Evening

Christianity has always been looked at as the savior of the African American people. Although the bible was used as a weapon to oppress African Americans, during slavery, it was also viewed as a beacon of hope during times of immense struggle. African Americans were able to evaluate the bible and reconfigure it to their specific needs. The following works will explain the transformation of the connection between black identity and religion through the chronological works of African American…

discoveries cure some diseases. However, the coming generations, will suffer from the long-term side effects of these discoveries. In this course’s reading, I got the chance to be surrounded by discoveries that I hope one day will be true. Reading “The Evening and the Morning and the Night” by Octavia Butler (spring 1991), showed me that a cure for cancer will be found. But, it also showed me that this cure, the one that helps cancer patients get their lives back, will cause their children…

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is an extremely well known poem by one of America’s most famous poets, Robert Frost. Although this poem initially may appear to be quite simple, one shall discover that this poem actually contains a much more complex meaning. This poem is generally about the speaker pausing his journey to take a second to appreciate the beautiful aspects of winter around him. Not much is revealed about this speaker, except for the fact that his love for nature is very clear…

In the poem “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, which is recorded in How to Read a Poem on page 128, the speaker presents as a traveler walking down to the woods and appreciate the beauty scenery of the snow. He attempts to stay longer because he is obsessed by the scene, but he has to take the responsibilities to finish his goal first in order to take a rest. The theme of this poem is mainly about nature on surface, but in deep, the speaker applies figurative language of…

Chapter 1: “Queued On An Evening In Roma” From waiting in unimaginably long, unorganized queues with hoards of people, just shuffling feet to add the pretext of movement, to the hustle and bustle of trying to move along in a group in a strange new place (assuming I was amongst mostly tourists), nothing ever changes when it comes to human behaviour regardless of the geographical location. That is my very first observation during my very first vacation to somewhere I did not grow up in. It’s…

In “Stopping by the Woods on a snowy evening”, Robert Frost who is the author, constructs a hidden message of suicide throughout the poem. The narrator of the story takes a stroll through the woods, beside him is his horse and his slay. While he is attracted to the excellence of the forested areas, his horse shakes his harness bells to imply he must go home. The horse makes it known that he has commitments at home but that doesn’t pull him far from the charm of nature. On the other hand, is he…

Good Evening Margueretta, Thanks for sharing! Great definition of checks, balances, and separation powers. I love your real-world examples they are very interesting, I knew of the immigration policy because, I did an essay on immigration in ethics. I have never heard of the Lily Ledbetter Fair pay, so I had to read up on it and found it very interesting. Even though the Constitution states that all branches need to play as team players, sometimes here recently I believe the President seems…

In “Evening Hawk,” Robert Penn Warren sets an eerie scene of a God-like hawk flying through day and night while silently judging human error and the concept of time. Through Warren’s grim diction contrasting the narrator’s awe filled tone, Warren shows a unique perspective of death paired with religious allusions and death imagery to illustrate the need for religious guidance due to human error and sin. Warren starts the poem with the God-like hawk high in the sky, symbolizing heaven, but,…

Evening Hawk In the poem “Evening Hawk” by Robert Penn Warren the author relies heavily on description of the scene and mood for the reader to understand the tone and theme. The poem describes a hawk bringing the night and ending the day. Themes like death, wasting of time, and portraying humanity in a negative sense are explored through the flight of the hawk. Robert Penn Warren used careful diction to convey a deeper meaning to certain references and symbolism. These would include: the…

It was winter time in northern Montana and the double bar seven ranch was in a bind. The year was 1899, and the ranch’s owner Bill Nystrom was in a panic because of the endless snowfall. It had started snowing in October. It was now early March and the snow had not ceased to blow. Never before in his life of twenty-seven years had Bill has seen a winter like this. He had lost over half his herd from the cold. Many had been buried in the snow and he had to ride looking for steam holes rising…