Pond

used permaculture principles when designing the pond throughout the process, as I was trying to design a pond that was sustainable, and multi purposeful (beyond that of aesthetic value.) When deciding the placement of the pond, I took into account the surrounding environment to find an area where it would have the least amount of impact on the microclimates. This is a principle of permaculture as one’s design must cooperate with nature. By placing the pond in an area where the drainage dispenses…

am going to talk about the Impressionist painting Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies of Claude Monet and the ukiyo-e print Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa of Katsushika Hokusai. Through making comparison of these two artworks, I will mainly describe the stylistic difference and study some differences between Western and Eastern art and society. First of all, I am going to talk about the background information of Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies. This artwork represents the two greatest…

How A Ring Got Into The Kelly Pond -Gabriel’s Fiance- Elizabeth was a modern woman. She and her fiance, Gabriel, had been dating for five years when he had decided to propose. She went to get a wedding ring for him at the jewelry store. She had it engraved with his initials and had it in a small black box then she began to walk home. About half way there, she wanted to make sure it was perfect so she pulled it out of his pocket. Unfortunately, a raven screeched at the same moment which…

Pond Hockey and Civic Duty Whether at a stadium with referees and organized periods, or a pick up game with friends on the pond behind my house, I have always enjoyed hockey. However, each of these two styles of play is quite different. A good example of this is when the goalie covers the puck by their goal. In professional hockey, the players are always taught that until the referee blows the whistle, they are to jab their stick at the goalie and his glove in an attempt to knock the puck out…

The Trip 'Cross the Pond “In 2013, approximately 41.3 million immigrants lived in the United States, an all-time high for a nation historically built on immigration. The United States remains a popular destination attracting about 20 percent of the world 's international migrants, even as it represents less than 5 percent of the global population.” (Jie Zong, Jeanne Batalova lines 8-13). Despite the high rates of immigration to America nowadays, back in colonial times the migration rates were…

“Goose Pond” “Goose Pond”, written by Thomas Williams seemingly is a novel about the tranquil rural life but intricately portrays the mind and state of a fifty-eight year old man who has just lost his wife. Having natural and peaceful aspects, the story itself is not about the simple rural life in the woods. It depicts how Robert Hurley began to deal and come to terms with his sudden loneliness and realization of his eventual death. Including both the realistic cruelty of life alone and the…

the food that you are provided are simply not enough. Would lose they lose their will to survive? Would that person compromise their morals? Would they let the situation break them? Luckily, most do not have to answer these questions, but Arn Chorn-Pond in the Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick did. About 40 years ago, in Cambodia, there was an oppressive regime known as the Khmer Rouge. ‘Oppressive’ is not even a harsh enough word to describe the atrocities they committed. Over 25% of the…

The sun shone through the dense canopy of trees, lighting up the water with a luminescent glow. I witnessed this event with awe, blinded by the sunlight. It was the first day working at Tule Ponds, a vast area of flora and fauna. Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon is a reserve for wildlife in wetlands and marshes. You can find thousands of plants, shrubs, and trees in the area. White Alders, Tules, and Broad Leaved Cattails are bountiful. Doves, Herons, Egrets, and Bullfrogs appear as common sights.…

even if there is nothing new to see. Modern day people thirst for the newest, littlest, bits of information, constantly having to know “what’s new”. I feel Andrew Sullivan has made a strong and convincing argument in his article “Google is Giving us Pond-Skater Minds” on how technology is giving today’s society shorter attention spans and changing the way modern day people write. According to Sullivan, technology has been changing people’s writing style since the invention of the typewriter. .…

Impressionism began in the late 19th century when Impressionist wanted to capture fleeting moments and scenes from what they had experienced and were influenced by which was the camera. “Art of art’s sake” was how they referred to the expression of art, let art be art and let the artist paint what he sees and is who he is. They began to understand light and color and even pigmentations of oil and other chemicals (1). Yet rather than painting scenes from insides they wanted to paint the world, as…