The Unicorns Research Paper

In the article “Searching For The Self, And Other Unicorns,” Peg O’Connor states it is important to improve ourselves and understand who we are by discovering our relationships with others and the world. She also states how books are always there for us to help what to do in life but it makes people “authentic self”. O’Connor states how self absorbed people are only concerned with what affects them but what not that useful (51). She also asserts how identity is the most important thing to us and we only care about that and it doesn't help us find who we are or our true identity. O’Connor points out how no one really perfect and it is always a work in progress (51). O'Connor describes how important it is to look outward toward surroundings

The belief in mythical creatures has been circling in the minds of humans for ages. Many people throughout history even claimed to have evidence of a large variety of these creatures. A mythical creature is a type of animal or hybrid. For centuries, humans have been inspired by animals and fossils to create fascinating stories about intriguing creatures. These fantasies were not confined to just one area but originated from all over the world.

Artists use their artworks to communicate different meanings and transfer specific messages to the audience. Their artworks can be presented in different forms like architecture, drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery and many other forms. Each artwork contains a specific meaning which is usually based on the artist 's beliefs, culture, identity and the nature surrounding us. Rona Rubuntja from the Hermannsburg Potters, Bronwyn Oliver, Christo and Jeanne Claude each presented their art in different forms but they all communicate meanings and ideas to the audience. Rona Rubuntja who is a senior member of the Hermannsburg Potters and her famous pottery work ‘I 'm Black’ for the exhibition ‘Our Land is Alive’ at the National Gallery of

After high school there are many things I want to do and carry out in my life. Upon graduation, I plan to attend Clark Atlanta University. I plan to major in criminal justice and law in hopes to pursue a career as a prosecutor. My strengths that will help me secure this dream is that I am very determined and I have astounding work ethic. My weaknesses that may hinder me from securing this dream will be my past mistakes and the lack of tenacity. Disney Dreamers Academy can help increase the odds of my success by giving me that encouragement and inspiration that I am seeking. The academy can also help by connecting me to people who was once in my predicament who can give advice on how to deal with my

The Hunt of the Unicorn (1495-1505), also know as The Unicorn Tapestry, is a series of seven tapestries depicting the hunt, capture, and killing of a unicorn. Because each tapestry is different their size varies, ranging from 368 x 378 cm. to 368 x 261 cm. Through out the series of tapestries, the colors of the tapestry are vivid and rich despite their age. Woven from silk and metallic threads, the colors range from blood red to hunter green to pale blue and ivory. No space is wasted or devoid of embellishment. Vegetation surrounds the figures of animals and humans alike, reaching to the ends of the fabric. No matter the conflicting seasonality of the fruit or flower, every plant and tree is seen at their peek, in full bloom. The men of hunting party are dressed in their finest clothes, perhaps unsuitable for the task at hand. The dogs are shown in vigorous action leaping at or away from the unicorn, and are always seen frozen in a moment of activity.

At Least everybody in this world can be courageous. Everybody has been courageous in some way. Courage can happen any day, any time without anyone even realizing it. People often think courage is standing up for oneself or helping someone out of home or school, and it can be, but courage can be as simple as doing something you're afraid to do and then faces your fears and doing it. Characters like Anne Frank from Diary of Anne Frank, the man from Giving and the boy from The Porcelain Unicorn.

Before facing a vulgar reality, she never had to worry about a thing. Her world has turned into a much uglier place than she had thought. Since overhearing a conversation between two humans, the young unicorn has to face the fact that she is one of the last of her breed. Her kind is consigned to oblivion, and with her being one of the last unicorns, she could subside among humanity. A villainous King Haggard is out to demolish the unicorns world.

Today, many people, when they think of the unicorn, picture something out of a child’s

The Red Pony by author John Steinbeck is a very notable book for young adults. The central and recurring theme of the four stories told within this short novel is life and death. The stories also deal with conflict between old and new. Unlike most novels for young adults this book is different because John Steinbeck does not try to soften or hide old age and death, but instead presents these themes as they are in reality. The stories tell how the main character, Jody Tiflin, becomes more responsible as he deals with the disappointments and sadness, as well as the successes of real life.

With the name The Unicorn Hunters, one might think this group consists of delusional people, but on the contrary The Unicorn Hunters are a group created for Lake Superior State University (LSSU) to garner more support for the school. W.T. (Bill) Rabe created the Unicorn Hunters after being hired as the Director of Public Relations at LSSU. The group’s popularity hails from their publicity stunts and other events, one of which includes the annual List of Banished Words that first began in 1975-76 (Lake Superior State University). This list consists of words and phrases that people wish to banish from our language. The past lists show words that people generally disliked, overused, or considered to be a negligent and lazy way to communicate.

