“EWWWWWWWW!”, I recall this exact disgusted reaction from my sister as I showed her one of my videos of the Dragon’s Mouth mudpot in Yellowstone National Park. “Who would want to see that ugly thing brother?”, blurted my brother Mateo in an obvious state of sarcasm and annoyance. This was a typical reaction for a 8 year old with the attention span of an adult watching Disney’s Frozen for the 15th time to satisfy their moody princess-dressing girl. Mateo’s disinterest with Dragon’s Mouth was anything but unusual considering his knowledge of Yellowstone, experience at Yellowstone and ultimately his desire to return to Kanto Region in his “more interesting” Pokemon video game. I loved Dragon’s Mouth. Having read the never-ending Yellowstone packet, I had a deep knowledge of the science of the burping never-ending chasm, especially compared to 8 year old who avoids nature at all costs. …show more content…
The mudpot was so interesting.
Boiling clay and blurting gurgling sounds like a man with listerine. The 1, 000 year old boiling rotten egg pot pressed over the earth's magma stove has clay escaping out in bubble- form. I heard and felt the dragon blanketed in a piano black quilt of darkness roar and intimidate like a political campaign. “Brother you idiot of course there was no dragon in that cave”, Mateo’s majestic sarcasm impales my happiness faster than any wolf at Yellowstone once again. Coming from Mateo’s sarcastic opinion, the Mudpot is nothing more than a ugly, brown, boring stinkhole. That is exactly the
problem. Let me straighten this out, Mateo is not an idiot. It is just his lack of knowledge of Yellowstone geothermal features, and his general 8 year old sarcasm that causes our differing views on Dragon’s Mouth Mudpot. You can not force a neurosurgeon to know the Memphis Grizzlies entire player roster if they have never seen a basketball game in his / or her entire life. Now a diehard Grizzlies fan from Memphis might be able to list off the entire roster without breaking a sweat. This average fan might not have a 150 I. Q, or a medical degree, but he still knows more Grizzlies trivia then the basketball-anept neurosurgeon. This is Mateo and I’s situation exactly. Mateo might know more spanish than me due to taking more classes based on that than I; however this does not mean Mateo knows more things about mud pots than I. In the end our opinions on the Dragon’s mouth mudpots differ greatly. I understand more about mud pots so I see it as a beautiful feature of earth, Mateo sees it as a stinky annoyance due to lack of knowledge on it and also him never seeing it firsthand. In summary, your psychologist can not cure your gingivitis.
I really enjoyed Dragonkeeper written by Carole Wilkinson. I recommend this book who loves fantasy and adventure novels. I learned the importance of friends through this book so I consider this book have a beneficent influence on young
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When I was little, I used to stay up late at night, watching old movies with my father. He worked at night, so on his nights off, he often could not sleep. Our dad-daughter bond was, no doubt, forged by our love of old black and white and even cheesy films. It was on one of these late nights that I first saw a huge snake coiled next to a tree, draped in a glittery sheep’s fur. I am sure that my eyes were big with awe the whole time, for to this day, when I watch or even read mythological stories, I feel the same childhood awe. The movie Jason and the Argonauts, directed by Nick Willing in 2000, is certainly not as campy as the old black and white, but it is just as awe-inspiring as is Peter Green’s translation of Apollonius of Rhodes’ version of Jason’s story: “Argonautika: The Story of Jason and the
Zig-zag, back and forth, down, down, down, Jonathon, Dad, and I went into a mysterious new world. Now that I have gone into this hot, dry canyon surrounded by monstrous hoodoos, I have seen what it is really like to leave the small town of Seymour, and emerge into the greatness of this world. I have now seen several other National Parks on one of the most renowned places on earth for mysterious creations, the Colorado Plateau. Of all the beautiful places on it, even the Grand Canyon, I have found my favorite one. Bryce Canyon National Park. I thought it was amazing, because it was the most diverse to anything I have ever seen before. We hiked down into it and I felt like I was surrounded by skyscrapers. We trekked around a little, but we didn’t
The theme in the story Dragon, Dragon” is to always listen to your elders. The setting is at a modern day castle and the dragon's cave that is far, far, away. The dragon’s cave is big and the two eldest sons get gulped down by the dragon. The youngest son then tries to kill the dragon. He succeeds with a mighty swing of the sword.
