Transition Towns

Why does sheriff Heck Tate think “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell,”because he had stolen the knife from the only drunk man in town(Lee 272). He knew that Jem wouldn't have fought him off which left Arthur Radley, and the sheriff who is not at all being a doctrinaire and doesn’t tell anyone about the murder. Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is drama filled when the sheriff Heck Tate, doesn’t arrest a man named Arthur Radley also known as Boo, for committing a murder! He does…

In a time and place where corruption was ubiquitous, Gabriel García Márquez’s primary objective was to unveil the overlooked evils. He exposed the brokenness of government, family, and romance, but never dared to blatantly criticize something as untouchable as the Church. Nevertheless, hidden in the retelling of an actual murder is Márquez’s report on the perversions of the modern Church. In his novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, biblical figures are manipulated to reflect Colombia’s…

Extended Study – Connected Texts Compare the ways in which the creators of your chosen texts explored self-growth. In Markus Zusak’s novel When Dogs Cry and in Tom Hooper’s film Les Misérables, stylistic features are used to explore the theme self-growth. Both texts show the idea of self-growth in many different forms. Self-growth with help from others, self-growth due to a difficult situation and self-growth because of a change in beliefs has been explored in Zusak’s When Dogs Cry and…

Dry and cold areas had lower population density in comparison to moist and moderate temperature areas. Areas with rich soils will have a higher density (mainly due to farming. Places with reliable water sources will have a higher density because towns and cities are often built around water sources to provide drinking water for people initially. Areas with a well developed economy will have a higher density. For example, Port cities often have high population density due to ships docking and…

In the movie No Country For Old Men, many different aspects of cinema are used to create meaning such as mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing. The movie is very violent and all because of two million dollars that the main character, Llewelyn Moss, found in the desert. The mise-en-scene helps convey this dark meaning through the locations and colors used throughout the movie. The movie takes place in Texas along the Mexican border. We first scene is made up of various shots showing a…

M. Huettl: Review of An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Introduction Attention Grabber: origin of “Eureka” Transition: what every child prodigy waits for Summary: child prodigy just graduated HS just got dumped by 19th girlfriend named Katherine best friend Hassan takes him on a road trip to distract him stop to see roadside attraction in a small Tennessee town and end up with a summer job there Colin has his “Eureka!” moment and develops a mathematical equation to predict when a…

that was invincible to which others look at him as if it was a god. After many tragedies Gilgamesh comes to the understanding that he is not god, and one day he will also die. The history of civilization is always connected with the creation and transitions of life. In the story of Gilgamesh, the history of the flood in the Old Testament is mentioned when is describe in the story of Gilgamesh; although the gods fails at the wiping out all humankind by the great flood, they still doomed mend to…

Scout’s ideas about who Boo Radley is and what he is like change throughout the novel as she gains experience. At the beginning of the novel Scout has the idea that Boo Radley is a bad man who has done terrible things. Jem and Scout are walking to school together and must pass the Radley house to get to school. They are talking to another kid who says ”Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans-folks say he pizened ‘em over on the school side of the fence.” (Lee 31)Many kids…

The future of truck driving will be driven by efficiency. Economically, the inefficiencies are related to scheduling/brokerage, energy consumption, and humans as a driver themselves. According to TechCrunch, “Shippers, brokers, and carriers all suffer from an extreme lack of modern technology. The entire industry is run on an archaic 15-year-old software, almost no data is captures, none of the software systems can communicate with each other.” It also noted that two-thirds of shippers don’t use…

being the hero of this book fights three villains, which are Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. Each of these fights Beowulf fought causes him to receive lavish gifts and recognition as a brave warrior, however once he was named king, his transition from warrior to king highlighted the dichotomy of heroic warrior and heroic king. Grendel, one of the villains in this book could be interpreted as sin, or evil, Grendel’s mom as revenge, and the dragon as mutual destruction or death.…