Five Cattle Statues

If I were to mention a cat, what would be the first thing you think of? A furry ball of love that can turn into a vicious beast that will cut your skin for touching it? Cats are amazing creatures, but in fact were not created by god, the devil made them to deceive god in retribution for being forbidden. From the mighty jungle cats to the friendly feline in people’s houses, they remain to be known as evil.

Afraid of his master, the cat slightly wounded the narrator on the hand with his teeth. Because of the cats reaction to his picking him up, the narrator pokes out one of the cat’s eye. The eye of the cat which is

In the first stanza, the author argues that the cat may have died from curiosity, but that it may have been a chosen death. “Or else curious to see what death was like, having no cause to go on licking paws, or fathering litter on litter of kittens, predictably.” (lines, 2-5) Basically, the author is

The Cow Cavalry were small militia groups formed to protect the inner part of Florida. The small groups were made up of ranchers and cowhands. Union soldiers would hold raids to capture the cattle and the Navy union would conduct raids across the coast to destroy the salt works plants, and eventually capture or force the abandonment of Fort Myers. The whole point of the Cow Cavalry was to protect the cattle, salt works, and small towns in south Florida.

“Beneath My House” by Louise Erdrich, is a literary essay with an expressive approach. Erdrich narrates the day she rescues a kitten from beneath her house, despite the fact that she does not even like cats. Her maternal instincts take over when she hears the kitten cry, which causes her to do whatever it takes to rescue the kitten. Then, the author analyzes the event and she expresses her emotional response. Through the use of description and narration, Erdrich allows for the audience to imagine the rescue of the kitten “beneath her house.” The overall theme is the act of being born.

Following the introduction of the statement, a figure that can be identified with the likes of Jesus or even God himself, finds one of His creations in a desert, “In the desert, I saw a creature, naked, beastial”. The creature is alone, in a secluded

The Male and Female Ancestor Figures serve the function in a lot of different ways. To explain more, Bembe art is more concerned with having a connection with ancestors and seeking assistance, which shows through the use of carved figures. The figures of Bembe art are usually considered with males and females, in other words, divided by sex in addition to size. With that, it does not matter what sex or size the figure is as long as the spirit lives in the figure. The most important part in Bembe’s art is the attention to detail in carving figures. It also has to be very original. The extensive scarification on the abdomen considered to be very important in the carving process of the Bembe’s figures. However, this body decoration no longer exists

In 1961, the monument of the Ten Commandments was donated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles that also gave similar monuments to other government entities in the nation. The monument is located in front of the Texas State Capitol were the grounds also contain seventeen monuments and twenty-one historical markers commemorating the “people, ideals, and events that compose Texan identity” (Rehnquist). Van Orden frequently encountered the monument whenever he would pass by it on his way to the library located in the Supreme Court building. Fourty years after the monument was built and six years after Van Orden started frequently encountering it did he decide to sue the state officials. In Van Orden v. Perry, Thomas Van Orden claimed that the monument

“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”

Naturally, cats were sacred to Bastet, and to harm one was unlucky and a crime against her. Bastet’s priests kept sacred cats in her temple, which were thought to be incarnations of the goddess. When a cat died, they were mummified and would be presented to the goddess as an offering, sometimes in carved cat shaped vessels.

The cat to her is the symbol of her desperation to have a child -

Moreover, it has been argued that the cat is a metaphor for the narrator’s wife. Critics claim that the following passage raises suspicion that the killing of the first cat was actually the murder of his own wife. Poe writes: Norton Anthology American Literature. 7th. 1. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008. 705-711. Print.

“Your Reverence may suppose that it would have needed no great effort to behold those hands and that beauteous face…. I began to feel such certainty and security that my fear was soon lost,” (St. Teresa 42).

Lednicer starts the article by giving descriptive details of Laurice Ghougasian’s everyday duties she maintains in order for her several cats to be taken care of on a daily basis. Readers are informed that Laurice neuters all of her cats to stop the reproducing of cats which helps reduce cat numbers but not fast enough allowing her to explain how emotionally and financially exhausting the cats can be. Laurice says “I spend all my money and time relocating cats,” while others bless Laurice for her troubles “she asks them to bless the cats instead” (Lednicer). This beginning adds to a very personal appeal towards cats for

In the short story, both cats follow the narrator around the house; however, their motives seem to be different. The first cat, Pluto is loved by the narrator. According to the narrator, Pluto was “my favorite pet and playmate”, and it seems the cat reciprocated the love and would follow the narrator throughout the house (Poe). Pluto wanted to be with the narrator so much that the narrator had difficulty leaving the house and making sure the cat did not follow him outdoors. Their companionship lasted for several years, with the narrator being the one to solely feed Pluto and Pluto wanting to be by his side. Until one day, the narrator’s personality changed, and he killed Pluto and gets the second cat out of his feelings of remorse. The second cat was loathed by the narrator, but just as Pluto, the second cat wanted to be near the narrator. Likewise, the second cat would follow the narrator’s footsteps throughout the house, which would irritate the narrator profusely. The irritation seemed to encourage the cat to be around him even more and included the cat sitting under the chair, jumping onto the narrator’s lap and cuddling with him. The cat seemed to enjoy making the narrator angry and the narrator would wake at night and find the cat lying on his chest and as he states, “find the hot breath of the thing upon my face (Poe).” Since the second cat wanted to be near the narrator even though the narrator despised him, enhanced the belief that it was the second life of Pluto wanting the narrator to remember what he had once done, but that was not the only similarity.