People undertake missions because they want to make a difference in something they strongly support. Setting goals can motivate people to reach their goals. For instance, Farah Ahmedi was determined to survive the bleakest of moments, while supporting her family. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi wanted to free his family from danger and harm. Aengus was motivated to find ideal love. All of these characters were determined and motivated to reach goals that were beneficial to them. Aengus wanted to find love, while Ahmedi and Rikki-Tikki hoped to survive and keep them and their families safe; however, they were all determined to achieve their goals. “The Other Side of the Sky” a memoir by Farah Ahmedi is Ahmedi’s real-life experiences of escaping Afghanistan …show more content…
As a courageous mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi found that he needed to protect and defend his family from dangerous and harmful snakes. He fights off the snakes, one by one. Rikki-Tikki first kills Karait when he threatens Teddy by saying, “Be careful. I am Death!” Rikki-Tikki then attacks Karait and kills him. Furthermore, Rikki-Tikki defeats Nag, after overhearing him discussing their plan with his wife, Nagaina. When Nag is unaware, Rikki-Tikki jumps and kills him. Finally, Rikki-Tikki kills his last enemy, Nagaina, in an extensive and violent match. He does this by smashing all of her eggs, except one, which he uses to threaten her with. They end up tumbling into Nag and Nagaina’s old hole, where they fight each other. Rikki-Tikki returns and declares that “It is all over… The widow will never come out again.” (Kipling 73). Rikki-Tikki managed to save “our lives and Teddy’s life” (Kipling 74). He fought off snakes that were at least “five feet long from tongue to tail” (Kipling 64). He managed to kill snakes that were larger than him. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi learned a different lesson from Ahmedi. He found out that bravery and determination can lead to victory and achieving your
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The book Outlaw Platoon written by Sean Parnell is a soldiers’ tale of his platoon in one of the most dangerous places on earth. This book is a non-fiction riveting work that tells the story of a platoon that spent sixteen months on an operating base in the Bermel Valley, the border of Pakistan. This mission the men were sent on was part of a mission called Operation Enduring Freedom. This book is extremely relevant to the war that we are still fighting in Afghanistan and the humanitarian work that continues. We still have men in this area fighting and losing their lives everyday. It is the focus of ongoing political debates and the purpose of our involvement there is an ongoing question in the minds of many Americans. In writing this book, Parnell makes it clear in his author’s notes that he indeed was not trying to pursue one political agenda over another. His goal as not to speak of all members of the platoon and expose their identities and the types of soldiers they were but instead to showcase some of the men’s bravery and abilities during the war. Parnell believed that he owed it to the men to write something that would show the world what these men go through during combat in an honest and raw account. Another purpose of Parnell’s in writing this book is an attempt at making sure these men are given a place in American war history.
In the beginning Rikki Tikki is washed away from his home in a flood, then is rescued by humans. He decides to stay and meets Nag and Nagaina ,two king cobras who try to kill him. The young boy who saved Rikki finds him in the garden but Karait a deadly but small snake shows up and Rikki kills him to save the boy Teddy. Later Nag and Nagaina get into the house to kill the humans and Rikki finds out, he is fighting Nag when the man shoots Nag and kills him. Rikki goes out the next day and destroys all Nagaina’s eggs. Nagaina goes to the humans and is going to bite the Teddy but Rikki starts to fight her. They go down a hole and Rikki comes up victorious and Nagaina is dead. He goes back to the people's house and they are thankful for him. Rikki then on protects the garden from snakes forever.
Weiss, M., & Maurer, K. (2012). No, Way Out: A Story of Valor in the Mountains of Afghanistan. New York: Penguin Group US. Retrieved November 05, 2010, from books.google.co.ke/books?isbn=1101560762
In The Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi, Farah suffers from coping with the Taliban in her daily life. Farah describes the Taliban as “a terrible army of big bearded boys” and “wild alien beings, or beasts from another world.” The group took all of Farah’s family away from her, and the Ahmedi family was just another unfortunate victim of the Taliban’s violence, when the group rose to power.
