Caught Essays

Gordon Grice struggles with the idea of evil and why it needs to exist in our world. He tries to understand this perplexed idea by using a black widow in his piece “Caught in the Widow’s Web”. Grice is bewildered and confused about why there is such evil in a benevolent world. The black widow has fatal venom that is more toxic than it needs to be, leaving humans absolutely terrified of the creature. The spider is seen as evil because of its venom that is nonessential. Most animals that are venomous

Maureen Samms-Vaughan’s article “Children Caught in the Crossfire” sends a very sensitive message to the families out there. The title encompasses the whole issue presented in the article. Vaughan creates a forum for families undergoing this issue, as well as for other families out there, to be educated about the severe consequences that the change in family structures have on children. Vaughan introduces her message by beginning with the thesis statement, “The change in family structure that children

Isolation in Lisa Moore’s Caught Isolation is the separation of a person from themselves, the society or the world around them. Human beings tend to favor isolation during harsh or painful situations that they would like to escape or forget. The recurring theme of isolation is seen in the novel Caught by Lisa Moore. The isolation of the main character, David Slaney in Caught is portrayed by Moore through his love life, social interactions and fear of being caught. Moore’s depiction of isolation

What comes to mind when you think of a black widow spider? Do you think of a monster or a killer? What if the black widow was more than that? According to Gordon Grice in his essay “Caught in the Widow’s Web,” a black widow spider is a symbol of something more in nature. He writes with an informative and scholarly tone. Through his use of narration, description, symbolism, and simile, Grice exploits the black widow to show evil and nature are typically unexplainable. To get his points across, Grice

The short stories, “Caught by the Sea”, and “The Voyage of the Frog”, both by Gary Paulsen, share kindred experiences.”The Voyage of the Frog” is about a boat named the Frog traveling on the sea. While traveling he sees a blue-green light in the water then moments later a dolphin appears out of the water in front of the boat. The short story “Caught by the Sea” has someone describing his experience on the boat. When he was traveling along the coast he took a nap on his boat. Then an hour later he

All humans have character change and growth when faced with society. David Slaney the protagonist in Caught by Lisa Moore has many social obstacles he has to get through to obtain freedom in life. David Slaney's character changes drastically over the course of the story trying to better his life. For instance, David shows character growth while obtaining freedom for himself by becoming more mature through the fear that is brought upon him and future ambitions for his family. Slaney now has escaped

Rhetorical Analysis In the poem When the officer caught me the author Nate Marshall talks about an experience from childhood. This spoken word poem uses a mix of ethos, logos and pathos. This author of this poem touches the audience with his methods of pathos but first grabs their attention with the logic he uses by starting off with a quote. The poem When the officer caught me draws the audience in because it consist of this personal story that happened to him at only age thirteen. Nate Marshall

Keeping Wild-Caught Animals is Inhumane Many wild animals are taken into people’s homes every day. Wild animals are causing harm to people in their homes. Some people argue that animal attacks are caused by the owners rather than the animal itself. Wild caught animals need to be taken out of people’s homes, and put in places fit for the animal. Keeping wild caught animals is unsafe. According to the article, “Keeping Wild Caught Animals - Unsafe, Illegal, Inhumane”, it is very dangerous to own

Caught between the Trapline Sometimes people who live in different societies can feel trapped within themselves and their surroundings. People who live in poverty can feel trapped within their surroundings of, violence, drugs, and alcohol. People who live in upper class can also be, influenced by drugs and alcohol. However people in Upper Class, may strive to impress their parents, teachers or coach, and could lead to life, which he or she do not want. People who live in poverty, may not understand

innovative ideas in society. One Postmodernist writer, Kurt Dinan chooses to write in a nonlinear, flexible fashion with a component of Mystery, allowing the reader to create different predictions on what will occur throughout the novel Don’t Get Caught. Moreover, the ability to predict and analyze uniquely is one of the principal ideals of Postmodernist literature because the Mystery genre allows the reader to make predictions based on clues planted by the author. Ultimately, the central purpose

of 1692 in salem many things happened. For example many people got caught for witchcraft. In baseball, many got caught for using steroids. In the Crucible, many women got caught for dancing in the woods. Turns out they were doing witchcraft and got taken to court over the problem. The people included Abigale, Betty, Tituba, Marry Warren, Sussana, Sarah Good, all got caught for witchcraft. When it comes to baseball and getting caught for steroids, they all wanted to get buff at once and everyone found