Yes, I have pestered someone before. I pestered my dad when I was younger. I pestered him for me being able to play on my ipad. I couldn't have it and I just kept on asking, and asking, and asking, until he finally said yes. I don't recommend pestering someone do get what you want. Because you could get in trouble. There was this one time where I was pestering my mom, and I got in trouble. I would recommend being nice do them and then asking them politely. Doing this, you have a better chance at getting what you want.
Rosina Lippi-Green's article "Teaching Children How to Discriminate - What We Learn From The Big Bad Wolf" (1997) examines the discrimination and stereotypes toward different race, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality and region that Disney presents in their animated films. Lippi-Green also points out the use or misuse of foreign accents in films, television and the entertainment industry as a whole. Such animated films are viewed mainly by children. Lippi-Green makes a central argument in which she says that children are taught to discriminate through the portrayal of the different accented characters in Disney films.
Unfamiliarity, in the broadest sense, can evoke a feeling of fear or anxiety. However, my unique cultural upbringing has made me comfortable with unfamiliarity, and eager to embrace differences among people with compassion and tolerance. I am the product of a cultural infusion—I was born in the United Kingdom to an English father, but was influenced by the Turkish customs of my mother. While living in England, I grew up eating dinner on the floor, listening to Turkish music on the radio, and waking up to a poster of Kemal Ataturk. I spent every summer living in Turkey where I learned the language, saw the way different people lived, and became familiar with the practices of Islam. At 14 years old I was immersed in yet another culture when I
There’s something magical about animated movies that can’t quite be captured with a single sentiment. Whether it’s the bright colors of the characters or the mise en scène, the punny humor with the few sly jokes just for adults, or the ability to present complex social topics to a younger audience in an accessible way, you’re suddenly transported to a world that isn’t limited by real life locations or the physical capabilities of actors. This is especially relevant for the movie Zootopia (2016), which – while falling into the category of “just another kid’s movie” – not only displays a modernized look into the animal kingdom but speaks strongly about stereotypes, racial prejudices, and power dynamics between differing social groups.
Towbin. M. A. et al. (2008). Images of gender, race, age, and sexual orientation in Disney
Waves of excitement roll through the arena as walls of water pound the splash zone. The entertainers flip and dive in response to the cheers of the crowd. Initially, the dolphins’ smile appears to reflect the mood of the audience, when in reality, the fixated expression protects a multi-million dollar industry. The T.V. show Flippersparked a phenomenon as dolphins became in demand for entertainment, however, their world is not one of enjoyment. Humans are not the only species capable of deception, and the dolphins’ facial facade hides the turmoil within.
“Dragons. Four fully grown, enormous, vicious-looking dragons were rearing on their hind legs inside an enclosure fenced with thick planks of wood, roaring and snorting- torrents of fire were shooting into the dark sky from their open, fanged mouths, fifty feet above the ground on their outstretched necks.” (p286)
As great as this movie is, “How to Train Your Dragon” still has room for improvement. Although there is a book which lists the entire dragon species in Berk, the movie really only shows a few common ones the Vikings fight and use for training the recruits. Also, there is only one Night Fury throughout the movie which sometimes makes one wonder if Toothless is the last of its species but for most part, “like the mythical dragons at the heart of this tale, this movie soars” (Sharkey, 2010).
I've always been a very hands-on person. I grew up working on my father's hunting farm, where I partook in a wide array of meticulous manual labor on a daily basis. I could go from rebuilding broken down farm equipment, to measuring out wood to build things such as: new stands, feeders, and one devoted summer even a house. My hands on mentality showed itself in a few other forms as well. I was an apartment maintenance man where I constantly used my hands attacking something different daily, to my current job where I rebuild and flip things such as speakers for a profit.
As a teenager, you are always told that you are either “Too old for this” or “Too young for that.” It always seemed to me that my parents wanted me to grow up and be independent, but they also wanted me to be their baby forever. The problem is, sorry parents, you can’t be a kid and an adult at the same time. Shocker, I know, but it is the honest truth.