The bond between a parent and child is extremely important. This bond is also evident in the animal kingdom. Unfortunately, tragic strikes, and a baby is left without a mother. The good news is that many people step in and act as a surrogate mother. Constable Scott Mason acts as a surrogate parent to a baby kangaroo.…
Most people think of small animals, such as sheep, as meek and submissive due to their frequent portrayal as innocent characters in children’s stories and folklore; in these same stories, antagonistic characters tend to be fiercer animals such as lions or wolves. However, the children’s movie Zootopia shows that this is not always the case. The characters in this film break the stereotypes that the audience have against them by being different from what is conventional. For instance, the "dumb bunny" Judy Hopps solves the case of the savage predators, and Nick Wilde turns from a sly con artist to the first fox cop. This includes a sheep by the name of Dawn Bellwether, who is the assistant mayor and mayor of Zootopia.…
Freedom is a significant theme is the book, The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett. The book features the loss and gain of freedom in many ways, and expresses the importance of freedom. Sonya Hartnett shows this theme by using symbols, motifs and genre throughout the book and by showing the effect of war on people such as the Rom, gadje, Andrej or Tomas. The animals lose their freedom and are caught in cages while Andrej and Tomas witness the killing of their entire clan. They are tied within the chaos of war and the loss of their closest ones.…
The Zabinskis weren’t forgotten due to their nobility to others in desperation both humans and animals. Antoninas heroism protected hundreds of refuges, protecting many animals inside her home, and contributed to the growth within her family. Published in 2007, The Zookeeper’s Wife illustrates Diane Ackerman’s style (Biography?). Ackerman intertwines descriptions of rare animals and animal behavior with humans, enduring difficult circumstances.…
Beneatha pursues her dream to become a doctor, which is a male-dominated profession during that time. She tells Mama and Ruth that she isn’t concerned about marriage and that she might not even get married at all. Walter always criticizes Beneatha’s ambition to become a doctor, telling her that she should just get married. Mama and Ruth share more traditional views on marriage and their role as women. Both characters work in traditionally female roles as domestic servants.…
Being born in 1964, my mom was raised in a household of 8 people including herself. Raised just outside of Scottsburg my mom was one of six kids. With three older brothers ,one older sister, and one younger sister. Growing up next door to her grandparents so they spent a lot of time with them. She always loved going to her grandma’s house.…
"Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo - obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other." (Davis BrainyQuote.com) "Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education. "(Davis, BrainyQuote.com) These two quotes, both by the Afro-American civil-right activist, philosopher, human scientist and author Angela Davis, show what she thinks about the American prison system.…
Hesse G. Sambaan September 25, 2017 Comp II What’s wrong with the animal rights by Vicki Hearne Vicki Hearne thinks that there is more for animal satisfaction for happiness that is the personal achievement. Animals find happiness in their work that they do that you can call “talent”. She believes that animal right advocates got all it wrong, making some of the animals suffer and they are more concern of arguing than the animal’s happiness. The essay was persuasive, she uses her own knowledge as animal trainer and she proves that the only one who can really define the animal’s happiness is the owner. to clarify her own essays, she also uses her own animals, her experienced, and a lot of examples.…
In The Zookeeper’s Wife (2007) Diane Ackerman, asserts that the story of the Żabiński family is one of great turbulence and triumph, and is one that needs to be told. Ackerman supports this assertion by telling the family’s story and using excerpts from the diary of Antonina Żabiński that colorfully illustrate their story. Ackerman wishes to educate and inform her audience about the Żabiński’s story in order to reveal the harsh realities of World War II that many of her readers can not imagine. The author uses a sanguine tone in order to keep readers hopeful about what is going to happen in the story, and to deflect a bit from the condescending nature of what was truly happening. All through this book, Akerman implements many rhetorical strategies…
Nowadays, Disney movies are a hit or miss: it is hard to live up to the motto “a film the entire family can enjoy” with every movie. Yet, Disney made an animated masterpiece when it created a utopia for zoo animals. Zootopia is caked with humor, layers of character development, a deep understanding of how stereotypes and racism affect society as the icing on top with bits of symbolisms being the cake topper. With these features and themes, Zootopia is Disney’s latest movie to engross more than its intended children audience. First and foremost, Zootopia’s humor can be appreciated by the entire family.…
Judith Halberstam has a very unique perspective on animated childrens films. She made up her own term called “pixarvolt”. The way she explains pixarvolt is “a new genre of animated feature films that use CGI technology instead of standard linear animation techniques and that surprisingly foreground the themes of revolution and transformation. ”(Halberstam 29) In other words, she is identifying different ideas and theories within the typical animated children's film and grouping them together.…
In the play by Tennessee Williams, “The Glass Menagerie”, the character of Laura Wingfield does not have a lot of self confidence due to a small physical disability. One of her legs is shorter than the other and she’s forced to wear a brace and she feels judged and different from other people causing her to be extremely shy. She gets advice towards the end of the play that she needs to believe in herself more which really helped emphasize the theme of being confident in yourself and not comparing your life to other people’s. In the play Laura says, “Yes, it was so hard for me, getting upstairs.…
At his graduation, she gives an uplifting speech, encouraging the heart not only for academy graduates, but for all animals, stating that no matter who you are you truly can become anything you want to be. By being resilient, Judy was able to mend the relationships she had previously broken, and strengthen the community of Zootopia. The ending of the movie demonstrates the importance of ethics to viewers, by attaching a negative appearance on Mayor Bellwether. By depicting her as a traitor, young viewers learn the importance of ethical decision making, as well as having good character.…
In the book, Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details, dialogue, actions, and thoughts, to develop a character, Amanda Beale. Spinelli made sure to put every ounce of detail there was to create this character Amanda Beale, and to imagine her as a kind and caring person. For example, when Amanda brought Maniac home, her parents decided that he was going to live with them. Amanda gave up her room for Maniac, “Amanda was happy to give up her room….” Amanda wanted Maniac to have a comfy place to sleep, and not on the couch.…
Hazel Grace Lancaster is a sixteen-year-old girl who believes that we have a choice in this world on how to tell sad stories, the sugar-coated way or the truthful way. She prefers the truth, and this is the truth. In the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Hazel is diagnosed with stage 4 thyroid cancer at age thirteen. She refuses to be defined by her illness and due to that, she lives an extraordinary life. Hazel changes many was from the beginning to the end of the story including becoming more social and open with people, realizing that not all people are what she thinks they are and is more accepting of her love for Augustus Waters.…