Solstice

In the essay solstice by Joanne Lozar Glenn, it talks about how the past was different, compared to now. I find it interesting how, in the essay the author talks about how people could leave their yard games outside in the front lawn and no one would take it, however now a days people would take it instantly if its not put away. To me, I certainly feel like society has changed a lot over the years. In the past like mentioned in the first paragraph, people would be able to leave yard games and…

When October is ending and November is beginning thousands of Pagans from America, Europe, Canada and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere observe the sacred time of Samhain. Samhain is a celebration of the dead, meaning "Summer's End". Depending on your place of origin it's pronounced Shah-vin, Sow-een, saah-win, saa-ween, or sav-wen, and is a celebration of the end of the time for harvesting or the end of Summer, ant the start of the coldest half of the year, it is also considered by some to…

“The Binds That Tie Summer Solstice and Horror Movies” Written by: Paula Limbaugh and Reviewed by Farrah Hardy Horror, how I love thee, so many summer camps, so little time. I grew up in a haunted house and in its hay day, a funeral home and a church. Needless to say, I stick to the horror genre because it makes me the happiest. “Write what you know,” is what I’ve been told. If I had my choice, it would always be horror. The title was what this horror and mystical lover yearned for, and…

Out of all the situations we face in life, knowing that tomorrow is guaranteed is something that no person is for sure of. The poem, “Summer Solstice, New York City” by Sharon Olds is a perfect example of the uncertainties in life. This short poem deals with an immensely suicidal man meeting death's face to face at the edge of a building’s roof in New York City while he is surrounded by policemen. At first, this poem seems to be primarily about a depressed man being talked out of suicide by the…

horizon, they couldn’t be sure when the the suns finally dipped completely out of sight. From lookout point, the farthest edge of Heroes’ City, the watch saw the last rays of sunlight flicker, and then disappear. It was officially sunset; the Winter solstice Festival of Heroes had begun. He sent up a bright flare to announce the moment. It burst high above the tops of the buildings, allowing the crowds in the streets below to see its light illuminate everything in a bright flash. A cheer rose,…

In the poem “Summer Solstice, New York City” by Sharon Olds, a man struggles with a difficult decision: to live or end his life. The police come while he is sitting literally on the edge trying to decide what to do. Olds’ poem is very vague, not really giving any clear information about the issue or what is going on. By chronicling the day of a man who wants life to end, Olds alludes to the precariousness of existence to those who do not ponder the end of life. As the reader can see, this…

various parts of the stone circle. In the text “Understanding Stonehenge” by Rossella Lorenzi visiters say they stay overnight to mark the summer solstice and to see the sunrise above the stones. Also, in “Understanding Stonehenge” researchers concluded that the prehistoric monument was built to show off the solstices. Align the monument with the two solstices along a northeast/southwest axis. One of many misterious of Stonehenge. In addition…

Royal city park The stop we choose to represent the purpose of entertainment and relaxing is behind the Royal city park, where is located at downtown Guelph and beside Eramosa river. The Royal city park is the major green space in downtown Guelph and contains riverfront trails. Moreover, it is a significant place that most families choose to gathering and having enjoy moment with their children. According to the official plan and zoning by law, it also mentions that the park behind commercial…

would open its wings to allow the sun to shine and close them to create night. While there are many different beliefs and theories from the different tribe, there is an overall pattern of the significant of the sun. With that said, all of the four solstice/equinoxes would have been important to the pre-Columbian time period. After taking into consideration the importance of light to the Native Americans, it seems as though…

The architecture of Passage tombs reiterates the ritual stage of liminality in the articulation of entrances and the arrangement of motifs, features and space. The most illustrative examples of passage tombs are those at the Bend of the Boyne, Ireland. It is Knowth, Dowth and New grange tombs, which communicate liminality most clearly. Firstly, the entrances to these tombs emphasizes the threshold or liminality of the space, between the land of the living and the land of the dead (ancestors).…