Imagine getting to go down and visit the ocean and getting the feeling of the breeze of the ocean and the warm sun shining down when all alone. Gary Paulsen wrote two short stories talking about the beauty of the ocean when alone; ‘Caught by the Sea’ and ‘The Voyage of the Frog’. In these short stories, the character is explaining the beauty of the ocean and the intriguing creatures of the ocean. The reader can tell that in both stories the characters find the concept of the ocean very beautiful

Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats is about the Gary Paulsen’s life on the sea. In this book he talks about his main voyage. Mr. Paulsen just got out of the army and had nothing to do and nowhere to be. For some reason he wanted to go see the beach so bad that he felt like he was going to die. He got in his car and drove down to California where he spend a few day staying on the beach admiring the view, and smells of the beach. The beach reminded him of his will

causes a need for order out of chaos, such as a need for clear reason out of the anarchy of nature. One creature, who could never satisfy OCD patients, is the black widow spider. Consequently, this is the subject of Gordon Grice's nonfiction piece, "Caught in the Widow's Web." In his essay, Grice speaks on the reactions people have had to the spider, as well the clear disorganization of its habits and its venom. Using careful word choice, elevated literary devices and an array of literary modes, Gordon

Weeping Bear This passage upsets me for numerous reasons. One of the things that upset me about “Caught between worlds” by Robert Lake; racism is still an issue in our developing society. Robert Lake or also known as Medicine Grizzly Bear has seen growing disinterest between his son and their culture. This has changed his son's way of viewing things and changed his personality in a way. Wind Wolf doesn’t participate in most activities and isn’t as enthusiastic as he used to be,”Now he refuses to

The essay by Gordon Grice called, “Caught in the Widow’s Web”, provokes the reader to consider the question: why is there evil in a that was created in a good image? Grice examines the black widow and compares it to a evil, merciless creature. The black widow has many evolutionary traits that are not necessary for its survival. Grice’s description of the spider creates a sense of symbolism that the black widow represents a unneeded evil in a world full of good. Grice describes the widow’s fatal

its heterogeneous interests and worldviews, allows previously oppressed or marginalized groups to make claims upon justice, and upon a position of centrality, even in the absence of majority consensus concerning such claims”. Fittingly, Don't Get Caught is about a group of teenagers with minimal social influence trying to humiliate the "social elite" through pranks. In fact, the synopsis of the book is that there exists an underground club known as the Chaos Club that plays pranks on the school,

Celebrities Who Were Caught Shoplifting We are surprised that many celebrities seeking five fingers discounts or shoplifting on items that they could easily pay. With excess locked in their deepest quality vaults, celebrities can afford to spend their money extravagantly. When celebrities act as kleptomaniac, it leads us to believe that they are doing it just to experience an adrenaline rush. When people are in power, they also tend to believe they are above the law. Well, even though the form of

debate across the supper table or in the local coffee shops. The American people will not be able to escape the debates since on most days some form of media is making their ideas and opinions known and open for discussion. Wendell Berry’s article, “Caught in the Middle,” is a select piece from his book Our Only World, which takes a look at his interpretation of politics in America as they currently stand. Controversial topics, such as abortion and homosexual marriages are discusses. He also points

different predictions on what will occur throughout Don’t Get Caught, and the ability to predict and analyze uniquely is one of the principal ideals of Postmodernist literature. Ultimately, the central purpose of an author’s novel is to engross the reader, by writing in a genre and movement that is appropriate the book. Appropriately, Kurt Dinan engages the reader with both a Mystery genre and Postmodernist elements in his novel, Don’t Get Caught. Postmodernists believe that traditional authority is false