...phenomenal horses in racehorse history that defied all odds and became known as heroes in the racing world. These horses, Man o’ War, Secretariat, and Seabiscuit, have interesting stories that when looked at, different conclusions can be drawn on how they became successful. Where most people conclude that their success was due to their genetics and training, I argue that along with those factors, luck and timing played a part as well. The factors of success outlined by Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers can be applied to horses in horse racing to determine their success on the track, such as luck and timing. Man o’ War is regarded as one of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses of all time, yet what made him successful could...
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...What are the characteristics of the animals as they pertain to life, war and of course the novel Animal Farm by using the propaganda technique from one of the subjects Syria, MLK era, World War 1, or World War 2? In the novel Animal Farm the characteristics of the animals as they pertain to life war and of course the novel Animal Farm was really about using the propaganda techniques against people and by using animals that represent in different perspectives of World War II. Animal Farm is an allegorical novel by George Orwell, who first published it in England in 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals were what interested me in the book. First of all the pigs and...
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...First of all, welcome back to Libellus Reviews! My postings at most the last few years have been sporadic and I have gone on long hiatuses as well. I have been reading a lot of Japanese literature, poetry, horse novels, other various young adult novels and I'm even trying some new genres that I normally don't read like memoirs. At one time, I kept this blog almost religiously because that's what a writer is supposed to do. Writers are "suppose" to have blogs and publishing companies want you to have them. They want to know you have a readership built up somewhere so they know at least somewhere out in the world some people enjoy your writing on some level. But none of that matters to me at the moment. The thing that is now inspiring me to keep blogging about the books I read is to help someone discover them. Should someone stumble upon this humble...
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...Biography of General Henry George (Harry) Chauvel. Name - General Henry George (Harry) Chauvel Place of Birth - Australia: New South Wales, Tabulam Place of Death - Australia: Victoria, Melbourne Date of Birth - 4 March 1945 Outcome - During the Second World War, Chauvel took up the post of Inspector General of the Volunteer Defence Corps; he held this post until his death on 4 March 1945. Battlefields/ Conflict - First World War, 1914-1918 - South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) Battalion or regiment - 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse Final rank - General Figure 1. Chauvel on his horse Wars are extremely important for our Australian history as they exemplify the courage, loyalty and the determined hardship that our ancestors demonstrated as they fought for the freedom of our country. General Henry George (Harry) Chauvel contributed his life to Australian history, and as a consequence, he is a great example of someone who personified the ANZAC legend. The ANZAC legend refers to a concept that Australian and New Zealand soldiers share and maintain characteristics, and qualities that exemplify the bravery of those who fought the battles of WW1. Chauvel contributed his whole life to the war, and served our country well....
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...his life work. Along with sylvia plath's The Issues that Happened behind Poetries in Contemporary Era In this scientific work, I want to analyze four poems in the contemporary era. The works are: The seven sorrows condensed from Ted Hughes, at grass by Philip Larkin, September 1913 and the stolen child by William Butler Yeats. The four poetries that appeared in the 20th Century, From the beginning of 20th Century like William Butler Yeats till the middle of 20th Century like Ted Hughes and Philip Larkin. As we know that William Butler Yeats’s poetries existed in the First World War at that time, poets did a lot of experiments in writing their literary works. They concentrated more on technique in writing their literary works. Meanwhile, Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes created poem the World War II, whereas nowadays, poets, do not focus on confusing technique but more at content and meaning that is easier to be understood by the readers. Now, I want to analyze symbol in the poem related with the issue that happens to the real fact or the real situation at that time. Now, I want to analyze a poem titled “The Seven Sorrows” written by Ted Hughes. We can see from the first stanza namely, the word “autumn”, this word symbolizes sadness, probably sadness that is felt by the writer. In that stanza, I found a phrase “a brown poppy head”. This phrase symbolizes something that long drawn out that has not disappointed from its feeling. In the second stanza...
