A Dozen Roses

Lagerstroemia The crepe myrtle is a small tree that can also be shaped to remain a shrub. They are characteristic of the south, as they have a high tolerance to drought and the intense heat of the southern summers. From the genus Lagerstroemia, there are dozens of species, each characterized by a different color of bloom. To develop a large singular trunk, the basal suckers should be removed during the early years of growth. The trunk of the crepe myrtle is as much a part of its strikingly…

An event that was vital to the development of the plot was when Charlie older sister got pregnant with her boyfriend and chose to partake in an abortion after he broke up with her. The characters that were involved in this particular event are Charlie, his older sister and her boyfriend. Charlie stumbled in to discover his sister crying in the basement of their house. Words were exchanged between them before screaming erupted from his sister, however as he turns to leave to compiled her request…

(“Beauty”). Her sister was to soon marry the wrong man. In addition, her father became ill. Because Beast accepts this, Beast presents Beauty with a rose to keep with her for one week so he knows that she will come back (“Beauty”). If she arrives back any later than that, Beast will die just as the rose will (“Beauty”). In this instance, the rose preserves its relevance in the story through representing time. It acts as a timer for the Beast’s death. This enables a later struggle as…

On Wednesday at 12:03 AM Resident Director Brandon Winslow received a phone call from Resident Assistant Christian San Pedro regarding a resident of concern. Resident Maryssa Hodder and Resident Marena Horan came to Resident Assistant Kayli Boyes with concerns on the whereabouts of Resident Falon Nonemacher who also resides in McHale 327. Resident Nonemacher was not answering phone calls from both Resident Hodder and Horan. RD Winslow was informed that Resident Nonemacher left to go home on…

What, me a rose photographer? No, I am a botanist, plant physiologist and plant pathologist. At least that is all that I thought I was until 24 years ago when my passion for the beautiful roses led me on a slightly different journey to an evacuation in rose photography. It has been an interesting and rewarding trek, but perhaps I should start at the very beginning. Many, many eons ago, when I was 6 years old, my mother helped me plant my first rose. She instilled in me a love for all types of…

having to let go of something he loves, whether he likes it or not. Blake 's writing, "The Sick Rose" demonstrates his feelings of loss for something, most likely a person close to him life a wife, through his various usage of metaphor, personification, and allegory to create a mood that the reader is able to relate to. Without any deep analyzing, this excerpt can be interpreted as the death of a rose flower in a violent storm. However, Blake turns this story into a completely…

writing beautiful poetry, if it is unpublished, unseen, and unappreciated? His poem “Asking for Roses” uses a familiar quote from nature to describe his sense of necessary risk-taking to avoid succumbing to what he saw as an unfulfilled and underappreciated life. “A flower unplucked is but left to the falling, / And nothing is gained by not gathering roses.” (Frost 28) The simple understanding of the life of a rose allows the reader to consider the concept and see the situation through Frost’s…

loving life and being captivated or challenged with finding sweetness in your world” (Universe of Symbolism, n.d.). For the colors and numbers of flowers, take roses as an example. For instance, red roses mean romance, orange roses mean enthusiasm and passion (ProFlowers, 2014). Besides, ten red roses mean “you are pretty” and ninety-nine red roses mean “I'll love you till the day I die” (RoseforLove, n.d.). Each combination of flowers specifies a meaning. The main message of boys send flowers…

As one drives down the highway and catch a glance of someone in a bright red vehicle, one can’t help to turn their heads. There something about the color red that grabs the general public attention. “Although red is not technically the most visible color, it has the property of appearing to be nearer than it is and therefore it grabs people’s attention (Psychological)”. In the movie American Beauty, directed by Sam Menden, Menden uses red as a symbolism for power, danger, and determination to…

For this assignment, I picked the common area as my scene. On the scene, there was three pieces of evidences, which was a Nike sneaker, a knife and hair. The hair was black, kinky and fuzzy. It was placed on the floor in front the door way next to the right side of the couch. It wasn’t as easily seen as the other evidence because that area was dark, as well as the pieces of hair. A kitchen knife with a black handle was the second piece of evidence. The knife was located on top of the coffee…