Plain

Sneetches without stars feel oppressed because of their cruel counterparts. This goes on for a time until Sylvester McMonkey McBean enters town with a machine that can put stars on and take stars off a Sneetch. So seeing this grand opportunity the plain belly Sneetches ask McBean for a star on their chests. The star bellied Sneetches become angered because they have lost their elite status so they ask McBean to remove their stars off their chests. This goes on for a time until they have…

The plain-bellied are dumbfounded and agree to go into Sylvester McMonkey Mcbean’s machine. When they come out, they have stars just like the star-bellied: “We're exactly like you; you can't tell us apart. We're all just the same now, you snooty old smarties”…

Have you ever read a Dr. Seuss book? You would automatically think that all of his books are childish and have no main purpose to them, right? Well, you may have not known this, but even if every single one of Theodor Geisel’s books may be meant for kids, deeply hidden in the childish text is a meaningful message. Seuss inscripts a deep message into his books because he wants to express his feelings during a specific part of his life in the form of children’s literature. Two of his books,…

Traveling across the country in the early 1800s was very difficult as there were no cities on the plains, or railroads for easy travel. The pioneers’ only guides were the Native Americans, but not all were on friendly terms with the settlers. However, the pioneers still found ways to meet their needs on their journey westward. For example, when John Ball and his companions came across a “fine grassy plain among the mountains” (Source 1) called Pierre’s Hole they stopped to rest and traded with…

storms, crop failures, deaths and political strife. Egan begins by giving historical information which lead up to this period such as the Homestead Act back in 1862. He then goes on to to tell the peoples’ stories who lived in the plains before, during and after the plains. There are several different stories within the non-fiction book that are gathered from interviews and diaries. One story is from the diary of a…

Few things affected the plains like the horse. While the horse made life easier for the Indians by increasing their mobility, aiding in hunting, and increased their effectiveness in war, it also played a key role in the eventual destruction of their society. Because the horse became the primary measure of wealth among plains Indians, conflict arose anywhere horses existed. Many Indian raids, both Indian on Indian and Indian…

Grandfather’s Passion In the story “The Leader of the People,” written by John Steinbeck, Grandfather tells stories to his grandson about how he crossed the plains and how he was an important leader. Although everyone in the family does not appreciate his stories, Grandfather values his past leadership role in leading a wagon train across the plains. As soon as Grandfather gets to the Tiflin residence, Jody immediately asks him if he wants to help him kill the mice in the barn. Once Joey sees…

between them and negatively affected the moral of the Sneetches without stars. Moreover, the Star-Belly Sneetches were considered high class and the plain belly Sneetches were considered low class. Nevertheless, adding insult to injury, the Star-Belly Sneetches went around bragging they are the best kind of Sneetches on the beaches, as a reminder to the Plain-Belly Sneetches of their being not equal and separate because they did not have stars on their bellies. This act of…

chances of becoming randomly victimized are more likely than they actually are. The viewers begin to think that if a rich person in a nice neighborhood can be attacked in the middle of the day, then the viewer is equally likely to suffer the same fate (“Plain Sight”). Also, with regards to the portrayal of victims in crime dramas are the factors of race and gender. In both television shows and the media, crimes with white female victims are the crimes that are predominately covered. One study…

Lawful Searches Law enforcement officers are bound to certain rules that limit their powers of search and seizure. These rules are governed by constitutional rights and administered by the supreme court. These rules were placed on officer to prevent corruption and protect the rights of citizens from corrupt officers. The use of a search warrant signed by a judge must accompany a search of residences that are believed to have evidence that prove the guilt of a suspect residing on the…