Mule

Brothers faced many difficulties along the way to Oregon, such as dangerously thin paths through bluffs and steep climbs amid high terrain that they sometimes chose to take over other options. These more treacherous pathways caused issues with the mules, wagon, or the Trail Pop. At one point, problems arose with their wagon's wheels, which…

Coming of Age: The Overcoming of Obstacles Bam! My knees hit the ground, and I was in a world of pain. It was my 7th grade year running in a cross country meet for the first time. I was out of breath and on the verge of quitting because of the struggle that I was experiencing. The voice of Ms. Bulleit, my coach, ran through my ear saying “one step at a time.” Blood was on my knees from the hill’s rocky surface. I stood up ignoring my pain and continued the long, arduous run. Struggle periods…

have heard about the trip, it still echos in this small wooden cabin. Back to the things I’ve heard about the trip,some wagon had gotten chased by a pack of indians on horses, another thing I’ve heard is that many jams have occurred due to stubborn mules. I plan to leave this empty town and the only reason I plan to leave is so that I can leave my tragic past behind. It took me awhile just to get my wagon because I had to save up so much money, which I got my wagon through a local store that…

ancient civilizations. The ancient civilizations benefited from this because it made jobs for them.This made jobs for the people because the only people that could care for the horse and mules were the wealthy. The wealthy had to pay for " training and up keep for the chariot driver and the horses or mules." So if they had to pay for all of this it must mean that a person or people are doing this for them. If people are doing all of this stuff for them they must be getting paid. Another way…

only hate African Americans but anyone who tried to help him or her. The lawyer was trying to defend the innocent African American man. Mr. Mule claims the African American man raped his daughter but wasn’t true. The lawyer and his family were getting harassed from the town. The town did not like how the lawyer was helping the African American man. Mr. Mule even spit in the lawyer face. Before the big day of the case, a group of men went to the African American man house and wanted to…

Eternal Struggle with Powerlessness in Sula and Their Eyes Were Watching God Is everyone really given an equal opportunity for success? So many different factors work against an individual. Think about all the things one does not have control over. People are held back by their race, gender, or history. In Zora Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Tori Morrison's Sula, the authors use metaphors, imagery, allusions, and arrangement to get across their purpose; that purpose is to show…

Cathy, and Carol decided that they wanted to go on a road trip when they would meet up to discuss topics. They decided they wanted to go to the Grand Canyon because my grandma’s grandma had been there before and she said that the Grand Canyon had mule rides. Their goal was to make it to the Grand Canyon, but they also wanted to stop anywhere the wanted on the way there. When they left the state of Minnesota they stumbled upon museum of miscellaneous things to look at. On that day the museum had…

Neale 59) the black race. According to Nanny “De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see” (Hurston 14) and she had “been prayin' fah it tuh be different with [Janie] Lawd, Lawd, Lawd” (Hurston 14). Therefore, Nanny’s experience with slavery has warped her mindset of what black women need to survive for a tolerable lifestyle in the world of oppression as: money. Additionally, to protect Janie from becoming the “mule uh de world” (Hurston 14) and a disappointing marriage, Nanny…

next day we spent completely cutting wood that we would need for the entire week long trip. It was hard work but it was very fun because we got to see all the mountains and trees that we were going to be hunting on the next day. We even saw a huge mule deer that was only about 60 yards away! That got me even…

fun of someone’s poor, old mule and Janie was outside as well thinking of jokes about the mule along with the men and Joe tells her, “You’se Mrs. Mayor Starks, Janie. I god, Ah can’t see what uh woman uh yo’ stability would want tuh be treasurin’ all dat gum-grease from folks dat don’t even own de house dey sleep in” (54). Joe was getting jealous of Janie being outside with him and the men so he tells her he does not want her talking to trashy people. Joe buys the mule from the owner and…