Lord Farquaad

Laura Hillenbrand uses vivid sensory details in the preface of Unbroken to create suspense. The preface starts out describing how Louie and his crew were adrift at sea and how the Japanese captured them. She describes and restates multiple times how far out in the ocean they are and how long they’ve been adrift, “All he could see, in every direction, was water.”, "Endless expanse of ocean.", "Adrift for 27 days", "At least 1,000 miles deep into Japanese controlled waters.", "They were alone in…

Hang Chau I have created a mask for Jack from William Golding’s Utopian novel, The Lord of the Flies. The color blue represent fearless . In the novel, Jack is fearless. In the meeting Jack declares that ‘“ Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat--!’” ( Golding 91). This proves Jack is fearless because instead of fear the unknown beast like other kids do, Jack is eager to kill the beast. Another thing that…

Airplane landing… clapping? Colombian people are extremely grateful, no matter what simple gesture they receive, they will thank it as much as possible. For many people, traveling in an airplane is boring, and they end up pissed off and with a horrible mood due to turbulences, their ears hurting and uncomfortable seats. But Colombians? Oh god! there's nothing that makes them as grateful as when an airplane lands. Imagine the worst flight ever, with turbulences, lights off, no bathroom…

(7) This passage is quite confusing in structure, with the text commenting on the editor's notes and containing various languages, however it seems to have a consistent theme, that one cannot rush through life or dwell in the past but instead has to live in the moment and live life to the fullest. Throughout this single passage the text consistently refers to the greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus. The myth tells the story of a craftsman, Daedalus, and his son, Icarus, who are punished by King…

After the pigs went through two houses and were freed from the wolf, they wound up living with the oldest and the wisest pig, in the brick house, the one that didn’t blow down. Being the oldest of the three he thought it was tough always having to take care of his brothers, they were starting to become a nuisance and it was time for them to go. That day the three little pigs set out on an adventure to find one spot where they could build them a well structured house, one that wouldn’t get…

Editor, Harvard graduate, editor again, reporter, war fighter, writer. It does not seem coincidental that after being stationed in France during World War I, that Richard Connell began writing short stories, of men fighting each other and intimidating each other, as shown in “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cage Man”. One of Connell’s most famous short stories, “The Most Dangerous Game,” is about an intelligent man, Rainsford, who meets former General Zaroff. General Zaroff then proceeds to…

What drives us to undertake a mission? What would you be willing to risk just to reach your goal? Maybe, it's just the satisfaction of feeling good about your self,or maybe you do it just to reach a certain goal. Look at Bilbo Baggins from the story "The Hobbit" he did not like danger what so ever, yet he still went on a dangerous adventure with dwarfs that he didn't even know. On the other hand, you could look at Farah Ahmedi from the passage "The Other Side of the Sky" she was in a war-torn…

toward Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.” The mask represents (Finish hook) Stranded on an island after a plane crash, a group of young schoolboys in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies struggle to find the balance between fun and survival. With no adults to be found the children elect Ralph, an inexperienced leader who attempts to form a democracy. The newfound order soon crumbles under a dictatorship founded…

Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is the tale of British school boys that get stranded on an island. Two important boys in the novel are Ralph and Jack. These two step up as leadership figures; however they have different ways of going about leading. Ralph is seen as a liberal hero. while Jack is seen as a irresponsible dictator. In many ways Ralph and jack are different, yet neither of them are perfect as the reader sees human nature influence their decisions. Once Ralph gets…

Archetypes Related to The Hobbit In Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, many different archetypes and literary codes are discussed. Examples of these archetypes that apply to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit include a hero’s quest, the act of communion, and a descent into the underworld. Understanding how these different archetypes apply to literature, whether it’s the casual reader or an English professor, can greatly enhance the reading experience. One archetype mentioned…