Half of a Yellow Sun

Colors in the world around us represent many different emotions,feelings, and aspects of our lives. They have more of an impact then just being something to look at. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, colors are used in this same fashion. In the novel, author Scott F. Fitzgerald uses color to symbolise a lot of deeper meanings as well as elements in the story. Colors are used in the novel by Scott F. Fitzgerald to represent a hierarchy in social status between West Egg and…

The half-dawn light was more eerie than complete darkness. I had just been awoken by some rustling that sounded as if two raccoons were wrestling in my garden. That wouldn’t have been a surprise since my week had already been terrible. Those darn kids just had to pelt my poor flowers with rocks! That really hurt me, since those marigolds were one of my few sources of my happiness. I was pretty sure that my son, John would not hear the noise since he was a heavy sleeper. So I decided roll out of…

The seven spectral classes are identified with the letters O, B, A, F, G, K and M. O describes stars with a temperature of 50,000 Kelvin that are red. At half the temperature, stars that are yellow are classified with B. Next up, is A which includes stars with a surface temperature of 10,000 Kelvin that are orange. White stars that have a temperature of 8,000 degrees are identified with the letter F. Stars with the spectral…

embarrassed he was losing, he smashed his head to the Sacred Pillar of Mount Bu Zhou, the pillar that held up the sky. This caused the heavens to tilt to the northwestern side and the earth to the southwestern side. This explains why the moon, stars and sun move towards the northwestern side and the rivers of China flow towards the southeastern…

of woozy. I slowly walk down the stairs, and when I look down, I scream in horror. My knee was swollen so much to the point that it was the size of a watermelon of all things. Everyone but me is just sitting in the living room, enjoying the morning sun, but then I come down in shock and ruin the vibe. I immediately tell my Mom and she has the exact same reaction I did. “Oh my god!” My sister says.…

Ceremony Final English Paper The book Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko details the story of Tayo, a young half-Native American and half-white boy who has a powerful relationship with nature. When Tayo was a boy, he felt connected with the world around him, but after he went to war, his connection to the earth started to fall apart. However, after the ceremony with Old Betonie, Tayo’s attitude towards nature improves again. The changes in Tayo’s relationship with nature seem to match his mental…

a hike" to those who deserve it, or venture into the wilderness for some healthy, much-needed exercise. Aladdin Travel interprets it as the latter. What better time to embrace nature than late autumn? Leaves transform from bright greens to light yellows and dark ambers before they shrivel and freeze off into the bone cold winter. Just a few months away marks the National Parks 100th birthday year! What a wonderful excuse to travel to one, right before the whirling holidays swing in. Knock a few…

House and Washington Moment as we went by in the bus a little further up the road we reach are destination the JFK Memorial where are tour guide was waiting for us so we finally got off the bus and got in our groups. Where half of the other groups split up with the other half so everyone would be able to see different things. First we got to see the president’s theater box we got stand close to it but not in it the door look like a vault door with the president’s logo but once it was closed…

opening was fabricated to fit around the wearer's head. Leather bands were located on the backside of the work and tied around the head to support the headwear securely. Moderately sized azure-tinted quills immediately encompass the opening, forming a half oval design and the first of four-color variations. A petite strip of ruby shaded feathers follows the azure perimeter. Continuing outward to the second to last row of feathers, the headdress contains a border arranged from a mixture of green…

fascinating and eclectic selection from around the globe. On my tour, a number of pieces caught my eye and really resonated with me. The Coney Island exhibit captured the ambience of America’s playground, bringing observers back to its heyday in the first half of the 20th century. Among the artwork, I took particular note of Wonderland Circus Sideshow, by Edward J. Kelty, owned by Ken Harck. This 1929 film photograph illustrates the bustling scene on the boardwalk. Marquees stretch as far as the…