Cumulus cloud

Wordsworth writes, “Which is bliss of solitude; and my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils,” (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, William Wordsworth). Wordsworth creates a tone of sadness but shifts it to a more joyful atmosphere, but as he does he uses author’s diction to draw the reader in, because of this he starts the stanza off with loneliness to a blissful ending from…

Dorothy and William strolling down the lane, raptured by the sun and the beauty it brings. Desiring to put their experience into words, each doing so in their own way. Dorothy penned a journal to give an account of all they saw, William created poems in reflections of the time they spent. The question remains; did William steal the original thought from his sister to create his poems? Did the two work in tandem toward the same goal? Perhaps their works are separate pieces that should be admired…

“It's time I thought of myself” is just one on the many selfish comments Windrider makes in the novel Dragonwings by Laurence Yep. His self-centered decisions caused Moonshadow’s dream to be prolonged, but Moonshadow never resents him for it and instead admires him. The entire book is based on Moonshadow’s admiring perspective, so readers don’t see the self-centered side to Moonshadow’s father. Windrider gives into his selfish desires, ultimately disregarding the feelings of others and…

sulkily. “All I know how to do is make dangerous animals.” “He left me for cumulus .” He cried. All that happiness with the puppies and babies, I can't make that.” But there he was all alone floating below the rest. All the while when he was soaking in his sorrow, stork was planning a surprise for Nimbus. “That's it!” Exclaimed stork.” That is just what I needed, Nimbus is going to love this.” “I hope he does like it,” noted cumulus.” We have been working on this surprise all day!” “ how…

Right now, the system that is affecting Texas with rain is funneling moisture our way. That means the chance for showers will be around for the entire RTO for Friday-Sunday. Friday will be cooler than Thursday for eastern zones and warmer than Thursday for western zones. Philly’s high temperature will be in the mid-70s. The best chance for rain showers will be in the morning. On Saturday, the main system from Texas will move into western zones. Eastern zones could see some…

Author Joseph Conrad once said, "Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion" (Brainyquote). Many people like to live in denial about negative things at the expense of reality. Hiding away pain and pushing away unwanted feelings seems like the best way to live, but at the end of the day, time doesn't wait when life gets tough. The made-up illusion created…

flails its majestic wings and celebrates perching on the tree of abundance. The amethyst hills give me the zenith of zeal, swaying me forward to the mount of confidence. A dot of solace on the map of mankind, San Ramon makes me sprawl bountifully. Cumulus clouds above this suburban city dance with merriment, singing an ode to joy. The valley of faith spreads arms of hope, letting all of ourselves sitting in the lap of happiness. Like the same seal bird, my heart soars high holding hands of…

thickness of the cloud determines whether it is a cold or warm cloud and whether the cloud contains ice crystals. Deep convective clouds, those of thicknesses much greater than 3000ft, lie over the 0o isotherm. Water droplets within the cloud freeze as they pass over the freezing point, and when they fall to the surface due to gravity they partially melt. Upward pressure from rising air then carries the droplet back up through the isotherm causing refreezing. In deeper convective clouds this…

have you ever wondered how much a cloud weighs? Clouds float so freely, that‘s why I assumed they’re weightless, but it turns out they’re not. Helmenstine (2016) said that the average cumulus clouds weigh 1.1 million pounds. This means they weigh similar to a group of elephants. So, how does that much load still float? Of course, there are scientific answers to that. Nevertheless, after knowing this fact, whenever I feel so burdened I just look up at the clouds, thinking ‘Hey I can still stand…

this evening. At the command of a deep, hearty, quaking thunder, a powerful concussion I felt through my legs milliseconds before the deafening roar commanded the attention of every beach goer in attendance that evening. The puffy white, cumulus clouds that formed giant pillows in the clear, sapphire blue skies, seemed to flee to find shelter, moving out hastily to provide space for the brooding, dark mass, an impenetrable, menacing darkness, stretching from the ends of the ocean. Even…