Sundown

Near the end of the first story, Ántonia states to Jim that “things will be easy for you. But they will be hard for us” (Cather 90). “You” in this instance includes Jim and all other white people of America who have no trouble being accepted into colleges and getting jobs, while the “us” is not only Ántonia but also immigrants to America. Ántonia notices how the dominant ethnicity receives the first opportunity in education and work; while immigrants or people of other ethnicities are secondhand…

Why do Secularists deny God’s existence? The word secularism comes from the Latin word "saecularis" meaning worldly or earthly. The belief in Secularism is that most secularists have the view that the mind is more powerful than God. Since secularism is without God, it leaves man with no purpose of personal guilt before the existence of God. The only concern is man-made laws dealing with evil and selfishness of fallen human nature. Many Secularists believe that they don’t need God in their lives…

of myself, I should explain what was so horrible about plantation life. What would cause me to risk it all for a chance of freedom? Well, the work we did was painstaking. We picked cotton, or whatever crop the owner decided to grow, from sunup to sundown. When we were too slow, the overseers whipped us until we couldn’t stand, and then whipped us a bit more for good measure. When we weren’t being punished or overworked, we were being starved. The overseers saw to it that our stomachs were never…

A Successful Reconstruction Imagine being a young African American male or a female, working everyday from sun-up till sundown while being disrespected, made fun of, and most of all, severely abused on a daily basis for no particular reason. That was the life of all African American slaves in the 1800s. When things could not possibly get any worse, somehow they did; the American people began to argue whether or not to expand slavery to the new states in the southwest. The result was the…

Wicca: A Misunderstood Religion Most people know them as witches. Some are terrified that they might cast a spell on them. Others might want to be like them so that they could have the power to make someone fall in love with them. And the rest of the population does not even know who they are. Who are they? Wiccans. I spoke with one only a couple weeks ago. And no, she didn’t cast a spell on me. As a matter of fact, the Wiccans are opposite of what many people imagine about them; they are just…

“C’mon, slowpoke. I want to get there before this torch burns its way down to my hand,” Viren called from up ahead, the dancing flame he held illuminating the darkening forest. The trees cast long, stretched shadows, looking as though they were trying to escape the setting sun. “Shut up, I have much shorter legs than you. I also have to lug this target and this bag of straw balls you insisted I carry, along with the slingshots. Couldn’t we just have gathered stones by the field instead?”…

Jewish adult, there is a monumental celebration is held. Young men and women can now participate fully in traditions like fasting on Yom Kippur. The Jewish culture practice Shabbat. Sabbath is a day of rest and begins Friday night and lasts until sundown Saturday. The Jewish culture celebrates their own holidays and also eats kosher…

establish a modicum of comfort, and since a decent number of men were ill, it meant more work for the healthy. However, Perceval did not begrudge the extra work. He wanted his fellow soldiers to recover so they were in fighting shape. It was after sundown by the time the camp was functional, and Perceval’s stomach growled. He settled in front of the main fire on a log, his supper of turnip and venison stew balanced in his lap. Michael sat off to the side, whispering with Rona, as had become his…

Comparative Analysis There are many similarities and differences in the beliefs, values, and practices of my interviewee, S.M., and those listed for Muslim Americans in the “Cultural Factors that Affect Nursing Care” box. (Taylor, et al., 2015). Both the Puerto Rican culture and Muslim culture put a high value and importance for family. The man is also considered the head of the house in both cultures. Another similarity is that they both similar health preventive strategies including personal…

with me as well. On that day, at the age of about six or seven years old. As soon as the sidewalk in front of the apartment came into view, a crowd of kids clustered nearby because it talked about a bike race, it would take place at around sunset. Sundown came and the bikes…