Rikki Tikki is a brave and curious character in this story. Rikki-Tikki- Tavi is brave in this story because he sticks up for his family and he doesn’t care how big or how small they are. Evidence that supports my character traits is, “Rikki-Tikki knew that he was a young mongoose and it made him all the more pleased to think that he had managed to escape a blow from behind.” (page 9). Rikki-Tikki’s bravery towards his family gave him the confidence to fight the snakes. His bravery showed his foster family how much he really cared about them. Rikki- Tikki examined the entire house and puts himself in daunting positions (paragraph 15). This evidence shows that Rikki-Tikki is an interested character because he doesn't show that getting hurt will stop him
In the book, Half The Sky, author’s Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn bring to light the oppression of women in the developing world. Anecdotal stories, filled with sadness, anger and hope, collected after years of reporting, depict just a few examples of this global struggle for women. At the end of their book organizations are listed, in alphabetical order, in hopes of creating a starting point for people to further support women in developing countries. With so many organization doing great work to empower women it becomes difficult to decide where money should be distributed. As a grant manager it is important to take a closer look at each of the organizations and their work to better assess where the money should go. However, the
In the resolution, Rikki- Tikki kills Nag in the bathroom during the night, and prepares himself for the now enraged Nagaina. With the thought in his mind that Nagaina would be guarding her eggs behind the melon bed, Darzee’s wife creates a diversion, and Rikki smashes all but one egg. “Rikki had found the cobra’s nest and had crushed, all but one, of the deadly eggs” (Ross 19:04). Kipling states that, “Teddy and his mother and father were there at early breakfast, but Rikki-tikki saw that they were not eating anything. They sat stone still, and their faces were white. Nagaina was coiled up on the matting by Teddy's chair, within easy striking distance of Teddy's bare leg, and she was swaying to and fro, singing a song of triumph.” and continues with, ‘"Son of the big man that killed Nag," she hissed, "stay still. I am not ready yet. Wait a little. Keep very still, all you three! If you move, I strike, and if you do not move, I strike. Oh, foolish people, who killed my Nag!"’ (Kipling 154). Although, be that as it may, the song of triumph that the movie says is “Son of the man that killed Nag, if you move, I strike, and if you do not move, I strike! Oh, foolish people!” (Ross 19:30). So, to wrap up, both of the mediums claim that Rikki- Tikki- Tavi smashed all of the eggs except one, and that Nagaina is at the veranda, wound up and ready to kill. The song of triumph that the wicked snake sings however, is not a
It is a short story. The book is about the adventure Rikki goes on to save the family that lives in India. The problem is that Rikki-tikki-tavi needs to find a way to kill Nag and Nagaina so they won't kill everyone and have the house and garden to themselves. Then Rikki heard their plan in the bathroom and had to plan a way to stop it. The cobra couple was expecting their babies to hatch soon so there will be a lot more cobras that could cause trouble. One very exciting part is when Rikki-Tikki-tavi was killing the cobra eggs. Nagaina decided to go to the family and threaten to kill the little boy, Teddy. Luckily, Rikki went and told Nagaina that she should not hurt Teddy and to come get her last egg. They fought over the egg and she went into a deep hole in the garden. The resolution is that Nagaina died in the hole with her last egg in her mouth. Now the family and animals can live in the house and garden together safely. There were no more cobras to hurt them. Rikki-Tikki-tavi had saved them
Rikki-tikki-tavi is a short story about a brave mongoose that was washed out of his home by a monsoon flood. He was then adapted by a kind human family that live in India, as a pet and as their protection against the two vicious cobra snakes. This story was first published in 1894 along with some other short stories. The short story was written by Rudyard Kipling's the same author from The Jungle Book. Soon in 1974 Chuck Jones constructed a short animation of Rikki-tikki-tavi. On the other hand, even though the short story version of Rikki-tikki-tavi was written and described well, the digital adaptation was able to create an easier way to understand the characters, plot and setting.
When the snakes stand tall and they want to try and strike either at the protagonist or Teddy’s family Rikki-tikki will not let them. He is small but he can be stronger when he wants to, just because you are small does not mean you cannot accomplish big things. Rikki-tikki is as small as a newborn baby, but he can handle things well when he wants to. This is an example of how that is possible when you are small. When the protagonist was talking to one of the antagonists he was totally distracted and he did not know that they had a plan of the other antagonist sneaking up on him and was going to strike. Although Rikki-tikki was distracted, he did not fall for it, he leaped into the air as high as he could and he jumped above both of them and as soon as he hit the ground he went inside away from the cobras. When you are small you can do great things, you can be courageous and still be
One aspect of the novel that highlights this struggle is its setting, as it takes place during four time periods, each at a different stage in Afghan history. Throughout these unstable decades, the country’s government went through continuous upheavals with each new government advocating different
In both of his novels, Hosseini has both protagonists and antagonists originating from Afghanistan. He depicts the flaws of the broad generalizations many people believe due to a lack of information or insight into the concerning situations occurring in Afghanistan. As awareness about the indecencies taking place in Afghanistan increases, hopefully more individuals will take action to aide those being oppressed and help solve the turmoil occurring due to the presence of the Taliban. Works Cited Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner.
War establishes many controversial issues and problems within society and can often expose an individual to many economic and sociopolitical hardships; thus creating an altercation in the way they view life. Amir, from the novel The Kite Runner and the novel’s author Khaled Hosseini, both saw the harsh treatment toward the people of Afghanistan through a series of wars, invasions, and the active power of a Pashtun movement known as the Taliban. Amir, much like Hosseini, lived a luxurious and wealthy life in Kabul. He is well educated and immerses himself in reading and writing. After transitioning from a life in Afghanistan to a life in the United States, both Hosseini and Amir faced obstacles in order to assimilate to American society. In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, the protagonist Amir parallels the experiences and hardships that Hosseini endured in his own lifetime.
Afghanistan; Taliban controlled, discrimination and love everywhere yet nowhere at the same time. It’s a nation where culture and tradition are of immense importance, especially to the older generation. Over 53% of Afghan population is below the poverty line, making the country one of the Earth’s poorest. Life would be lived on a day to day basis, not knowing if it’s safe to be outside, when...