...“Obstacles are necessary for success because as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.” by Og Mandino.“The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story written by Richard Connell, which takes place after World War II on an abandoned island. The story talks about how Rainsford makes his way through General Zaroff's playground, narrowly escaping death at every corner. General Zaroff forces Rainsford into a game of murder that ends in Zaroff’s death. Throughout the story, Rainsford's beliefs,confidence, and perspective morphs and the story progresses, which makes him a dynamic character. The last obstacle that Rainsford overcome was the environment, which was the main cause of Rainsford being trapped on General Zaroff’s island, and it was also the reason why he eventually won the “ Most Dangerous Game”. The first obstacle that Rainsford overcame was the fear of being killed by General Zaroff....
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...Held July 6, 2012 The John Edwards Mistress Scandal Rielle Hunter has made quite a name for herself in the political world. This article talks about John Edwards’ dealings with his mistress and the book, written by Hunter, telling what she calls the truth about her dealings with Edwards. This clear and accurate article is very informative in that it reiterates the fact that Hunter was hired by Edwards to video record his campaign behind the scenes. After working together over time, Edwards and Hunter initiated an affair between each other and had a little girl. After six months of Edwards denying Hunter and her baby, the truth was brought to the light. The article ignored the fact the Edwards’ wife had been ill with cancer during his time with the mistress but goes on to inform the public of the 1 million dollars paid to two people by Edwards to hide Hunter during the earliest part of his campaign. Hunter however, was acquitted of the charges placed against him a month ago. Hunter never testified in the case against Edwards even after she was guaranteed immunity from prosecution. Hunter had another perspective. She blames John’s old friend Andrew Young implying that Young was the one who initiated the idea of claiming paternity of the Edwards and Hunter’s little girl. Young was also the one who Hunter says solicited money to help cover her expenses. The fact that John Edwards was proven innocent made Hunters allegations mere assumptions. The Scandal itself has always been...
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...Thesis: James Diamond believes that the shift from hunter-gather societies farming societies was the worst mistake in the history of the human race. Support: Diamond gives many examples to provide support for his claim. He compares modern day farmers and hunger-gathers and states that the hunter-gathers have more free time, better food, and less hours of work when compared to their counterparts. He also points out that in societies that switched from hunter-gathering to farming, that paleopathologists have shown that the former had better quality of life. Role: The author Jared Diamond points out that modern hunger-gatherers, when compared to farmers, work less, have more leisure time, sleep more than enough, and have better diets. One of...
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...Most Dangerous Game In the story “Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford the main character is trapped on an island with a crazy hunter who was bored with hunting found a way to spice things he hunt people. Many parts in the story make people think about why he would do such a thing hunt people. When General Zaroff explains his game of hunting to Rainsford it is obvious that to hunt people is wrong. One thing in the story is hard to answer it is when Rainsford talks to his friend. It is when Rainsford classifies the world into two categories the hunters and the hunties. The story says “My hand were made for the trigger…”(pg 223 Connell) and for the hunters that is how they feel but, that is how the people in the world feel...
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...You cannot talk about the development of the vampire hunters without talking about the development of the vampires themselves. Vampires have changed and developed so much since the days of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. They’ve turned from creatures of the night that you feared would turn you into something unspeakable and kill you to something that you long to be. They’re no longer feared but desired. You can’t talk about the development of vampire hunters without speaking of where vampires first started and where they’ve gone now. You start off with Nosferatu and the concept of “vampire hunters” as a book Johnathan Harker finds on his way to Count Dracula’s mansion. He reads it in an inn and ends up taking it with him, after meeting with the Count,...
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...leadership begins with a definition. Maxwell states that “leadership is influence.” (Maxwell 1993, p.1) In looking at leadership as influence we must consider who we influence. On May 30, 2000 Charles Barkley is noted for claiming that “I’m no role model.” Whether that claim was made out of humility, or to eschew responsibility for the behavior of young people, simply making the claim resulted in influencing many people for years. Maxwell suggests that the question “is not whether we will influence someone”, but rather “what kind of influencer you will be.” (Maxwell, 1993, p.4) We influence practically everyone we come in contact with because our actions are subject to interpretation and response. Maxwell tells us that “We never know who or how much we influence.” This idea is emphasized in the narrative of Drew Dudley’s TED presentation. He was unaware of the profound impact that his “lollipop moment” had left on a young lady’s educational and personal life until years later. (Dudley, 2010). In keeping with the idea that leadership can be taught, Maxwell contends that “influence is a skill that can be developed.” (Maxwell, 1993, p.5) The...
