Doodle Essays

project and at the same time complaining about the workload (mostly because we need to conduct an interview), I unconsciously, with the pencil in my hand, started to doodle. (Doodles are spontaneous marks that can take many forms, from abstract patterns or designs to images of objects, landscapes, people or faces. Some people doodle by retracing words or letters, but doodling doesn 't include note-taking.) I drew random objects that don 't even make sense. I had a bunch of faces (emojis) drawn all

The song “Yankee Doodle Dandy” was utilized by the British in a satiric manner during the Revolutionary War, declaring the colonial troops as “country bumpkins” unfit for battle. Over the course of the war, the composition of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” adapted over one hundred and ninety versions varying in insults from the British criticizing the Americans and vice versa. Oftentimes during the battle, the British played the tune, mocking the rebels. Nearing the end of the war, this song obtained the

"Yankee Doodle" is one of the most recognizable and iconic American songs. The song's popularity began during the American Revolutionary War, where it was used to boost the morale of the troops. Despite being a simple tune, the song's lyrics and melody became an important part of American history and culture. This paper aims to explore the historical context, lyrical content, and cultural significance of "Yankee Doodle" as an early American popular song from 1800 to 1850. The melody of "Yankee Doodle"

Have you ever gone through the desert with only a small gourd of water? Well, the Lost boys of Sudan went through South Sudan to get away from the war, and some other challenges. In the book a Walk to Water Salva and Nya have problems of getting water, but Salva is based on a real person who went through the challenges of losing his family and the brutal Sudanese war. These are some of the challenges he faced and how he solved them with what he had throughout his life. Through harsh challenges

A personal journey is a series of events, spiritual, mental, or physical. Salva was born in Sudan, Sudan was a very impoverished country. But Salva was one of the more lucky children in his tribe because his father raised cattle. This allowed him to go to school, and to have food on his table. Though he life wouldn’t be the same after one day after school, this event started him on his personal journey. In the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Park, the character Salva, was sent on a personal journey

After learning to teach Doodle how to walk, I felt the pride, the selfishness, start to lessen. The bond between me and Doodle was growing, we were becoming more like actual brothers. There was still some tension on my conscience though. I knew I was still in the wrong. Doodle became fascinated with this bird in Old Woman’s Swamp. The bird looked exotic, as if it belonged to another environment. I did some research on the newfound animal and discovered that its name was the Scarlet Ibis, a species

Simply, a doodle is a symbol. A symbol is an object chosen to represent some idea. There are many ways to analyze doodles, for example, an angular doodles are signal of planning, constraction, and aggressiveness. Heavy pressure usually point of capability. A variety of doodler may well mean a varity of interest. On the other side, there are a number of signs which reveal a love of the out doors, a love of wild life animal life, bird life. Especially, doodlers of birds are more gentle than those of

fault that Doodle died? Is Doodle’s death the Narrator’s fault? That answer is yes. If the Narrator didn’t leave Doodle behind and stuck with Doodle and help him get through the storm Doodle wouldn’t have died. Furthermore if the Narrator wouldn’t of kept pushing Doodle to do things he wasn’t supposed to do and couldn’t do, the Narrator wouldn’t of took him out during the storm and Doodle would've never died. Finally if the Narrator wasn’t so harsh on Doodle he wouldn’t of left Doodle behind. If

In James Hurst’s heartbreaking story The Scarlet Ibis, young Brother and Doodle find themselves bound by love. Hoping for companionship from Doodle, he faces disappointment as he observes his baby brother’s one capability: lying in bed. Unfortunately, he plans to murder Doodle by “smothering him with a pillow” until the day he notices Doodle lock eyes with him and smile. On this occasion, Brother shouts with joy, “Mama, he smiled. He's all there! He's all there!” (345). A young six-year-old, Brother

Similarities and Differences Between Doodle and Simon With the number of books published and the number of movies made, it is hard to find a character that is completely unique; many characters have at least one other character from a different book or movie that shares a few traits. Doodle from The Scarlet Ibis and Simon from the movie Simon Birch are noexception from this. They may seem like unique characters, however they might not seem so different on closer inspection. Doodle, as his brother describes

