The Cat in the Hat

1. How does Santiago describe the marlin he has caught? Santiago describes the marlin he has caught in many ways. One way that Santiago describes the marlin is that ," He was so big it was like lashing a much bigger skiff alongside." This shows the marlin that Santiago caught was enormous in length. Another description was that "The fish had turned silver from his original purple and silver, and the stripes showed the same pale violet color as his tail." This shows that the marlin was very…

Chapter 1 (Every Trip Is a Quest (Expect When It’s Not)) In this chapter, the author explains why a character takes a trip using symbolic reasons. The character does not just take a trip, they take a quest. “The reason for a quest is always self-knowledge (Foster 3).” A quest is usually a person looking for the Holy Grail, going to a store for bread; these tasks of varying nobility. When the character goes on a quest, there is never a stated reason why the character goes on the quest. An…

Over the past year I have spent time teaching young children and have grown increasingly interested in understanding more about early literacy. I am specifically interested in understanding how children's books are designed to promote literacy development. Often also known as emergent literacy, early literacy is an important time in children’s development, when “knowledge, skills and disposition that precedes learning to read and write in primary grades” occurs (Roskos 3). Early literacy…

a “three-point emergency plan” (Saunders, 2009) where the animal’s owners would agree to have them checked out to ensure they were not infected. At the village meeting uncle Matt brought “a large red bow not Emily’s bow but one as large as a lady’s hat” (Saunders, 2009) to symbolize what they lost the day a dog took the life of Emily. With using the large red bow as a metaphor for Emily’s red bow it showed the village the significance of what the family had lost, and that they didn’t want anyone…

sexiness, who is on a vacation on a cruise. The ship sinks, and Trippa and this guy named Jed wash up on a deserted island. They instantly fall deeply in love and make love. They are on the island for about a week when Jed asks Trippa to wear his cowboy hat, draw and mustache, and let him call her Joe. After Trippa does this, Jed grabs her and yells “Joe! Joe! Joe! I’m fucking Trippa Sands!”. (71-73) Hig says that this is Bangley and him in a nutshell, Bangley keeps Hig around so he can show…

Hard Work Pays Off A grandchild admires their grandparents in multiple ways and for various reasons. In my case, for guidance, love, and financial success. My grandparents both came from non-wealthy families. However, this did not negatively impact their lives. In fact, growing up non-wealthy taught them that in order to have what they wanted or needed, they would have to work hard. Both grew up on family farms, therefore, through experience they understand the true definition of hard work…

floors in the hospital, but time slows to a halt. 1 minute becomes an hour, and 2 becomes a day. Suddenly waiting for the doors to open, brings a change to you. You are anticipating what you will see. Will it be the fat cat you saw before? How about the little old lady in the santa hat who cracked the joke that made you laugh? Thoughts begin to go everywhere. Nothing is certain now. And, when those doors open, will you be surprised by what you see, or what you did not see? Whenever I step into…

O'Connor (1925-1964) is called as one of the representative writer of "Southern Renaissance". Its main source of creativity from religion and the church. Her description of the main themes of evil, sin and salvation. "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is one of the most respected O'Connor short story writer through a family trip to show us a path of soul salvation, the salvation of the soul essence but a fiction journey. O'Connor said: "A good novelist is through symbols and metaphors to convey…

hell of a time getting in this," he mentions while he presses a few buttons. "You 're not even six feet tall," I scoff, but my face becomes buried in the fabric of his t-shirt as the machine makes a terrible, loud noise. "This sounds like a dying cat. Will 's going to notice," I shout over the noise. "Shut up," he tells me, pulling me into his chest just as it dies down. "What time is it?" I ask him. "9:25. It was 9:30 when we left!" he says, jumping out of the box with pure joy, then hugs…

primate had been removed from me, placed on the ground, and punted through a field goal by the clicking of a submit button or handing an assignment in. Of course experiences will vary from person to person, but if a monkey was on your back and watching a cat play on a keyboard meant you could forget about it for a few minutes, could you see yourself letting that be a habit? There are plenty of high schoolers who would jump at any opportunity, almost all of which can be accessed on the same…