Every Thing Is Not As It Seems… I decided to write my paper on the 1st seminar we had this year, which was a Gathering Of Voices, I chose this seminar because it was one that I completely read threw, not only did I read it I could understand the meaning behind the story’s. 3 of my favorite story’s was, The Earth On a Turtles Back, When Grizzles Walked Upright and Museum Indians. When I read “The Earth On a Turtles” Back I though more into the story than just the meaning of the words, it hit me in the heart, it shows the true meaning of kindness and caring, “We must do something to help her” as she falls from the sky land above, the birds catch her and lower her down to safety but not only did they catch her they caught feelings for her. …show more content…
The story had a turn of events from sadness to a warm feeling of acceptance, the girl was found by a group of bears at the bottom of the mountain not just any bears, Bears that walked on two feet and could talk . . . “The little red-haired girl and the cubs ate together, played together, and grew up together.” They brought her in like one of their own, Therefor bears had big hearts. Not only did they bring her in one of the eldest sons fell in love with her . . . I thought to my self at the end of the story when the eldest son told her father where she was It got my mind wondering why would he, because he loved her so much. It taught me a life lesion be grateful for what you have before its gone. In the story not only were she and the bears in love they were like a family to her. When her father comes down he takes her he makes all the bears walk on 4 legs which confused me
In addition, we have a similar story in which the girl already fell into the mistake and doesn’t even know how to love a child. Shows the struggle of an innocent child having to nurture a
Objective 2: As the students engage in think, pair, share activities they will refer to the text to complete the assignment. They will learn from each other, receive feedback, and will also have a chance to engage in public speaking while discussing the story. This instructional strategy will encourage the students to reflect about the questions, share their ideas with their partner, fill out a worksheet with 5 questions, and then share their ideas with the rest of the class. Some of the questions on the worksheet will include:
What does one think of when the word “turtle” is mentioned? This adorable creature is usually thought of as slow, futile, and the unsung hero of “The Tortoise and Hare.” However, Kay Ryan argues in her poem “Turtle” that turtles are more than just these things: they are strong but unfortunate creatures that must put up with many obstacles in order to survive. Despite the struggles that she faces, the turtle exhibits a multitude of different strengths to overcome them, as seen as the poem progresses.
Betrayal is being disloyal to others and even oneself, therefore betrayal can cause many emotional fallouts and baggage within relationships. In the story, The World on the Turtle's Back, betrayal is a huge factor in how the story plays out, as it is in the song The Letter by Kehlani, Genesis 4:1-16, and Matthew 26:14-16 . Three ways in which betrayal is portrayed in the story, the song, and the Bible is by the actions people take to one another, disconnections in relationships that lead to betrayal, and emotional baggage.
The strange Greeks’ creation myth compares but also contrasts with the twisting storyline of the Iroquois’ creation myth. From creating the world from a piece of dirt and a turtle’s back, to giving birth to the earth, sea, and sky, these myths both include interesting stories and tales. The characters of the Greek creation myth are somewhat similar to those of the Iroquois’ myth, however, the story and explanations of them both differ greatly.
In the Grapes of Wrath, a novel by John Steinbeck, there are many examples of symbolism. One of the most prominent symbols found in this book is the turtle seen in chapter three. This turtle is symbolic of three things: the Joads and their journey west, Tom Joad himself, and the promise of new life. First, here’s a little background information on the turtle. This land turtle was somewhere to go. Where than is, no one knows, except perhaps John Steinbeck. To get there the turtle decides to take the perilous journey down a dusty dirt road that stretches along the quiet countryside. What could happen? A lot more than one might think. In fact, the turtle faces quite a few challenged ranging from pesky insects, to ledges, to even cars. But, the thing that makes this turtle special is that he never gives up (Pages
Nature has been an important role in numerous stories in and past and present. The early myths and creation stories had the natural world as characters or playing an important part of the plot of the story. Strong examples of how nature has been an important part of stories are stories written for children and origin myth passed down through the generations. Just like many early creation stories of western civilizations nature plays a huge part in the origin myths of the Native Americans. Native Americans showed a strong connection to nature when they used parts of nature in their origin myths, examples can be found in "The Earth on Turtle's Back," when the animals helped save the sky chief’s wife, "When Grizzlies Walked Upright," how the first
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...cts of the mother and the descriptions, which are presented to us from her, are very conclusive and need to be further examined to draw out any further conclusions on how she ?really? felt. The mother-daughter relationship between the narrator and her daughter bring up many questions as to their exact connection. At times it seems strong, as when the narrator is relating her childhood and recounting the good times. Other times it is very strained. All in all the connection between the two seems to be a very real and lifelike account of an actual mother-daughter relationship.
From this study, society can only improve by analyzing the writing in any culture. By analyzing the aspects of American poetry, essays, short stories, and novels, we can learn how to improve the future of American literature. I chose to revise the Native voices piece because I thought it best represented morals we could have today. I have improved my overall structure, it is now more neat and concise. My revisions reveal the hard work I have put into my writing and also understanding of the readings all together. I liked the archetypes in the unit. I just though it took understanding pieces to another level that would help us more in the long run. The piece I felt more connected to was the slave narratives/autobiographies because the writing puts so much emotion and tyranny that I think is easier to connect to and understand the struggle that slaves had a little better than just talking about it. Just by reading any of the pieces of writing, you can really understand the arguments that the authors meant to
When this tale is looked at from a deeper perspective, it is learned that the mothers wish is to be loved and not have to worry about her child that has come in the way of her and her
“The Pain Tree” written by Olive Senior tells the story of a woman who comes back home after many years and begins to think about her childhood in a new light, which changes much of what she thought she knew of her family and childhood. The story shows the main character, Lorraine, revisiting the memories of her family and the woman who had taken care of her as a child, Larissa. Children mainly focus on the happy memories which may be tied to more important topics that they do not understand until they are older. Most children do not pick up on many of the complicated things happening around them. Lorraine can now see the bigger picture of her relationship with Larissa and how large the divides were between Lorraine’s family and Larissa’s
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" AP English. Calvary Christian School -. Georgia, Columbus. 08 Mar 2014. Read more about the book here.
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