Moose

Amid the chaos of life, self-reflection rarely occurs. Many of us walk through life, never stopping to consider our current location on the path towards our goal destinations. In the modern world, our minds have become restless. Rather than taking the time to consider our current place, we scramble toward our hopes and dreams, all the while running away from our past. With our minds constantly consumed by the the next to-do list, we lose our connection to ourselves, forgetting along the way to…

Furthermore, in Twelfth Night a character named Feste the clown is presented. In the play, Feste points fun at everyone no matter the class or social rank an individual is and even sings songs pertaining to the mood of the play. The tone of play especially changes once everyone mistook Sebastian as Cesario From “Nothing that is so, is so': Twelfth Night.” author Ryan Kiernan states, “Festevents his irritation in a sarcastic tirade, ironically unaware, for once, that he speaks more truly than he…

as bright and lively as it was before, even though it is now only an ornament next to the collector’s desktop. He then continues to marvel at the rest his animal collection occupying almost half of his gigantic office. Ranging from the rare albino moose head to the extinct tasmanian tiger.…

The animals, plants, ecosystems, etc. function on basis of the weather and climate. If the temperatures were blazing and the climate was dry bears, moose, wolves, etc wouldn't be able to survive. The Yellowstone National Park has a very specific weather and climate. The park is usually cold and has heavy snowfall but as summer gets closer the snow melts and it becomes warm and moist. Climate change…

McCandless Essay Many people traveled around the United States to escape from the life they know, but not many actually leave to find the meaning of their life. Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is about the story of a man named Christopher McCandless who was a man that through his journey found friends that tried to helped him get to his final destination of Alaska where he died. Chris McCandless stands out because he left all his money, family, and bright future to live a life of constant…

The Meaning of Nature According to Indigenous Peoples According to Grim & Tucker (2014) Indigenous Peoples recognize sacredness in plants and animals that provide food and health for their bodies and soul. Therefore, their wellbeing and identity are profoundly embodied in rivers, mountains, and sacred sites which is why they maintain a constant relationship with nature (Grim & Tucker, 2014). This crucial connection with nature is expressed through rituals and remembered through stories (Grim &…

Marcus Garvey states, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” (BrainyQuote.com.) In history, especially during colonization, foreign powers have attempted practices to eradicate the culture and traditions of Native and African people. In the novels Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the protagonists Saul and Okonkwo are forced to integrate into the Caucasian culture, having their own cultures…

when two teenangers bombed their waters with two consecutive hits. World War Otter has started, the humans have finally made their move upon the natives of that lake. The loons have spread far and wide to deliver the message to the other animals. The moose have come into formation being ridden by families of squirrels creating portable slingshots from their antlers. They hurled the skunks into battle towards the hunters, releasing out the stench of horrors. Gunshots echoed throughout the forest…

novel. These choices lead him to resulting his death. Not being prepared for this wild life he wanted to live, he was only relying on sources that were not enough for him to survive. He relied on his .22 caliber that cannot kill large animals such as moose, bears, or even caribou. “He had no ax, no bug dope, no snowshoes, no compass” (5). McCandless thought he was prepared for this life, but clearly, he was not; he does not know how to live the Alaskan wild…

He is someone I no longer know: Elijah’s Fall Into Savagery In Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road the reader is introduced to the main characters Elijah Wesageechak and Xavier Bird. Both boys grow up transitioning from residential school, to the wilderness, and finally to the inhumanity of war. In the end, Xavier does not even recognize his childhood best friend. As the story progresses, the two go through many changes resulting in Elijah’s detrimental transformation. Elijah’s downfall into…