The Cat in the Hat

10 Things in Australia that are Not Trying to Kill You It seems like there are countless news stories, documentaries, and lists every year about how everything in Australia is incredibly dangerous and probably trying to kill you. While these things may be true, it gives Australia a bad rap when it is really a wonderful place that is most certainly not trying to kill you. From government health initiatives, to high livability, to an emphasis on fitness (and even an adorable creature or two),…

Literary Analysis of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” In her short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” Flannery O’Conner uses many literary devices to tell a fictional tale of a horrid family who sets out on a road trip to Florida like they had many times before. Only this time they have a run-in with an escaped convict who is in conflict with his predetermined fate. Ultimately, he will be the one who teaches the family a life lesson. One theme of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is to expose the very…

In the novel The Big Sleep the narrator shows the corruption that surfaces in Los Angeles and the modern world in general. Reveals issues that include wealth and class, exploitation and corruption play out in The Big Sleep. “Sean McCann has argued that hard-boiled fiction is fundamentally a parable about the economic crisis of the day (i.e the Depression and the New Deal). Specifically he argues: The Big Sleep is an allegory of economic predation in which the vernacular energy of the white preys…

In the essay, “ The Lonely Good Company of Books,” by Richard Rodriguez,he mentioned to his readers in the very beginning that he was not big reader as a child. Rodriguez writes,” I knew my mother and father could read and write in both, Spanish and English(293).” He also mentions,” their reading consisted of work manuals, prayer books, newspapers, and recipes(Rodriguez 293).” From what Rodriguez writes we can gather that reading was not used very much in his house hold. The lack of reading to…

Challenger is courteous and submissive, appealing to all drivers that seek power and control. Lastly, Calabi brings the Hellcat alive as it “snorts and paws the ground” causing “Prius drivers to look away and construction workers to raise their hard hats and grin” (Calabi). This final statement reaffirms thrilling and rebellious nature of the Challenger by comparing it to a living, breathing, animal with great power, that is a disgrace to Prius drivers and an honor to the strong. Through his use…

Scientist noticed that when a the women repeatedly read aloud a section of the Dr. Seuss, The Cat and The Hat while the baby was in the women, the baby recognize that passage when it was read when they were born. Another study that was found that babies often recognized a theme song of their mother 's favorite T.V. show because she wanted it every day…

“Are you hot? Are you cold? Are you wearing that? Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at? Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat. Don’t forget; you got to feed the cat” (Renfroe). Anita Renfroe composed these snappy words for the melody "Momisms", sung to the recognizable tune of the William Tell Overture. Her words best depict a common day of commotion through the eyes of a mother. Moms who remain at home realize that on occasion, their lives can confuse. In spite…

It is Friday, I am frantically packing. Hopefully, I remember everything; shoes, socks, hiking poles, bug spray, hat, extra clothes, and snacks. Fear is attacking me again, what to wear, do I have everything, will I fit in, and can I do this. I stop and just pray. The Lord immediately calmed me and my fear subsided. I load my vehicle and headed for the church. I felt…

In “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’ Conner, the author uses imagery throughout the story to convey the meaning of the theme in a visual manner. As the story begins, the characters are introduced and the most crucial details of the story are introduced as well, the escaped criminal and some insight into the grandmother’s persona. These details of the story help build the plot and also include the literary elements that are present in the story, such as imagery. As stated in the article…

One of the more uplifting experiences I have had as a writer, begin with my 4th-grade teacher introduced poetry into my life. Poetry was a foreign idea in my mind; other than the stuff they had always fed us ranging from The Cat in the Hat to other obscure titles that echoed Seuss’s style. Most of Shenandoah Valley Elementary’s educators would dispense a writing assignment shortly after attempting spark inspiration among the class with whimsical rhymes. How I loathed the writing…