Stranded on a desert island… I have now been stranded on this desert island for three and a half months and this is the only time I’ve found during this exhausting period. Between building shelters and finding water‚ there is no time. But for the very first time‚ I can think over my actions and my past life. Other people would write a letter of distress and trying to locate themselves in the middle of this endless‚ sapphire ocean. But I’m not. I am going to tell you about my memories and experiences
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The Jungle Book Mowgli is the five year old son of Nathoo‚ an Indian tour guide. Among the group Nathoo is leading are Colonel Brydon and his daughter Katherine or Kitty. Kitty and Mowgli are close friends and Kitty gives Mowgli a bracelet that once belonged to her mother. Shere Khan later attacks the camp killing Nathoo and two of Brydon’s men. Mowgli is lost in the confusion and assumed dead. Bagheera the panther brings Mowgli to a wolf pack who adopts him and Mowgli then befriends a bear club
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Scholarly Source Review Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ “The Jungle‚” is known for how it changed the American meat-packing industry by exploiting the dangerous‚ unsanitary conditions. James Barrett’s article‚ “Remembering the Jungle‚” discusses the impact of Sinclair’s novel and why this novel is still remembered over a century later. Barrett argues that Sinclair’s “The Jungle” has achieved a major influence on American Society‚ and it has become a part of American history. Barrett provides multiple
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John Carteret AP English 12 Period 3 October 20‚ 2013 "If" Explication What makes a man? In a world controlled by power and greed‚ virtue and honesty are lost in the midst. Rudyard Kipling’s “If” challenges one to be all the things that make a man. “If” employs the literary techniques of repetition‚ diction‚ rhyme and rhythm to appeal to the common man and reinforce the theme of human trial‚ and the challenge faced by all to be virtuous. The theme is further expressed in the subtle tones of
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order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood” (“Parenting”). In the poems “If” by Rudyard Kipling‚ and “Point B” by Sarah Kay‚ published in 1895 and 2011 respectively‚ the authors of the poems and the speakers in them as well‚ share a heartfelt connection with the children the poems feature. In Kipling’s case‚ he was inspired by Leander Starr Jameson and his relationship with his children. Kipling also went on to have a son two years after writing “If” and was likely thinking of parenting
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his spots Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet‚ short-story writer‚ and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism‚ tales and poems of British soldiers in India‚ and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Bombay‚ in the Bombay Presidency of British India‚ and was taken by his family to England when he was five years old. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction‚ including The Jungle Book (a collection of
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“If” by Rudyard Kipling Born to a British family‚ Joseph Rudyard Kipling‚ author of the Jungle Books‚ was born on December 30‚ 1865 in Bombay‚ India. The feeling of abandonment and confusion after his pampered life as a colonial influenced Kipling’s work. Kipling wrote the poem‚ “If”‚ that can be found online at http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_if.htm‚ a Carpe Diem poem meaning seize the day‚ which suggests and gives warning about what one may encounter in life and what they can
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The Jungle What kind of family would want to leave behind everything‚ and move to a strange far away city‚ that they almost know nothing about? Now just hold on a second‚ it might seem cool to move to a new exciting place‚ but that’s not the case for the Rudkus household. To them‚ Jurgis‚ Ona‚ and Marija‚ it was indeed exciting moving to Chicago in the late 1800’s‚ to have a chance to. They soon find out that Chicago is making things hard to make a better living‚ than back in Lithuania were
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Jungles are overgrown with wild tangles of vegetation and dense forest. Jungles and rainforests are similar‚ but while rainforests have thick canopies of tall trees that block out light‚ jungles allow more light in‚ making it easier for plants to grow. The extra light creates dense areas of plants and vegetation that can be difficult to navigate. Jungles are often found surrounding rainforests. Jungles are home to a wide range of plants and animals. Over half of the world’s species
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THE JUNGLE: Essay In the year of 1906 Upton Sinclair published a book called THE JUNGLE‚ which takes place in Chicago. In Sinclair’s book THE JUNGLE Sinclair uses many different ways to persuade Americans to turn to socialism. Socialism is any various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. In other words socialism is when everyone has to combine the money that they’ve earned then
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