Richard Proenneke

“The Most Dangerous Game” Conclusion “The Most Dangerous Game” begins with a young man named Rainsford. Rainsford is on a yacht near the edge of South America. They’re going to South America to go hunting. Rainsford is a professional hunter who has written a few books about his experience. While his bunkmates head off to bed Ransford wants to have one more smoke before bed. As he is standing there looking over the seas they hit a high wave and his pipe hits a rope and falls overboard. Rainsford…

Often times in stories, arrogance can lead to a character going headlong into the face of danger when the clear outcome is death. In Richard Conell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, the author uses portrays the protagonist Rainsford as an arrogant and confident character who is too confident in his abilities. The author uses elements of indirect characterization to show the protagonist, Rainsford, and his growth into a dynamic character. The protagonist, Rainsford, is a dynamic…

Humans with a strong sense to hunt might often get bored with hunting a common prey. They usually resort to a larger, fiercer, and more powerful form of game. Humans do not often resort to hunting each other to experience the uniqueness of capturing and eliminating their own kind. When another human, or animal, is trapped in this kind of situation, they will have to retaliate for any chance of survival. The man, or animal, with the most physical strength is not always victorious, but the one who…

seclusion of their own home they can portray a much different side to their personality. "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is the story of a very wealthy man who kills himself. People were stunned because everyone envied this "gentleman" who they assumed had the perfect life. It revealed that money certainly does not buy happiness. Richard Cory's lack of camaraderie could have been a reason for his actions. Richard Cory…

In an emergency would you panic, or would you be calm and prepared? The short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is about the hunter, Rainsford, stepping into the shoes of the prey. He needed to know survival skills to avoid being caught and killed. Like the character, people should know the basics of survival in case of such emergency. It is an important skill to learn because catastrophe is unpredictable. You never know when you could need it. Concerning the above, it is…

Kohlberg and The Most Dangerous Game Richard Connell’s short story The Most Dangerous Game exhibits a morally undeveloped character who owns an island. The character, General Zaroff, shows characteristics from the Theories of Moral Development by Lawrence Kohlberg, which describes how a human being progresses through six moral stages. In Connell’s story a man named Rainsford is shipwrecked on an island where the madman Zaroff hunts him. General Zaroff displays the moral stages of zero and one…

If someone were to ask, “what are the kind of words are you NOT allowed to say called?”, how would you respond? Cursing? Swearing? Cussing? Having a foul mouth? There are many different variations of this peculiar part of the English language, but one thing is clear about them: you may get in trouble for saying them. Along with having many different names, this part of the language that will be called profanity originates from many different subjects of what is considered taboo. But just who…

If nothing else, Bernstein and Woodward were persistent with finding all the information they needed to support their story. One of the difficulties they faced when writing their article was getting the appropriate people to give information on the issue. The two would often find the people who had the information, but they would not be able get their source to speak on the subject. To take it further, when they did find people who wanted to speak on the topic, they would often refuse to go on…

Richard Wagner is known to be an influential and controversial composer. Richard was born in Germany on May 22, 1813. He is famous for his operas and writings. His operas were very complex and his writings were very famous. Surprisingly, as a young boy, he did not show an ability to play music. However, he was very ambitious and worked very hard to be a great composer and writer. At the age of 11, he wrote his first drama. By the time he was 16 years old, he was writing musical composition…

Scooby-Doo plush was the best thing I could ask for. One day, when I was 12-years-old, at a carnival, my uncle Ray, helped me win a game and we won that plush as the prize. My plush looks like Scooby, from the most recognized show Scooby Doo, Where Are You!. He is a brown dog, with two black spots, floppy ears, two crossed-eyes with black eyebrows, a cute black nose, and no scratches. Scooby is sitting on his hind legs, with his left front paw up like you are going to shake his paw and the…