Hurrying

Assignment Four – The Family Group by Charles Umlauf Charles Umlauf created The Family Group sculpture in 1960. The location of the sculpture is outside of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Its green color distinguishes the sculpture from the many other sculptures around the university and from the background of the business school. Much of the evidence in the paper will come from the structure and form of the sculpture. The sculpture depicts a woman leaning…

As the sun was rising in Saskatoon, Ophelia was hurrying around like a busy bee. It was her third day of University and there was no way that she was going to be late. There was no more time to worry about her ex-girlfriend and the possibility of her dying alone. Oh Delilah, why would you leave me, thought a distressed Ophelia. It had been four months since she left to New York and Ophelia was no closer to getting over it. With worried thoughts running through her head, she sprinted down the…

Beowulf remains one of the classics that many people read at some point in their high school or college years. This epic poem is one of the only insights to the lives that the Anglo-Saxons lived many, many years ago. Beowulf, the epic hero of the poem, gives the main insight into their culture, demonstrating many of the Anglo-Saxon’s ideal and important traits, such as pride, bravery, and strength. He has three main fights during his life, where he faces a monster called Grendel, Grendel’s…

Hook) "I felt a sinking in my heart... Imagining that I, too, was hurrying towards gayety and sharing their intimate excitement, I wished them well" (Fitzgerald 57). It 's descriptive moments like these that prove the impact of Nick Carraway 's narration and its importance to the The Great Gatsby in more ways than one. (Background) The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, features the wealthy lifestyle of Long Island individuals during the 1920 's. Throughout the novel, inevitable…

“Mom, I found Lola, she was just walking in the streets!” I closed the door and headed into the kitchen, where I found Mom, making some soup for supper. As I walked in, she quickly wiped her hands on a towel before hurrying over to pet Lola, who acted like she had just came in from the bathroom. “Odd,” Mom said, “ You’d think she’d be a bit more excited to see us after a…

“You want to get out of here” someone yelling from across the room. Still walking over to the closet near the door to get my jacket, is when I realize my friend Joe was yelling at me and not the guy I just met beside me at this Halloween party. When Joe finally catches up to me he repeats, “you want to get out of here, Jess, Danny, and I want to get something to eat”. “Yes, where you ...” I stop mid-sentence when I hear the still unnamed guy still beside me say “I was just about to leave; my…

Heart Of Darkness is one of the most important Joseph Conrad’s novels. It was written in 1899 in English, his third language, and its main topics are the relation between civilitation and savages and the evil side of the human being. It is considered to be one of the most difficult books to understand because the quantity of symbols that dull the reading. During the story, there are a lot of details we have to consider and think about them as messages the writter wanted to reflect. Let’s divide…

Wealth plays a massive role in America. Society places a lot of attention on celebrities and other people with enormous fortunes. Americans constantly read about these wealthy people in magazines or watch them on television, desiring to have a similar life. The American Dream is the idea if people work hard, they will be able to obtain their own fortune. Numerous people believe that having a massive amount of money can resolve many of your problems. However, author Richard Rodriguez…

The Epic Gilgamesh and its Effects on Modern Heros The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving written pieces of literature, there are various versions of the epic but one of the most widely read, and the one I will be using for reference, is the modern english one translated by N. K. Sandars. The Epic of Gilgamesh is about the tyrannical King of Uruk, Gilgamesh, who is part man, part god and follows his journey and transformation as he becomes a true hero. Though the story is…

Jack to climb up, so we had better incite as to what this beanstalk was. I wait outside as he starts ascending up the face of the beanstalk, and I watch him disappear into the clouds. A few hours go by and I am still waiting, I look up to see Jack hurrying down carrying a large burlap sack. He reaches the bottom of the ladder like beanstalk and with an even bigger smile than his face had yesterday, he excitedly says, “There was a giant who was rich as a king in the clouds and he was able to take…