Pursuer

The Pursuit for Identity In his short story “What You Pawn I Will Redeem,” Sherman Alexie seeks for his uniqueness as being a homeless, alcoholic Indian man. The author is a Spokane Indian conceived in 1966 on the Spokane Reservation in WellPoint, Washington. He is an artist, author, and movie producer. A great deal of his written work draws on his encounters as a Native American experiencing childhood with the Spokane Reservation. As a Native American, Alexie’s fundamental concern is…

Maranges and Baumeister define self-control as the ability to alter one’s thoughts and behaviors, or override impulses and habits in order to monitor and regulate oneself to meet goals and expectations. Self-control can be linked to ego-depletion, in which constant use of self-control in one context can impair control in other contexts. Cognitive behavioral ego depletion is similar, and pays homage to, Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of fixation and regression. Both ideas are due to the damning up…

On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was chosen leader of the United States He was the first African American to be chosen to that office. In the articles "My President Was Black" formed by Ta-Nehisi Coates and "The Obama Legacy: A Promise of Hope" by Gary Westphalen and Serena Marshall they discuss the inheritance of Obama. They had various resemblances yet various qualifications all through their articles however particular things developed. They both consider Obama and his…

In addition to this example, Brezovnik (2015) conducted an experiment to see the role of integrated art in math performance. Brezovnik divided 210 fifth grade students into a control group and an experimental group. Both groups were taught four new math topics. The experimental group was taught the lessons with art integrated into the subject, while the control group was taught the lesson without art integration. Both groups were then given tests on the topics. The experimental group that was…

Fear is an instinct, something that is natural for living things. Fear can be helpful because it creates a feeling of awareness when something to be feared is nearby. Fear can also be harmful as it can create paranoia in those who don't know how to handle the fear. In Poe’s stories, fear is mainly a harmful thing as it drives the characters made to even the point of doing things they wouldn't normally do. In his stories, Edgar Allan Poe commonly uses irony, symbols, and imagery to describe how…

Kahaani moves at a fast pace offering many twists and turns. The spectator watch the pursuer becoming the pursued not once but twice – first when Milan Damji considering himself the hunter comes to retrieve some files and finish a helpless pregnant prey but ends up becoming the victim himself, and the next time when the IB and police realized…

Like animals, they attempt to escape the pursuers seeking out elevation. Furthermore, what puts them near sight of the trackers is the need to be near water, a common need for all mammals. Moreover, Kino and his family finds himself forced to strip off his clothes, which are distinctive features…

Central to Omar’s narrative are the conflicting themes of confinement and freedom. Omar, Amjad, Tarek, and Nadia, all dream of a day when they will be free from the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Freedom to the Palestinian characters means the ability to lead their lives on their own terms, without intervention from a military-police state, without fear of even minor actions being scrutinized as open aggression. But this freedom is merely a dream, something for each character to escape to in…

“Catch that little beast!” a shop owner shouted through a large crowd. “It’s gettin’ way with meh jewels!” Women shrieked as they felt something fluffy run under their skirts, and men wobbled back and forth to avoid the small mutt that ran through the mess of people. In its fluffy tan tail it held jewel encrusted necklaces and rings. “Ha! Catch me if you can old man!” the zombie dog barked, even if no one understood. “Damn you Sailor!” The shop owner gave chase as far as he could until he…

own hands. “He bore aloft a drawn dagger, and had approached, in rapid impetuosity, to within three or four feet of the retreating figure, when the latter, having attained the extremity of the velvet apartment, turned suddenly and confronted his pursuer. There was a sharp cry –and the dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet, upon which, instantly afterwards, fell…