Leon Rom

Did you know that ivory-billed woodpecker was called the ghost bird because people thought that is was extinct but there were sightings of the bird. In this essay you will read about the similarities and differences of the “ghost bird” and “Animal distress calls” The similarities of both stories “The ghost bird” and “Animal distress calls” are there settings, character traits, and the stories themes. Also the differences of both stories are there conflicts, mood, and resolution. There are many…

In the Chipotle super bowl ad, there is a wave of depressing feelings being portrayed as the ad shows a farmer, who has just started a family, and seems like a nice guy that soon turns into a farmer that begins caging up all of these farm animals and injecting chemicals and other inhumane things into them. Luckily, the farmer comes to a realization towards the end as to what he has done and is able to 'save' the farm animals by undoing all the horrible things he began doing in the beginning. I…

In ways Animal farm and Chicken Run are different but are alike at the same time because both stories have the same plot which is being neglected by owners. One farm stays and realizes the mistakes they have made. And the other goes over a fence to live a better life with their families. They both meet their goals but is one farm actually happy about the decision they choose? The reason why Animal Farm failed was because they were not in control of the situation they were not supervisors or…

The book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917 though most know it as a story which that explains Communism. The story starts with a barnyard of animals feeling abused by their owners and wanting their lives to be different, not long after we hear about that we meet an older boar on the farm named “Old Major” who tells the animals about a dream he had where unless the animals rebel most of them will die within the year. Shortly after Old Major dies and…

In the essence of politics, it is better to be loved than feared as the latter can be a detriment to the individuals within a society. The universal consequence of being feared, in politics, is that it can lead to revolts and cause anarchy, which in turn is adverse for the politicians themselves. The effects of being feared in politics is explicit in various texts and text forms that have been written by many authors influenced by their historical context. This includes George Orwell’s…

Frida Kahlo lived a short life, but she has impacted art in a way that will live on forever. In Khalo’s forty-seven years she created almost two-hundred paintings, fifty-five of these are self-portraits (kahlo.org 1). Kahlo created intimate paintings like no one had ever seen. She became an inspirational artist and feminist icon. As her husband Rivera put it, “Never before had a woman put such agonized poetry on canvas as Frida did at that time” (Mencimer 29) . Kahlo’s life was full of tragedy.…

The Russian Revolution was a major turning point in Russian history. Destructive, dangerous, harsh, and cruel are words that characterize the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution caused major political changes in Russia. The Russian Revolution had many negative outcomes, but it also had some positive outcomes. The Russian Revolution was a failure because there was a loss of many freedoms such as press, speech, and equality. Joseph Stalin also reduced the rights of many Russians. Many…

One of the most important symbols in Animal Farm is personification. Personification is used all around on Animal Farm, making all the animals talk and giving them human characteristics. By personifying the animals, Orwell was able to satirize some of the most serious political figures of the era. A well-respected pig, Old Major, like Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx, is idealistic about the workers coming together and living a communist lifestyle instead of being satisfied with hard labor that…

Napoleon and Squealer Napoleon is the main leader of Animal farm and even though Squealer is a pig, so that also makes him a leader however his actions and his personality shows him as more of a follower than anything else. In the story Napoleon is the mastermind that made the animals change their motivation from being free to surviving. At first Napoleon was helping the animals live a free and happy life. Even though the animals were not treated right they still craved their freedom…

Huxley’s Brave New World "A Gramme is Always Better Than a Damn" (Huxley, 2006, p. 90) Aldous Huxley saw a fully aware and intelligent society the only way to obtain a government which would keep the people’s best interest a priority. In Brave New World it was clear the government had utter control of its people, which the government gained by supplying the population with Soma. Soma was a fictional recreational drug which caused euphoria, relaxation, and “an escape from… reality” (Hickman,…