Cursive

dioxide. The biologist was right when she said that it was a fungi and not something else because if it were another plant, then it would have to had sunlight in order to survive and stay green on the wall. “I saw that the letters connected by their cursive script, were made from what looked like from the layperson like rich green fernlike moss, but in face was probably a type of fungi or other eukaryotic organism.” (Vandermeer 24) The psychologist also had hypnotized all of the members of the…

Introduction In our fast paced, modern day world we tend to overlook common day skills that have become routine. Our ability to speak and articulate sets us aside from other mammals and forms of life. With this ability comes a skill that has been crafted and evolved through centuries, this is the ability to write. Interestingly enough, nearly 60,000 years ago, the earliest form of writing was discovered and it was located on eggshells. Better yet is the article’s definition of writing, “the…

Hence, the Mesopotamian stamped the clay token on a flat clay tablet. The advantages of this method were it was easier to count the tokens and can be served as evidence of purchase, which w2. How, when and why did writing arise in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia, and how was this process similar and different in these three regions? The writings left by ancient civilisations allowed archaeologists to discover the history and linguists to learn ancient languages. However, the writings used in…

My stomach is in knots and my clothes are full of stains. The baby in the ladies lap next to me is sobbing from sleep deprivation, but I guess we all are. The blue lace ribbon from my bonnet is now brown and I just think to myself how I will ever retrieve the crystal blue color it once held. I don’t know what the new world will be like so all I can do for now is dream. I imagine the new world as a peaceful place where all are kind to each other and harmony is in the air. The streets filled with…

The Book of Kells is considered to be one of Ireland's most valuable national treasures as well as the finest illuminated manuscript created in early medieval Europe.Illustrated by monks, the Book of Columba, as it is also called, serves as the best representative sample of gospel books of its time .Although its content is mainly Christian, its has influenced many different aspects of history, such as art and especially calligraphy because of its elaborate illustrations and ornamentation.The…

“My Crazy but Funny Literacy Experiences” In this literacy narrative I will give an in depth insight as to how I became literate. It will also show my earliest memory of becoming literate. It will tell the struggles that I faced as being a blocker and the obstacles that I faced with different literacy sponsors. It will also tell how I eventually came to respect the rules of literacy and writing. It shows the reader that every person has different and similar struggles…

Stephen Pressfield, author of The War of Art, states that most people have two lives: the life we live and the unlived life within us, but between the two stands resistance. Resistance is a disease that is more widespread than the common cold and more deadly than the Bubonic Plague. Every human being on planet Earth is a carrier of this disease, it is a disease that will cripple and prevent anyone from achieving what the carrier was put on this planet to do; whether that calling be art, music,…

My schooling began when I was about 3-years-old in my country – Jamaica. It was called “basic school” that is the equivalent of kindergarten. There I learned letter sounds in the alphabet, writing the letters and simple mathematics. The building was one large room, with seating that resembled parks tables with the benches attached. The seating capacity for one bench was four. If, the classroom was over crowned six students was put together. My home was close to the school, so I walked to…

You sighed pulling into your driveway. You had just gotten home from a tiring day of work. Everyone kept getting on your nerves, asking you this and that, when you didn't know any better than them. Some other people even had the audacity to try and tell *you* how to do *your* job. When they didn't even know what they were doing! It was just a very stressful day, but the thought of you and your amazing boyfriend having a date night definetly helped you push through it. You and Dave have been…

Once the bump of the railroad tracks bounces me out of my leather seat, I know I am close to seeing the familiar smile of two of the most important people in my life. With the final turn, I prepare myself for a day of being pampered. This mundane drive occurred thousands of times, yet each and every time I drive up the rock-wall lined driveway that my grandmother has tirelessly spent puzzling together, I am filled with the recognizable joy. Opening the door release the fumes of bacon and eggs…