Maya Lin

Once you experience something of such great significance, it is hard to let that go and move on. This universal theme can be seen in both the song “Want You Back” by 5 Seconds of Summer, and the short story, “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. In “Want You Back” the band sings about a girl whom they have left and will always want back. In “All Summer in a Day” the author tells about about students on Venus, who are in the absence of the sun and are grieving the loss of it too. In both of…

“Free! Body and soul free” (66)! This flashy quote helps to demonstrate the symbolization of a woman who just experienced her most triumphant victory over her oppressor. With her “body and soul free” (66), she is expressing just how great of an oppression that had consumed her soul. In “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, which represents the element of symbolism through seasons, freedom, and death to convey a message of the oppression of a woman’s soul. The seasons play an important role in…

In all three poems from Percy Shelley, he brings up that you can learn from things that you typically wouldn’t think you can learn from. He points out that you can learn from ruin cities, to wind, to even birds singing. Each of his poems has a message behind them whether it is not to be so full of yourself and stay humble or even learning from a bird that is singing a song. Throughout all of Shelley’s poems, Ozymandias, Ode to the West Wind, and To a Skylark, Shelley wants to point out that no…

Greatest Achievement of the Mayan, Aztec and Inca People The Mayans, Aztecs, and the Inca people made many achievements in math and astronomy. The Mayans invented an evasive number system and Mayan calendars .The Aztecs made a lot of inventions dealing with math and astronomy. The Incas made findings of math, which helped them manufacture certain things like tools. The Mayans developed an advanced number system. They developed ways to add and subtract. The Mayans understood the importance of…

Ancient Maya Geography Mayan civilization occupied most of what is now the Yucatan Peninsula. In the early days in Mayan society, they were situated around Mexico, and Central America The Mayans built small huts with thatched roofs, usually one-room. The walls consisted of interwoven wooden poles, and dried mud. Huts were used primarily for sleeping, cooking and other daily chores took place outside. Decision Making The King or High Priest were at the top of the Hierarchy The King was believed…

The passage, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou, has shown that passion can influence people's lives greatly. In the story it states, “she began the first of what we later called ‘my lessons in living’ … ‘Take this book of poems and memorize one for me. Next time you pay me a visit, I want…

A great debate has been ensuing for many years over the cause of the fall of the ancient Maya. There have been many academics who have attempted to explain the collapse of the civilization with a variety of possible explanations. Some hypotheses include war, while others consider the environment as a cause. However, Archaeologists have used two well known types of theory to make their arguments. The first type of theory is known as processualism. The academics who came up with theories based on…

Annie Jump Cannon changed our world one star at a time. She was born in Dover, Delaware on December 11, 1863. At a young age she was mesmerised by the stars. She was taught about stars and constellations by her mother while she was young which ignited her love for stars. Her family consist of her mother Mary Jump, her father Wilson Lee Cannon, her two brothers Wilson L. Cannon and Robert B. Cannon,also her half sisters Ella Cannon, Mary E. Cannon, and Esther Cannon. She attended…

In Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird”, we straightway as the readers can tell from the title “Caged Bird” that the poem involves boundaries forced upon the bird inside due to the cage it’s in. Throughout the poem the bird in the cage is compared to a bird with freedom, this in depth symbolizes the struggles African Americans had during the era of white superiority. The free bird represents a person who is living a fortunate life and is free to do as he or she wishes, while on the other the caged…

A vacation in Spain- Writing Prompt: Great Spanish dishes, beautiful architecture, and rich interesting history. Spain is an eccentric place filled with many exciting activities and fun adventures. Spain also have many historical events that took place there; for example there “are many ruins that have been left behind that are not only a big part of Spain’s history but they also show traces of the lasting impact of the Roman Empire”, as stated in the article , “The Resilient Roman Ruins of…