Green politics

In the essay the author’s thesis is that the pentangle is directly juxtaposed with the green girdle and that the transition from the pentangle to the girdle represents Gawain’s transition from “the emblematic world of the pentangle into one of opinion and uncertainty” (Ralph 3) so therefore the “pentangle, the emblem of a world where meaning is clear and exemplary, becomes replaced by an object, the girdle, to which meaning must be assigned” (Ralph 2). The author supports her thesis by stating…

I’ll take Grammar Geek. I’ll take Grammar Mistress. Heck, I’ll even accept Grammar Dominatrix if you’re feeling saucy. I’ll be the Sheriff of Grammartown, flashing my badge as a card-carrying member of the Grammar Police. But please, can we possibly stop comparing people who prefer that you choose the correct form of “there”, “their”, or “they’re” with genocidal maniacs who tried to wipe an entire race of people, along with several other groups, off the face of the Earth? Conflating the desire…

True Colors Survey Review: My results were 8 orange, 14 gold, 11 blue, 17 green. Interestingly, I took this survey about 4 years ago and my results said I was a Blue-Orange person and for the most part the more recent results are more accurate of who I am today. Years ago, I used to be a more eccentric, outgoing, and extroverted person. Today I have matured and balanced it for the better in my opinion. While I had a knack for learning and understanding things, I was also a cocky, annoying, and…

minutes, they merged onto highway 71 and they were on their way to grandma and grandpa’s house. Shirley loved this highway because of all the beautiful scenery it had to offer. There were lakes twinkling with the reflection of the sun and trees, oh so green, that stood tall in the distance. After 30 min of driving on the highway, the car took a left turn onto a dirt road that lead to Grandma and Grandpa’s tavern. They continued driving for another 15 minutes before hitting Shirley’s favorite…

What do you associate with the color red? For most people, they immediately think of blood.With all of its negative connotation, when it's spilled, or somebody is dead. Blood can be scary, even terrifying. It can also be beautiful though, as we see in "The Scarlet Ibis." There is a lot of association with the color red in this story. The "bleeding tree" makes us automatically think of red.The ibis found in the backyard itself is red, and the bush which Doodle dies beneath is red. When Doodle is…

The photo “Mermaids Hate Plastic” by Benjamin Von Wong features a vibrant color scheme. The extremely bright blue and green colors help to lead the viewer's eyes to the mermaid laying on the floor. On a first glance the clash of the blue and green against the neutral tan color create an elegant background for the mermaid laying on the floor. The mermaid is colored with a very bright orange and violet to draw the eye of the viewer to the mermaid. Bottles create a illusion of an ocean, but upon…

the man who works for the seven-eleven on the corner he still wears his white hen apron every morning and this morning in particular, it’s slow, so to pass time he decides to draw a picture of himself from the cosmic perspective underneath the counter, behind coffee filter replacements and confiscated counterfeits he untangles some yellow, wide-ruled notebook paper folds it, flips it horizontally and on the right end he writes “hyperbole north”, and near the left end he writes “hyperbole south”,…

The Portrayal of Yellow and Gold in The Great Gatsby “The world is glittering with gold, and yellow streamers of sunlight wind through the tree broughts like God was throwing a party!” (Anderson). In The Great Gatsby the colors gold and yellow are used to represent the characters, Gatsby's possessions, and how its tied to symbolism. Yellow and Gold are used to represent Gatsby because of his wealth. He uses his wealth to win back Daisy's attention. Gatsby felt that he wasn't good enough for…

While Fitzgerald uses green to symbolise the character Gatsby and his inner feelings, Hawthorne uses the red and yellow garments that Pearl, Hester Prynne’s daughter must wear, effectively demonstrating that Prynne and Pearl are symbolic of her same sin. An example of this is in Chapter 7, when Hester “in contriving the child’s garb, had allowed the gorgeous tendencies of her imagination their full play; arraying her in crimson velvet tunic, of a peculiar cut, abundantly embroidered with…

Firehouse Falls: Artwork Brought to Life The art collection “A Landscape Through a Musician’s Eyes” by Ken Davis, contained one of his paintings called Firehole Falls. The painting sits in a two inch thick gold frame. Although pictures of artwork are neat in a book, they often have more detail and depth in person. This one foot by one and a half foot oil painting on linen casts a picture of a river running through what looks like a mountain side. On the left side, there is a row of trees that…