Savage

Superior Leaders or Savage Warmongers? In the year 1162, near Delüün Boldog in Mongolia. The second son of the tribal chieftain Yesügei is born and is named Temüjin. Temüjin lives the life as the son of nobility until his father is poisoned by rival tribe leaders. The tribe he belonged to denied Temüjin his right to rule because of his young age, just being shy of twelve years. The tribe exiles him, his mother, and his brothers. The family struggled to survive Mongolia’s harsh landscape by…

Brittany Cirnigliaro Professor Allen Comp 1 26 November 2017 Medusa: Beauty Turned to Savage Monster Many tales have been told for centuries about the dreaded and frightening creature that went by the name of Medusa of Gorgon. Over the years this Gorgon creature took the form of a classical Greek mythological woman with serpents for hair who possessed the ability to turn her enemies to stone from a simple glare. Although true, there is much more to this tale including exactly what drove Medusa…

As famous British author Jane Austen once said, “Every savage can dance.” This relates to how Jack and his followers dance around instead of building shelters or improving the structure of their group. Ignoring structure does not often result in a positive outcome because it is the basis of the a society. Without structure one cannot focus on perfecting a society. Although Ralph’s lack of control is instrumental in the growing chaos on the island, Jack was the one who ultimately pushed it past…

Savage or Civil, what is deep inside you? In William Golding’s “Lord of the flies” twelve-year-old Ralph asserts himself as the leader and maintains his personal civility in the face of hostility. Ralph organizes the boys and keeps them working together trying to build a semblance of the civilization they had at home. Ralph manages to keep a calm clear head while others panic. He also keeps the hope of rescue alive never giving into his own savage side. Shortly after a plane crashes on a…

Benjamin Franklin evaluated the Indian men they encountered in “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” and he commented on the civility the Indians displayed in their interactions with the white people. These interactions showed that the Indians knew more about civility than the white men in regards to education, religious beliefs, and hospitality. Both the white men and the Indians valued education, but each had two vastly different notions of what they considered the ideal…

schools varies widely. Some schools have a great reputation for educational excellence while other schools are avoided because of their reputation for low student achievement. Two reputable sources on this topic include Jonathan Kozol’s article, “Savage Inequalities”, and Bill Moyers’ documentary, “Children in America’s Schools”. These sources discuss the causes of school inequality, which include school funding, school conditions, and demographics. One of the major causes of school inequality…

Compare and Contrast Essay By:Shaé McGuffey Savage lions to meek big cats. J.H. Patterson was like an explorer. He went all the way to Africa just to make a rail road. The savages he sealed with were wild lions, he explained edit all in the article “Attack.” Did you know the lions in Tsavo do not have manes. There was a man who had a different relationship with lions and his name is Kevin Richardson. Many people call him “the lion whisperer” because he was so good with the lions.…

Noble eco-savage: indigenous people naturally good at being conservationists. The term is an addition to “noble savage” which is the concept of indigenous, or the “other”, who has not been corrupted by civilization. Both terms can symbolize humanity’s innate goodness. The terms can also romanticize native cultures and portray civilized cultures as the big bad. Perhaps the best film example of the noble eco-savage is Avatar. The native people on Pandora are named the Na’vi and have a distinct…

In the name of the protagonist are prefigured tensions and polarities that span the life of the character and also their society of origin. On one side is Clare, clear, and the other is Savage, wild, a term associated with darkness. She is the daughter of a "more white" father, descended from English planters, and a "rather dark" mother. This original tension between a father who seems to be able to "pass" for white and a mother who feels closer in their acceptance of black heritage, will be…

Remarks concerning the civilized nature of white America In 1782 Benjamin Franklin published a paper known as “Remarks concerning the Savages of North America,” A paper on the culture and etiquette of native americans in 1782. This paper took a surprisingly progressive stance on Native American culture; it showed them as a tolerant and respectful peoples, one when juxtaposed with his own, made his own look uncouth and abrasive. In 1993 Sherman Alexie published a book called “The Lone Ranger and…