Men of War

The dog Basenji goes by many names, some of which include Belgian Congo Dog, Bongo Terrier, Congo Bush Dog, Zande Dog, and Congo Terrier. What makes this breed particularly special is that he is the only breed who has no bark. But other than the absence of bark, this breed will whine and growl like other dogs, and can express his feelings with a unique yodel or chortle sound. The Basenji does have a vocal cord. However, it is believed that the past thousands of years in training to hunt game…

“The silence was in the room again. A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man.” Chapter 3 of the novel Of Mice and Men describes how Carlson, a man that works in the same Ranch as Candy, kills Candy’s old dog. Candy is an old man that works in the Ranch in Soledad, he has no arm and cleans the bunkhouse, where all the workers from the Ranch sleep in. I think it was right for Candy to let Carlson kill his old dog because he was really old, smelly, blind and had no…

George and Lennie ha George and Lennie’s friendship shows the true meaning of friendship and that they take care of one another. Lennie expresses his friendship with George by saying “because I got you and you look after me” (Steinbeck 14). Also Lennie said George could have all the imaginary ketchup “But I won’t eat none, George, id leave it all for you” (Steinbeck 12). This shows he would give up what he likes if George wants it. George also tells lennie “I was jus foolin Lennie ‘cause I want…

The American dream was a time in the 1920s during the great depression where George and Lennie attempt their success in there dream, but face many obstacles as they try to achieve it. As George and Lennie’s dream is to raise a farm with there own animals, Lennie’s minor mental disability is tough as Lennie tends to kill anything he he gets attached to. George sees Lennie stroking a dead mouse that Lennie killed unintentionally George says “you gonna give me that mouse or do I have to sock you.”…

The “cage” is a name that the men in the narrative call the elevator cat in the mine (143), and it is unmistakable that the car would impact those who would ride it as the car earns such a title. Distinctly, this “cage” does impact Billy’s father, and is apparent when he scolds Billy…

Pieter Bruegel was a perfect Renaissance man in light of the fact that the fine art he created exemplified a percentage of the essential Renaissance standards. The beliefs his work indicated are independence, elegance, secularism, and authenticity. Independence is the faith in the quality and worth of every individual and the thought of conveying everything that needs to be conveyed uniquely. Elegance is the reference to Ancient Greek and Roman workmanship and mythology. Secularism is the…

Ever since I was a little girl I always enjoyed dogs, but what young child didn’t? I never realized how much one animal could impact someone’s life until summer going into my freshman year. A good family friend asked me if I could help her out with a pet adoption event because she was short-staffed. I have always loved volunteering and I love dogs so it was a no brainer to say yes. Once I arrived, my friend started going over the protocol with the animals and giving me their background…

played a major role in defining those freedoms. Although the first amendment is the only one to contain the word “freedom”, all the others all imply it. These freedoms are the pillars upon which the American dream rest. In Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men, everyone tries to seek the American dream and freedom. The theme of Steinbeck’s novella is freedom because George, Crooks, and Candy all strive for it. George did everything that he possibly could to give himself or Lennie more freedom. One…

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Curley instills terror in his father’s employees in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Through the violence though, Ralph and George were generally good. There was even comic relief in both Piggy and Lennie. There are many likenesses among the characters in Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and…

The Golden Character Imagine having to take care of a person who is not only mentally disabled and also dependant on others. In John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice And Men, a small man named George takes care of a lumbering figure by the name of Lennie. Lennie is a huge person who is great at farm work, and loves touching soft things, which gets him in trouble countless times. Throughout this novel George and Lennie travel around to different farms , raising money in hopes of purchasing their…