Solstice

Margaret Barry Interpreting Literature MWF 9am Dr. Taylor February 5, 2016 Poem explication In William Carlos Williams poem “The Crowd at the Ball Game” the speaker at first glance is seemingly talking about a crowd of people cheering on their favorite team at a baseball game. But upon farther analysis, there may be a deeper meaning. The speaker may have been at the ball game and witnessed the crowd first hand and the audience is someone who was not at the ball game. The first stanza states…

up for debate, but most believe that it was created as an Astronomical Calendar (Ghose, Tia.). If this reason is actually the truth it would suggest that even back in 2600 BC people strived to celebrate summer and winter solstice (Ghose, Tia.). They wanted to celebrate the solstices so they used their scientific knowledge and their appreciation for the natural arts to create something that is still a part of our world. Despite the longevity of this monument it is still going to erode and fade,…

Queen of May chooses villagers to dance around the maypole (Medieval Holidays, ??). In addition Midsummer’s Eve is the next holiday that begins in June. Midsummer’s Eve is a holiday spent to glorify the middle of summer, also known as the summer solstice. After that a favored holiday by many others is Halloween. This holiday is on the last day of october and has the reputation for all death, ghosts, and spirits; more so candy and costumes for a more present time. Although, instead of people…

tense. The hunter is cheating on the narrator, and she knows it. I feel like the narrator is actually speaking in the future tense regarding the hunter’s position. This is evident when the narrator said “the hunter will call you on the day of the solstice to say he has a friend in town and can’t see you…. He’ll give new meaning to the phrase ‘longest night of the year’”. The way she is stating the incident, is an example of summarized dialogue using the future…

“What is the reason for the season?” I constantly hear individuals use this saying to remind people that Jesus’ birth is why we celebrate Christmas. Although some people remember that Jesus came into the world on that day, most people have lost the true meaning. Thousands of Americans just look at Christmas as an opportunity to receive presents, or various other selfish reasons. Retailers just look at it as a way to make extra money. Few see the real meaning. Our culture has gone so far as to…

Chinese Americans The United States is a big country which has enormous influence on other countries. This in fact attracted many individuals to come out of their societies and move to the US. Thus, the US society can be explained as the salad bowl societies, where different cultures exists in one place, but they don’t overrule each other. One of the most important of these groups are Chinese Americans. However, being in a community with a majority of Chinese students attracted me to…

well. Unorthodox Day could really improve not only the lives of each and every American, but it could help to change the country from within, which in turn could change the world. The date would be June 21, that way it would either be the summer solstice, or only days from it, allowing maximum time to “get out of your comfort zone.” It would allow Americans to try something different, something new, and be free of charge to citizens. The day would also become a national holiday, allowing even…

from the text how different hunters used different techniques. Most would rely on the moon to tell the time of the year. Since the moon is always out, this was especially very helpful. “It's alignment shows its purposes, such as lunar eclipses, solstices and so on.” (Source 1) The early Egyptians realized that the “Dog Star” rose next to the sun every 365 days. Based on this they devised a 365-day calendar. Our society has adopted this calendar with a leap year every four years.…

Dionysus, also known as Bacchus or Iacchus is the child of Zeus who Fell in love with Semele, Semele is Dionysus mother making Zeus his father. In some myths it is said that Semele got pregnant by Zeus's thunderbolt which is where the virgin thing came into play DIONYSOS is called twice born. Zeus wife Hera got jeloius when she found out that Semele was pregnant and tried to get rid of her so Hera gave doubt to Semele and this is what happend, she had Zeus show himself to her and when Zeus did…

All The Small Things John Wooden once said that “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” In the one act play “Trifles” Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find small details that all point toward the something big that happened: a murder. While it may seem more convenient to look for the big clues, sometimes the answer lies in the intricate details like those of the quilt and the bird’s death. Had these seemingly insignificant details been focused on, the murderer…