The Desert Cat - Original Writing Mia skipped along the lush green grass from the fields to the village, gently springing her arms out wide so she tickled the old oak tree, Hind. The air was moist, perfect conditions in the sweltering heat, and the corn looked ripe and golden, just right and ready for the harvesting season. Papa and Momma would be ecstatic. Mia gently wondered along home towards the clay houses, built near the hilly areas of Basra. She stopped near the young stream and picked up a small stick slashing at the overgrown grass cutting down the job for Papa and Momma. She skipped silently hoping to find a poor young animal and make it her own pet. She would care and nurture it. She searched silently hoping not to scare the animal. She was used to rodents like the desert mouse and the camel, but longed for a small animal like a desert cat. However it was not to be. It was a tiny mouse that Mia had already seen millions of times as she recalled. She walked slowly towards home, disappointed that there was still no desert cat. She was still at a tender age, just seven, and a desert cat would be the ideal present. Mia turned back towards home and walked through the woods, the long way, so she might find the sleeping beauty, a desert cat. She wondered around slowly, lightly picking up small leaves and shrubs, trying not to disturb a hiding creature. The atmosphere was still moist, but the towering canopy trees kept out the scorching sun. It was a perfect place to sleep. This was the only part in Basra where greenery was present. It was a lush area, where the animals could live freely. Mia was one of the lucky ones to come here everyday. She came along here everyday to collect the water. The community well was situated there and water was a priceless gift. Mia wondered along, slowly, inaudibly and discreetly towards a small spot in the woods, where there was a small bustle.
At the beginning of the story Lennie and his Living assistant George were walking through the woods to there new job location and George looks over and says “Well that's a dead mouse” (Steinbeck 5). Which then we start seeing that Lennie is unstable because he is walking with a dead mouse in his hand. Is this really a problem though? Lennie states that his aunt Clara use to always give him a mouse and maybe he isn't crazy but maybe he is missing his aunt Clara and the mouse is a symbol of love that him and his aunt Clara once had.
Then it turned and reared upon its hind legs" (Wright 4). Initially, the rat is shown as helpless, with no intent to hurt Bigger. The rat's fight for its survival becomes so desperate, however, that it leaps at Bigger's pant leg in an attempt to protect itself. Bigger, like the rat, finds himself trapped and frenzied when he is in Mary's room.... ...
The Cathars were a very peaceful group that adopted a life of extreme devotion. Both men and women could become "parfaits". "Parfaits" referred to people who were seen by the Catholic Church as "perfect heretics". They renounced the world and abstained from eating meat and having any sexual contact. The Cathars lived in poverty. The men would travel and preach, and they earned money by cloth making, and shepherding. Followers were not expected to abide by the same ascetic standards as the parfaits, and they were permitted to eat meat and engage in sex. Catharism, or Albigensianism, was a religion which originated in the Balkans long before it made its appearance in the southwestern region of France , around the 12th century. It was a religion like any other, based on good versus evil. Albigensianism was a heretic religion and the catholics were not very fond of this new and upcoming religion. Its creed stated that god never created Earth, Jesus never existed nor did he suffer on the cross. The only ceremony practiced by the Cathars was the consolamentum or baptism of the Holy Spirit. For the Cathars, this was the only means of salvation. The Cathar clergy were those who had already received the consolamentum as part of the ritualistic ordination and had already been saved. The lay Cathars, or Believers, were obliged to receive the same sacrament before death in order to be saved as well. By the early thirteenth century Catharism was a very quickly growing religion in the area of Languedoc. It was supported by the nobility as well as the common people. This was yet another annoyance to the Roman Church. Even in open debates, Ca...
Kitty Konstantine is used to being called names. Cut throat. Demon. Bitch. But the title that always trips her up is "daughter." No matter what she achieved, her father was always ready to cut her down. Even now that she's signed The Four Saints, it's still not good enough. Now, if she can't get them signed under a tighter contract, she'll lose everything.
I did not like the call of the wild because in the story a lot of dogs got hurt and they also got tortured and killed. It was hard for me to read it because I love dogs and it’s hard for me to read it if dogs are getting hurt. Call of the wild was a good book though it was sad also this book had really good feelings. It was really sad also I cried and it was also sad for buck because he lived in the wild. So call of the wild was a very sad book I would say.
Trace the development of the bullying. How convincing are the situation and Elaine's feelings are portrayed.
The mouse was Mikayla whose family lives in the Brophy household. She took him to her family after she found
The world is plagued with an inseparable mix of good and evil. People make mistakes, but often start out with good intentions. Often times actions live in the grey zone, a combination of good intentions but bad outcomes. In Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time there are many decisions that could be considered morally ambiguous. The story is told from the perspective of an autistic fifteen-year-old, Christopher Boone, who is investigating the death of his neighbor’s dog. His mother, Judy Boone supposedly died two years back, when in actuality she ran off to London with another man and, in turn, has been shut out of Christopher’s life. His father, Ed Boone hides the truth involving Christopher’s mother, pretending
for dark, mysterious, and bizarre works of fiction. His works sometimes reflected his life experiences and hardships he tried to overcome. Examples of the troubles in his life include alcoholism, having his works rejected over and over, being broke, and losing his family, even his beloved wife to tuberculosis. There is no wonder why his works are so dark and evil, they were taken from his life. A theme is defined as the major or central idea of a work. Poe’s short story, “The Black Cat”, contains six major themes that are discussed in this paper. They include the home, violence, drugs and alcohol, freedom and confinement, justice and judgement, and transformation.
No matter how hard one may try, no matter how hard one pretends, the inevitable is the absolute. Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut explores the futility of human action or inaction in deterring the imminent. Vonnegut encapsulates this idea within the made-up religion of “Bokononism”. A religion of realism, followers of Bokononism are called to find comfort in knowing that whatever does happen was always going to happen; therefore, the inevitable is unavoidable and should be embraced.
I didn't kill it. Honest I found it. I found it dead." The dead mouse is also an allusion to the novel's title, a reminder that dreams will go wrong, even petting a mouse.
Victor never even fathomed the actual existence of the creature, somewhat resembling an unplanned pregnancy that was never emotionally and rationally dealt with even after the actual birth of the child. He certainly did not adequately prepare himself for parenthood.
Is there typical family drama, a hateful relationship, and trust given back? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time expresses all of the points. Typical family drama can be described as parents fighting. A hateful relationship describes the relationship Ed begins to have with Christopher. Ed Boone tries to gain his son’s trust back.
"And all the families of the families of the families of that one mouse! With a stamp of your foot, you annihilate first one, then a dozen, then a thousand, a million, a billion possible mice!"
Cardinal Richelieu famously said that “the pen is mightier than the sword.” These words have been ingrained in most children’s minds as they progressed through their education. There have been many examples of this in our past. Society will look back at the wars it has waged to look for guidance in what not to do, but then another war comes and the same mistakes are made. But, taking a closer look at the literature that has changed the world, the message is able to ring true to today. Shakespeare has taught the generations how to love, Mark Twain brought a sense of adventure with an unlikely friend, and Einstein brought some of the greatest ideas known to mankind. All of these men used their words to influence society and their influences