There is this children’s story about a scorpion and a turtle that goes like this: Once upon a time there was a scorpion and a turtle. The scorpion needed to get across the river the turtle lived in and so he went up to the turtle and asked him for a ride. The turtle shook his head, “No way if I give you a ride across you’ll sting me!”. The scorpion countered with, “If I do that then we will both drown.” The turtle saw the logic in this and allowed the scorpion ride across on his back. About halfway across the scorpion stung the turtle and as they both went down the turtle exclaimed, “Why would you do that now we’re both going to die!!” and the scorpion shrugged, “I’m sorry it’s in my
nature”.
During the time we learn about the turtle, it faces several hardships. First, the turtle attempts to cross the road, “Pushing hind legs strained and slipped, boosting the shell along, and the horny head protruded as far as the neck could stretch,” (Steinbeck, 21). Second, the turtle has to tr...
An article from October 1982 “Fighting That Old Devil Rumor” by Sandra Salmans from the Saturday Evening Post talks about what Procter and gamble did to stop a rumor about them that would not go away back in 1982. What is the Purpose of this article though. The purpose is to show how fast rumors can spread, and what they can do to a company. It also shows that the company will fight back in order to keep a positive image, and to help dispense the rest of the rumor. If they are trying to dispense the rest of the rumor they are probably trying to reach adults who are 25 years and older , that are also married. In this respect of the attended audience this article succeeds. Salmans main points throughout this article get through to the intended audience, but more than that what Salmans says throughout the article helps as well. With those two points in mind that is what I use throughout this paper to analyze the article. One of the merits going for the article is when it provides an example of this rumor situation happening to another company. Then later on in the article when Procter and Gamble take charge and start suing people Salmans tells exactly who the people are. Back at the beginning of the article Salmans talks about all the different companies that Procter and Gamble own showing you how severe the situation was.
The sight of the snake is so heartbreaking that even the man is left to rethink
First, Ryan starts her poem with a question, “Who would be a turtle who could help it?” (1). Ryan’s question forces the reader to think about why one would want to be a turtle, and her disparaging tone in the question implies that she wants the reader to answer that no one would be. The question sets up the turtle as a weak animal and forces the reader to read the rest of the poem knowing that the turtle is a poor, miserable creature. However, as the reader goes on, he or she will realize that this is not the case.
The author¡¯s techniques in Rattler convey not only a feeling of sadness and remorse but also a sense of the man¡¯s acceptance of the snake¡¯s impending death. The reader can sense the purpose of the author¡¯s effective message through the usage of diction, imagery, and organization.
The turtle must deal with a deadly drought that poses a threat to its life. In the 1930’s Dust Bowl, the Midwest is crippled by series of dust storms that damage the agricultural production of America’s “Breadbasket.” The farmer families migrated west towards California to flee the dry and desolate region. The turtle symbolically does this by trying to get to the other side of the road and relocate to a new area that has a region with more lush vegetation. This determination to move on to a new home is shown on page 20 where Steinbeck describes the turtle, “As the embankment grew steeper and steeper, the more frantic were the efforts of the land turtle” (Steinbeck 20). The turtle
As seen here, this turtle is much more than an animal. It’s a symbol that represents to many things. It’s a symbol of the Joad family’s journey, Tom Joads mistake, and the promise of new life. Even outside of the Grapes of Wrath, the turtle’s symbolism does not end. Even though the Joads may be a fictional family, there were still actual people who took that journey, and many of them made it. They lived the life portrayed by The Grapes of Wrath, and represented by the turtle, and all faced challenges of their own. Not everyone made it, but they changed history as we know it, and that is something worth living
A situation is presented that causes the readers a predicament. In the “Rattler” a short story a man must make a decision to kill a snake, or let it live taking in consideration his obligation to protect his farm and the people and animals in it. The author first presents the man with his point of view making him favorable to the readers showing his conflict in which he has to complete a duty despite his own morals for the protection of everyone else. The author then presents the snake as an innocent in the situation by using details that show the snake is not an evil being but rather a harmless victim. In “The Rattler” the man’s encounter with a snake leads him to do an obligation that he later feels remorseful for. The
The turtle appears throughout giving the contextual symbolism of the struggles of the Joad family’s survival during the family’s travels to the west and new life. The turtle’s travels alongside the highway on the hot pavement and survives an attack by a driver who purposely swerved to hit the turtle, “And now a light truck approached, and as it came near, the driver saw the turtle and swerved to hit it. His front wheel struck the edge of the shell, flipped the turtle like a tiddly-wonk, spun it like a coin, and rolled it off the highway. The truck went back on its course along the right side”
...ross a street during rush hour. Nice drivers stopped and waited for the turtle to cross their paths being personified as pedestrian. The author mooched the old fable of the tortoise and hare by saying the tales reputation “…was in jeopardy…” the evening the turtle was crossing. The snapping turtles situation mirrored those of the migrant famers that were in the process of relocation; both faced challenges from all over and had to keep moving forward in order to stay alive. At the end of the Article the turtle made it to the other side, but its freedom didn’t last for long. The turtle was seized and then detained in the prison ward in the Long Island Cat and Dog Hospital. When the Agriculture famer immigrants would reach their destination, if they were lucky enough to get hired, they ended up being exploited with terrible work conditions and wages by their employers.
Would you jump off a 50 ft Precipice? In the story “The Ravine”, Joe-Boy and Vinny are 15 year old, hawaiian boys. They are going to the ravine to jump off cliffs and swim.Two weeks and one day before they visit the ravine, a boy died jumping from the ravine. Vinny and Joe-Boy are different in many ways and are the similar in a few.
After reading the story Saboteur, I felt that Mr. Chiu had resentment towards the Chinese government. He had bitterness towards the Chinese government because of being falsely arrested. Mr. Chiu got arrested for questioning the policemen because the policemen, “Threw a bowl of tea in their direction” at the Muji Train Station. The tea ended up “wetting Mr. Chiu and his bride’s sandals”. The policemen, who I think is the protagonist in this story, arrested Mr. Chiu because they said he was a “saboteur for disrupting public”.
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield (Turtle). This reptile is the object in Kay Ryan’s poem entitled “Turtle”. Kay Ryan makes a remarkable observation of a turtle. Along with her observation is the relation of a turtle’s daily life to the life of a human being. Despite the heavy shell that it carries around, the turtle proves to be a very strong animal because it never chooses to give up on the load that it carries, and when the readers face complexities in life, they must adapt the attitude that the turtle possesses.
that most people would look at his little set up and run as far as
The ground rumbled as the Saints divine eyes looked forwards as the ground suddenly changed and burst with a newly found element, the Saint was too cautious to even enter his Kamui as he could tell a large amount of it was destroyed, quite the fast wave as seemingly in milliseconds it was to engulf him. But then again, Obito was not the average ninja, no he was far from it in fact. Unique....in his own way.