Rat Man

Man has never been a lone wolf, but a nomad, always traveling in packs because without others Man cannot survive. Without cooperation, Man cannot live because life is not self-sustainable. For those who attempt to live on their own, they realize the hardships of being lonesome the hard way. A man who believes that one can be self-sufficient is a man with a distorted vision of reality. Therefore, McCandless’ distorted vision of reality forces him to abandon civilization and seek self-fulfillment…

There are three sources that prove this problem, one being an essay, another an excerpt, and the last in a column in a newspaper. In this essay, there will also be a solution to mend this issue. The first given source which is an essay titled, “Being a Man” dictated by Paul Theroux. In this essay, it states that “for any boy who expresses the desire to be alone, seems to be saying that there is something wrong with him.” Ergo, this could imply that even if a young adolescent wants to be left in…

When The man finds some hot chocolate powder, he gives it all to The Boy to make sure that he lives. “You promised not to do that, the boy said.” (McCarthy, p. 2006, 44) In reality, they both were starving, surviving off hope and fear. If The Boy said nothing, he…

Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand, believes that women and men differ in the focus/driving force behind their communication. According to Tannen, men focus is on avoiding failure and social status, while women focus on achieving personal connection and avoiding social isolation. Tannen listed some descriptions of the differences between men and women communication. Some examples of the descriptions are: women desire intimacy in conversation, men desire to give information while…

I kill him?” Lex asked. “Because, that’s what you do.” he sighs, then turns to me. “I do apologize miss Ellie, but if it’s any consolation you passed too. Oh, and by the way I’m Theodore, but please, call me Vice. Now, it’s finally time to meet the man in charge.” Lex stood to his feet awkwardly, “No, now you let us go.” Theodore rolls his eyes and sighs softly, “No, no, you don’t get to go, not yet. Boys!” the two men standing behind him walk up and grab Lex, who shoves away from them, but is…

In, “Thank You M’am,” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones manifests contradictory traits, however, she has shown herself to be much more than a mediocre woman throughout the story as she encounters a young man, Roger. In the beginning of the short story, Mrs. Jones comes in contact with a young man named Roger who attempts to steal her purse. She then shows that she is not going to take any mess from a kid by beating him. “The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his…

Throughout childhood one may encounter society’s invisible hand pushing one’s characteristics into certain gender blueprints as well as how one should act according to their respected sex. John Steinbeck once wrote, “Names are a great mystery. I've never known whether the name is molded by the child or the child changed to fit the name. But you can be sure of this- whenever a human has a nickname it is a proof that the name given him was wrong.” The name one is given can be compared to ones…

As the footsteps got closer and closer William Quirke scanned the room. He took in the scared faces and tense bodies as he tried to think of something to say, something to say that would not only convert the men standing before him but give them hope. Give them hope that one day Ireland would be free and the people of this great country would remember their names for centuries. Finally, William took a deep breath and cleared his voice. One last time he looks at the scared faces surrounding him.…

Growing up John and his family lived in Louisiana a small town just right outside New Orleans. His family had always said he was a very optimistic young man doing any sort of job he could do until he could actually get a real job. John knew exactly what he wanted to do when he was older. He wanted to be a doctor so right out of High School he went straight into NYU in New York the next year. He finished college and was looking for a doctor job now that he was legal to be a doctor. He was offered…

Do you think that girls should be on a sports team? First, I think everyone has equal rights in this world such as a girl has the same rights as a boy. I think that boys don't want to have girls on there sports team because they think there not as good and say it's to risky that they might get hurt. Everyone in this world has equal rights to play on a sports team but when it comes to a girl wanting to play on a boys sports team they don't want them on. Girls have every right as a boy dose, but…