...The Bible says, in John 10:10, "The thief only comes tosteal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."(NIV). If either one of the protagonists where actively guarding themselves against the thief, Satan, the endings would have been very different. Their knowledge of the Word, gave them a false confidence in themselves rather than a confidence in God and the presence of the Holy Spirit around them, allowing them to let their guard down and opening the door for the devil. In both short stories, "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Wofe's "The Child by Tiger", the protagonists are both religious men coming from very different backgrounds and time periods. They struggle not only with their earthly desires but also their beliefs in God and how they deal with the conflicts of their choices. The authors of these stories write of the spiritual conflicts suffered by the corresponding protagonists by using different points of view and different time periods, which creates its own stuggles. In the short story "Young Goodman Brown" the title character and protagonist, Goodman Brown grows up in the Catholic Church and comes from a reputation of generations of good, upstanding and religious men. The time period of this story is in the 1700's in Salem Massachusetts. This is probably why the witch's ceremony enters into Goodman's dream. This is a great way for the evil to antagonize Goodman. Whereas, in Wolfe's story, Dick...
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...Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger” show many similarities in each stories structure. Even though they were written in different time periods as well as different cultures, there is a unity in their conflicts, themes, and author’s purpose. Good and evil both exist in the world. Humans are good natured, but occasionally, evil is known to show up. Experiencing something tragic for the first time can be confusing and traumatizing. Two stories that illustrate young men dealing with evil are Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” and Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger.” The protagonists of each story, Brown and Spangler, deal with the evils of this world but in different ways. Brown lets the evil take over his faith and beliefs while Spangler comes to an understanding that human beings can be both good and evil. "Young Goodman Brown," is a short-story of tragedy and personal loss. Hawthorne reveals the power of betrayal and the unsurmountable fear of evil. In this case, the source of these is the very foundation of a young man's faith. "Young Goodman Brown" is both memorable and perplexing because it is partially the story of Hawthorne's own self-discovery and a strong condemnation of the rigid fundamentalist system of belief that forms the core values of America to this very day. Unlike Washington Irving's earlier thriller, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," where the terror is ghostly and headless, Hawthorne unveils the murky dark...
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...Rivera 1 Marcos G. Rivera Prof. Lauren Lund English 102 14 July 2013 Comparison and Contrast of “The Child by Tiger” and “The Most Dangerous Game” The short story “The Child by Tiger” by Thomas Wolfe is a about a religious, talented Negro named Dick Prosser who served in the army and is the servant of a middle class family in the south. This story takes a shocking turn when Dick goes on a killing spree throughout the town and a mob finally reaches him and kills him with no remorse. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, Sanger Rainsford falls off of a yacht that was heading towards the Amazon for a hunting trip. He swims to an island where he finds himself being the hunted by General Zaroff an aristocrat who had dominated the sport of hunting to the point that he became so bored, he purchased the island to specifically hunt men. None of these men survived his game. That is until Rainsford has no choice but to also participate in this game. At some point of each story, the animalistic act of man hunting man is witnessed. In “The Child by Tiger” Wolfe demonstrates that no matter how strong a person may be mentally, a human will sooner or later have a breaking point. The author in this story may also be trying to make the reader understand how society or environment a person is surrounded by may sometimes lead an individual to commit such horrendous acts of violence. Dick Prosser is seen as a gentle person who suddenly goes through a rampage...
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...essay Nathaniel Hawthornes "Young Good man Brown" and Thomas Wolfe's "The Child By Tiger" @@@@@ ENGL: Literature and Composition 2011 Robert James Tebow 15 December 2011 Introduction: I. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown” and Thomas Wolfe’s short story “The Child by Tiger” show glaring similarities in many parts of each stories structure. Even though these stories were set in different time periods and different cultures, there is unity in their conflicts, themes, and author’s purpose. a. In Hawthorne’s piece the basic conflict arises early in the story, this is Goodman Brown’s choice to either join in the satanic activities or maintain his puritan beliefs. b. Goodman Brown realizes the public’s weakness in morality and faith. Brown experiences a great deal of disappointment especially when he sees his old bible teacher Goody Cloyse and Deacon Goonkin with the devil. c. Although Brown saw the people in his community participating in these activities that are contrary to his beliefs, he still was not sure if it was true or only a dream. d. My deepest sympathy goes out to the main character Goodman Brown. He distanced himself from the community after their alleged sinful activity according to Brown, but it could have been a dream which shows what can happen to those who have unproven assumptions of others. II. “The child by Tiger” wrote by Thomas Wolfe shows the ever present uncertainty of human tendencies...
