In Bloom

in the desalination process, it may prove to be have a key role in the future of the world's fresh water production. Primrose Plants Primrose plants are fast-growing plants that bloom in early spring but can be grown year-round. They can grow from seeds, and both indoors and outdoors, though flowers will not bloom in winter or fall unless they are planted in the summer. They should be planted in lightly shaded areas, and grow healthier in well-drained…

It was rough being African American in a time like the 1940’s, especially in the United States. Langston Hughes, however, knew how to turn those hardships into poetry. Hughes was a strong believer of equality, and he expressed this in his poems. Because he grew up as an African American during the time of segregation in the United States and not only saw but experienced first hand the many acts of unkindness done to African Americans, Langston Hughes’s “I, Too” has a universal theme of racial…

Imagine committing a sinful crime and being publicly shamed for it until death. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel set in the area of present day Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1800s. The story surrounds the life of Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman who has committed adultery and had a child with an unknown man. This specific act of sin was frowned upon in the Puritan culture, so the punishment Hester received was public humiliation by wearing a red letter ‘A’ on her chest at all…

The adolescence stage is like the rare Pencil Cactus pre-bloom, hidden in between bushes deep in the brush, and when it blooms it is something that cannot be overlooked. Actions as a kid are overlooked by the people who surround us, and up to a certain point “childhood” can no longer protect us from mistakes.Writer, Mary Shelley in her book, Frankenstein, reveals the struggles a creation faces after being abandoned by his creator and the monster’s search for companionship and the things he would…

One of the most predominant advantages to education is its promotion of equal opportunity. Bloom confirms this atmosphere when he writes, “[Great thinkers] had authority not based on power, money, or family, but on natural gifts that properly compel respect”(Bloom 6). Privilege based on wealth holds no power behind the walls of a university, but Michaels proposes that inequality lies at the gates of universities. “What’s keeping [the poor] out of elite universities is not their inability to pay…

being able to lead people to far places with the arts and sciences that would emerge from this social movement. This was an earth-shaking event for most and it promised that the “perishing World . . . a new World, a young World . . . all in the fair Bloom of Piety” would be created (Wood 4). An example in which this event occurred is in the late seventeenth centuries when the British Empire and various places in Europe began to settle in the colonies and the land because of the expanding…

For King & Country’s “Priceless” is about self worth; they are trying to say that you are not worthless, no matter what you do or what other people say. By saying “Irreplaceable, unmistakable, incomparable Darling, it's beautiful I see it all in you (oh so priceless),” the group explains that everybody is important and unique. They are saying that you’re more than what others say and think about you when they say “No matter what you've heard, this is what you're worth More than all the money or…

There hasn’t been any sun for seven years. How do you think you’d manage that? “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is about several young children who have experienced just that. Margot, the protagonist of this chilling story, is the only child that remembers what the sun looked liked. Most of the kids were envious of Margot, making fun of her quite often. Margot eventually turns into a wallflower, a hopeful, but a dispirited little girl who knows she’s a bit different from the rest. This…

Throughout the film of The Crucible, there were many changes made from the play. These changes made the film have more drama and meaning within all of the characters in the story. It was also fascinating to see the characters evolve throughout the story. It was easier to see how drastic these changes were to the characters within the movie because the viewer could actually see them change. The characters that evolved the most were Proctor and Hale. Both characters changed immensely as they grew…

Although these individuals are all probable to be in the wrong, the parents of the two lovers, are the true blame. Coexisting with the prologue of the story, it is mentioned that the two families have been in clout, while two of the children's affection bloom, and intersect.…