Taiga: a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends. The word taiga is of Russian origin, quite appropriate considering that a large part of the world’s taiga forests are located there. Taigas are also commonly called boreal forests and many of North America’s taigas are referred to as such. Taigas are found in Eurasia and in North America. They are characterized by the abundant presence of coniferous trees and poor soil due to the acidic needles that they drop.…
Created in 1915, the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family, accounting for 50% of all yakuza in Japan, with more than 55,000 members divided into 850 clans. Despite more than one decade of police repression, the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe, it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa, also known as Kenichi Shinoda, is the Yamaguchi-gumi's current oyabun. He follows an expansionist policy, and has increased operations in Tokyo (which has not traditionally been the territory of the Yamaguchi-gumi.)…
Ta-Nehisi Coates isn't attempting to get into heaven and that inconveniences individuals' waters. In a great many passages, Coates creates an inconspicuous contention about the part of the African-American church in African-American methods of insight. Relating his discussion with the mother of his killed school companion, Prince Jones, Coates says: As she talked of the church, I thought of your grandfather, the one you know, and how his first intellectual adventures were found in the recitation of Bible passages. I thought of your mother, who did the same. And I thought of my own distance from an institution that has, so often, been the only support for our people I regularly wonder if in that distance I’ve missed something, a few notions…
what he was trying to achieve, there was no shame in failing if the effort resulted in his death.…
Throughout the story, Ah-tush-mit shows that he is very determined and persistent. When he first volunteered to retrieve the fire from the Wolf People, nobody in his Village believed him. But, Ah-tush-mit did not give up because the people doubted him, however, he was persistent and determined to convince them the Villagers he was capable of such a task. "Ah-tush-mit, the Son of Deer, began twitching his long, long ears and rolling his big eyes as he looked this way and that way - but still he held his ground." The Villagers expect their hero to be a strong and fast man, Ah-tush-mit was just a very small and young boy, but he was persistent and determined. ""I'll get you the fire," he persisted." Another strong heroic character trait that Ah-tush-mit displays in the course of the story was his cleverness. The bravest, wisest, and fastest men of the Village have attempted to get the fire, but none of them have been able to complete this task. But because of Ah-tush-mit's clever idea, the Human people got fire. "Ah-tush-mit's voice was small, but he sang with all his heart. He sang with all his might." At last, An-tush-mit also showed that he is very selfless. He was willing to risk his life in order the Human people to get fire. Ah-tush-mit burned himself while retrieving the fire. "... Ah-tush-mit burned had burned himself." He did not think about himself from the beginning to the end of this journey, he thought about how this could benefit the Villagers. All throughout the entire story, Ah-tush-mit has shown various heroic character…
The good people, the five boys, in this situation, the Guatemalan civil war, are going to be punished for spreading what they were taught by the priest, who has now abandoned them. During the parents time of horror the priest has left in fear of his own life: “The parents exchanged looks of terror and anger. The women began to moan and wail. “That’s what the colonel said to me, your alcalde!” cried Don Lazaro, choking on his own tears. “And that is the message I must bring to you!” So, once again another punishment the village must face due to the five boys being good people. The village will face a lifetime of punishment since they are faced with the decision of killing the five boys or risk having the entire existence of the village wiped of the…
As the snake dies it “strikes passionately once more at the hoe” and “there is blood in his mouth and poison dripping from his fangs.” The imagery dramatizes the image of the snake’s power being drained. The reader can visualize the transition from a once fierce snake to a lifeless carcass. In response to the killing of the snake, the man feels regret for the necessity of the circumstance, as “it was all a nasty sight, pitiful…” and “he could see it as he might have let it go, sinuous and self respecting in departure over the twilit sands.” This is a reflection of what could have been, and reveals the man’s conflicting feelings on what was necessary. The pitiful scene of the snake’s death adds to the man’s regret. The imagery in the passage emphasizes the idea of “what could have been” and therefore the man’s internal…
After reading the novel there were many things about my feelings towards war. Before reading the novel I always knew that war was a hard thing on a person, emotionally and physically. During the read it really showed me that what soldiers go through is really rough, from being in the war but even when returning home. One of the things that stuck out to me is how homesick soldiers get while fighting. While fighting the thought of killing humans, but yet also get yourself killed if you do one thing wrong or make a wrong step somewhere. "I will come back again" chapter 10 page #258 This Is a quote that sticks out to me in this situation. Because it just shows how hard the wars on them and how much they wanted to come back home, also how they…
This emotional havoc that he faces effects the resolution of the story, as the crushing remorse that he has carried with him since he was twelve years old, propelled him forward, so he could finally begin to unload some of it after having done a good deed, his actions pleading for forgiveness from all he has hurt, especially Hassan, his friend and brother.…
Pain affected the people of Hiroshima emotionally. Many people lost their family, friends and that made their feelings hurt. Kids, adults and the elderly's all died in the incident. People felt bad for each other because they lost their homes, money, and family and friends. The atomic bomb bomb injured many people and that caused pain physically and emotionally. This explains how pain affected the people of Hiroshima emotionally.…
* Pg. 103- “ I retreated and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man” creates pity from ill treatment and rejection from the humans when he desperately craves companionship.…
Antonio is very pious because his mother values religion. The deaths in the novel cause Antonio to question God and if He is really good. Antonio contemplates, “He created you. He could strike you dead. God moved the hands that killed Lupito” (Anaya 47). Antonio’s inner struggles first start when Lupito is killed by the men on the bridge. Antonio begins to expect that his innocence is lost after witnessing such awful things. These deaths and events Antonio has to endure force him to mature. He thinks to himself, “My father had tried to keep his land holy and pure, but perhaps it was impossible. Perhaps the llano was like me, as I grew the innocence was gone, and so too the land changed” (Anaya 176). Antonio feels that since he lost his innocence, he is no longer the same person. Unwillingly, Antonio is forced to grow up fast in the events leading up to Florence’s death. When Narciso is killed, Antonio has to act extremely brave in the face of danger and pray for his friend’s soul. He thinks, “I knew what I had to pray. I had to pray an Act of Contrition for his departing soul, like I prayed for Lupito. But I had not held Lupito while his body went cold. I had not bloodied my hands with his life’s…
I see a lot of similarities between the language and concepts that Anzaldúa uses and those that our earlier thinkers, like James, Dewey, and Bergson use. She homes in on universally inclusive ideas like a “collective consciousness” (p. 20) and her belief that “each person’s actions affect the rest of the world” (p. 15). This has been a pretty controversial/contested idea in our class as well; many of us seem to be apprehensive when approaching that concept, as if doing so is imposing the belief that we are all the same.…
The narrator had been hesitant to assume full responsibility for his existence at the start of the movie. He dislikes his present circumstances- he is jaded with his current job and lacks a clear purpose, as illustrated by the quote ”A single serving package, a single serving…” Once he consumes the single serving, he is done. He makes a fleeting impression in someone else’s life before he fades from their memory. He feels his existence is meaningless because he has no connections with anyone. He is not content with the present state he is in, but makes no active effort to consciously define his own existence. He shows bad faith in this respect, because he deceives himself into believing that he lacks complete freedom of involvement in making this decision. He is a coward…
The events of Masakado’s insurrection seem to suggest that his actions were not justified and that he knew this. After being attacked by Minamoto, Masakado went on a rampage attacking many villages in southern Hitachi. Regardless of the dispute between the two, it is improbable that all of the victims of his attack were directly involved or deserving of murder. Preceding these events, Masakado is summoned to Kyoto to argue his case against allegations brought by the Minamoto family. Masakado is quick to travel to Kyoto to explain himself,…