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...Physical Development: 1. How much growth did you observe in your child from ages 2-5? 2. At 3-4 years of age did you notice any gross motor skills that you had not previously seen? 3. How much more did your child sleep in early childhood compared to infancy? Cognitive Development: 4. Compared to when your child was little how did you see them represent their world with words, drawings, or images? 5. Was your child able to understand conservation at 6 years old? 6. How was your child’s short term memory at 5 compared to 3? Socioemotional Development: 7. How did your child begin to understand others? 8. What kind of moral reasoning did your child have and how did they show this morality? 9. For how long do you let your child watch television...
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...children be raised? 1. Give an account of child raising principles as presented in the three texts. Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, “Why I love my strict Chinese mom”, a newspaper report by Mandy Stadtmiller from The New York post website, 2011. 18-year old Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld says that she loves the tough parenting methods her mother used and thanks. Sophia has now become an independent thinker who makes the most of new opportunities. Tiger mother principle(s): The tiger mother method is the most strict way to raise your child, according the Western. The technique of being a tiger mother, was firstly presented in a book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua, were she describes how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. “Chinese Tiger Mother” method has some incredibly strict principles. Here are some things taken out of the book. Sophia and Louisa were never able to do these listed things. - Attend a sleepover; - Have a play date; - Be in a school play; - Complain about not being in a school play; - Watch TV or play computer games; - Choose their own extracurricular activities; - Get any grade less than' an A; - Not be the No. I student in every subject except gym and drama; - Play any instrument other than the piano or violin; - Not play the piano or to violin Discussion: I think that the importance of child raising is very essential. It is extremely vital to help your child to secure her/him a high-quality future, but...
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...The Tiger Mother Controversy and Its Effects on Parenting Styles Kristal Sacco Kaplan University During the years from 1986-2012, Asian-college bound students scored remarkably higher than any other race tested in the mathematics category for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) (Fast Facts, 2013). Within those 26 years, one constant that has remained the same is the Asian culture and their authoritative parenting style. It is this style of raising children that makes them so academically successful. Amy Chua, author of ‘Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother’, wrote a memoir in 2011 to help and try to explain how a tiger mother raises her children. Tiger mother parenting bases its methods on ancient parenting styles. It is understood that in Asian culture, parents assume their children are born strong and meant to be successful, whereas in Western culture, parents assume fragility and that their children need to be given several chances to overcome and obstacle. Tiger mothers take it upon themselves to place certain pitfalls within their children’s path, as a way of teaching them problem solving strategies (Chua, 2011). The Wall Street Journal published the article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” based on Chua’s work. The article contains excerpts from Chua’s memoir, and made the plea that strict Chinese upbringing was superior. This was further recognized in a poll from the Wall Street Journal website, where the majority of poll takers voted that the strict Eastern parenting...
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...One Style Does not Fit All Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, caused an uproar in the US media. It’s triggered a nationwide debate about the merits of different parenting approaches, mainly comparing ‘Tiger’/Asian-style parenting to ‘Western’/American-style parenting. Throughout her book, Chua exclaims that strict Chinese or ‘Tiger’ parenting is effective because it forges academic success. According to columnist for the New York Times David Brooks, author of the article “Amy Chua is a Wimp,” her book “plays into America’s fear of national decline” (269). One of the biggest components of the debate between parenting styles is that American children are academically inferior to other countries. Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the New Yorker writes that the only area in which American students “outperform the competition is self-regard” (276). American students are ranked seventeenth in the world in reading, twenty-third in science, and thirty-first in math, while students from Shanghai ranked first in all three categories. Much of the blame for the decline in America’s academic ranking is placed on the parenting style. Western parents often claim that their children are “talented” or “gifted,” Chua says, while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work and academic dominance. Yet, “research performed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck has found that the way parents offer approval affects the way children perform, even the way they feel...