The Death of Doodle “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.” -Pauline Kael. If there is a chance of something happening, then there is always belief that it could happen no matter the circumstances. Brother was at fault for Doodle’s death because he was not a good brother or person for abandoning him. Brother

and Joe’s mother. Doodle, on the other hand, lived a relatively isolated life surrounded by only his family. Brother was Doodle’s closest friend, but even Brother didn’t fully accept Doodle because of his frail body and weaknesses. Although Simon Birch and Doodle seemed to be different in many ways, they shared some significant similarities. Simon and Doodle shared similar relationships with others around them. Both of them had a special relationship with their best friend. Doodle and Brother became

metaphor for Doodle because they both share similar traits and circumstances. When Doodle and his brother first see the bird, it was in a tree with its “long legs... perched precariously. Its wings hung down loosely, and as we watched, a feather dropped away and floated slowly down.” Similar to the bird, Doodle has problems moving his lower body and his legs are awkward until his brother teaches him how to walk. In addition, the bird doesn’t seem to be healthy and normal, just like Doodle. This is important

to brother as a fun-loving kid who just wants a playmate. When his brother, Doodle, is born though he becomes selfish and ashamed of his brother. Brother is selfish when he says, “was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn't walk, so I set out to teach him.” The only reason a Brother taught Doodle how to walk was for his own personal gain. Brother is ashamed of Doodle because of his disability and [Doodle] walked only because [Brother] was ashamed of having a crippled brother. It

It was a Saturday morning at 9:30. I was in my room packing my books to get ready to moved to our new house. My dad all of a sudden texted me pictures of 8 week old golden doodle puppies. I knew that he wanted one badly. A doctor had brought a bunch of puppies to the surgery enter. My dad saw them and knew that my family was eventually going to get a puppy, so instead of talking to my mom, he texted my sister and me. My dad got a doctor to pick us up and take us to the surgery center. When we

is Doodle from “The Scarlet Ibis.” I feel as if he has these three traits within him. They are Crazy, Motivated, and Trusting. I say he is crazy because in the very start of the story Big Brother says “Doodle was just about the craziest brother a boy ever had.” (page 415) know why I’m using crazy and I want you to know that when I say crazy I don’t mean like the Joker, what I mean is like a good kind but I’ll get into that more later. Now back to the quote. now when Big Brother calls Doodle “The

Who is responsible for William Doodle Armstrong’s death? His brother. Brother forced Doodle into learning how to be active, when Doodle didn’t think he could, and he didn’t want to. Brother didn’t even want Doodle as his brother because of his disabilities. And, he left Doodle all alone in the storm. Look what happened. Doodle’s brother forced him into learning how to be active, when Doodle didn’t think he could, and he didn’t want to. Doodle whined, “I can’t walk, Brother.” (4) But that didn’t

He most of the things with doodle because he is either forced or for self pride and have a selfish and egoistic ground to them. He does things to Doodle sometimes just to be malicious. This goes off the sense that most good deeds have evil roots. For instance, The reader knows that the narrator is a bad brother when the brother renames him Doodle. The brother says,"It was perhaps the kindest thing I ever did for him because nobody expects much from someone called Doodle" Hurst 8. Renaming a loved

It is in the paragraph in which Doodle’s brother teaches Doodle to stand alone is essential, because it allows the reader to feel emotional connection towards Doodle and the author develops this situation as a major climatic book in the short story The Scarlet Ibis. Doodle is a young boy who is mentally disabled, resulting in him not able to stand on his own feet. His brother is embarrassed and ashamed of Doodle’s inability to stand, let alone walk, or play like the other boys. Therefore, he set

In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” Doodle and the bird are the best representations of each other. One of the examples to show this is “He lay very awkwardly, with his head thrown far back, making his vermilion neck appear unusually long and slim” (Hurst 139). This exact quote from the story describes how they are alike because when they were both dead they had long and slim necks. The bird was also lying in an awkward position with its legs crossed and its “ clawlike feet were delicately curved at