Tigers

Jealousy to Murder Love can be full of wonderful things, but love can also lead to jealousy and cause one to make unacceptable decisions. In “Lamb To the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, and in “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton, the lesson learned by the reader is love can make one do terrible decisions. Both Mary and Princess killed someone they loved due to jealousy, jealousy making one do things they shouldn’t do. They were both jealous and could not accept the fact that they were going…

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” ~Mark Twain The Tiger Team is deeply honored to have chosen Megan McDonough as our Phoenix of the Month for December. Megan is a wonderfully intuitive young woman and mature beyond her year. She is continually reflective in all that she does. She exemplifies a student that has a strong growth-mindset. She truly…

I was just a teenager when I first saw the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I had never seen a film like it before and it captured my imagination and gave me a new found respect for foreign cinema. It has been about sixteen years since Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came out in British cinemas and now it is back in a big way with a new film called Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny coming out on Netflix in February. Alongside the film release, we are also being treated to the…

get married, have kids. I’m not married. I don’t have kids, so I’m able to focus 100 percent on this,” said Steven Lopez. When people have family, they have to responsible for them, hence it means sacrificing their times, and interests. In The White Tiger written by Aravind Adiga, family is clearly illustrated as a factor that traps Balram in the “Darkness.” Balram has to follow what his family told him to, and indeed he conceives himself as a victim of Indian traditional family values. Given…

depended on it? This essay explores the story written by Frank R. Stockton, titled: “The Lady Or The Tiger”. It is a love story between a daughter of a barbaric king, and a lowly common man. The barbaric king, who was not pleased with the two lovers, imprisoned the lowly man. The barbaric king had a way of punishing his prisoners by throwing them into an arena where they either open a door to a tiger waiting to kill the man, or open a second door to a lady for him to marry. The prisoner…

In the short story “The lady or the tiger?” Frank R. Stockton introduces the reader to a semi-barbaric king and his daughter, the princess. In his kingdom, justice is made by sending the accused person into the king’s arena and he had the choice to pick between two very similar doors. Inside door #1 is a ferocious tiger, hungry, and ready to attack if its door is pick. Behind door #2, however, is a beautiful maiden whom the accused person is to instantly wed to if fate chooses that way. Every…

experience, more specifically how they resolve it, help to decide where they lie on the scale of good and evil. “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, and “Child by Tiger,” by Thomas Wolfe, both have characters that possess traits of good and evil. Throughout…

The movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a film directed by Ang Lee. This film takes place in China during the 19th century; which during this time China faced land shortages, famine, a growth in population, and inflation. This movie is a historical fiction film where the story is fictional, however it borrows true events that happen during the 19th century. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is set in the Qing Dynasty along with the Qianlong Emperor who was the ruler at this time. The story…

have the highest following are Tiger and Helicopter. Tiger as coined by Amy Chua in her book, Battle Hyme of a Tiger Mom, is a form of parenting based on the cultural roots of the far east. In this form of parenting the parent-child relationship is one of leader and follower. It is expected that the child is to perform all tasks placed on him or her masterfully. A tiger parent has grand expectations for their child and shows little or no empathy for failures. In Tiger parenting a child could…

In 2011, Amy Chua shared her personal narrative in her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which raised awareness about southeastern Asian parenting techniques. She too is a tiger mom, who pressures her children, now teenageers, to excel in everything, whether it be sports, academics, or a musical instrument. The story is relatable; however; it is scrutinized by western parents who encourage independence in their children, not confinement. Southeastern Asian parents seek structure, and in…