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...because it challenges God. The main question that Blake is asking in the two poems is that how can the same God make such a vicious animal and also make such an innocent animal. God created all creatures great and small, and he could not have created two creatures more different from each other than the lamb and the tiger. The lamb and the tiger are just vehicles for Blake to express what he feels happens to people as they grow, develop and eventually become perverted by the world around them. In the poems "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," William Blake uses symbolism, figurative language, and regiloious questioning to advance or evoke the theme that God can create good and bad creatures. "The Lamb" is from Songs of Innocence. In choosing a lamb for the subject, Blake immediately establishes this poem of innocence as a religious. "The lamb is made by Christ and is an obvious symbol of the mild and gentle aspects of Creation, which are easy to associate with a God of love "(Edwards). The lamb in the poem is compared to Jesus Christ who is also known as "the lamb of god". William Blake's "The Lamb" is an attempt to bring up life's ultimate questions through the voice of child. He is questioning the lamb's and his origin, world, and creater. The poem is structured with the question as the...
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...commercial ad and one they didn’t use which could have emphasize how relevant each method are to their brand I getting the message across. Also we will see the comparison between Tiger Woods and Rory Mcllroy being depicted by a young boy dreams transitioning into a reality at every stages of his life. In the end the real pro golfers will compete against each other leaving a lasting impression with a story about being motivated by people. Usually if a child should watch something on the TV it would be cartoon or an animated film but not for this one child who sat one day watching golf with his father and suddenly got inspired by Tiger Woods. He got up immediately and grabbed his green little golf club and began to swing like a Tiger on the TV. In this commercial Rory Mcllroy is being depicted by the child at young age growing up loving golf and dream one day he will be as successful a pro golfer. The purpose of this was to promote the brand Nike by comparing the two players side by side and showing how Rory started out small practicing his swings day and night rain or no sunshine until he becomes just as good as Mr. Woods. Being coached by his family and friends with a tiger woods wallpaper in his bedroom, he put a piece of paper next to showing his daily improvements. Here we can see the child using the washer for the hole and going from playing in the washroom to the back yard then transitioning to a small tournament. Also another comparison between the two was their...
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...PEOPLE AREN’T WHO YOU BELIEVE THEM TO BE AN ESSAY OF COMPARISION “THE CHILD BY TIGER AND THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME RICHARD CONNELL AND THOMAS WOLFE AUTHORS BRUCE ALLMAN ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE When I read both these short stories , my initial thought was that these have Little in common. Wolfe’s story “Child by Tiger ‘ takes place in the early 20th Century , and so does Connell’s but the places where they are set are very different. Connell’s has an exotic locale and Wolfe’s in the backwoods of the United States Of America. Both stories contain manhunts complete with motivations for the hunts could not be more opposite . In “The Most Dangerous Game “ General Zaroff , the antagonist resorts to hunting humans for sport . He made this clear to the protagonist Rainsford when he said , “Hunting tigers ceased To interest me some years ago.” I have exhausted their possibilities. “No thrill left in tigers , no real threat , no real danger I live for danger “! “ He becomes an expert hunter and decides to hunt a more elevated quarry, one that can reason .. Humans. Hungering...
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...In The White Tiger, written by Aravind Adiga, tells the story of how the protagonist, Balram Halwai, managed to find success, becoming an entrepreneur in India, through the narrations in his letters to Wen Jiabao, the premier of China. Through the use of several literary devices such as characterization, setting, and imagery, the author illustrated how a simple man who grew up in an impoverished city as a lowly peasant was able to find success despite having known many whom were faced with the same struggles in life that remained in the slums of their nation that was ran by corrupt government officials. Balram grew up the town of Laxmangarh, a town home to many who live in poverty and unemployment where the opportunity to find work was highly...
