Living Dead

DREAMS VS REALITY "The yellow woman ." A short story written by Leslie Marmon Silko about a woman who meets a man while she was traveling along the river whom she believed was the "katsnia spirit" . The woman was told stories by her grandfather about a "yellow woman" who was taken by a spirit in the night , she lived with him until she was able to leave and return to her village . The young woman in the story is referred to by the man whom she believes to be is a spirit as "yellow…

The Control of Nature Atchafalaya, by John Mcphee, is a fascinating article on the Atchafalaya, the Mississippi River, and the history of these two. The article delves into the various facets of concerns and implications for these rivers - informing the reader, and introduces new ideas to persuade the reader. The Mississippi, like most rivers, were much larger a long time ago. About three to four thousand years ago to be exact. According to Mcphee, the main channel of the mississippi is now…

John 8: John 8 is going to show us a further conflict between Jesus, and the Judeans. While the initial conflict takes place between Jesus and the Pharisees, he will be attacked by a larger group of general Judeans (8:31). Chapter 8 represents the growing enmity between Jesus and people, other than the disciples, who have potential to follow him. He becomes more and more bold throughout the chapter, being able to confidently assert himself as a child of God, and not as an adversarial force…

He was stating that Zarathustra was the person keeping everyone else away from God. The Ugliest Man said to Zarathustra that “you are a rogue! Whether that one still lives or lives again or is thoroughly dead—which of the two of us knows that best? I ask you. But one thing I do know; it was from you yourself that I learned it once, O Zarathustra: whoever would kill most thoroughly, laughs.” He is saying that it does not matter if it is a new God or the…

Ender’s lesson In the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, unfriendly aliens mounted an attack on Earth. After repelling the buggers, Colonel Graff creates a military school aimed to find the next great commander. Finding interest into Ender, he is recruited to battle school. Here, students study strategy, tactics, military history and goes deeper into math and science. At school, Ender finds himself at the top spot, which impresses Colonel Graff. Ender graduate from battle school and is…

The purpose of a war is different in each war. Some wars are fought for peace, and others are fought for the wanting of acquiring something. These two kinds of wars can be represented by the novels Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. In both of the novels, military leaders manipulate their soldiers in a way to create a winning situation. The leaders advantages of using these soldiers come with costs and risks. The costs of wars include a soldier’s mentality during…

Imagine being six years old and the third child in an overpopulated world with a planet of aliens called buggers threatening to attack. This is what life is like in a futuristic world for the brilliant Ender Wiggin before his departure to the Battle School on a space station orbiting Earth. Not only is Ender the most intelligent child at the Battle School, but is also a talented strategist which sets him apart from the other children. Ender wants to be a good person and tries to avoid violence…

that directly. Over all, you’d think, if you listened to the stories they told that she was a good kid – kind, considerate but then, in Sarah’s experience – and she had been to her share of funerals now – people didn’t speak ill of the dead, especially when the dead were young. When Ashleigh’s grandfather said something about friendship the woman sitting behind Sarah gasped. Not even the celebrant had mentioned Jo directly; he spoke about love and forgiveness, about tragedy. He talked about the…

Every year the 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico is celebrated Dia de Muertos, a tradition that honors the life and memory of the those who had died and a great experience for those who wish to know more and involve themselves in a traditional Mexican celebration. In a touristic place as it is Mexico City there are many things a tourist can see and experience if he or she is in there at the time. People can go to the city’s downtown where many altars filled with food, cigars, alcohol, candies,…

Walking in Circles – Talking in Socratic Circles (1-Pager #3) In class today, we were put in a large Socratic Circles for Ender’s Game. This was done to encourage critical thinking. It was comprised of approximately fifteen students. We discussed the chapters that were assigned. We were encouraged to use sagacious discussion to develop strategic questions. Specifically, we used figurative language such as e=mc2 and connected the purpose of the author. Ender was promoted to a Commander.…