Solitude

Nathan Bedford Mrs. Nancy Turner A.P. English 9/18/14 The Sage of Concord Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts to Ruth Haskins and William Emerson. He was one of the first and possibly most popular transcendental poets. His father, a Unitarian minister, raised him very lovingly but strictly; he died when he was only eight years old. This caused him to grow very close to his mother, siblings, and his aunt, Mary Moody. He began writing journals soon after his…

I don’ appreciate you. I don’t really like when people pick me up and hold me, but if set down and put me on your lap and I move in every way direction so you can hit all my favorite spots. Though don’t get me wrong just like you, I also like my solitude where I can relax and take a nap or even just look out the window. I’m still a fairly young cat, and still like to run around and play with toys such as balls, strings, toys covered in cat nip from time to time. I came into the shelter as a…

In the excerpt, “Let There be Dark” the author, Paul Bogard, clearly states his viewpoint that [darkness is an irreplaceable value]. Bogard uses real world examples, rhetorical questioning as well as figurative diction to stress to his audience his strong belief that natural darkness should be preserved. Towards the middle of the excerpt, Bogard includes a rhetorical question that persuades his readers to also value darkness as much as he does. “In a world awash with electric light...how…

sentence in prison. Dimmesdale flees to Florida in attempt to move on from his crime. Hester tells the city about her crime, keeping Dimmesdale unknown. Thinking that fessing up is the better thing to do, Hester is sent to prison. Roger quickly seeks solitude in his house, fearing that the city would come for him. As Hesters daughter Pearl grows, she bounces back and forth from Hester and Roger. Hester, being…

book about a man who ran away from childhood problems and decided to walk into the wilderness by himself after getting rid of all of his materialistic items including his car and money, and Walden, a book about a man who fled towards simplicity and solitude to understand what life was really about, are two incredible books. The stories are timeless and will likely still be talked about in fifty years. The protagonists, Thoreau and Chris, shared many similarities and differences. One big…

Steinbeck tells the story of two men and their struggle to achieve their version of the American dream. The novella starts off in Salinas Valley in California, a "few miles south of Soledad."(Of Mice and Men, 1) The word Soledad in Spanish translates to solitude and loneliness. The two men, George and Lennie are complete opposites. Lennie is an essentially a strong giant and is fascinated with soft things, such as rabbits and even dead mice. He is slow in mind. He has a short attention span and…

I work in my bedroom; a bland, yet familiarly comfortable room on the second floor of my family's country home. Working here fulfills my desire for solitude better than any other place in the house. This room gives me an escape; a place where I can peacefully concentrate on my…

kids to dream STEM dreams. Find the film on Apollo XIII and talk about life as an astronaut. Look up a movie on Einstein or a famous astronomer or the story of Ben Carson and dream what it would be like to be a mathematician or surgeon. Use the solitude of a blanket fort to read age-appropriate biographies of stars in the medical, science, technology, engineering or math fields. Part of the learning and inspiration for kids is exposure to the options which lay before them. After all, your…

have desires for Maddie. Starkfield’s harsh environment also forced tension between Ethan and Maddie. Ethan wanted to get away from Starkfield, but since he was practically stuck he started to lose feelings for Zeena, which drove him deeper into solitude. Ethan and Zeena’s relationship probably would not have been very strong to begin with, but with Starkfield in the way it was doomed to fail from the…

In Oceania, telescreens prevent that true understanding of solitude. Telescreens are present in nearly all public and private places, they are large television screens that broadcast government propaganda, news and approved entertainment (CNN); the screens also double as a surveillance camera, used to spy on citizens…