Rattlesnake

In the short story The Rattler, the author questions the justifiability of taking any life. Understanding the reason for a killing can allow one to sympathize with a killer, finding his cause sufficient, or alternatively empathize with the victim. In The Rattler, the author presents two opposing sides, one vindicating the man’s killing of the snake, and the other finding it wrong that the snake was killed. The author’s use of language and details causes the reader to empathize with the man for…

and insects. b. Snakes on the other hand is very broad as carnivores they eat other animals though each snake eats varying animals based on their size for examples: i. Gartner snakes eat mice and such according to gartersnakes.info. ii. Western rattlesnakes feed on other reptiles, chipmunks, and prarie dogs according to…

because she noticed the snake was out the box and on the basket. But Delia manages to get some rest, “Well, Ah done de bes’ ah could. If things ain’t right, Gawd knows tain’t mah fault.” (Hurston 847) Eventually Sykes came home drunk to his lose pet rattlesnake inside this dark house which he feared also. But unfortunately he was bitten by the snake and needed help from Delia. Delia remained still while listening to Sykes despairing tone called, “Delia, Delia!” for help. As the sun rise Syke,…

handling. Dennis who is just a journalist at the time, went to the snake-handling church of Jesus with signs following because of Glenn Summerford, who had been convicted and sentenced to ninety-nine years in prison for attempting murder his wife with rattlesnakes. Although Dennis came because of Glenn’s trail, he stayed for a completely different reasons. First I guess I should tell you some more about Glenn trail because this is really what started it all. Alabama in the fall of 1991, Glenn…

from the list and say we wouldn’t borrow them anymore.” (1) Huck as taught by Jim what has learned before and combined it with the things he learns. Jim also teaches Huck about superstitions and old wives tales such as “ii’s bad luck if ya touch a rattlesnake.” (1) Jim tells Huck about if catch a bird it cause death, also about if you count the thing you kill for dinner it causes bad luck. “Jim teaches him both lessons that are essential to life and ones that are not true, but amusing and making…

For example, he states, “It offered cheeses from across Europe, bottled sweetmeats, British biscuits and uncommon delicacies such as “bottled fried grasshoppers” and “rattlesnake canned meat” (Thompson). This sentence alone allows the reader to taste and smell the environment of the marketplace as if they are truly there. Readers can visualize the grandness of the marketplace when Thompson states, “In its prime, it was lush…

The four different types of presidential foreign policy, which are known as the Hamiltonian, Wilsonian, Jeffersonian, and Jacksonian, can be found in Jonathan Haidt’s book called The Righteous Mind. Four presidents’ are used to classify the foreign policy strategy of the past and future presidents of the United States. These classifications of policy assist in the understanding in the way that the president will shape the world that would benefit American ideologies domestically and in the…

There are multiple apparent themes in the book Huck Finn by Mark Twain. The book takes place in the 1830’s to 40’s, when slavery is legal. It is brimming with satire on issues of racism, and it is for these reasons that the book is highly controversial in society today. As well as this theme of slavery and freedom, religion, education, superstition, and nature are all examples of additional messages. To me, the most significant of these is superstition, as Twain seems to make it a crucial piece…

to try to get Delia out of the house. For his first attempt he tricks delia into thinking a whip was a snake and scares the heebie jeebies out of her. When he realizes that the fright act was not enough to get Delia out of the house he catches a rattlesnake and brings it into the home. Delia being afraid of snakes she begs Sykes to kill it as soon as she sees it. As a matter of fact, like the arrogant jerk he is he leaves it to roam around in the house hoping it kills Delia. These acts make…

Surrounded by open land and quite enough to hear the birds from afar I sit on my front porch swing with my dog beside me. As I look at him, I remember why I work so hard at school and think about how my compassion towards animals has led me to become so interested in the well being of animals. Because of the situation that we went through, it became clear to me that I not only had an interest, but a passion for helping animals when hurting or ill and that I would love to do everything that I…