dry grass is home to a small log cabin. That small, old log cabin is the place I hike to every summer day. It is my safe place, my reading place, my relaxing place, and my favorite place. Dandelions are scattered in front of the cabin. As the wind blows, pieces of the dandelions float away. As I try to watch the pieces be swept away, I notice the characteristics of the outside of the small cabin. The cabin is old, but still mesmerizing. I imagine my Uncle David working from dawn until…
who where not only fans of Woody Guthrie but any artist who can be connected to the lyrics of the song. The line “That come with the dust and are gone with the wind,” can be interpreted as having to do with living and dying. It can refer to how we all arrive and are present in the time, living, breathing, and starting a journey, but then with the same wind that brought us to the start will take us away and we will be…
Ariel, chick,/That is thy charge. Then to the elements/Be free, and fare thou well!”(5.1.315-317).This quote translates to when Prospero was gathering everyone in his cell and then whispers to Ariel that he is free after he makes the sea calm and winds that will help the ship sail fast and safely.This quote connects to my thesis because it proves that Prospero is a good man because he could have easily taken Ariel with him to Milan but he did not he let him go but not only is he a good man but…
Director Victor Fleming made two very popular movies possible with his hard work and perseverance. He produced The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind all in one year, and on top of that, both of those movies won different awards. Another popular director was John Ford. Ford produced the movies Young Mr. Lincoln, Drums Along the Mohawk, and Stagecoach, all of which were very successful. Without…
Analysis Paragraph (RD) Harry from the beginning of the story “ Dark they were, and golden eyed” by Ray Bradbury Was very uncertain to live on mars, from the moment her set foot on mars he was Uncomfortable by being there and wanted to leave, “ The wind blew as if to flake away their Identities . He felt submerged in a chemical that could dissolve his intellect/ burn away his pass.’” Harry knew that something weird was happening in mars but didn’t know what it was.’ He looked With dismay at…
created such as the steam engine. As the years passed technology became more advanced and as a result the demand for energy increased, but with little change in how it was obtained. The way we obtain energy since to power our lives has for the most part gone unchanged, we burn coal. Coal, or fossil fuels as they…
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens tells the story of Pip, a common orphan boy who dreams of being a gentleman. The novel is set in Victorian England and follows Pip’s encounters with many colorful characters throughout his rise through the social classes. At the center of Pip’s story is the weather. Dickens uses it as a tool to share aspects of the story. Although he may use the weather just to explain the setting of the novel, Dickens actually utilizes it to foreshadow what will happen next…
Wind in the Door Summary A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine L’Engle is a fictional novel which explores the odd lives of Meg Wallace, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O’Keefe. The story takes place in initially in the countryside of Massachusetts in the 1960s, but goes on to explore others areas such as Metron Ariston. The story’s main antagonist comes in the form of the Echthroi, also known as fallen angels; a race of beings built upon hate and destruction. Through school, Charles has been beaten…
the soul has gone ahead, and what lies here now holds nothing but a passive resemblance to the beacon it once was. Grasp a hand, having done so innumerable times before. Taking the weight of a stale and flaccid limb, presenting profound absence. Recoiling in shock, at realization that the blood that once rushed through these veins, has pooled and congealed, within this body that will wither in time, turning to dust as if it…
Good Can Outshine the Bad “There’s still a lot of good in the world.” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two social groups, the Greasers and the Socs, who live in a city in Oklahoma. They do not get along and get into big trouble because of it. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny, because he encounters irony and lots of character development. He encounters irony mainly by killing a Soc, but soon after saving multiple children from a burning building. Throughout the book,…