MUD

company and would start her new job in two weeks. She would work as the new Drilling Fluids Engineer, most often referred to as the ‘Mud Man’. Or ‘Mud Person’ as it pertained to her situation on the oil platform in the North Sea, off the coast of Durness, Scotland. With her degree as a petroleum geologist in hand, but brief time working in the field, she applied for the mud engineer position. The limited extent of her fieldwork occurred during summers and school breaks, with an internship at a…

Kaelin was very patient with me. She would come up with an activity for us to do, and taught me a lot about sharing and taking turns, although that was hard for me to grasp at that age. Our parents were always thrilled when we would decide to make “mud pies” with a side of worms.…

analysis of Walt Whitman’s life in the capital of the United States of America, Washington, DC, by describing how atrocious the city appears. He proceeds to argue that despite its presentation, the city still manages to draw people to it. The phrase "mud city" is used to describe Washington before its development because citizens viewed it as a glorified piece of farm land. Plumly illustrates the capital with diseases, wondrous farm animals, and raunchy places of business. Although the city had…

him in his lawn and tested him quickly on a moral point: Presumably, there are poor labourers who hack wood for a living, and Frost is "playing" with someone else's work. Best case scenario, he is stealing a vocation from somebody. "Tow tramps in Mud Time" is thought to be outstanding amongst other known poems of Frost, first published in 1936. The thing that strikes us much about the poem is that the poem is an exceptionally confirmation of Frost's visual imagination combined with…

development and shaping of one’s personality, beliefs and self-image. It is a time of finding one’s self, and is accompanied by the difficulties and angst of doing so. Adolescent angst is a key theme and is evident in both the texts ‘The Killing of Mud-Eye’ written by Celeste Walters and ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ directed by Kate Woods. The main characters from each, Linton Begg and Josie Alibrandi, struggle to overcome these problems, mainly within their family relationships and need for…

Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and Jeff Nichols’ film “Mud” are set in two different eras, revolve around the lives of two very different characters, and explore different themes. However, one theme that is prevalent in both texts is that of the adult world being a confusing and frightening place from a child’s perspective. Nichols and Lee use different stylistic devices which impact their audience in different ways, but are effective in showing that the adult world can be a…

There are many similarities between the Mud Pie, and the Apple Pie. There are pretty big differences, and small insignificant differences. The Apple Pie is different from the Mud Pie in many ways. One way that the Apple Pie is different from the Mud Pie is the Apple pie is meant to be eaten, however the Mud Pie can be eaten although it is not advised. Another difference between the two is, the Apple Pie also tastes good, and the Mud Pie doesn’t taste good, although it really depends on your…

entrance with a ball of mud to form an air pocket as the…

All I smelled was dirt, mud, and a wet dog. Then we got mud all over us and Duke and somehow there was water in the bed of the truck. We were having a lot of fun. I saw some trees, ponds, and lots of mud, trucks, and some friends. Bailey and I stopped for a little while and ate some food and took a rest. I also had to feed Duke so I gave him some food. Duke jumped out of the bed of the truck and started playing in the mud and barking. Me and Bailey jumped out of the back…

ARCHITECTURE: Most houses were made of block. The banks of the Nile gave the mud used to make blocks. Block creators gathered mud, added straw and water to it as required, and stepped it with their feet until it achieved the correct consistency. The blend was then put in a shape. Once formed, the blocks were expelled from the shape and left on the ground to dry in the sun. Egyptian workers would have lived in basic mud-block homes containing just a couple household items: beds, stools, boxes…