Death in the Afternoon

The two murals I chose were both painted by Diego Rivera around the same time period between 1923 and 1947 with the first, “Liberation of the Peon being painted in 1923 and the second “dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” being painted from 1946-47. “Emiliano Zapata’s aim was to bring about agrarian reform and freedom to the poor and working class citizens. But how successful/how lasting was the influence of Zapata and/or agrarian reform on both the Mexican Revolution and present day…

Stop for Death ' by Emily Dickinson dramatizes the conflict between mortality and immortality and the speakers gentle acceptance of death. It is a story told by the speaker memorizing the day that she died. The speaker reveals that she is a very busy person that could not sit idly by and wait for death. She reveals her mortality in the first two lines of the poem. “Because I could not stop for Death/He kindly stopped for me” the speaker insinuates that she realizes no one can escape death.…

In the story "Death By Scrabble", A 42 year old man and his wife are playing a game of scrabble, in the game which ever word is played the event happens. The game starts off with the word BEGIN, his wife plays JIXNED, the game goes back and forth taking turns between the husband and wife. The husband then plays "CHEATING" as the wife plays "IGNORE" the husband plays "EXPLODES" and the air conditioning unit falls. The couple goes back and forth making words. Lastly the husband plays "QUAKE"…

Good afternoon. I am here this afternoon to fight for your rights: your right to deny death penalty; your right to no cruel or unusual punishments; your right to say Who exactly, gives us the right to kill? If killing is wrong, then why are we allowed to kill? According to John Grisham. The eighth amendment states that, Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment. Today I will present research conducted by those who make their belief clear; this research…

The caesura in her poem creates a pause similar to the pauses near to death when someone finds it hard to say the next words. In the first stanza of the poem, the speaker says that “That oppresses, like the Heft of Cathedral Tunes –” [lines 3-4]. The caesura aren’t occurring too often and they are equally spread apart in the first stanza, indicating that the speaker is approaching her death. As the poem continues, the caesura continue, as Dickinson writes that “None may teach it…

The great Gatsby is a movie overwhelmed with emotions such as jealousy, hatred, attraction, and most importantly, love. In this movie, a bond-seller, Nick Carraway is writing a journal, is fighting with depression and alcoholism caused by the sequence of events he lived with a mysterious man name, Jay Gatsby. Nick’s Doctor listens to him re-encountering the story which led him to his current situation. Nick’s story explains that seven years ago, he moved into a tiny house on Long Island, and had…

At first glance, “A Separate Peace” might seem only to be about a boy, Gene, accepting his feelings out after leading his best friend, Finny, ultimately to his death. This may be true, but this difficulty itself leads into a bigger, overarching idea that is shown in almost all aspects of the book. The novel is “saying” that the name, “A Separate Peace”, is referring to another false reality that is made when a character uses defense mechanisms to cope with true reality. Reality is often…

with him, even if it’s not a physical human being. One of Pi’s survival instincts was to keep his mind busy and not think about death. Pi had to make himself plans to stop him from thinking, one of which is that made himself a schedule for every day. And upon that schedule, he had himself praying. "Wake up, prayers... Mid morning to late afternoon, prayers... Late afternoon to early evening, prayers… Sunset… prayers. Night… prayers” (Martel 240-241). Pi prayed for many different reasons, one of…

the Capulets and the Montagues burns on because the Prince banished the son of Montague for claiming the life of a Capulet late Monday afternoon in the courtyard. Escalus, the prince of Verona, announced: “I hold much anger for the death of my relative Mercutio and the death of Tybalt. Thus, Romeo must stay out of Verona; and if still found in Verona's walls, death shall be upon him.” The events started when Romeo Montague had slain Tybalt Capulet and fled when the Prince approached the scene.…

As the rain drops fell softly on to the ground. So did my tears as I watched him walk out the door. Was my marriage a mystery or riddle? Afternoon Mrs. Walstra and fellow audience. I don not ask anything in favour but ask for your undivided attention. This afternoon I will be playing the role of Anne Hathaway, late William Shakespeare’s wife and sharing with you the complications and untold stories of this marriage. I remembered it like it was yesterday. November the 27th 1582 was the day I…