Harvest

Harvest homes was less of a choice of volunteering than a responsibility to. Two years ago my mum was offered a job at this facility by some of the friends that she volunteered with. The job she was offered was quite simple in concept. She was asked to direct all activities for the residents to participate in and, sometime in the future, was asked to spend some time every day working at the front desk. Over the two years following, I witnessed my mother struggle to continually meet the demands…

The Princess Who Stopped the Harvest Why does the harvest only grow six months out of the year? According to ancient Greeks, there is always a myth for that. Demeter is the goddess of harvest and her daughter, Persephone, had lived life the most blissfully. With not a care in the world nor responsibilities to worry about, she truly lived freely. Her mother had sheltered Persephone from all the men who wanted to pursue her in marriage. So Persephone spent her days frolicking in flower fields.…

Great Blueberry Harvest of 2012 The rays of the sun were relentlessly beaming down on my back and neck as I scooped away at the ripe blueberries. The heat had no sympathy for me, and thoughts of quitting my job right there on the spot were running through my head. But my ego would never let me give up. I sent the negative thoughts away and got back to work. There is light at the end of the tunnel. A spark of motivation runs throughout my whole body. It is day two of the harvest and the…

In articles I and II of “The Harvest Gypsies”, John Steinbeck describes the migrant workers as ungracious people. But the word he used to describe the workers was “gypsies”. A gypsy is considered people who occasionally travel from place to place and live by seasonal work. Almost like…

Throughout American history, millions of people around the world have abandoned their homeland for a change, to start a new life in a foreign country. The process of immigrating still continues to occur up to this day. Documented or undocumented people from all over the world come into the United States in search of the “American Dream”. Characterizing the dream is a set of ideals in which “freedom” includes the opportunity for success. The dream for many is a pursuit of equality, opportunities,…

Think there is corruption in your town? Does it really grind your gears? Wish there was something you could do about it. Dashiel Hammett’s Red Harvest is just that, the safe way to immerse yourself in action of revenge to those low down crooks that have done you wrong. Set in the grime and greed of the 1930’s, Hammett’s Red Harvest, is worded in the vernacular of the times which brings out the Al Capone gangster out of every reader. The theme is a righteous blood bath staring a detective…

Being the massive Jesse Hutch fan that I am, I first noticed Lilah Fitzgerald on the Hallmark film Harvest Moon. This past summer, Lilah happened to join twitter, and that gave me the opportunity to contact her for an interview. Upon researching her career, I realized that I had seen her during the first season of When Calls the Heart as well, but I hadn't made the connection at that time. This past summer, Lilah and her mom were gracious enough to sit and discuss Lilah's career so far in the…

are The Third of May 1808, and A Harvest of Death. In 1814, Francisco Goya created the oil canvas of The Third of May 1808. This 8 x 11 painting was created during the Napoleon Era, depicts the horrors of war by showing Napoleon firing squad shooting victims (Goya). A Harvest of Death was created by Timothy Sullivan in 1863. This 17 13/16 inch 22 1/2-inch portrait was made on albumen silver print from glass negative, during the Civil War era (Sullivan).…

The Harvest Moon Festival is an Asian holiday that celebrates the union of families and friends while observing the full moon and giving thanks for the harvest. The Asian American Student Association and the Vietnamese American Student Association observe this day and created a festival here, at Oklahoma State University. I enjoyed the festival, even though the festival did get a bit disorganized, you could still tell that the organizations and the audience all had a fun time regardless of the…

The Buying and Selling of Harvested Organs Organ transplantation is one of the most important advancement in the medical profession to date it saves countless lives. What this article will examine are three areas of concern when dealing with the black market selling and buying of organs. The legality of this practice, ethical concerns, and the implementing of a program that would be favorable to both donors and recipients of the organ. The buying and selling of harvested organs is illegal in…