Pilgrim

While coming upon a reading by Annie Dillard which was assigned by my drawing instructor. I have come to realize seeing is a special attribute. Annie Dillard an author, narrates her childhood in the book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She writes on how we perceive our world and universe. One extreme example she uses people that have cataracts, or blind since birth. These people don’t know the meaning of what color, form, and distance mean. Our vision as an artist is to capture our perspective and let…

No Need for Powers: Billy Pilgrim is a Hero in Slaughterhouse Five Heroes in a narrative are not like Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman but a leader who has courage, intelligence and good intentions. Billy Pilgrim, the novel’s protagonist is labeled the anti hero because he may not show all the qualities of a hero. Yet, many fall oblivious to the fact that no hero is perfect. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, there are several obvious candidates, but Billy is not one of them. However,…

This world contains over two hundred million insects for each human being. Scientists have discovered that there are more than nine hundred thousand different kinds of insects; insects also represent about eighty percent of the world’s species. Recently, soil samples were taken from an acre in North Carolina; it was revealed that in that one acre, with the depth of five inches, there were approximately 124 million creatures to be found. These facts serve as a reminder that the world is close…

Mind Games What separates human beings from most of the living world is the ability to be free thinking individuals, to which one can communicate and connect their thoughts to the everyday world. Even though humans may take this gift for granted, it is only when the ability begins to diminish that one seems to understand how crucial it is really is to everyday life. Although, even while losing this gift, the individual may not even know it, for the reality one creates is only visible to that…

Why was life so hard for the pilgrims? Although America was such a great settlement with rivers full of fishes and very easy to plan crops in the fresh soil. But that wasn’t enough for half of the first pilgrims in the winter season to stay alive. It was very hard to find a settlement as the pilgrims arrived in the New World and that’s due to many hardships. There were many dangers and many difficulties, but that didn’t get into the pilgrims’ way who were still healthy and able to survive. No…

Through the excerpts, Bradford prides himself in one of the most common Christian sayings, “God works in mysterious ways.” This saying would become very prevalent in his account of the challenges and complication the Separatist faced during the “Pilgrim Journey”. Bradford reveals his views and beliefs through the diction in his writings about the Separatists and Native Americans as a holy follower with a superiority complex. Bradford begins by recounting the first events upon journeying with…

Annie Dillard, in the book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, explores the true elements of nature while finding her inner self. Dillard argues that society has lost touch with nature and lost sight of it’s true beauty. Dillard supports her argument by telling personal stories of her exploring nature and comparing society to it. The author’s purpose is to have artificial materials not be the most important part of society so that society can once again have a greater sense and appreciation for the nature…

The Fortunate Pilgrim was written in 1928 by Mario Puzo. This story takes place in New York. This story connects many different characters. One theme of the story is social gender roles. which are follow by societies gender roles. One character is Octavia Angeluzzi, she is a protagonist of the story and a new woman, while Larry Angeluzzi is another main character of the story, and he also a protagonist of this story. Octavia and Larry were very similar by their relationship toward their mother,…

In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated to commemorate the historical event where the Pilgrims and Native Americans happily sat down to a big feast after a successful harvest. This iconic event is what majority of Americans remember about the story of Thanksgiving. However, what happened after the feast shared by Pilgrims and Indians? Did more Pilgrims in cute little hats came to the New World with oven roasted turkeys and stuffing? No! The true story of Thanksgiving is not a fairy tale…

his son, the pilgrim also gives up all his worldly desires. The ceremony of sacrifice provides Islam with a sense of understanding among each other and unanimity. Taking off the Irham: After all the above mentioned ceremonies, the pilgrims take off their respective irham. The pilgrims then get ready for the “Tawaf” (circumambulation) around the “ka’ba” (cube). The Tawaf has to be performed on the 12th day of Dhul Hajjah before the sunset. Each day before going to the Tawaf, the pilgrims are…