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How did Rainsford become successful against General Zaroff’s manhunt? That’s the main question to ask. I will be giving three different ways of how Rainsford outsmarted or set traps for General Zaroff. There will be his first trick, first trap, and last trick. There are many others but those are the most interesting.

Rainsford is not a hero due to his egocentric attitude and hypocritical behavior. After Rainsford hears the hounds and sees Ivan and General Zaroff approaching, he then creates a trap to kill General Zaroff. When Rainsford hears the footsteps stop, he looks back at the trap and “[sees] in the shallow valley that General Zaroff was still on his feet. But Ivan was not. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed” (Conell 14). This quote proves that Rainsford does not obtain the qualities of an altruistic and civil being. This is due to Rainsford wanting to kill General Zaroff for his own survival. Furthermore, once Rainsford accidentally kills Ivan, he swims away in refuge from General Zaroff.

To build the three traps Rainsford had to know how each trap is made and set it up correctly so they work. Rainsford used his skills to complete the traps and without them, he could have been killed. These traps benefited his escape greatly by injuring Zaroff, a hound, and Ivan. Also in the "MDG" on lines 681-682 it says "Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and

This trap did not necessarily help Rainsford win but it showed his skills. The tiger pit gave him confidence that he could win but the next trap gave him a huge advantage against

First, he used a Malay Mancatcher, he then made a Burmese Tiger Pit, and finally made a native trick from his travels in Uganda. Rainsford’s first trap was of a Malay Mancatcher from Malacca. He made it trigger whenever any physical contact touched it. The trap was successful, but because of Zaroff’s reflexes, he only managed to injure his shoulder. Congratulating Rainsford he states, “I must congratulate you, for not many men know how to make a Malay Mancatcher” (Connell), Zaroff then recedes back to heal his shoulder.

In the book excerpt by Firoozeh Dumas, “The F-Word”, Dumas uses several techniques to hook her readers and keep their interest in her piece. It was her style, however, that did most of the work. Dumas' article has a very strong single argument that she works toward throughout her entire piece. She claims that the English language could do with a bit more “spice”, as she calls it (Dumas). Though this argument is only listed only twice in the excerpt, it is the underlying foundation of every humorous story as well as every painful moment. Throughout the excerpt, Dumas has paired together the use of her style with how she builds ethos in the reader's eyes. This creates a very good way to convey the argument, however it still lacks certain strengths. Had she written in a slightly more formal tone and included more evidence, she could have kept her humor and continued to build on her ethos by appealing to a more professional group. The use of an easy going conversational style in Dumas' excerpt helps to portray her claim in a way that most readers will be able to identify with, however, the style does not work well in appealing to a professional setting due to the lack of empirical evidence.

For example, in the story ,Rainsford friend, Whitney states," You've got good eyes and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards." This proves that Rainsford is a good hunter when he is with someone. The story also shows that Rainsford has a good hunting skills when he is alone. For instance, the general states," Rainsford if you are within the sound of my voice , as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you, Not many men know how to make a Malay Mancatcher." Rainsford was able to make a trap for the general because of his hunting skills.

Rainsford becomes the new general of Ship Trap island because he becomes more violent over the course of the story. In the middle of the story when

"An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake and sleep did not visit Rainsford, although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle" (Connell 18). In the story, it's clear that the settings is a type of tropical island that is very hot, humid, and has many surroundings. In the movie however, the settings is a very hot, and dry place that's basically a desert. If Rainsford had a story taken place in a dry place, he wouldn't be able to make his traps or let alone, live for 3 days. He would be spotted easily and killed. Without the perfect settings, it wouldn't be as much as an interesting story and it wouldn't have that much build up conflict that adds to the

Rainsford is disgusted and sickened at the fact that General Zaroff’s idea of hunting means hunting humans. In return for his passage off the island Zaroff forces Rainsford to participate in his hunting game where he is the hunter and Rainsford is the prey. The main characters,

He went through a traumatizing thing but he still stayed strong. He never quit. He persevered and stayed strong. He found a way to calm himself down. He calms himself down by promising to never touch a gun again. And when he found out he killed his brother he showed determination by promising not to touch a gun. And he also showed enthusiasm, because he really felt like that decision to not touch a gun was the right thing. So he had passion for what he was doing. He supported himself and that is how he got through his adversity. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it states that, “Rainsford knew he could do one of two things. He could stay where he was and wait. That was suicide. He could flee. That was postponing the inevitable. For a moment he stood there, thinking. An idea that held a wild chance came to him, and, tightening his belt, he headed away from the swamp” (Connell 21). It also says “They would be on him any minute now. His mind worked frantically. He thought of a native trick he had learned in Uganda. He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels. He had to stop to get his breath. The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. They must have reached

     Rainsford is an intelligent man. Early in the story, “Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and he doggedly swam in that direction” (34). Rainsford had just fallen in the water,

It had been a week since Rainsford managed to kill the nefarious General Zaroff. The challenging part was almost over or so it seemed. There was not a clear way for Rainsford to escape. As days passed, Rainsford tried to escape. He tried making a boat from driftwood that he found, he tried swimming, he even tried sending a signal by using a flashlight. Rainsford had become so desperate that he even tried some ridiculous plans like trying to pole vault across the ocean. As a result, Rainsford ended up having huge gashes in his left leg ,which got infected, and he had to amputate it. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Rainsford had lost hope and became bitter.

World War I was a devastating time for the whole entire world, both economically and physically. Even more devastating than the physical destruction and economic losses, were the psychological effects on the soldiers who fought this gruesome war. The conditions and nature of the warfare greatly affected these men. Not only did they suffer from many physical losses, such as death of beloved ones, separation from families, and bodily injuries, they also suffered psychologically due to the extensive trauma. The “lost generation” suffered immensely from post-traumatic stress, and lost their ability to live normal lives, along with their willpower and strength. They may have survived, but they were living corpses. The war had turned them into

Forms are necessary or essential properties of a particular or thing. According to Socrates, these forms have properties which give them a certain causal power. Using the concept of Forms, he systematically constructs an argument in an attempt to prove that the soul exists and must always exist. Although, his complete conception of Forms is not captured in the Phaedo, We can still use this dialectic to address his arguments. In this paper, I will attempt to describe the Forms. To do this, I will detail the properties of the Forms and what they are meant to do. Then, I will explain how the concept of the Forms figures into Plato’s/Socrates’ reflections. Socrates uses the concept of forms to construct an argument to conclude that the soul must exist and will always exist necessarily. With this argument in mind I will suggest possible complications that arise from this theory and counterpoints that Socrates could provide.