... it. The wounded lion went trotting off into the tall grass, hiding and waiting for the hunters to come after him. Before the men go in after the lion, Macomber sat, "sweating under his arms, his mouth dry, his stomach hollow feeling, wanting to find the courage to tell Wilson to go on and finish off the lion without him." As the men enter the tall grass, the lion came charging at them. The next thing he knows, Macomber is "running wildly, in panic in the open, running towards the stream." Wilson finishes the lion off with two shots from his rifle. Unfortunately for Francis, his wife has seen the whole ordeal. Later that night, as Macomber lies on his cot, he ...
... is smarter than that. Huck wanted to make sure that no one would come down the river looking for him, except to make his corpse rise. First, he collected all the supplies that he could find and loaded them into a canoe. After that, he went into the woods and caught a wild hog. He brought the hog in the Cabin, and slaughtered it, making sure that it left behind a pool of blood on the hard packed dirt ground. He disposed of the dead hog by throwing it in the river to float downstream. Huck also opened a sack of corn and left a trail leading to a shallow lake nearby. Before leaving the cabin, he filled another sack with rocks, and made a path toward the rive ...
... this little abandoned island, with the real world. On the island there were war, peace, etc. just like in the real world. It`s not hard figuring out why there's war in the world, when abandoned kids on an deserted island can't make peace. The happenings on the island are something that the author uses as an image of the world war 2, were Jack symbols Adolf Hitler, a dictator. Ralph and Piggy symbols the judes - the hunted ones. The Plot A group of boys has been dropped on a tropical island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, their plane having been shot down. A nuclear war has taken place; civilisation has been destroyed. Ralph, a strong and likeable blond, del ...
... book talks a lot about control. People control the conversation too much. We do this without knowing it. Sometimes people control the conversation by talking Sarcastically: ‘is that what you're wearing -- polka dots and plaid? Ooh, you ought to get a lot of compliments today.' Blaming or Accusing: ‘Your finger prints are on the door again, - why do you do that?" Name Calling: "How dumb can you be?" Threats: "Touch it again and you'll get it!" Commands: "Pick it up, now!" Lecturing, Warnings: "watch it you'll burn yourself." and Comparisons: "Why can't you be more like Billy?" These all can have negative effects of a child. The book helps you fin ...
... to find evidence against the companies. Later, Schlictmann himself falls victim to authority, and it causes severe problems for him and his team. Charlie Nesson's arrival at Schlictmann, Conway, and Crowley lifts everyone's spirits and gets everyone looking forward to a huge verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. He is well known and respected, so everyone in the team is behind him. If Schlictmann would not have had this influence, he may have settled earlier in the case, or may have limited his spending on the trial. Even Skinner recognized Nesson's authority, realizing after seeing Nesson that the case could be worth an "astronomical" amount of money. Autho ...
... by her dreams, as all of them are by their own. She dreams of an old lady named Abigail, in Colorado. This lady is kind and loving and promises to protect them from the evil. In the dreams there is also a "Dark Man". He is always there lurking, waiting to attack. Harold admits to himself that he is in love with Fran and goes crazy when he realizes how serious Fran has become with Stuart Redman, one of the newcomers to their traveling group. Harold becomes insanely jealous and plots to separate them, even if it means murder. Harold doesn't admit it to any of them, but his dreams are different from theirs. In his dreams the "Dark Man" offers Harold power a ...
... like a closed pot." Here the tone is very plainly presented, it’s cold and foggy, a sense of dark, even perhaps death can be seen. It is intrusting to note the parallel and symbolism between the clay pot and the valley Elisa. It is almost as if Elisa was to leave the valley, like the Chrysanthemums, she would be dumped out on the "road of life" The chrysanthemums are the most powerful symbol in the story. Not only do the flowers represent motherhood for Elisa, they also represent her womanhood. Elisa isn't described as being a very feminine woman. Steinbeck instead uses the word "strong" to describe her. All of her surroundings such as the house and the va ...
... for the moment, no one likes to be yelled at and they will eventually lose interest in what you are talking about and continue with whatever they were doing before you interrupted them. To keep people’s attention you have to talk in language that they understand, and find a compromise between shouting at them and quietly asking for attention. After you get an audiences attention and are able to keep their attention, you’re home free. People are gullible. You can make them do whatever you want with the power of your voice; you just have to make them think that they’ll like it or gain something from it. There are countless examples of this that are spoken ...
... He wanted to make sure he, and the readers, were talking about. takes place during 1830, in a little town called Dawson’s Landing. Dave Wilson was a new citizen. He had a law degree, but when he moved in he ruined his reputation by saying, “I wish I owned half of that dog, because I would kill my half”. Every one called him instead of Dave Wilson. His career, as a lawyer was ruined, no one would come to him to seek advice. His hobby was keeping fingerprints of everyone it the town. People thought him crazy, but in the end I was worth it. Robert Regan stated, “Wilson was to be a satirized hero, a man who revels in being praised for the wrong reasons ...
... the money he and his wife were saving to send their son, Absalom, to St. Chad’s for further education, much less take it all for his trip. A sensible man, Kumalo realizes that it is necessary to take all of this money and sacrifice the luxuries for which they had been setting aside. Kumalo is somewhat angered by the fact that he now must suffer for those who left and no longer send any letters, and seems to believe that they are at fault for the weakening of his family and of his tribe. Still, he knows that the fate of these family units lies in his hands now, and with the urgency of the situation in mind, the journey begins with the ...fear of the unknown, ...
