Seashell

Emmet Gowin was born in Danville, Virginia in 1941 and currently resides in Newtown, PA. While growing up in rural Virginia, he showed interest in art, which later led him to photography. In 1965, he received a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Graphic Design from Richmond Professional Institute, which is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University today. Shortly after receiving his BFA, he went to Rhode Island School of Design to receive a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Photography in…

The “General Review of the Sex Situation” by Dorothy Parker and “Pie Dance” by Molly Giles, provide the readers with a comparison of a woman’s way of loving with a man. Both the poem and short story illustrate the male wrongdoings towards a woman by a woman’s sharp wit, humor, and pointed cynicism. Parker demonstrates the dominance of a man in a relationship. The opening two lines of the poem express the differences of a man’s faith to a woman by the a/a rhyme scheme: Woman wants monogamy; Man…

Gorgeous and shiny shells wash into the shore by the rippling of the water. At the golden hour, seashells sparkle in the sun that shines from Heaven, along the water's edge. I place a conch shell, found by my brothers, against my ear, and I hear the tranquil roar of waves crashing on the beach, as if the sounds from the shell’s past environment are still…

It is rare that I am up at 4:30 in the morning. The morning air was so fresh, and there was not a sound in the world. Waking up this early gives me a chance to witness one of the true beauties in the world. All of this happens before the world wakes up and the sunrise, on the beach, is something everyone should witness in their lives. The way the world stops in that moment of time gives such peace within myself to take on the day. Every sunrise offers a new beginning, a new chance to start over,…

Sitting in Algebra II, you may think to yourself: when am I ever going to use any of this in the real world? You are going to use all of the skills you learn in Algebra II more than you will ever realize. Using trigonometry, linear functions, series and sequences, and rational functions are prevalent in everyday life. In this fun, exciting report, you will learn about many situations in which you use Algebra II without even recognizing it! Trigonometry is a widely used math concept in everyday…

What would happen if something were to occur unexpectedly in a place where nothing really happens? Montag, in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is a fireman in suburbs, and Barton, in Cold Equations by Tom Godwin, is a pilot on a spaceship. Both main characters have problems that need to be fixed to make their world right. People should start being more aware of their surroundings and what can happen around them. Although there are some small similarities, the difference between Fahrenheit 451 and…

content to pure joy. Happiness is an emotion that is individually achieved. Happiness in today’s society is often based on materialistic objects, which is shown also by the citizens’ in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, by their television walls and seashells. To begin, the contrast in happiness is shown through Mildred’s self-esteem and her friends unawareness of societal issues. Secondly, education shows contrast through the characters Beatty and Clarisse. Therefore, technology shows contrast by…

representative of the theme as she has no personality. She is a mold of her society… lifeless, with no feeling or thoughts of her own. She does not wish to have conversations with her husband all she wants is to be in her own world of TV walls and seashells. But with submission to society, she has lost all individual identity… she has lost herself. The other has gone along with society and lost herself in the…

a green long tail or a tiny little green head. Florida must be invaded with lizards. As we all get to the beach you can hear the waves crashing along the sand and dragging anything close with it. If it weren't for the tides there would be no fun seashells to look at on the beach. The beach is so much more fun especially if the weather is nice. Usually in Florida the weather is the best. I’m assuming that's why it's known as the sunshine state. Another known thing I love about Florida are the…

He's relieved when the Hound only hesitates at Faber's house and then keeps going. Every person in every house is watching, and in order to help find Montag, the announcer on the Seashell radio gives everyone a count to ten to look outside for him, which they all do. By that time, Montag had reached the river, and put on Faber's garments and the whiskey to mask his scent; he keenly avoids the helicopter searchlights as he drifts downstream…