The Perfect Mate

Why would anyone knowingly marry a serial killer? In the most recent installment of Philippa Gregory’s Tudor Court series, The Taming of the Queen, the answer to that question becomes all too clear: because he is the KING! Kateryn Parr, the final Queen in the reign of Henry VIII, is the subject of this latest piece of historical fiction. Picking up shortly after the execution of Katherine Howard, King Henry’s fifth wife, this book introduces the world to the little known Queen Kateryn. With…

attitude, soldiers have something to live for, it encourages them to protect themselves from the enemy and return safely home to their love ones. Another example of irony is that Lavender used drugs to calm himself. He was a careful soldier. While his mates were waiting on his dead body to be transported, they found marijuana on him. Instead of disposing of this drug, they end up smoking it. It is ironic because Ted Lavender was a brave soldier who seemed at peace but in reality he was…

all of Candide’s misfortunes and ability to remain optimistic while doing so, however, each of these occurrences stem from the ever-present goal of reaching Cunegonde, calling to play yet another important display of irony. One of Candide’s travel mates, Cacambo, explains to Candide the horrible news regarding his very love, “But what is even more sad is that she has lost her beauty and become horribly ugly” (106). Evoking such passionate declaration, Candide only reinforces how unfortunate…

Contrast and Comparison between Frog and Songbird Mating Calls By the law of the nature, most creatures seek to survive and reproduce. In other words, they reproduce to survive or to keep their species on living. In this research paper, I would compare and contrast the advertisement calls for mating between frogs and songbirds and talk about how the production of mating calls is related to Tinbergen’s four questions. Both anurans and passerines have calls. Also, males usually produce the mating…

Table of Contents Pages Introduction Appearance and Characteristics Habitat Poison Importance to Humans Locomotion Diet and Enemies Reproduction Conclusion Bibliography Introduction: Page 1 The blue-ringed octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating octopuses. There are four different types of blue-ringed octopuses confirmed. Instead of being divided by their sizes, they are divided and named by the distinctive patterns…

Artificial cranial deformation—or the practice of intentionally altering the shape of a person’s skull—has been practiced by Neanderthals about 40,000 years ago until very recently, maybe even still today. People on every continent except Antarctica have done it, making heads more cylindrical, cone-shaped, and ridge, bumpier or flat depending on the area. (Romero, et al 2010: 2-5) This paper argues that Mayans practiced cranial deformation to show an association with a particular social group.…

not successfully mask abuse. Ordinarily, the pathos appeals relentlessly to emotions. Hence, abuse is a potent, yet an arousing societal issue. Naturally, advertisement concentrates on feelings such as fear, sympathy, and sorrow. The woman fears her mate could face consequences, such as jail if her scars are revealed. The woman attires a mask of dreadful distress and communicates the impression that she covets benevolence. Finally, the logos effectively utilize rational thinking. Thus, the…

world where people weren’t really alive, they were just doing their job with no care. People seem like they’re dead. That wouldn’t be the best society to live in would it? In the book, Harrison Bergeron, people had to be equal in order to have the perfect utopian like society. In another book, The Lottery, was about people who would be thrown at by rocks (if you received the card with the dot on it). The dot symbolizes death or bad luck. In another book,the Pedestrian, the whole town was…

Isolation in Frankenstein In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein book isolation is one of the main themes. The monster and Victor Frankenstein go through great depths of isolation throughout the book. Living alone and experiencing isolation can make any man go crazy. Both the creature and his creator experience isolation mentally, physically, and emotionally. This is created in everyday life in society now. In todays time society is very harsh, and makes many people feel rejected about being…

scent of grass fills the tunnels of my nostrils all while the sunlight reflects through the glossy finishing of the dewy grass. The grass is slippery and damp, perhaps from the strenuous rainfall from the night before. Altogether, it exceeds the perfect condition to play soccer. Almost a year ago now, I was inexperienced and played as a hobby. Now I played competitively, contributing to an official rep soccer team. Now, I finally felt proud as the tingling nerves emitted through my spine,…