Cross That Line

poem about being ungrateful for things done everyday. Composed of three main sections, not by stanzas but by line breaks. In the first section, the speaker describes how his father rose early during his childhood, even on Sundays, to do chores. In the second section, the speaker describes how he got up later after his father was already done with all the work. In the final two lines, the speaker explains his regret for failing to understand his father’s selfless efforts. Through the use of…

According to the first line in stanza three, “She strikes and strikes the shrilly circling boy till the stick breaks in her hand.” The woman must be very angry if she beats the boy so hard that the stick she uses breaks. The speaker uses a metaphor to describe this image by saying…

the story of the crucifixion and how it made them feel. The emphasis is on the cross and the loyalty is gives to Christ. To connect with his audience, the narrator breaks his dream into three parts. To get the full effect, we must remember how the story of the crucifixion made us feel. Dream of the Rood is similar to Christian George Stevens’ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) because both show commitment to the cross. The GSET takes the most time on the scene of the crucifixion, similar to…

Puller shipped off to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina in August of 1918. Almost hundred-years later and the Marine Corps is still teaching young Marines about the legendary accomplishments of Chesty Puller. The Navy Cross is awarded for extraordinary heroism and is reserved for members of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The second-highest award that can be presented…

The Crux, or Southern Cross as it is more commonly known, is the smallest of the 88 constellations. I've have chosen it as it is the Constellation that I am always able to find. This is because it is a distinctive constellation, the stars within it form a cross that is visible from the Southern Hemisphere all year round. The points of the Southern Cross are formed by consist of four stars. These are called Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Crucis. Throughout history it has served as a navigation…

they cannot find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. They were no objections made during the cross-examination. Attorneys can make an objection to the judge or question a piece of evident brought up during the case. After the defense was finished, cross-examine the first witness, the apartment contractor, who was the second witness was directly examined by the prosecutor and then cross-examined by the defense. During the time in which I sat in them were no objections made during any…

Oram examined the role of the press in creating a commercial product out of the cross-dressers and shaping ‘a shared lexicon for the public discourse of sex and scandal’. She finds the articles often carried humorous tone throughout, downplaying the idea that these women were in any way seriously challenging masculinity in public spaces. This comes across clearly in the terminology used, as females ' cross-dressing was most often referred to as a ‘masquerade’, implying it to be more of a…

felt alongside what he say in nature. Munch uses a series of bold lines, both straight and curved, drawing in the viewer to feel the intense emotions being brought out by The Scream. The figure in the painting is in the forefront right to give more emphasis to the painting’s mood. Seemingly the implied lines of the road tend to flow towards the figure as well as the fence’s line are larger near the figure. The strong curved lines of the figure are a type and shadow of the sky in the…

start in how society views manufacturing and production as a standard in efficiency. As the evolution of production progressed it introduced innovative machines with new technologies, people have changed roles in the production line. We now have highly mechanized assembly lines in which machines take the brunt of the work. In the example of the cattle slaughterhouses, one saw touches thousands of hides. The hide of each animal has survived life in a CAFO (concentrated animal farming operation).…

Right after I finished the regional cross country meet, I knew for a fact that I was going to go to state! A hard week of practice went by and we were all ready to roll. The rays of the sun had not touched the small town of Stratford when we left for state. After a long dreary ride, we finally got to our hotel and checked in, we decided would go take on an adventure at the mall of Round Rock Austin. We all decided we would stay together since the mall we went to was an outside mall and there…