Homeless Menagerie Superstition

“There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills or fields. If there was a road, I could not make it out in the faint starlight. There was nothing but land…I had never before looked up at the sky when there was not a familiar mountain ridge against it. But this was the complete dome of heaven, all there was of it. I did not believe that my dead father and mother were watching me from up there; they would still be looking for me at the sheep-fold down by the creek…. I had left even their spirits behind me. The wagon jolted on, carrying me I knew not whither. I don't think I was homesick. If we never arrived anywhere, it did not matter. Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out. I did not say my prayers that night: here, I felt, what would be would be.” This new surrounding is the beginning of an adventure for

Throughout Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, the imagery of walls illustrates the boundaries that exist between people and communities on both an institutional and interpersonal level. In Butler’s near-future apocalyptic environment, the obstacles that the protagonist must face are merely an exaggeration of the United States’ current institutions and policies and the subsequent psychological effects. The protagonist, Lauren Olamina, encounters myriad boundaries in her physical and spiritual journey for liberation and prosperity. She is, first and foremost, restricted by the local boundaries imposed by the apocalyptic equivalent of gated communities. She is imprisoned by the walls of her own community and later ostracized by the walls

Humanity is one of the many virtues we as humans believe we are born with. However, living in a world much like the one described in both The Hunger Games and The Road novels, some may argue that turning off one’s humanity is a necessity. Nevertheless, both novels prove that while some characters had to turn off their humanity in a horrific world like The Hunger Games and The Road, the two main characters of each book demonstrated how a barbaric world could not take that virtue from them.

The walls close in around me. I cannot not escape the endless, darkened walls of this cell. I sit in the corner, I see the sharp corners at each edge of the room. The dismal paint on each of the walls carries a burden of memories where men and women drawing closer and closer to their death had been scraping at the walls. Looking up from the corner of the cell, I see the light coming down from the window, it is the only hope and light that is left in this retched room in which they have confined me.

When the church fell down, symbolically, it was Sargeant who fell. And when the Sargent got up and started walking, Christ was walking beside him. At this moment Sargent finds comfort, approval and company with Christ. Imagine roaming around a neighborhood with no one to talk to, no family, and no friends, and because of Christ's presence he is no loner anxious about when and where he is going to eat. Although this part of the story was based on a dream or

People become homeless for a number of reasons. These reasons are that create the stereotypes against those who have nothing in life. To judge people by what they do is normal. After all, what better way is there to judge a stranger by his words and his actions. The problem is when the homeless get judged wrongly, they are also treated unfairly. These stereotypes prevent the government and the society from giving the homeless the type of assistance that best suits to them. In order to clarify my thinking of homeless I have read three articles by different authors and they have different cases. These three articles discussed below and provide understanding on how the stereotypes of the homeless could be changed.

As I exited the metro bus and stepped into the cold, wet, and way-too-early Saturday morning air, my mind pounded with the self-scolding, “Why am I awake. Why am I awake?”. The second I looked up at the grey-blue sky, however, all dread evaporated. Instead, the gorgeous sight ahead filled me with an incredulous awe. The Washington National Cathedral stood towering in cream-colored splendor, its richly detailed Gothic architecture almost too picturesque to fathom. Intricate spires stood proudly against the low-hanging clouds, as if taunting them to rain. Stunned, I began to follow my friends along a blue stone path surrounded by vivid greenery. As I walked, the chill air invigorated my lungs with each breath, filling me with a sort of peaceful energy. The path led to a smaller, yet still grandiose building which we entered through two large glass doors.

This powerful moment makes the reader think about the abundance of care many people have for their family because they are in a tough situations. However, numberless people experience difficult times with their family such as poverty and hunger and this causes them to lose their righteousness because they want to live for themselves

act in the whole book. To tease starving souls into becoming animals for food is an enormous crime to humanity. When one race finds himself above another, they have lost their humanity and paved a path to dehumanization. These parts of the book teach one that only ones choices can give their humanity up by the things they choose to do.

The A.A Meeting took place in the Church Notre Dame of Mt at Cedar Knolls. When the meeting started, I ask myself “where are the guys seeking for help”? When I realized that they all were seeking for help. They did not look like they need it help, they look like you and me. When the meeting started first they when in to “The twelve traditions” and then to the events that they have each week, at the first I could understand what was going on they were laughing one another. When an old man when to the front to introduced his self. At the end of his introduction he asks everyone (except us) to give money to him, because he has things to pay, when he pasted the pot all around the room, everyone started to give something. I thought it was a joke but

The most influential person in an individual life happens to be the parents. Parents teach their children expected behavior, boundaries, and rules. Although, children are always more attentive to their parent’s behavior; something parents quite often do not realize. If the parents walk does not match their talk their; kids will not take in consideration what they have been taught. Kids always have that mentality of “if you did it, I will do it too because it is okay.” Children learn more from their parents character than their teachings; demonstrating that actions speak louder than words. Clearly, what individuals are exposed in their adolescents shapes their mentality affecting how they perceive situations and people. A lot of things

The short story “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carver, is a thought provoking piece that focuses on the transition a man goes through to see the world with his soul. The story gives hope that people can change if given the chance to be better people. Over the course of the story, Carver uses both diction and description to explore themes in religion and morality.

The shutting of the door represent blacks are not welcome in white society, and the denial to the church shows lack of love and compassion for them in the world. As Sargeant, wanders the city looking for shelter he is unaware that it is an all white town, but “The Reverend Mr. Dorset, however, saw the snow when he switched on his porch light. Opened the front door of his parsonage, and found standing there before him a big black man with snow on his face, a human piece of night with snow on his face-obviously unemployed. Said the Reverend Mr. Dorset before Sargeant even realized he'd opened his mouth: "I'm sorry. No!”(Hughes 2)

In the story the pastor had just returned from Asia where the church was discreet and small because it was illegal. When he returned he noticed that the church he preached at was a million dollar church with people going their not only for god but for their own but for their own prosperity. In the song they describe meeting between the two houses just like how the preacher wanted to meet in the sense that everyone knew why they were there and it was for one and only one reason like in Asia. Overall this song shows that you must find a common ground where not only you but the others are

The significance of this specific building is apparent from the moment you enter its domain. The door, witch is not shaped like a door you will find in an average office building or home, is designed to be deliberately dark, narrow,