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...Determination of Animal Abuse Jennifer Stafford Determination of Animal Abuse People and animals have been around since the beginning of time. In early days, animals were killed and hunted for survival. However, the relationship between people and animals has changed somewhat since then. Today, the vast majority of people do not need to kill and hunt animals in order to survive. In this paper, I will talk about how some people think that animal-factory farms, family farms and hunting is considered animal abuse. I will then later explain that neither of these is considered animal abuse. Therefore, the question is, how does one determine what actually animal abuse is? There is a massive debate about this question and there is no right answer. Everyone sees things from the perspective of their own interests and concerns. Animal abuse is classified as inflicting physical agony, anguish or demise upon an animal contingent upon one’s belief. First, some people believe that killing and hunting animals for any reason is classified as animal abuse. The first example some may classify as animal abuse is animal-factory farms. Animal-factory “farms are usually large industrial facilities where livestock are crowded together” (USA Today, 2012). The small animals, like chickens, are put into cages. One cage can hold many animals. These cages are packed so full with the small animals that the animals cannot move freely. They do not get to see sunlight, and it can be hard to breathe...
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...mental institution. The boys were isolated because they have no interaction with the outside world. They did not have any adults to tell them what to do. The island they were on was away from local city or towns. The boys had to find a way to survive even without any way of knowing how to do something. The novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding is about a group of boys on an airplane that crashes on an island. The reason the boys left England is because there was fighting going on during World War II. The novel starts off with Ralph looking around and wondering where all the adults are. He finds out all the adults are dead; however, all the children are still alive. Ralph meets a fat boy named Piggy. The two boys are wounding around the lagoon and they found a conch shell. The two boys meet the other young boys. All of the boys have a meeting about how to get off of this island. Jack has another idea he wants to hunt for food. The elect Ralph as the chief of the...
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...As I waited for my brother on my bed, I really hope I have a great week at South Carolina. I went downstairs to see if Hunter was home . “ Hunter where have you been?” I heard mom say. “ I went to Devin’s to play ping pong.” Hunter said. So I went back upstairs to get ready for Limestone in South Carolina. So after 3 minutes Hunter and my sister Karsyn came up to get ready too. My Mom and Dad were already ready. So after all of that we finally got all packed up and got into the car, but right before Karsyn got into the car she tripped on a rock. Karsyn’s knee was bleeding bretter bad, but then she notice another spot that was bleeding too. “ Are you ok?” as I tried not to laugh. “ No!” she cried. Karsyn finally got clean up after she sat there forever.. Then we finally went to South Carolina....
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...There are animals in the everglades but lately they have been disapearing do you know why its because of a snake named the Burmese python. It is not native to the state of Florida but wait do you have a question on how the Burmese python got in the everglades and into Florida a man brought them from Southeast Asia to Florida. And some of them are in the pet store and some people are buying these unusual animals as pets and when they grow to big the careless and irresponsible owners go ahead and release the snake into to the everglades. Also how are the animals that live in the everglades disapearing the pythons are responsible for that they eat all the animals and destroy the everglades ecosystem. Some people created a web site named PythonChallenge.org where u sign up and the people on the web site tell u to do an assignment and it is if you go to the everglades and kill the longest snake you get $1,000 and if you get the most snake you get $1,500....
