Watership

Let’s Get Simple Throughout history, humanity has been under the influence of a variety of different leaders: moral, tyrannical, weak, and strong. Yet, while reflecting on the past, we seldomly ever call a leader a truly “good leader.” A major reason for the scarcity of this title is that we simply cannot agree upon what characterizes as a “good leader.” Is a “good leader” suppose to be perfect? Left-brained? Merciful? We have such a hard time answering this simple question because, we, as

The Growth Mindset and Ethos of Three Major Authors It’s difficult to be a successful author in today’s day and age, as there is competition everywhere, and it is easy to be drowned out, no matter how hard you try to put your name out into the world. Generally we tend to think of success as how much money an author makes or how well known they are among the common populace. However, true success should be defined by the quality of the story, regardless of how many people know it, and the satisfaction

E.g. Odyssey, Watership Down, Lord of the Rings (though here the goal is losing rather than gaining the treasure), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Voyage and Return Voyage and return stories feature a hero United Nations agency journeys to an odd world that initially

The author writes, “Found my copy of Watership Down,” he says, handing me a paperback whose spine’s been taped a dozen times. “Sure, Dad. I’ll start reading right away.” But I don’t. As soon as he leaves, I put the book on my nightstand and use it as a coaster.”( Lopez). Part 30-33-34). This

and the pursuit to understand everything that this world offers. As a child my father read to my younger brother and I every night, we would jump onto the couch and he would walk in behind us with a book in hand, he read all sorts of books from Watership Down to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and while my brother would fall asleep after the first few pages I would be there chapter after chapter anticipating what would happen next. While this was a way to lull us to sleep that isn’t the effect books

In THE GOLDEN CAT, Gabriel King continues the enchanting quest that began with The Wild Road--the novel the San Francisco Chronicle crowned "mythical, " and Richard Adams, author of Watership Down, deemed "absolutely magical. . ." The ancient prophecy speaks of a golden cat whose coming will heal the troubled world. But the Queen of Cats has three golden kittens--and when two are stolen away, the distraught parents turn to Tag, the brave young cat who is the protector of the magical Wild Road.

My focus group consisted of six member whose ages ranged from 19-22. Austin is a 19-year-old freshman from Overland Park, KS who has recently decided to move to Florida to work on a shrimp boat with his brother. Scott is a 20-year-old sophomore from Waconia, Minnesota who’s majoring in strategic communications. Griffin is a 20-year-old All-American soccer player from Olathe, KS who is majoring in computer engineering. Wyatt is a 19-year-old freshman from Great Bend, KS who is a pre-law major. Jake

start each night by saying a variation of the words “Only a few pages tonight, you tired kiddos ought to get to bed” as he then proceeded to yawn through the words of every single book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, along with Harry Potter, Watership Down, and so many others, with his giant ugly reading glasses on, making him look like a male version of Edna Mode from The Incredibles. Of course me, being very young, didn’t really catch much of the plot of these books, as I usually passed out

Plato, the philosopher who lived in 423 B.C., was criticized by his people the Romans. The Romans thought that because Plato was affecting their children, he must be a nefarious character, therefore no Roman should take his advice. Going to the twentieth century for a more modern example of this, Stephen Hawking was thought in the same light for his anti-christian views. Going to painters, on the opposite of the spectrum, Pablo Picasso threw his wife down a flight of stairs so that he would not have

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Juniot Diaz is not only a literal book but also it is a jigsaw puzzle—a set of irregular shaped, interlocking pieces that form a picture when fitted together. Typical images found on puzzles include scenes from nature, architectures, and patterns, nonetheless, this puzzle is a picture of Oscar’s life. The picture consists of various sections, correspondingly the novel divides into chapters that mainly concentrates on the life of Oscar and the history of Oscar’s