Pigs on the Wing

For most of us, religion is a way to be able to tell right from wrong, and a guidance to how to be a good person. While it is open to interpretation, some people take religious matters into their own hands, and form crazy ideologies which are quite scary to think of. Welcome to the Top 5: Creepiest Religious Cults. Number 1: The small town of Fall River, Massachusetts may seem like any ordinary town, but it's got a very dark, and disturbing history. It all started with the brutal murder of 17…

Between pigs and human beings there was not, and there need not be, any clash of interests whatever. Their struggles and their difficulties were one. Was not the labour problem the same everywhere? Here it became apparent that Mr. Pilkington was about to spring…

Fear is an emotion that we often can’t control and it has a certain power that dominates us in many situations. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of young boys are stranded on an island and this fear that they have of their unknown environment establishes many problems. It is the only thing that blinds the boys from acting rationally at times, questioning certain circumstances, and it causes them to act out in many brutal ways. Golding uses fear to convey the ideas and imagery of…

The Black Panther Party: Compelling, Impactful, and Unapologetic In a speech, Black Panthers co-founder Huey Newton stated, “We use the Black Panther as our symbol because of the nature of a panther. The panther does not initially strike anyone… but when but when the aggressor continues, he will strike out” (The Black Panthers). The Civil Rights era brought forth many prominent black leaders and activists groups, but the wounds of prejudice were still wide open for many African Americans.…

For so long, animals have been viewed as resources of humans. Animals have been killed for consumption since the Homo erectus some 1.8 million years ago. Hundreds and thousands of years later, as early as 300 B.C.E, animals were already used for experiments to study bodily functions. Animals were also treated as entertainment and hunting as a sport started as early as 4000 B.C.E. It was in 1828 that the first anti-cruelty law was passed. In the Philippines, it was only in 1998 that Republic Act…

Another way the industry fattens up the animals is by adding hormones to their food. Chickens that get fed hormones grow two times faster in specific places such as the breasts, wings, and thighs. So, their upper body is more developed than a chicken receiving no hormones. Other parts of the chicken’s body, such as the feet, can’t keep up with the growth and are no longer able to carry the chicken’s own weight. This results in the…

Through 1964 to 1985 the world was in a clear divide between leaning towards communistic Russia and the democratic capitalistic United States. During this time many governments had fallen into turmoil due to the events from World War II. The world was scared that any international body could cause such disaster again. At the end of the war you war soon left with two options communist or not. With the United States and Russia emerging as the two largest international powers, each one had very…

In pre-World War II Hamburg, Germany a group of young kids who listen to American jazz music are faced with the harsh reality of the Nazi policies and restrictions placed on the German youths. The impact of three friends decisions leads to either life or death. Overall, the film provided a detailed and accurate point of view of young Germans and their varied reactions to Nazism. The filmmakers portrayed both the point of view of the young Germans supporting the war and of the Swing kids. For…

Lord of the Flies counterpart, Jack Merridew, is also a headstrong and strong-willed young adolescent child, and leader of his group, the choir boys. Jack begins on the island as an innocent and well behaved child; however, after Jack kills his first pig and loses some of his innocence, he begins to enjoy hunting and manipulates his group into following him to create a new group called “the hunters”. Jack becomes a creator of hysteria when he informs the other boys about the beast and how it is…

pixie dust, enabled me to soar. Reading has enhanced my imagination, perception, intellect, and curiosity. Without books, "2+2 = 5" would be a mere calculation error instead of a chilling Orwellian warning, and "Hogwarts" would conjure up images of pigs with skin conditions. Stephen King once said,…