Fading

The magnificence of virtues as portrayed by grandiose statues as seen in ancient Greek and Roman culture is lost to us today, replaced by the common: what is able to be known by science and a focus on money and the economy. Billy Collins, in his poem “The Death of Allegory” portrays the personifications of these virtues lazing about doing nothing and lacking their symbolic props. Once objects of awe and beauty, the speaker gives the reader a sense that virtues, once revered and seen as noble,…

In your book, “The Truax”, you bring use a fantasy world to bring up a real-world problem with the environment today which is the concern of deforestation. In “The Truax” you showcase, through the plot, a major environmental problem and show the point of view from two different sides of the issue. “The Truax” is set up in a fantasy land similar to Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” to make it appeal to adult and children alike. The beginning of the book starts off with Truax, the logger, about to cut down…

to exert increasing influence over industry, public opinion and politics after the Civil War. Money, according to contemporary progressive and journalistWalter Weyl, was "the mortar of this edifice", with ideological differences among politicians fading and the political realm becoming "a mere branch in a still larger, integrated…

Native Americans have been known to send smoke signals to one another. This is just one of the various means of communication they use. The movie “Smoke Signals” paints a picture of poor communication turned good. The film contains aspects that are identical in structure to that of a real smoke signal. Like smoke signals the way the characters express their emotions can die down, yet it can also be kindled and increase in magnitude. The title of the movie “Smoke Signals” signifies the feelings…

showed off to her. “Only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away trying to touch what was no longer tangible struggling unhappily.” Daisy is having a hard time saying bye and Gatsby's dream was slowly going away and her voice was slowly fading off. “good work will not make him a rich man, but work may make him a good workman.” Daisy did not want to be with Tom, and this is saying that if she did he would succeed in living, but she didn't want Gatsby so he is a dead man now and all…

I might as well have taken a bullet to the face. My uncle was mowing the lawn in the backyard when a small rock was launched out of the shoot of the mower towards me. I was fading in an out of consciousness when I realized I was covered in my deepest fear, blood. I despised hospitals and doctors’ visits, so imagine my distress when I was rushed to the emergency room for immediate surgery when moments earlier I was playing basketball. The recovery process and appointments following my accident…

The Wife of Bath offers readers a complex portrait of a medieval woman. On the one hand, The Wife of Bath is shameless about her sexual exploits and the way she uses sexual power to obtain what she wishes. On the other hand, by doing exactly these things she is confirming negative stereotypes about women and proving that women are manipulative and deceitful. Even though her actions might at first seem to be rebellion against the male-dominated society in The Canterbury Tales, and more generally,…

English Commentary: Points of View by Lucinda Roy The poem “Points of View” by Lucinda Roy juxtapositions the stratum of society who live a frugal life and those who live a lavish one. In the modern age we still have people who are deprived of basic necessities like food, water, clothes, houses, etc. and on the contrary there are people who live an opulent lifestyle. Lucinda Roy has used water as a medium to express her concern towards these prevalent disparities. The main focus of the poem is…

Britney Sage Dr. Marie Guthrie ENG 101— C 29 September 2015 Hamilton In the article “How Hamilton Recasts Thomas Jefferson as a Villain,” Alana Semuels argues that a proponent of humane criminal codes for white, Jefferson advocated harsh, almost barbaric, punishments for slaves and free blacks. “The New York Times called Jefferson “The Monster of Monticello” (2). The author begins by stating Jefferson’s reputation in the musical; “draws critical praise” (2). We are all fascinated with…

Every Sunday morning, I pull up last week’s This American Life podcast on my phone, lace up my running shoes, and begin my trek up Lone Mountain – a heap of dirt, gravel, and rock, sitting isolated amidst suburban wasteland. Reaching the top, I stare out at a lackluster view of Las Vegas’ silhouette, barely distinguishable through the dust and smog shifting with the desert breeze. I look down at the 600ft drop briefly, turn around, and begin my trip back home – only to repeat the same journey…