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... Krabi Highlights with Ao Nang Beach – with meal (RKRB-1CC) Duration: approx. 7 hours (include travelling time) Price: RM$210 per Adult, RM$153 per Child PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED: MIN.25 PAX & MAX. 150 PAX Tarnbokoranee Botanical Garden – it is a large forest nestled in the middle of a mountain, became a National Park on September 30, 1998. At the mouth of the cave is a natural pool. "Sa Thanbok Kharani", where it is possible to swim. The water from this pool swirl over and around rocks and tree roots in a series of shallow tiers in a pleasantly cool and relaxing atmosphere. Lunch to be served at local restaurant. Tiger Cave Temple – this temple, also known as "tiger cave", is 9 km north of Krabi Town. The inside of this cave features tiger prints captured in stone, and is in the middle of lush forest, with enormous, ancient trees. This site is also very significant archaeologically, as many artifacts have been found on the premises, including tools, pottery, and the mold for the Buddha's footprint. Free time and leisure at Krabi town. Free time and leisure at Ao Nang Beach – ambience around Ao Nang is breath-taking with Limestone Mountains. Scenic Phang Nga Bay – with meal (RKRB-2C) Duration: approx. 7 hours (include travelling time) PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED: MIN.25 PAX & MAX.150 PAX Price: RM$240 per Adult, RM$165 per Child Phang Nga Bay National Park – upon arrival at Phang Nga Bay you will switch to a motorboat and begin an unforgettable cruise through the surrealist...
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...The Tiger Mom To be a parent is a big change. Your life changes in the moment your child is born. The big question about raising a child and taking care of a child now becomes a big mystery. Many parents imitate the way they have been raised of their parents, because they think it is the right way. But which way is the right way to raise a child? Is it with a stern hand? Or maybe to give your child slack reins? There is no concrete answer for the best way to raise a child, but everybody has an opinion. The tiger mother, Chua, has a strong opinion about raising children. She raises her children the way her father raised her. Her father was a Chinese man, so she calls the raising method “The Chinese way”. “The Chinese way” is raising your children with a stern hand! As she says it herself: “The Tiger, the living symbol of strength and power, generally inspires fear and respect”. The tiger mother has two daughters – Sophia and Louisa (Lulu). They are never allowed to do things like attend a sleepover, have a play date, get any grades less than A, watch television and play videogames, etc. Parenting in Denmark is different to “The Chinese way”. The Danish Parents are generally less strict than most Chinese parents. I think the Danish parents are busy but considerate people. The Danish parents I know are very supportive and helpful people. They do not push their children to the limit. The Danish children have to take themselves to the limit if they feel for it. Also there is an...
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...human rights organizations and international institutions related to the general phenomenon posed by the media without criticism. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is one of the numerous groups established in 1975, appeared to fight for the Tamil minority rights against the Sinhalese majority, looking for an independent habitat for Tamil people in the north and east of Sri Lanka. After the Indian Peace Keeping Force attack in October 1987, the LTTE began abducting and forcing large amounts of women and children (many under 15) to fight. Children were immediately trained for massed attacks in battles, they have been the LTTE leader’s most preferred recruits as they can be easily brain washed into suicide bomber, which was their main purpose. Over 90% of the LTTE cadre had been recruited as underage. Child soldering is considered one of the most heinous war crimes committed against humanity. UNICEF statistics indicate 1,591 cases against the LTTE up to end may2007. Once recruited either by force or otherwise, the children are separated from the rest of the world and trained to do all sorts of terrorist acts including killing Sinhalese and Muslim children. 5,794 cases of child abductions have been reported against the LTTE between January 2001 and December 2006 period. All of these children have been recruited to the LTTE as child soldiers. Girls and boys were forcibly...
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