Poles

thirty years ago in the 1980’s with the middle and end of the movie in the twenty first century. The beginning of the movie starts out with Santa Claus accidentally bringing a baby back with him to the North Pole. An elf names the baby Buddy and volunteers to raise him as his own. In the North Pole they have different norms and beliefs than anywhere else. They believe that reindeer fly, Santa is real and they can make enough toys for all the good children in a year. Buddy was raised with these…

In the article “Ethical and Social Issues in Antidoping Strategies in Sport” by Norman C. Fost, it gives reasons about how the prohibition drugs in athletics have moral principles. Fost is arguing about how prohibiting such drugs is no clear moral principles. I will be analyzing two argument claims in the article of Fost and will also be evaluating Frost’s argument in agreeing with his arguments and reasons. Fost argues about what things are harmful and explains why it is not a good moral claim…

The totem poles are incredible works of art usually included some form of a bird on top. Usually, at the top of the totem pole proudly stands an eagle, but their styling made some of these carvings appear to be a combination of animals. Like in the totem to the right, the bird seems to have raccoon like ears. Also, The…

Over the course of my life I have come across many obstacles physically, mentally, and spiritually. From the deaths of loved ones and good people I have had the honor to call friends, all the way down to the mud pits and physical hells of being a Marine, the trials and tribulations of my life are many. Sometimes it can be brought to point that I brought this all upon myself, and for the most part this is true. All of the decisions I have made have brought me to where I am at this point,…

On November 12, 1969, six women went on a ski-equipped LC-130 and were escorted to the pole. All six women were advised to jump off the plane at the exact same moment so that way all could claim to be one of the first women to reach the pole. Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Terry Terrell, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney, and Kay Lindsay had made history for women by setting foot at the bottom of the world. For Jones, the…

Frankenstein begins with the letters from Robert Walton to his sister Margaret about his expedition from Russia to the North Pole. He explains through these, that the ship got stuck in ice as far as the eye can see. The letters explore his deep loneliness and solitude as they sat and waited, and he longed for a worthy companion. He sat in his despair, until one day, he saw a man on the ice. The man, Victor Frankenstein, boarded the ship and answered Walton’s prayers of having a companion, and it…

overambitious like he was. Walton “gained him only to know his value and lose him” (Shelley 202). Walton gained Victors knowledge that being overambitious is dangerous so he does not make the same mistake. Walton desperately wants to find the North Pole and will do with lives on the line. Victor teaches Walton to temper his own glory to protect his crew. He needs to put others necessities before…

Everyone has always had an unusual fantasy of creating a being of their own and creating something that will have a huge impact on the world in a positive way. However, no one really thinks about the consequences that these fantasies and obsessions may have. In Mary Shelley's novel ¨Frankenstein¨ a young doctor, Victor Frankenstein, becomes completely obsessed with the idea of creating a life, a life that is so indestructible and that is better than mankind, but most importantly that is able to…

to the South Pole. He returned home, became…

devastation of the potato famine. As a result, Francie is born into a world where her family does not have enough money to even buy essential goods. When they have no food in the house, Katie plays a game called “North Pole” with Francie and Neeley, pretending they are trying to reach the North Pole and are awaiting provisions (Smith 246). Francie lives in a household where simple things like coffee or fresh bread are considered luxuries. The destitute situation of the Nolan family is amplified…