Pigs on the Wing

Icarus Allsorts is a poem that displays war in a very ignorant way. In Greek Mythology, the story of Icarus tells of a man, who's father created him artificial wings. Ignorance and childishness are displayed when Icarus flies too close to the sun, melting his wings. It is a tale of waring, reminding us to remember our limitations and not to be arrogant. The word “allsorts” is a pun on the sweets, liquorice allsorts, further exaggerating the theme of childishness. The first and second line of…

increasing amount of anti-war sentiment from the US Public; various African post-colonial independence movements throughout the decade; the 1961 Berlin Crisis that saw Soviet and American tanks face off across the East-West Berlin border; the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against newly Soviet-aligned Cuba and the subsequent Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962; the 1967 Arab-Israeli War; the Chinese Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, which, beginning in the late '60s, was starting to look more and more…

high-bulk grains and fillers, which can include expired dog and cat food, poultry feces, and leftover restaurant food (Factory farming, 2015). Transportation to factory farms is yet another horrific aspect of these animals’ unfortunate circumstances. Pigs, for instance, often die in transit. “When they’re transported on trucks, piglets weighing up to 100 pounds are given no more than 2.4 square feet of space, and farmers are warned that the piglets probably will get sick within a few days after…

thru fear and terror. Critics of Castro always point out his treatment of opposition as a bad record regarding human rights; jail, torture, death, no freedom of press or speech. As a guerrilla fighter he was very nationalist; however after the Bay of Pigs, he declares himself a Marxist to gain help from the USSR. USA labeled him a Communist and was therefore a…

Have you ever thought about this question: “What do you want in your society?” One might say freedom, while another may say stability. Opinions will be different for everyone, so I will tell you what I think. Freedom, equality, and justice are the 3 most important values of society because they somehow build on each other. Here is why: I think justice because when Animal Farm (an allegoric novel based on the Russian Revolution) depicts how men in the novel are tyrannical, they rule and use their…

Castro’s legacy is debated through the political views of the extreme right-wing and left-wing perspectives. On the left, he has eliminated illiteracy and made it a role model for developing nations. On the right, Castro has made life for Cubans miserable by executing, torturing and exiling his opponents. Fidel Castro’s legacy was shaped…

Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend” (Orwell, 6). According to the Marxist theory, Karl Marx believed that the proletariat, known as the working class will eventually notice the oppression exerted upon them, as there will be a gap evident within the economic structure and…

to be of reality. While everything can be broken down into its simplest form, such as a cup, does this define whether I can know that there is a cup in front of me? For example, if I were to dream that my best friend, Austin had a pig snout for a mouth, butterfly wings attached at the back of his legs, and buttons for eyes, do I thereby…

While there is a belief that humans have evolved from apes, religion has an explanation. Evolution is the theory that modern life has descended from a common ancestor, through the process of natural selection. Faith on the other hand, claims that life was created in the form it is today with some alterations from God. Since evolution was found it has been debated by all faiths. Evolution generates an explanation for the origin of life which is not necessary when there is religion, logic, and…

Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6.…