Leaves of Grass

During the 14th and 15th centuries the Apache Indian tribe was required by cultural mandate to leave as little imprint on the land as possible. The practice of leaving no trace of their occupation in an area makes it difficult for archaeologist to locate and identify archaeological sites for the Apache Indians during that time period. This makes it difficult to answer any questions about the Apache tribe during the 14th and 15th centuries. Adding to the frustration is the fact that the Apache…

furthering his knowledge or simply repeating what he has heard. In book XVI, Pliny talks about how the Helix differs in the size of its leaves, and how it has the most varieties of all. He goes on about how the leaves are small and have…

two years ago, I moved to Grass Valley, CA. Truly I tell you, this was a brand new experience. My whole life was centered around the city of Elk Grove, my previous city. My friends, family, and everything were there. The day I moved was exciting, a chance for new experiences, but at the same time I felt something new: pain. Now when I say pain, I don’t mean as in your daily paper cut; I mean homesickness. I spent over half of my life in Elk Grove, and I wasn’t ready to leave. But of course when…

couldn't even touch the ground and here I am, now too big to fit in. Rust runs up and down the chain, as I remember how it was all pretty and brand new when my family first got it. The pool looks as dead as a ghost town, with now orange and brown leaves that fell from the maple tree. The earliest memories in the pool were the most lively. The smell of chlorine reminds me how I learned to swim in that, how my mother went “you got this Mary!”. I felt like an Olympic swimmer when I accomplished…

Deer Camp My mouth was open,I was snoring. All of the sudden I fly forward and hit the seat in front of me and I suddenly awake.’WHOA” I yelled loudly,what was that? “That goon ran his light”my mom yelled angrily. “Are we almost there” I asked,we are going to our Deer Camp and it is a really long drive. We were driving,and driving,and driving then I started to recognize the roads then I saw a sign. The sign said “Welcome to LaBelle” then I knew we were close. We were driving…

Hazard Signs “Teegan is such a sweet child,” Ms. Fields says. “It’s such a pleasure to be her teacher.” Holly Allen only stares at the tall lanky teacher with frizzy hair so thick it looks like a bird’s nest rest atop her head. Ms. Fields nervously pushes some of her hair behind an ear and then looks around the empty hallway, avoiding Holly’s unhappy eyes. “Why did you call me here?” Holly Allen huffed. “The parent teacher meetings were last week, we wanted to speak to every parent about their…

her permission to be what she wanted to be. The woman realized that she could depend on herself and did not need a man to reassure her of what she was doing. Progression plays an important role in this poem. The woman starts out as a blade of grass, insignificant and simple. When she saw the man did not respond to this, she tried to be something more. Next, she tried to be a bird, happily dependent on him. Next, she tried being a spider, which is independent, aggressive, and predatory. Then…

turquoise. I like to sit on a fallen tree next to the river to hear the soft, angelic flow of the water. As an illustration, in the fall the leaves change to the colors in burnt red, olive green and mustard yellow. When the leaves start to fall, the dry patches of now dead grass turn into a village of fall colors. Another thing, is that due to all the leaves falling it creates shadows of the branches on the floor because of the patches of the sun that fight their way through the naked branches.…

The Savannah elephant lives in the grass lands of Africa where there are many trees, but the trees canopy does not close like the rainforest and the average temperature is 68-86 degrees Fahrenheit year round. The Average rain fall per year is 10-30 inches per year. The African forest elephant…

of all races in the time period. Emily Dickinson’s poetry gives readers new ways to view the woman. She destroys the ideas of typical gender roles and, like Fuller, claims the woman as an individual and a free-thinker. Finally, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass presents a new look at sexuality and the depiction of womanhood and manhood to show both the contrast and the blurs between the…