The Jungle

Its main objective was to deprive the communists of supplies of food, money, medicine, men and information. The government did this by moving the villagers and squatters at the edge of the jungles, who were intimidated by the communists in the jungle, to new villages with better treatment and protection. This was to prevent the villages from having any form of contact with the communist. By doing so, the communist will be unable to gain any forms of benefits from the…

Deep in the jungle, in a hollowed out tree, lived a mother tiger and her two cubs. The tiger family was very happy and loved to spend lots of time together. One day, while the mother tiger was out hunting, the two playful cubs wandered off too far while playing, and soon the cubs were lost. Realizing they were alone and in a strange new place they got scared. As the sun started to set the cubs curled up next to a stump hoping their mother would find them before it got too dark. The sun…

However, despite his recurring sickness, he has no will to leave the jungle due to his lack of moderating ego and superego. As a result, he descends further and further into madness without regard for his own health. Meanwhile, Kurtz’s physical illness is a manifestation of his mental sickness. Physically, his lack of moderating ego and superego lead him to stay in jungle out of greed, even though he is continuously contracting a life threatening illness —likely malaria…

Everyone of a conscious mind has a fear of something. Those certain individuals who say they are “fearless” are liars. Anyone and everyone who are “fearless” may not be scared of any physical being but are scared, sometimes horribly terrified. to fear. A child might fear being in the ocean or the dark; an old man, on the other hand, might fear losing mental capabilities or even life. Although fears might also change throughout a lifetime, most people do remain scared of something. Fear is one of…

years old. She was encouraged by Louis Leakey to begin researching the chimpanzees. Her dream was to go to Africa and to chimpanzee’s behavior as closely possible. She didn’t have any degree or training, in other words, didn’t have any experience with jungle, chimpanzees and any other animals. She wasn’t at university and could not tell if chimpanzees have minds as human beings; some scientists argue. Jane wasn’t appreciated because she didn’t have any knowledge, but her desire and love of being…

Amazon Jungle. Moses got the call at 11pm and, if accepted he would leave at 4am. He sat and wondered what would happen while he was away for work. Moses told his wife that he can read minds of others and that he works as an undercover government agent. Moses then asks his wife if he should go or not.…

In this scene Tenessee Williams shows the inevitability and fatality of the rape as Blanche cannot escape it. Indeed, this scene reminds the audience of the first encounter between Blanche and Stanley, Blanche’s trunk is in “the center of the bedroom”, Stanley “remov[es] his shirt” and Blanche’s has been drinking alcohol and Stanley joins in. This similarity between the two scenes makes it appear as though this was always meant to be since the beginning, everything was leading up to this final…

War in the 1960s. It was used by the United States military who intended to gain an advantage in the war by spraying the chemical over the dense jungles of Vietnam. The military hoped that this would deprive the Viet Cong of hiding places, reducing their chances of winning the war. The original purpose of Agent Orange was solely to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam, however, there were many unintended harsh side effects of the chemical. This was a global problem…

The Jungle and The Grapes of Wrath share a common theme of corruption. In The Jungle, you see a version of trickle down corruption. Corruption was found from the top political bosses trickling down to the small businesses. This made it close to impossible for a poor man to have a chance in Packingtown. The Grapes of Wrath was morally corrupt. People, such as the used car salesman, willingly took advantage of the farmers trying to get to California to benefit themselves. In Chapter 25 of The…

The truth of stories is one we have been taught ever since we were children. Humanity started with the oral tradition, the telling of stories, the spread of information. Truth was told in stories, much like in Beowulf. Similarly, stories like those in the Bible are taken to be truth. The texts we read this semester all reflect that idea that truth often lies in stories. This is shown by Mary Anne in The Things They Carried, by the lead actor in Hamlet's play in Hamlet, and Beowulf in Beowulf.…