Sunset

These “wild men” are the radical ones who are fanciful, imaginative, and cherish life until the last drop of the sunset (Thomas 10). The men “caught and sang the sun in flight,” conveying the men celebrated and cherished every day of their lives until they acknowledge the world they admired does not last forever. The hasty diction, such as, “flight” resembles the abrupt…

were very active women like millions of other retired women who live alone, they devoted so much of their lives to protest against social injustice, they spend much of their time interacting with other residents and staff. One of the strengths of Sunset Story is that it introduces us to a pair of extraordinary women who have kept their dignity and independence in a world that conspires against them having either. "Aging is a moral and spiritual frontier because its unknowns, terrors, and…

Imagine waking up at sunrise and tucking in your bed at sunset. Then, after many years, while striking stones, you discover fire, something that would help you stay awake at night in presence of light. Burning firewood and lighting up oil lamps remained sources of light until the Nineteenth century when the Incandescent light bulb was co-invented by two scientists - Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan. Since then, the lightbulb has been the invention of the 19th century that has shined on us for…

chairs forming a vanishing point to the window. The three figures to the left are a positive space jumping for joy. The bridge above them has a textured brick wall and a vanishing point into the sunset. Above the jukebox is a window with repeating squares that only shows darkness. The top, center sunset on the beach has possibly a pier that forms a vanishing point to the sky and the surfers fun on the beach has come to an end. The fireworks on the top, right corner illuminate the sky causing the…

“It’s not what you have it’s what you don’t have that counts” Page 43. The westing game by Ellen Raskin is a book and a movie. These two might have the same idea but very different details. All of sixth grade in gull lake is reading the very confusing westing game. The westing game book and movie have many similarities and differences worth noting down. The westing game is a very confusing book/story. In the westing game book 16 heirs get in groups of two to find out who killed Sam Westing. The…

changes. No sunset is ever exactly the same color scheme or layout again. A fallen tree in the midst of a forest will not look exactly the same way tomorrow. This is why I chose Setting as my topic, it signifies a big part of what I find beautiful in nature. It has the soft clouds wafting into the sky. Yet the bright sun mixes in with its burst of colorful sunset. As the water drifts towards the viewer, it becomes lighter and has more pigment. It captures a once in a lifetime sunset that will…

wind is slightly blowing across the top. The dark black mountains in the background give depth to the water and allows you to see how big and deep it actually is. The sky is a reflection of the waters colors, and there are clouds gathered around the sunset extending its light across the sky. The two visual elements that I will describe are color and light. The colors the Leonid Afremov are yellow, orange, green, purple, black, grey, and many mixture in between. The outside edges of the water…

Most people consider the distance between the Earth and its famous satellite to be fairly insignificant. How could such a nocturnal monument be so far away? However, one could position all of the planets in our solar system so that they fit within the limited space and still have thousands of kilometers to spare. This picture accurately conveys the scale of the universe, and ultimately alters our perspective entirely. Situations in my life have run parallel to this concept. It is a part of…

dedicated to essentially spying on the population of the United States, as well as creating several legal loopholes that allow the involved agencies to delay notification of a search or seizure. One of the redeeming qualities of the PATRIOT Act is the sunset provision which on December 31, 2005 terminated several of the amendments enhancing electronic surveillance…

into the river which was symbolic of their loved ones travelling into the afterlife. By sundown, they would congregate at Woodhenge which is considered a ceremonial home for the living. After the sunset ceremony, there…