Sunset

In short, the Peninsula offers a little something for everyone, from sunset walks on the horizon-stretching beach to organized festivities almost every weekend. Fall and winter months boast the best razor clamming in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire United States. The annual Razor Clam Festival is a hit with locals…

"Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery." Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2016. Summary: This article talked about Slavery before the Civil War. When the New Constitution was adopted in 1787 slavery was a dying practice. There seemed to be no benefit in the continuous shipment of slaves so the founders agreed to end the importation of slave by 1808. In the 1800’s slavery quickly began to thrive again. The invention of the cotton gin helped…

Hawaii has everything: beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets, world-class hospitality, and the list goes on. Unfortunately, the one thing you can’t find in Hawaii is authentic Japanese miso soup unless you know the one place to look for this old-world delicacy. Ma'ona Musubi, located in the heart of downtown Honolulu, HI is a breakfast and lunch restaurant specializing in a variety of Japanese dishes, but perhaps, the most sought-after creation is the miso soup. Ma'ona Musubi’s owner/chef insists…

Between sunset and the last light of the day, mostly around 6 to 7pm (Brown, The Second Pillar of Islam, 2006). 5. Between darkness and midnight, this is about 8pm to 10pm (Brown, The Second Pillar of Islam, 2006). Now that, we have explored Faith and prayer as…

One of the greatest terrors of the human mind is death. Death hovers over us, holding a ticking clock which counts down the time that we have left before we join him. Subconsciously, all humans can hear this clock from the moment we truly understand who Death represents- the end. This understanding guides our actions while we are alive. Humans try to be the best they can in order to be able to reflect back in the end with a sense of accomplishment. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, “The Hollow…

Language is a very powerful tool that can be expressed in different forms, each with a unique perspective. This is present in the stories “Two Words” by Isabel Allende and “I Am Writing Blindly” by Roger Rosenblatt. It is also visible in the collage titled “Always Together” by Philippe Beha and “Translations” a poem by Lake Sagaris. Three themes can be taken from the four interpretations on language. The theme that language is visible in every person, that the same words can have dual meanings…

The poem “Tears, Idle Tears” by Alfred Tennyson was written in 1847, during the beginning of the Victorian era. Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in 1809 and died in Lurgashall, United Kingdom in 1892. He had seven brothers and four sisters, none of which were as recognized for their work as Alfred Tennyson was. His father, a church rector, became melancholy when he realized his family had started to lose money due to disinheritance. This is what started his heavy…

Then my dad moved houses, where i got to pick my room first now that my sisters had graduated. i ended up picking the game room because of the massive size and the view from the windows that lined the wall facing the sunset. i would sit by the window during sunset, looking out into the world and all the possibilities, which would endlessly inspire me. I began painting countless canvases of beauty portraying my thoughts and ideas on movements, visuals, and replicated eye pleasing images…

Fasting is the process by which one must try their best to restrain from eating, drinking, having sexual intercourse, and doing evil deeds from sunrise to sunset. This pillar states that all Muslims of available age are obligated to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. This holy month occurs in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and lasts about 30 days. Inscribed in the Holy Qur’an, fasting is an immense…

picnic, with this one being fit for Queen Elizabeth! That night, my group would have a lovely stroll on the beach before the sun sets. The seagulls would call out to us as if we were once friends while we gazed at the orange and pink streaks of the sunset. Furthermore, we would spend the rest of the day in the resort's hot tubs. The jets and the warmth would lure us to sleep. It almost worked, too! Dinner would be burgers from the resort that night. The burgers were incredibly greasy, as I…