Beast Of The Southern Wild Essay

In 1990 at the age of 22, Chris McCandless started his journey to travel the country and live off the land alone. He survived well until he hitchhiked to Alaska in 1992. Chris thought that if he could make it there, he could make it anywhere. Four months after going off the grid in the Alaskan wilderness, his decomposed body was discovered by a party of hunters. The nonfiction novel, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, is his story. It has many important themes that define the life of Chris McCandless. A couple themes, for example, are having the feeling of ultimate freedom and seeking happiness through a personal challenge.

"As the United States is a nation made up of people from many nations, so the

Have you ever been in a place of green with forests and animals everywhere? Well, where some of the Native Americans lived, there were such things. Native American tribes such as the Crow lived in the Great Plains. The Crow tribe of the Great Plains were nomadic and followed the buffalo migrations which provided their food. This tribe spent a good part of the year living in camps that could easily be dismantled and moved to follow the buffalo migrations. Other tribes of the plains were more sedentary. These tribes lived in permanent villages year round.

The strong and young female lead is portrayed by Katy. She and her family live on a ranch and to be a ranching family, you have to chip in. While out riding one day, she comes across something she had only dreamed about; a wild mustang. The imagery behind this particular scene evokes strong emotions. During this scene, Katy is shocked after her and her horses encounter with a lion on their land, however as her eyes glaze through the thick brush she spots this young, black mustang whose beauty and pureness over shined the scratches on her back and dirt from being wild. This movie shows us how to appreciate what we never thought would be possible. The music, scenery and facial expressions all balance out rather evenly to evoke strong emotions such as astonishment and admiration by the audience.

During the time period between 1820 and 1861 the American South was shaped from many political, economic, social, and cultural developments. However, during this time period Southerners experienced these developments in different ways. For example, the slaves of this time lived much differently than the plantation owners. There were many sources of division, as well as unity, during this time.

Katlyn Ryan, Mackenzie Bryan, and Lindsay Apedaile stand with the Tennessee FCCLA president, McKinzie Lilly, while holding items she collected on her recent trip to Japan. Hannah Evans and Blake Sadler share a hug with a sweet Ronald McDonald child. Mackenzie Bryan captures a priceless pre camp picture with excited members and a very joyful advisor. Newly installed officers, Allie Fly, Lindsay Apedaile, Blake Sadler, Viral Patel , and Maddie Howell pose with Tennessee FCCLA first vice president, Megan Gentry, who happens to be a great friend of the Beech FCCLA chapter.

The most important thing to the citizens of the Bathtub is each other and keeping everyone safe through the tough times. There are many trials and tribulations throughout the movie but the people of the Bathtub always make sure that everyone is alive and well. For example, a very bad storm hit the area and the community went completely under water. When Hush Puppy and her father were on the boat and floating around the community, they went to see if all of the other people in the community were okay and even had them come on the boat with them. Secondly, when dinner time comes around everyone is fed and if someone is lacking food or cannot cook for themselves they also get fed by the person eating at the time. When Hush Puppy’s dad cooks a meal for himself, he rings a bell that is connected to her house and then she knows it is time to come over to her fathers house and eat. To conclude, the most important thing to the people of the Bathtub is the community and the people who live in it.

This year’s summer reading options were marvelous. It was a hard choice to choose what book to read, but in the end, I chose The Call of the Wild by Jack London. The Call of the Wild was an adventurous tale about a dog named Buck and his adventures as he was sold into a harsh life of relentless labor in the cold and brutal North. The author of this classic novel, Jack London, was a short-story writer and a prolific American novelist. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was known for his other novels, The Sea Wolf and White Fang. I chose this particular novel because I love reading classic novels and it seemed to be an interesting and exciting story. Finally, this was the novel of my choice because it was recommended to me by my grandma.

The state of Mississippi is home to around three million people. It is known as the Magnolia State throughout the United States. Many times, when people think of Mississippi, they look down on this state because it has a negative image in the past. It is true that a part of Mississippi’s history is filled with violence, hate, and shame. At one time, Mississippi was a hub for slavery, then segregation, and then racism, and not all of those issues have been fully resolved to this day in 2015, but the state of Mississippi has come a long way since then. Mississippi may not be the most progressive state in the United States, but we have come a long way since then, and as time passes we are learning to grow. We are getting better with the way we

n light of the recent news of New Orleans voting to remove prominent confederate monuments, as well as the call for the flags to be removed from any federal locations, many have come to the defense of the flag, claiming that removing it would be "rewriting history" and that it doesn't stand for racism, but rather a heritage of southern pride.

“ The universe depends on everything fitting just right.” (Hushpuppy from Beasts in the Southern WIld). This quote represents the theme and connection of the film, “ Beasts in the Southern Wild, “ with the novel, “ Their Eyes Were Watching God. In both, the protagonist go through tough experiences and have a strong connection with nature. The movie, “ Beasts in the Southern Wild,” released in 2012 directed by Benh Zeitlin is about a young girl named Hushpuppy who lives in a peculiar isolated area which they call the “Bathtub.” Hushpuppy lives with her crazy, sick father which is her only parent figure in the film, and with a community full of brave and wild people. In the film, Hushpuppy and her community face a storm which ends up exposing

Southerners are known to be proud of their traditional beliefs. To Kill A Mockingbird allows its readers to question and consider those beliefs. Maycomb represents a typical old southern town. Not many people move into Maycomb and not many people who live there journey beyond its boundaries. As a result, the opinions held by many of the citizens of Maycomb are left to grow and foster in the same families for many generations. The circumstances in Maycomb are less than ideal for generating change and more prone to sustaining traditionally accepted codes. Two codes embedded within southern social beliefs are class and race.

A sense of adventure and drama is the feeling "Dances with Wolves" gives us. With this movie, Costner made his debut as a film director. "Dances with Wolves" scored "a total of seven Oscars for best directing, best script, cutting, music and sound effects." (Sanders, Simon D.)

As the twentieth century approached, America was experiencing a time of considerable expansion. All eyes were looking for ways to make the United States a larger, more powerful, and more efficient country. Because of this wave in American society, there was no movement given more devotion than the settling of the West. The range-cattle industry in its various aspects, and in its importance to the United States and particularly to the Great Plains, has been a subject of focus to Americans since its origin in the mid 1800's. This industry was rendered possible by such factors as vast sections of fertile land, the rise of heavy industry involving the great demand for beef, and

Beauty and the Beast is a song that has captured the hearts of many people young and old. The movie is still a classic that everybody loves to watch. To some, it’s just song made to be in a movie for kids and adults to enjoy, but we should go deeper into the meaning of this wonderful song. It was written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, it is a calming song with its slow tempo and rhythm, and it was made to be about the love between two people.