“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, was written in the early forties but could be misconstrued as a present-day play, because of the family dynamic that has changed since the forties but has not been completed replaced. In this play, we are introduced to Tom Wingfield who is the breadwinner for the family, which consists of his mom and sister. Amanda Wingfield who is an overbearing mother that knows no boundaries, and Laura Wingfield who is the sweet, and embarrassingly shy daughter of Amanda. Their family dynamic is like most of ours. The mother loves her kids dearly but struggles with letting go of her old identity, the daughter who allows her disability to determine her happiness and the brother who is obligated to work but would rather drink and party his money away. I’m sure many of us can relate to this family in some form. My favorite character in “The Glass Menagerie” is Laura. I love Laura because I can relate to her in more than one way. I was a shy individual most of my life, but once people got to know me they realized I was no different from them. In the following paragraphs, I will share Laura’s character with you, the similarities between Laura and the glass unicorn and I’ll tell you how the glass unicorn represents Laura.

She obviously knows the noise was nothing and the shadow had to be a tree. Feeling better about herself she decides to make some hot chocolate. Wanting to walk outside in the morning breeze, with a new found courage she goes out to get the mail. On her way back to the house she notices clay colored boot prints leading up to the door. She knows they weren't there before but she decides that she's being ridiculous and that they were obviously from Luis and she continues up the stairs. Before reaching the first step the sunlight reveals two handprints on the glass of her door. Suddenly she stops. She drops the mail and her hot chocolate, the glass shatters on the ground and the hot liquid douses her bare feet. Frozen in fear she cannot move. Her hearing becomes muffled and her breathing speeds up rapidly. Her lungs ach feeling as though she cannot gather her breath. The memories of her night come flooding back to her. The noise, the shadow, and the dogs barking into the darkness, someone was outside. The sun's radiance plunged her into a cold sweat as she trembles at the thought of a stranger outside in the night. Through her muffled ear she hears Luca and Maxwell barking and jumping on the glass door. She feels her heart rate increase due to their warning but she cannot seem to make her muscles move. Time stops, silence falls and Autumn feels a chills rise up her arms. In a single moment two hands grab her. One wraps around her rib cage hitting her hard and squeezing forcing all the air in her body out. The other hand wraps around her mouth. The cool leather pulls against her lips as she tries to scream but the large muscular hand grips harder. She feels like her skin is ripping under the leather but she forces herself to kick and swing attempting to break free. The arm around her ribs jerks harder, their force is much stronger than her own. She is pulled back

“All off you wake up! We’re at war, and you rats have the gall to sleep? Wake up!” One of the men would shove me out of the small cot I was on.

She felt a stone form in her throat, what about the people around me? She frantically looked up and around. The people had seen the Shades, and were frantically trying to run away. She could see a mother grabbing for her daughter, her daughter screaming in absolute terror, staring wide eyed at the Shades. A man shoving his wife into the store next to them. A dog, frozen in fear, heroically peed on the ground, then turned and bolted down the alley. She had to do something, even if it meant she would die. She thought one last angry thought, I wish Summer were here, I wish that these things would go away! She didn’t know why she had the impression that this would work, but somehow, she just knew that she could stop them, with a

In the Last Unicorn, once the unicorn learns that she is the last of her kind and leaves the safety of her forest to search for the others. While in isolation, the unicorn lacks the experience of emotions that carry the wisdom she needs to save the unicorns from King Haggard and the Red Bull. As a unicorn, she cannot feel love and never “can never regret” (Beagle 55), but she fears the Red Bull who tries to herd her into the sea. However, it is not only her lack of emotions that make her weak in the beginning but her failure to control her fear and challenge the Bull weakens her character. During the first confrontation of the Bull, “the moment the unicorn faced him, frozen as wave about to break. Then the light of her horn went out, and she turned and fled” (Beagle 113). Characters need a stereotype baseline to grow from, and in this case, the unicorn becomes a damsel in distress saved by Schmendrick the Magician by transforming her into a human. A character needs to experience a moment of weakness in order to grow as a character and be strong enough to challenge the powerful villains. Her fear adds another dimension to her because the readers know that she is not impervious to failure even though she is a magical creature much greater than man. This confrontation with the bull provokes the growth of the unicorn because as a mortal, she will experience the emotions necessary to be strong enough to conquer King Haggard and his Red Bull. The initial confrontation serves to