Jon Spoelestra’s Ice to the Eskimos was very interesting and informative. Throughout the entire book, Spoelestra reflected upon the experiences and knowledge that he gained from working in the sports industry. One interesting aspect of the book was Spoelestra’s principle that organizations should design “an offer that consumers cannot refuse” (Spoelestra, 1997, p. 199). This was particularly interesting to me because of my interest in finance. Initially, I thought that if you make an offer too good, that you could potentially be losing out on some profit, however, after reading this book, this principle makes perfect sense.
Will Stone Criminal Justice 3 10/23/17 Richard Kuklinski- The Iceman Richard Kuklinski, or the Iceman, arrested for murder on the year of 1986. He had been killing for over 30 years as a hitman for the mafia, and estimates that he had killed over 100 people. With cold calculation, he took the lives of anyone who he deemed wronged him or failed to pay back the mafia. Having a loveless and abusive childhood, he was set up for failure by his parents, and that made him the man he ended up as.
Strong metaphors and vivid images, like the winter and snow motif, are potent representations for the loneliness, coldness, and emotional numbness brought on by trauma. The harsh realities and emotional distance connected with traumatic memories are embodied by the winter season and visions of snow, as stated in the quotation, "Winter was a country of ice and snow that encased the land like a hard shell" (Wagamese 13). Additionally, as the following remark illustrates, the symbolism of dreams and visions is essential in communicating the concept of trauma. "The residential school was in my dreams. Of children's cries and all innocent things' quiet" (Wagamese 157).
for him has “naturally become a struggle”. He joins in this time of sadness in order to supply the reader and admit that “I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do” appealing to the reader's
The Siberian Ice Maiden was found in her wooden tomb buried in ice which kept her in almost perfect condition, the items which she was also buried with was also found in great conditions and it doesn’t look like there were any grave robbers which found the site either. The Siberian Ice Maiden was found wearing a silk yellow blouse, a large coloured headers which had paintings/drawings of cats on the headers and other images as well, the Siberian Ice Maiden was also wearing a white stripped shirt. when the Siberian Ice Maiden was found that she had a very thin layer of skin which told us she had been preserved wonderfully for thousands of years, which then brought attention that she had black markings on her body which were tattoos of mythical creatures. The Ice Maiden was also found near six horses. The princess had also been buried with
In the book, Krik? Krak!, a series of short stories, the author Edwidge Danticat utilizes juxtaposition to create melancholy characters that in return create the overall mood of depression throughout the book. The specific examples that best display melancholy characters creating an overall sense of depression are a mother, an undecided daughter, and a depressed father. In the second short story, “Nineteen Thirty-Seven”, Manman, one of the main characters of the story, is suffering through depression because she's being beat and starved in the prison of Port-Au-Prince.
As early as the second paragraph, Carter uses pathos, or emotion to connect with his audience. He effectively uses vivid imagery with phrases such as, “ancient Caribou trails”, “brilliant mosaic of wildflowers, mosses, and lichens,” and “braided rivers that meander toward the Beaufort Sea.” This helps to captivate the audience and makes them feel attached to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. When he later puts the image of his refuge being destroyed, the audience feels hurt, or angry. He craftily uses contrasting words such as “forever destroy”, “disturb… animals,” and “tragedy”.
The ice in this case represented the colder they were, the closer to death the person became. The snow that represented hatred did not only surround him, it became a part of him. But after he felt that coldness, it was described as “a small red flame” and coupled with the poem, “Fire and Ice”, where fire represents desire. The flame in this case represented the want to die. With death quite literally getting closer by the second.
One battle or event can change history forever, and the Battle of the Ice is one that changed history forever. The Battle of the Ice, which took place on April 5th, 1242, was a very historic battle. The battle also had significant effects, that changed the world forever. The fact that a battle that took place over 700 years ago, and still has lasting effects today, is quite something extraordinary.
In the poem one of the things that really stood out was the quote, “...how can you hold your ground if everyone around you wants to bury you beneath it?” (Koyczan). This quote symbolism how everyone can make you feel like you are nothing. With the power that they have over you it can make you have low self esteem. With the low self
Poetry is an effective means used to convey a variety of emotions, from grief, to love, to empathy. This form of text relies heavily on imagery and comparison to inflict the reader with the associated feelings. As such, is displayed within Stephen Dunn 's, aptly named poem, Empathy. Quite ironically, Dunn implores strong diction to string along his cohesive plot of a man seeing the world in an emphatic light. The text starts off by establishing the military background of the main protagonist, as he awaits a call from his lover in a hotel room.
Often in literature, authors employ the use of a symbol to artistically reveal a message. In her novel Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton utilizes numerous symbols to subtly illuminate to her readers the complex relationship between Ethan and the world around him and to attach a deeper meaning to the work as a whole. Perhaps the most enlightening symbol found in Wharton’s tale of a love that could never be is that of winter. In many works of literature, a wintertime setting evokes a sense of perpetual coldness (both in temperature and in reference to a lack of affection or warmth of feeling) and it inherently provokes associations of death, misery, and isolation. These ideas are most certainly applicable to the melancholy atmosphere that the wintertime
This shows Victor realizing the inhumane activity he has done and how mentally unstable he has become. Ice and cold symbolize death in the story because someone always died by someone's hands. Usually it was the monster who killed someone and it happened in a cold and isolated place. Also at the beginning of the story, Walton is exploring the icey cold
When Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, refuse the warning from John Thorton about the trail thawing, their sled breaks through the ice. As Buck and John Thorton watch their group proceed on, “...the whole section of ice gave way and dogs and humans disappeared. A yawning hole was all that was to be seen” (114). This example helps the reader visualize the large section of ice that opened and swallowed up Hal, Charles, and Mercedes as they fell through the ice. In addition this was also a great metaphor of comparing the ice breaking open to that of a large mouth opening to yawn.
The poem "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye speaks about how you experience kindness and what it really is. The main point in this poem is that in order to experience people's kindness you need to experience hurt, sorrow, and loneliness. The author says that when you loose everything and have no one or thing that when kindness comes along it lifts you up "and then goes with you everywhere/ like a shadow or a friend" (33-34). When portraying this message the author uses a sad but hopeful tone to send the message she wants to say. This tone helps portray the message because you can feel how sad someone is when they are lonely and they have nothing.