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...The Wars by Timothy Findley Novel Study 1. Journal Entries Character Sketch Robert Ross, the “nineteen years old” protagonist in Timothy Findley’s The Wars is: -innocent: “Robert is easily bruised” this can be interpreted in the sense that Robert represents innocence which is can be easily corrupted by bad things such as war. -introverted: “Robert avoided them through the journey-wanting to protect the last of his privacy”“he was studious and careful: exact. He watched the men around him from a distance...he found excuses to keep them at bay” -compassionate: Robert is compassionate towards the weak and helpless like his mentally challenged sister Rowena for whom he was a loving “guardian”. When he was forced to shoot the wounded horse on the convoy ship, it really pained Robert to shoot the animal and when it took more than one shot to kill it, Robert felt bad for not putting it out of its misery to the point he gets frustrated with himself and the horse -a leader: Robert was a person who could lead and follow, although he knew that Captain Leather’s orders to place the gun beds in a bad spot he followed his orders and during the gas attack he was able to direct his men, who weren’t issued gas masks, to safety (he told them to urinate on their handkerchiefs). One of his men was in shock and was unable to urinate so Robert, the only person with a gas mask, gave his mask to the soldier. Furthermore, when they were ‘escaping’ the German, Robert, made...
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...Howard, who hires a plainsman named Tom Smith to train him and a jockey named Red Pollard to race him. I thought this section was boring and progressing quite slowly, but I found interesting how Howard made the automobile industry successful in an era that didn’t want it. I was also interested in Tom Smith’s method for training racehorses, seeing as how he conditions his animals in a way that makes them feel motivated by the pull of the race rather than the jockey’s whip. It’s amazing how Smith was able to find Howard, as if by fate, when he was unemployed with his talents to be left undiscovered. Red Pollard’s story was also quite interesting to me as well, since he was just a scrappy fighter new to the racetracks yet after meeting Smith became a prominent racer in the sporting world. Section 2- After long hours of conditioning by “Silent Tom”, Seabiscuit becomes a champion on the race track and...
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...Horses have been around for millions of years. They have evolved, and become important to society over the years. Horses are very complex creatures. They are big, but they fragile. They think, and problem solve, like humans! When trained, they are nice to be around and ride. Horses are great for entertainment too. To conclude, there are many things about the horse. Millions of years ago horses looked way different than they do now. Then they were as small as a small dog and had many toes. Now, they are mostly big (6 5-6 ft); or horses can be smaller. But now horses have only one toe, or hoof, on each leg. Over the millions of years that have gone by horses have evolved and have been bred; there are now over 350 horse breeds in...
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...“Nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the rabbit say to itself “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late” * Lewis Carroll- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland A comparison of the different forms of Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature- Looking at Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Black Beauty and War Horse. Throughout history, animals have been used in storytelling and literature. From primitive story tellers who would utilise animal adversaries to symbolise man’s continuous struggle against nature, to animals fulfilling a didactic purpose in fables such as Aesop’s, animals have been an intrinsic part of tales throughout the ages. According to Juliet Kellogg Markowsky, ‘the humanism of the renaissance eclipsed interest in […] animal stories’ yet this was revived with the writing of Black Beauty’ this revival could be said to be connected with the publishing of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. This is reiterated by Joanna Mierek who says: ‘Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection implies cross species continuity;[…] Darwin wrote in 1871 of ‘numberless gradations’ separating all animals.’When people were told that humans and animals had the same basic ancestors, an interest in nature was piqued and is something that has since been continuously present in literature. This essay will therefore endeavour to look at how and why authors use anthropomorphism, particularly in children’s literature. May Arbuthnot categorizes animal stories in...
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...“A Perfect Day for Bananafish” written by J.D. Salinger, and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence are two short stories which focus around protagonists who have decided that death is the only solution if they cannot reach their own unobtainable goals. The authors of the story, Salinger and Lawrence, share their own views on death through the depictions of the two main character’s actions. The two main characters are affected by women who are physically present but emotionally distant in their lives and represent a world that cares more for itself than the importance of the lives of others. In “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” the protagonist Seymour kills himself after being unable to cope with the indifference of the world around him. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” the protagonist Paul dies trying to earn money by becoming lucky for his mother who symbolizes greed. Seymour and Paul are also influenced by someone special to them that portrays an important yet unobtainable aspect that they desire in their lives. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” is set in Florida during 1948 and revolves around a day of a vacation that Seymour and his wife are on. Seymour is married to a woman named Muriel who is very self-centered and does not seem to care that her husband is suffering from a severe case of PTSD caused by his recent time fighting in the Second World War. Seymour spends the majority of the story not in the company of his wife, but encouraging an inappropriate infatuation...
