Grass

In Whitman's “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” he paints a verbal picture of appreciating learning from experience. In lines one and two, he inundates you with heavy words like proofs, figures, charts, and diagrams that are all very strong and authoritively describing his learning experience in a lecture room. He grows "tired" and "sick" of this sense of confinement. Feeling captive and stagnant in this conventional learning environment, he longs to, instead of just reading the facts and…

When the child asks, “what is the grass?” he is disregarding its physical attributes, and focuses on something a little less tangible. Although the child grasps the grass in his hand, he is more concerned with the metaphysical existence of grass. The child may be able to feel the dew on the soft blades, see the green or brown coloring, and smell its distinct herbaceous aroma, but none of these qualities answer his question. Curiosity of the unknown is a feeling that people of all ages have.…

Turf vs. Grass: The Controversy The 2015 Women’s World Cup is being held in various cities in Canada this year. Women’s soccer teams from all around the nation have travelled to compete against each other, all aiming for the ultimate prize of being crowned the 2015 FIFA World Cup Champions. The Women’s World Cup, an event that occurs every four years, has been around since 1991, yet the 2015 World Cup is the most controversial one to date. The fact is that no FIFA World Cup, men's or women's,…

Firstly, while Chris Burden’s piece ‘Trans-fixed’ experiencing the extreme pressure on physically, He Yunchang’s ‘One meter democracy’ and Yang Zhichao’s ‘Planting grass’ are also face the pressure from psychologically side. According to what Yang Zhichao said, when he doing ‘Planting grass’, because of the painful, there was nothing in his head, it’s a totally vacuum state. He feels like there is nothing around him and even himself is inexistence. Both He Yunchang and Yang…

“Reconciliation,” expels a feeling of post-war misery upon the reader, while “Grass”, written by Carl Sandburg, releases the depressing truth that as time goes on, those who die for their people are forever forgotten under the soil they fought upon. Both poems were written about the end of a war, as “Reconciliation,” demonstrates that once the war is over, nothing of value is gained, but many innocent “enemies” are dead, whereas “Grass,” represents that our soldiers fight for their country,…

Dickinson: A Narrow Fellow in the Grass A Modernist poem written during the age of Romanticism, Emily Dickinson’s A Narrow Fellow in the Grass displays nature in a rather unique and peculiar fashion. The poem itself also delves into several other topics, such as fear, awe, religion, and sex. Throughout the course of the play, a young boy-the narrator of Dickinson’s poem- meticulously describes the sighting of a slithering snake as an encounter with a “narrow fellow in the grass”. The readers…

Colonialism Effects in King’s Green Grass, Running Water King’s novel is credited with its symbolic representation of the events that transpired in America following the invasion of the Europeans. It figuratively details the broken promises and damages that resulted from the interactions between Native Americans and the Europeans during the developments on their lands. Primarily, it is notable that through the title, King seeks to highlight the promises that were made by the Europeans in…

literature speaks in a way that can empower those without power, it poses a threat to established institutions. Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, and Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, both challenge powerful institutions by discussing the vast potential of marginalized groups, such as women or poor men. By doing this, these authors validate the potential for power Throughout Leaves of Grass, Whitman praises the common man and his importance in the United States. He says, “the genius of the United…

Why Grass Fed Meat is Healthier Than Grain Fed Many people assume grass fed meat is the same as grain fed meat. In reality, both are completely different foods. Grain fed meat may look similar smell similar and taste similar, but in it’s not Bulletproof like grass fed meat. Grass fed meat is in a class of its own, it’s the real meat that makes Bulletproof diet work. On the hand, factory meat contains the wrong fatty acids, has hormones that can cause obesity and mycotoxins formed as a result…

Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport is classified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a primary, small hub airport (U.S. Department of Transportation, 2014). Blue Grass serves over one million passengers each year and occupies approximately 1,000 acres. The airport offers commercial flights to destinations worldwide and also provides a variety of corporate and general aviation services including U.S. Customs cargo inspection, flight instruction, charter aircraft, airplane maintenance,…