The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Morality tales have been told for centuries, and will continue to be told for centuries to come. The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Ant and Grasshopper are all prime examples of tales that offer valuable lessons. Each story guiding listeners to never boast, to always tell the truth, and to take responsibility. These stories greatly resemble the Trickster figure, who’s clever and foolish soul gets him into trouble. This mythical being is mentioned in stories throughout the…

In the “Fighting for Our Lives” article, I found the statement about the “boy who cried wolf” effect in our societal dialogue interesting. The author wrote that heated, warlike argument is so common that we are losing the ability to differentiate between debates over extremely important issues and over unimportant, and unnecessarily sensationalized issues. This reminded me of an article I read about the effects of sensationalization in news media. For example, CNN presents the news relatively…

Trustworthy There are so many trait that should be seen in everyone, all twelve of them are listed in the Boy Scout law. This includes trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, and many more, but those are just the first four. Most of all twelve, every person should be trustworthy. Trustworthiness has so much meaning to it, speaking the truth, believing in someone, not having to check up on another person’s duties, and believing in him or herself. Essentially it is an easy thing, but everyone…

esop’s Fables Introduction: Aesop’s fables are known throughout the literary world. I can say that I know as much as the next person about fables. They have a universal theme, relatable characters, and an easy to follow storyline, but I only know that much. I never really knew the origin or basic history of fables. I knew the origin is difficult to trace due to the fact that they have been told for many generations. Fables were a big part of my childhood. They helped reinforce the right and…

After listened several time of the absolute piano music, my feeling is very complex and I have a lot of words to say. First of all, I want to appreciate the composer and pianist. That is because both of you created the wonderful music for us. I thank for your contributions to the human race. So I just want to say how much I appreciate both of you and I want to also say that stay strong. History will remember both of you. In the second place, I want to talk about the piano music in some specific…

Our parents are always giving us rules: don’t talk to strangers, don’t play in the streets, do eat your vegetables, and pick up your toys when you are done with them. We have to follow these rules or else we get in trouble. Back in the 1100s knights had to follow what was called The Medieval Chivalry Code or they got in trouble. The Medieval Chivalry Code are rules the knights had to follow that emphasized bravery, loyalty to women, following lords rules, fighting to uphold christianity, seeking…

once said: "The wolf is the archetype of ravin, the beast of waste and desolation. It is still found scattered thinly throughout all the wilder portions of the United States, but has everywhere retreated from the advance of civilization. (Cascadia)” From stories like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three little Pigs, and of course, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, the wolf is the antagonist and is always looked at as a bad thing, a sort of poison of the land, however Mowat’s book Never Cry Wolf took a…

when the villagers came up to help the shepherd boy, men brought a club and a harrow while women choices of weapon was a rolling pin. People could assume that man was tending to the farm while woman doing household chore. Domestic roles performed by man and women and whether these roles are always associated with one gender over another. For instance, as stated by Toçi & Aliu that we can often come across beliefs that women are those who are expected to clean the house, prepare a…

In the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, Tom uses deception to try and get his way. When Tom lies it often comes back to him or makes him feel really awful inside. In the book Tom Sawyer has many examples of deception, He tricks people into getting his own work done, he lies to friends and family, and also leaves them- leaving them with an unknown outcome.Tom Sawyer lies hoping that they will help him, at the time they may, but in the end honesty is so much more rewarded than…

I believe Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) should be looked at by a case by case basis. So many different factors play a part in each separate situation. For this reason, it is hard to choose either or mandatory victim cooperation or victim control. One factor the book describes would be the difference in behaviors of men that are arrested depending on education, employment, marital status and societal standards. Only employed, well-educated and married men or…