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...Outline I. INTRODUCTION A. Graham Greene’s The Destructors and D. H. Lawrence The Rocking-Horse Winner B. Even though Green’s The Destructors and Lawrence’s The Rocking-Horse Winner address the same issue, Greene’s story treats the issue of a torrid life differently. II. MAIN BODY A. Setting 1. Graham Greene’s "The Destructors" a. London during post war era b. Area is left with a sense of constant gloominess 2. D. H. Lawrence "The Rocking-Horse Winner" a. London during post war era b. Home seems to be covered with a dark cloud B. Theme 1. Trevor’s family a. Family lives beyond their means. The father was demoted and the mother feels she is better than the neighbors. b. Trevor doesn't want anyone to have more than he does. 2. Paul’s Mother a. Family living well beyond their means. Pleasant house, servants and a nice garden. b. Paul's mother wants money and nothing more. It becomes so intense that all the children can hear is the house whispering. III. CONCLUSION A. Parents sometimes unknowingly place undue burdens on their children. B. Circumstances may be similar however the manner in which they are dealt with can vary greatly. Torrid Lives It’s difficult to know how a child will handle their family’s issues. Graham Greene’s “The Destructor’’ and D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” both take the reader briefly into the lives of two children dealing with their family issues. Greene tells of a child...
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...The final piece of the assignment I am going to write a short report on the two posters we discussed using all of my notes. The uses of propaganda posters in World War 1 “Daddy what did YOU do in the Great War?” On the poster you see a man and his two children. A girl is sitting on his lap with an open book, and a boy is sitting on the floor playing with soldiers. The daughter looks at him asking “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?”. They designed the poster to induce a sense of patriotic guilt. They were trying to capture the British men unwilling to volunteer for the war and make them feel guilty if they didn’t join. The picture depicts a situation in the future, after the war, where the daughter asks her dad expectantly how he contributed to the war. The war on the poster is already over, the dad can't re-do it. This sends a message to the young boys, unwilling to go to war. Making them think what they would tell their children if they asked what he had done for the war. It also shows that he will come home to his family. The family in the poster are smartly dressed and look wealthy. The colours in the poster symbolise the war and army, the curtains have red roses on them and the chair has the sign of the royal coat of arms on it. This would also make the man think because these are marks of patriotism but this man has not done the patriotic thing. Everything in the poster is positive; nothing would put men off from joining the war even the boy’s toy soldiers are all...
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...Within this essay, I will compare and contrast the characters, conflict, settings, and tone that are found within the stories of “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will also point out the vast similarities in both of these short stories. It is my intention to show you the how these are centered on biblical truths. Both of these short stories are written by British authors, but in different eras. Each of these stories was written during post war periods. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” was written shortly after World War I and “The Destructors” after World War II. This is integrated into the story of “The Destructors” as part of the history of the area. After each of these world conflicts, the economy and living conditions of England was that of simple survival. I believe that these events are used by the authors in describing the hardships of the times within both stories. Both stories are centered on young boys. Paul is the main character of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Trevor in “The Destructor.” Besides their young age, these two boys had quite a different life. Paul did not have any friends that were his own age in the story. The two predominate characters in his life were the gardener, Bassett and his uncle, Oscar. Paul led a secluded life, away from other children. He turned all his frustrations and energy inward toward a personal goal of obtaining luck and money. In contrast, Trevor was a member of the gang known...
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...very unique book about an American horse whose name is, you guessed it, Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit became a household name in the horse racing business in the 1930s during the Great Depression. He was a symbol of hope for many Americans during this time. Seabiscuit was the baby of a horse named Swing On. When he was born, he was extremely small, and very ugly, but many thought he had the smarts. The place in which Seabiscuit grew up had absolutely no interest in training him. He is then...
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...Within this essay, I will compare and contrast the characters, conflict, settings, and tone that are found within the stories of “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will also point out the vast similarities in both of these short stories. It is my intention to show you the how these are centered around biblical truths. Both of these short stories are written by British authors, but in different eras. Each of these stories was written during post war periods. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” was written shortly after World War I and “The Destructors” after World War II. This is integrated into the story of “The Destructors” as part of the history of the area. After each of these world conflicts, the economy and living conditions of England was that of simple survival. I believe that these events are used by the authors in describing the hardships of the times within both stories. Both stories are centered on young boys. Paul is the main character of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Trevor in “The Destructor.” Besides their young age, these two boys had quite a different life. Paul did not have any friends that were his own age in the story. The two predominate characters in his life were the gardener, Bassett and his uncle, Oscar. Paul led a secluded life, away from other children. He turned all his frustrations and energy inward toward a personal goal of obtaining luck and money. In contrast, Trevor was a member of...
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