bears a box of matches; the main character douses things with kerosene for a living. Fire has to be be a prevalent symbol throughout the book. Yet, is it a completely negative symbol? How does it relate to other symbols, such as the river, and the phoenix? How do all of these symbols connect to both the underlying themes of the novel, and the protagonist himself, the hapless Guy Montag? The answer is simple: all of it has to do with rebirth. On the first page of this novel, we get a very concise…
in battle and Agamemnon with his political authority. Thus, Achilles’ demand to somehow strip away Agamemnon’s authority is illogical. He cannot simply dethrone Agamemnon and remove him as a leader of troops as it would totally disrupt the existing order. Achilles’ own sense of superiority clashes…
In the story “A Worn Path,” Phoenix works extremely hard to reach her goal, getting medicine for her grandson. Phoenix runs into many obstacles on her quest to town. She runs into animals, nature, a barbed-wire fence, and many other obstacles. Nothing can stop her from getting to town, especially in regards to the swamp, “The track crossed a swampy part where the moss hung as white as lace from every limb” (227). Phoenix didn’t turn back after crossing a slippery swamp. She…
Overcoming obstacles In the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty the protagonist Phoenix must overcome many diverse types of obstacles in order to acquire the medicine that she needs for her grandson. She must triumph over physical, emotional, and mental obstacles on her lengthy journey into town. These varying obstacles all hindered her progress, but in the end she was able to prevail over them due to her perseverance, determination and love for her family. The main cause of her…
there needs to be employees that are well trained to control inventory and forecasting. Second, I would merge the Albuquerque warehouse to the Phoenix warehouse. The Albuquerque warehouse has $1,452,000 total inventory compared to the $4,889,500 inventory at the Phoenix warehouse. The Albuquerque warehouse takes the back seat to the main warehouse, Phoenix and the Albuquerque warehouse needs to be shut down because it doesn’t benefit Throsel- Teskey ever since the merger…
and Criminological Theory Adults in the Making, or more commonly referred to as AIM, is a program that is family oriented to help prevent youths from turning to a drug or alcohol induced lifestyle, and to help parents develop the tools needed in order to recognize and help prevent risky adolescent delinquency. The way that AIM does this is through weekly meetings over a six week course. The initial program had a target audience of African American youths and their families. The age group was…
This essay is a summary and analysis of the novel Dream of The Red Chamber. The novel was originally written by Tsao Hsueh- Chin translated and adapted from Chinese by Chin-Chen Wang. The publisher is Anchor book and the book was published in 1958. The story begins with a Buddhist monk and Tao priest transforming a magical stone into jade. The jade is the jade of Pao-Yu the protagonist of the story. The novel focuses on the lives of the Chia family and the family is separated into two houses.…
main target audience is the Westwind Neighborhood, in west Phoenix, AZ. However, we will also market to the rest of the Pendergast Elementary School district. Due to Pendergast District’s spans of 20 miles, for this event our secondary target audiences will only focus in the Amberlea, Desert Horizon, Desert Mirage, Pendergast, Sunset Ridge, and Villa de Paz neighborhoods. Not only are they closer to Westwind in proximity, all within West Phoenix and Glendale, but these neighborhoods have a…
In the worldwide phenomenon that is the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling slips in an analysis of the muggle world. Rowling makes a strong commentary about the importance of educational support. Most wizards learn in different ways: through positive reinforcement, from reading books or they simply have raw talent. This is very similar to the real world and how students learn in classrooms all across America and in England. While Rowling is most likely making comments on the condition of the…
How to Properly Care for your Fantastic Beast As you are probably already well aware, there are several hundred different types of beasts that make themselves at home in our world. In fact, unbeknownst to the Muggles, many have recently taken up residence in their world as well. Naturally, some of these fantastic beasts are more friendly than others and you may even be able to keep some of them as pets. However, before you take on this type of venture, you must first learn how to care for these…