Ovid Futch’s story of the war’s prisoners, takes the reader through the journey all of the ins and outs of the lives of the captives taken by the Confederate Soldiers. Mr. Futch actually died before his book was published. He did many years of research before finally passing away, digging into books and records that had never been put out to the public. He went through all of the documents that even barely related to the book he was attempting to write and then sorted out what was actually first hand and true, from the things that had been passed down from generation to generation and been changed so many times it was hardly true anymore. He finally had his book together after many years of work, but passed away before he ever saw it published.
1) Isaac Hourwich’s purpose in writing this book is to oppose the claims of the Immigration Commission as there are also many stereotypes of Immigrants created by Native born Americans and also challenge the findings of the Immigration Commission. Hourwich uses his economic aspects to explain that Immigrants do not cause the labor market to decline, decreases wages, and increase unemployment in the United States. Most of the native-born Americans fear that as the rate of Immigration increases, it might hurt the American wage-earners. Therefore, there is an assumption that most American workers made was that “undesirable” Immigrants should be out of the country and keep the American workers busy. (82)
The book starts out with the main character Yossarian in the middle of World War II on an island off the coast of Italy called Pianosa. He is in the Air Force, but he hates the war and believes people want to kill him. He has a clear hatred for many people, especially his superior officers, Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn, who keep raising the number of missions he is required to accomplish in order to go home. The book jumps around and isn’t in chronological order, rather it is a collection of war stories from the characters. Yossarian starts the book out in the hospital with a liver problem that he fakes to get out of having to do missions.
Frank Beddor’s book The Looking Glass Wars is another version of The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. In this retelling of the story, Alyss is a princess in the queendom of Wonderland. Her Aunt Redd takes over the throne as Queen Alyss is cast out of Wonderland and has to find her way home to retake her throne. In this book there are many themes evident.
He's a jerk to Thomas and is strict about the rules of the Glade. Throughout the story Alby had proven to be a very aggressive and strict person. When alby pulls Thomas out of the box, he begins to shout at Thomas. This shows his aggression towards Thomas.
Alyss states, “ I won’t need any lessons. I’ll just imagine that I know everything and then I will.” (Beddor 26). Alyss is too young to realize that she needs to take her tutor seriously.
Alyss was proven to be accepting because the author states “When she emerged from her room the next morning..... The Lidells noticed a change in Alyss without being able to pinpoint what it was.” (Beddor 90). Alys had given up on the old world and began to accept the new . When Alyss does so she shows it by wearing a dress she ould never wear and calling Mr and Mrs. Lidell by Mom and Father.
Alyss is the one that is expected to kill Redd and end the war as queen. Genevive is queen of Wonderland. Redd wants to kill Genevive for the throne, so when she didn’t get it she said “‘Even you cannot take away what’s rightfully mine by birthright’, she snarled and placed a deadly pink mushroom on her tongue. ”(51) Redd was supposed to be queen by birthright, but Genevive became queen.
The last author we had a reading from was, Malcolm Gladwell. His writing was, “Chapter Two.” This writing talked about when people think of advantages and disadvantages, they are not always right about them. Gladwell then applies this concept to two different aspects in life. One of them is education, and the other is how money affects parenting.
In the beginning of the novel Alyss is described as oblivious, spoiled, and frightened. Alyss states “‘He’s late’ Alyss then continues . He promised he’d be here. I don’t understand why he had to make a trip so close to my birthday” (Beddor 21).
She is being arrogant by saying things that make her seem to be more important and smart. When Alyss says this she is already smart enough to be a Queen. “Everyone thought she had made it up and she tolerated more teasing from children, more lectures and punishments from grown ups, than any 11 year old should
After arriving in London, Alyss found herself associated with a band of orphans. Alyss wanted to help these orphans as much she could so she says to them, “‘ Stay hidden behind the carriage” she told the orphans, “‘and wait for my signal” as she plans to steal meat from the local butcher (Beddor 116). Alyss shows her mischievous characteristics when she lies to the
The last samurai tells us the story of captain Nathan Algren. Captain Algren served in the American civil war, during this time he was Awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Gettysburg. To some this would be impressive to Algren It brings back the haunting memories of Cheyenne women and children being brutally massacred. Captain Algren struggles to find peace from his actions but his mind is clouded by alcohol and emotional turmoil. Can the way of the Samurai help the young captain find peace in his actions or will he fall victim to the bottle?
When Beddor says “Alyss’ imagination could be used for “good and ill,” he is leaving the reader feeling unsure if Alyss will use her imagination to its full potential. The queen is foreshadowing Alyss’ imagination to Redds. Alyss’ demanding self leads her to trouble and sadness: “I am princess Alyss Heart. The queen is my mother and-” Your-? Well, well.”
Summary: Wessels discusses the idea of coevolution in nature and economic surroundings in this chapter. In nature he has observed that several species develop niches, which allow them to adapt to other species living in the same habitat and allow the ecosystem as a whole to thrive. Subsequently he discusses the factors that influence the level of biodiversity present in an ecosystem. The three main factors he claims are: a stable physical environment, the amount of physical structure present and the competition level present. He then applies the same characteristics and theories to the economic segment.
