Death in the Afternoon

In the first poem, light means despair, loss, hardship; and the second poem, light means God, knowledge, truth. There is two different times for it, first is “Winter Afternoon”, another is “Spring”. Different timing can express a different feeling. Winter can describe a worse mood, like pain. Spring is more like a positive word. But there’s common between this two poem, poet use Imagination Intuition all for the second…

Marion and her husband that he has been rehabilitated. At one point they have the following conversation among them two along with her husband, “I only stayed a minute. I take one drink every afternoon, and no more.” “Don’t you want a cocktail before dinner?” Lincoln asked. “I take only one drink every afternoon, and I’ve had that.” “I hope you keep to it,” said Marion (Fitzgerald 701). One of Charlie's largestest problems…

However, this behavior was very unlike Jay Gatsby. While Gatsby was a man of action, this new man was content to float around in the pool all afternoon. James Gatz, however, displayed similar behavior in the beach scene. Gatz is described as having been “loafing along the beach that afternoon” (98). The lounging on the beach is repeated here as he lounges in the pool. Also, the air mattress that he floats upon is not something that Gatsby would use. It is stated that…

grew old, raising her children on her own, and getting ready for death. Katherine Mansfield’s Miss Brill is about an older woman who enjoys eavesdropping on strangers during her weekly Sunday outings. While shadowing Miss Brill, you realize how lonely and desolate her life really is. Both character’s depressive formations are vital in how each…

On October 2003, Ed Riley, my dad rode 100 miles through Death Valley. He was 38 years old and along with 1,000 other people they were riding to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or the JDRF. The JDRF, is an organization that is leading in funding for type 1 diabetes. George Hincapie who has raced in the Tour de France 17 times, won 3 US national road championships, and has competed 17 times in the Paris-Roubaix. He was the one leading the group from the East Coast. It was 97…

Marcus, a teenage football fan, went to the football club with his friends to watch the afternoon game. Within the vicinity of the stadium, he and his friends saw tobacco banners of their idols smoking cigarettes, portraying the idea that smoking helps increase athletic ability and increase popularity. Unfortunately, Marcus became a victim to…

waited for Daisy at night to ensure she is safe. Gatsby says, “‘I'm just going to wait here and see if he tries to bother her about that unpleasantness this afternoon, ’” (Fitzgerald 144). Gatsby waits outside to ensure her safety against Tom. This…

of February 12, 2007, a lone gunman by the name of Sulejman Talovic opens fire in the crowded Trolley Square Shopping Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, killing 5 people and leaving 4 injured. An off-duty officer named Keith Hammond was enjoying his afternoon with his wife at the Trolley Square for an early Valentine date. Keith then heard a sudden sound of gunfire nearby; However, Hammond had a concealed carried weapon. He draws his weapon and attempts to cease the shooter. If it weren't for his gun…

Alcohol an addict writes her experience with alcohol and how it brought her a lot of grief. “My addiction built steadily and before I realized it, I had become a morning as well as a afternoon drinker.” This addict is explaining how she went from only drinking once in awhile, to drinking every morning and afternoon. Miles seems to be following the same pattern; “ Takumi tilted the bottle up and swallowed a few times, then handed it to me. I drink, and so did Lara, and then Alaska turned the…

the first and second act of the play the puritans belief in the unnatural occurrences that are shown in the way of death messenger, sneezes, and the number seven. The first kind of superstition of superstition that is apparent in the play in a death messenger. A death messenger is a sign of death that is usually in the form of an animal such as a rabbit, bird, or bat. I found two death messengers in the play…