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...lowed her granny very much. One bright morning, a hunter came to the cottage. The hunter knock on the door. Hunter : I am coming straight from your grandma’s cottage. She is not-well and wants to see you at the earliest possible. Red riding hood : Hoo, thank you uncle. I will tell my mom. Hunter : Okay, I have to leave. Bye girl. Red riding hood : Bye uncle. Narrator : Red riding hood immediately rushed to her mother who was preparing a cake. Red riding hood : Mother, the woodcutter told me that grandma has fallen sick. Mother : I’m worried. I think you should leave immediately to meet your dear grandmother. Red riding hood : I can take some cake for her ? Mother : Of course dear. I will pack some cake and a bottle of butter for her. She’s loves them. Narrator : Red riding hood cheered up. Red riding hood : Give me the basket. I’ll walk up to her house as soon as possible. Mother : Give her my love. Red riding hood : Okay mother. Mother : Remember, keep to the path through the woods and don’t ever stop. You will be in danger if you wonder into the forest. Make sure you are back home before dusk. Goodbye. Red riding hood : Bye mother. I will be safe, don’t worry. I’ll run all the way to Grandma’s without stopping. Narrator : Little red riding hood walked on towards Grandma’s house. Suddenly, she saw some large daisies. Red riding hood : Ooh, how sweet. I will make a beautiful bouquet with this flowers. How happy grandma will be if I pick up fews flowers for...
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...that we are talking about a group of boys whose maximum age is twelve. RALPH Does he represent all that is good in people? Tall, fair-skinned, blond hair, very athletic, natural leader although not that good a leader as many of his decisions are questionable, which ones?. He is middle-class, father a naval officer. Elected leader but not forceful enough to maintain position. Eventually he loses support and is reduced to the status of an outcast who must flee for his life. Ralph is an idealist and a dreamer. He needs Piggy to think for him. He finds the Conch but Piggy tells him how to use it. At the end of the book, he is a disillusioned realist who now sees his world and its inhabitants for what they are. JACK MERRIDEW Does he represent the worst in people? He is thin, tall, with red hair, light blue eyes and freckles. Leader of the choir, he becomes the leader of the hunters. Increasingly in conflict with Ralph and more particularly, Piggy, he breaks away, forms his own tribe and splits the group. He manages to get the support to do this by offering the boys the attraction of the hunting life and then by terrorising them. In the end he is the tyrannical leader of the community. Jack is a spontaneous, unthinking person who wants instant gratification of his desires. He doesn’t hypothesise (think through the possible results of his actions) and doesn't care 'what if?'. He is a ‘me first' person, as most of us are. He is amoral in that he recognises no...
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...Suspense causes readers to want to read. This is clear in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell as the tension captures readers. Through the usage of Chekov’s Gun, foreshadowing, and imagery, Connell is able to create a suspenseful story. First, Connell uses Chekov’s Gun to create suspense. Rainsford and Whitney talk casually about hunting; however, what they talk about becomes critical to the rest of the story. “The world is made of two class- the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters” (1). However, Rainsford who said that learns the feeling of being hunted. After using Chekov’s gun, Connell uses foreshadowing to create suspense. Secondly, Connell uses foreshadowing to create tension in the story. Instead of directly...
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...Aaron Fister Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an effort at recording a series of events of the author’s experiences known now as gonzo journalism. Thompson is the main character and creator of this idea, in which the writer comes to be part of the news or story which he or she is recording. Gonzo journalism made an essential alteration of how real life stories and events can be told and to how precise they have to be as fragments of real life situations. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was initially printed in two parts in the Rolling Stone magazine, which was part of the whole entire counterculture scene developing and spreading during the 60s and 70s. The book was a suitable part for a magazine with the rolling stone being widely read, and Thompson’s story got a lot of good reactions from the people who read it. The first evaluations of the paperback form, however, reached from good to very undesirable. Some critics said the journal to be practically jumbled, while the other people who read it were able to totally and completely understand what the author is talking about. Overflowing in drug habit and unlawful deeds joined with a confused story it did not make for a worthy read some would have said. The critic from The New Republic thought that the story was nothing further than shallow text that Thompson often never went into any complexity with the events he was recording and tried to take over this inadequacy with distraught imageries. One more disapproval...
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...I once went to a party with my grandparents for their neighborhood fundraising event. While my grandparents went off and talked to all of the people who showed up, I would talk to any person who walked up to me. Most people were nice and said hi and asked how I was doing, but there was one man who was very polite and started up and actual conversation with me. He was very nice but when he started to talk to some of the other guests, I walked away a few feet and stood to myself. I was close enough to hear their conversation and the very polite and nice man was talking and a news story of a man who was convicted of murder, he was saying how he would have done the same thing in reference to the murderer. Once he said that everyone that he was talking with made an excuse to...
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