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also notice the story of the powerful tornado beginning her terror. In lines 5-9, Mora describes how the typically powerful things in nature, boulders and rivers, hide from the stormy woman. By using specific words choices in these lines, Mora is able to fully convey the terror that is present in these beings. The rivers “leaping” to safety, and how the boulders “retreat like crabs.” By using powerful imagery and a simile, you are able to realize to destruction the stormy woman is capable of. In…

A 2 inch turtle’s adventure “Speedy, you look like you could use some company like me. You probably don’t have any friends either by staying in that tank all day so why don’t you be my friend?” The boy who was no older than 7 had said to the 2 inch little turtle. Speedy being a turtle which happens to be an animal didn’t respond to the boy but that was ok because the little boy took the silence as a yes. Smiling the two went across the room where the a table was and speedy was then set down…

Every anthropologist needs to exercise ethnography to achieve efficient recording of human culture. The practice of ethnography needs to be properly collected using specific objective skills. If an anthropologist can’t adequately record the traditions and ideas of the people, then the culture will be misinterpreted. Misinterpretation can lead to ignorance of the studied culture, leading to stereotypes and false norms. To be able to depict the phenomenological reality of a novel culture…

Media is known to be the main principle many individuals look up to in today’s society. It is the root to stay focus and grab one’s attention in order to see what is going around in the world. Legalization of marijuana would be one expectation that would be occurring today. Although it is legal in California, it is still in process for the upcoming year of 2018. I came across different views about legalizing marijuana and they both are from different perspectives such as; a liberal view and a…

The tale’s thematic link between God and the world of humans is further cemented in the rhyme scheme present in Dorigen’s speech. The rhymes employed create links between the concept of God and its creations: Earth and humanity. The connections are impossible to ignore: “Eterne God, that thurgh thy purveiaunce / Ledest the world by certain goveraunce” (865-866). Eternal God id the source of worldly goods and sustenance (both physical and emotional), yet it is given to humans as God sees fit…

Ares is one of the Greek Gods. the God of war. . He represents the violence and horrible acts that can happen during war times like destruction and murder.(“Ares”). His Roman name is Mars, he was an immortal god and had great strength. Ares can be found either on Mount Olympus or on the battlefields most notably during the Trojan war. Ares is one of the 12 olympians and is the son of Zeus and Hera (“Ares”). Ares had three siblings Eilithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. He was lovers with Aphrodite.…

All my life I have used my arms and hands. Never before have I thought what it would be like to lose them. In fact, never has it occurred to me how important it is to have a functioning body. A task that seems to be normal and every day can be excruciatingly difficult for those who have lost parts of their body. Our bodies are a symbol of health; our bodies must maintain optimal health. In the poem “When I am Finally Old” by Erna Hennessy, I see many ideas that Hennessy is tackling.…

How the Grand Canyon Came to Be In the middle of the desert lived a very curious wolf named Tico. Tico had a very good friend named Sandy. Tico and Sandy did everything together. There favorite thing to do was find bones, then hide them deep in the ground. Tico and Sandy were known to be good at finding rare and big bones. Sandy and Tico would often switch task of who was to find the bone and who was to clean the bone. When it was time to hide the bone they would agree on a hiding place, then…

Imagine rolling a large boulder up a steep hill, only to watch it roll back down again and repeat the agonizing work. This process was the punishment for Sisyphus in Greek mythology and Robert Camus likened this process to the human condition in his essay The Myth of Sisyphus. Humans search for answers to problems, but are too blinded to find unity. Generally, an archetypal, blind literary character is given the ability to see the more important aspects of life, but the opposite is true for…

Imagine you are asleep in your warm bed at two in the morning when you hear a window break downstairs. Your first thought is your children and their safety. Before leaving your bedroom, you grab your gun. You walk down the hall and tell your children to get under their beds. As you go down stairs and peek around the corner, you see a man holding a knife, stealing your television and other valuables. You know that in a few minutes he will be coming up stairs and you and your family will be in…