Pond

Walden Pond is a culmination of his transcendentalist ideals. He chose to live in simplicity and sounded by the natural world which he found to be incredibly stimulating. His time spent at Walden lead to his publishing of a book summarizing his time spent at Walden Pond and the revelations he made about spiritual rebirth, living deliberately and self-reliance. Walden was first published in 1854 and recounts his thoughts on the two years he spent…

I looked out at my pond and saw that it has iced over completely and fully frozen, frozen enough to walk on. So I put one step on the pond still a little unsure and not wanting to get wet and frozen! I took another step and see that the ice wouldn't give away and that I was safe from getting wet, I continued to walk around on the pond enjoying myself…

properties of Wakefield Pond. Figure 3. Graph of temprature vs Depth in each lake. Figure 4. Graph of oxygen concentration vs Depth in each lake. Figure 5. Graph of light vs Depth in each lake. Figure 7. Sketches of plankton and relative aboundace from all two lakes Figure 8. Sketches of plamkton and relative aboundance from all two lakes. Figure 6. Fish in Wakefield Pond variety and numbers. Discussion Lake Evelyn and Wakefield Pond were all the places…

sitting upon an old dock at the edge of a pond as the evening sun begins to set. You become mesmerized by the captivating ornamentation of light that dances off the ripples of the water. There is the sudden faint cry of a loon in the distance that startles you and brings you from that tranquil state back to the harrowing vapidity of reality. Instead of turning to annoyance, you realize the loon is time and you are Norman Thayer, the character from “On Golden Pond” who lost their charismatic…

The story of the ice conflict is often recounted by the modern residents of Carlisle, who likely heard it growing up but never personally saw the skating ponds. Among the population that actually experienced it, it is barely mentioned, only Wardecker explicitly mentions it in his interview. Therefore the skating pond conflict has evolved into almost a form of folklore, a story from a bygone era of mean teenage Indians bullying the ancestors of today’s Carlisle residents. This collective…

The movie “On Golden Pond” begins with the arrival of an old couple (Ethel and Norman) at a lakeside vacation house where they have spent their summers for years. When they begin to settle into the vacation house, Norman starts to have memory problems and he is unable to recognize old family photographs. Their daughter, Chelsea, her fiancé Bill, and Bill’s thirteen- year-old son Billy stop by on their way to Europe for Normans Birthday. In a conversation with Ethel, Chelsea discusses her…

The Ghost of Golden Pond We had waited all summer to move into our new home in the country. Mom and dad wanted to move us out to my grandfather’s land after he passed away last September. They thought the city was too hectic and crowded and felt the country would be the best place to raise their family. The sun shone through the car windows onto my cheeks creating a warm glow as we drove further into the countryside. Dust picked up in the air from the back of our family’s minivan as the…

In the Excerpt “Spring” from Thoreau's essay titled Walden, Thoreau explains how spring is a symbol of change and continuity. In order to satisfy his purpose, Thoreau uses powerful diction, prominent metaphors and personification of nature. Thoreau uses Powerful diction in the piece such as, “lifting” “glee's” “dissolves” “fresh” to convey how the spring can uplift one’s mind, and words such as “perpetual” “perennial” “eternity” to form an intellectual voice. Thoreau utilizes prominent…

Young, intelligent, yet not wealthy. My name is Leo Pond. I was born in Nottingham England on November 3, 1885 (Thoroton society of Nottingham ). I grew up in a household with both of my parents, Florence Pond and William Pond, along with my five siblings. The eldest was William, he is a aptycock (Dennis) or at least he seemed that way to me how as he knew everything and i didnt know much he loved to be a fossneck,(Braber) then there is Mary, she wasn't much younger than William, they were the…

activity was to clean North Pond. North Pond is located behind Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park (2430 N. Cannon Drive). I attended this event on October 10, 2015. I attended this event with Rosy Delgado. I enjoyed cleaning the pond because I felt like a good person. I felt like I was helping the environment. Doing something good makes you feel good. We need to make it so that when we die, our children can live in a world where there are still beautiful parks, ponds, forests, etc. How sad…