism of Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." This short story is one of Twain's earliest literary successes and most accomplished early sketches, this 2,600-word narrative was written following a three-month stay at Jackass Hill and Angel's Camp in California's Calaveras County in late 1864 and early 1865. The tale is told using the structure of a traditional Southwestern frame story, wherein a gentle, educated…

Jumping off the ledge is no easy task. Jumping when you do not see the bottom, may be even more difficult. Because I never knew what I wanted to do as a career, I did not know which direction to jump. This left me feeling uneasy leaving high school- I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and lacked the confidence and direction I needed to succeed in college. Throughout my undergraduate career I have worked a myriad of jobs including customer service, sales, maintenance, driving, and…

classified into the literary period of Realism. “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is considered Twain’s first successful work. In the tall tale, a man travels to a western mining town where he is told a story of Jim Smiley, and he is depicted as a man who would make a bet on anything. However, Smiley loses a bet on how high his frog can jump because his opponent fills the frog with quail shot. In “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras…

Jumping the Hurdle Most people tend to think that they behave differently than the characters that are portrayed in books, magazines, and movies. However, most of them imitate the characters behavior, whether it is the way they overcome a challenge, or deal with an issue. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard Connell tells of Sanger Rainsford, a hunter, who must overcome an obstacle using his wits, logic, and hunting skills to outsmart General Zaroff at his own game; hunting.…

Jumping Up and Down on The Bed “Jumping up and Down on the Bed “is a creative poem written by Ronald Jackson. The speaker, begins to reflect back on the past. He reflected back on the past, because he begins to go back in time to when he was a child. When he started to reminisce on the past, he had a childish tone that he uses to express the feeling of jumping on the bed. He feels his dad’s presences as if he does what is not acceptable in his home- He senses at that very…

“Remember,” Duke whispered, “No talking.”. Bill nodded as they went out into the darkness of Mufasa’s dirt road. When they reached the center of the town they bumped into the hyena statue and it made Bill jump. “Calm down, it’s just a statue”, whispered Duke. “Sorry, it startled me”, replied Bill in a normal voice. “Shush”, Duke said in a yelling whisper. At that moment they had realized, they should have been quieter. Then out of the dark alleys the hyenas come out charging directly toward…

Mervo High School, where he discovered his great talent of playing basketball. Nate, a six foot three-inch-tall ball handling guard for the Mervo Mustangs, received much attention and many accolades for his smooth basketball handling skills and his jumping and shooting talents. He led the Mustangs to the 1970 B League State Championship. Upon graduation, Nate received numerous scholarship offers. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Akron in Ohio, where he was a starting guard…

something felt off, and though my feet did hit the ice, the rest of my body quickly followed- I slammed my head into the ice, which resulted in a concussion. A more careful skater to begin with, I would constantly overthink things when it came to jumping, but ever since that day, I would stop myself, afraid I would again get hurt. I continued, though, and forced myself to try to push through the nerves, but I all but stopped progressing in skills and I felt miserable. Now fast forward to…

The story “The jumping Frog of Calaveras County is somewhat different from the play form presented to us at ISU. One way they are similar is that they both had the story about Jim Smiley and his jumping frog. Although, the story form went into greater detail with Andrew Jackson and the racing horse, they both had the main idea. One way they differ from each other is that the play form did not start with the narrator wanting to gain knowledge of Leo Smiley. The story form did start with it. The…