Fiona Wood

Identity is like a bird’s choice of migrating to the south for the cold weather. It is someone’s opinions, claims, or choice on one’s personality, family, and culture. The bird or other animal flying to the south for the chillier weather made the choice to decided if it would stay near the cold and risk getting injured or hurt, or if the bird would fly to the south to the warmer, safer weather. This is an example of how one’s identity is created: through your environment, background, and status.…

The natural landscape and the setting of the story serve as a metaphor for Ann’s sense of isolation. The location of John and Ann’s house is in an isolated setting, therefore miles away from any possible sign of life. The “snow” around the house, like an “impassable trap” encloses their house, confining them physically. The barren, unlively, “snowswept farmyard” further surrounds them every winter, leaving Ann and John to be each other’s only sense of human connection. Not only does the natural…

realization. “Desert Places” and “Acquainted with the Night” are poems written by poet Robert Frost. “Desert Places” is about a person who goes into a snow covered field at night and who feels like they don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. The woods would still be…

Romantic Poets write about life, death and, nature to express how they are feeling about the idea they are writing about. Romantic poets use figurative language to help understand the theme they are trying to imply through their poems. In “The Cross of Snow” by Longfellow, and “The First Snowfall’ by Lowell, both authors develop different themes, but they write about a similar topic and use similar poetic devices to integrate their theme into their writing. In the poem “The First Snowfall,”…

Huron Carol or “Twas in the moon of wintertime," composed by Jean de Brébeuf in the Native American language of the Huron people in 1643, translated by Jesse Edgar Middleton "Jesous Ahatonhia (The Huron Carol)" in Canadian Poetry in English, compiled by Bliss Carman, Lorne Pierce, and V.B. Rhodenizer (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1954). The European colonization model evidenced by the song above a. used trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to acquire products for export to…

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a group of loving and caring ladies who try to take care of their community when in need. They have been involved in several outreach programs within their community. A few of the community involvements they have been involved with are helping people who live in poverty, have put together a food pantries and have set up an Anti-Racism group. The sisters furthermore, set out the missions put in place by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The…

assessment and support No cultural activities or rituals shown in the movie only a reference that Fiona is originally from Iceland. Snow sodden country Canada and the couples enjoyed snow skiing. No religious, ethnic or spiritual preference expressed. Fiona became forgetful and experienced memory loss. She puts a frying pan in the freezer, and forgets the word “wine”. She lost her way in the woods, even forgotten her husband. Eventually, she ended up with mood swing and behavior problems,…

cars and a beautiful house in the woods. She receives good care at a newly constructed nursing home. Grant doesn’t appear to work because he spends every day at the nursing home just watching Fiona take care of Aubrey. Their situation could have been different if they were poorer. Grant might have kept Fiona at home due to financial reasons, like Aubrey’s wife decided to do when she could no longer afford Meadow Lake. The situation could have ended up differently, Fiona might have resented Grant…

retrieve a switchblade from his pocket and began cutting the ropes that bound Fiona and him. As soon as they were free, he tried the door . . . no dice. The fire had cornered them; however, this was one of those old-fashioned basements with a door leading outside. Although it was locked, the wood the door was made from was old and rotted; it easily tore away. Soon, the two were free. “You call the fire department, Fiona! I’ll get that one-eyed psycho.” Thankfully, that one-eyed psycho did not…

The Middle Ages. It was a time known as the dark ages in European history. Just like today, the people living in this time period loved to be able to party, have fun, and go a little crazy, and that’s just what they had done. At these fun festivities that most of the village attended, there was drinking, games, and many professional performances. With the amazing variety of clothing and the weird ways to present food, the people living in the Middle Ages attempted to have the time of their lives…