The Bean Trees

It was a hot summer day and a perfect day to go swimming. The river was flowing calmly to the south and the currents were just strong enough to make me drift along without any efforts. Little did I know that I was about to experience the worst nightmare of my life. We all go through life, day after day, without thinking much about our purpose. We take life for granted and we think we deserve to be alive until such a moment when we come so close to death and we are suddenly jolted to a…

Tanner lay in his crib fitfully as he navigated through his dream. A boy of four, he could hardly comprehend that he was in the grasp of a nightmare. He walked in this imaginary realm through a narrow valley, in soft green grass that reached his knee. It was a beautiful place with the songs of birds and the rush of water from a nearby river. On both sides of him were mountain peaks that rose high above him, frosted with early snow. Further above the rocky behemoths were puffy white clouds that…

mugs that I painted as part of pottery lessons in middle school. I always opt for the nice, expensive mugs whenever I’m home. On the weekends when Dad was home, the house smelled like coffee and I loved it. If I woke up to the sound of the coffee bean grinder, early on a Saturday morning, I knew it was going to be a good weekend. During the week, when I was in high school, I would walk to Tim Hortons, the Canadian favourite coffee shop, with my friends during our break. The coffee isn’t as…

cartoon strip using the sounds to depict your story Ouch, click, pitter patter, thump, whisper, whizz, cheep, chortle, arf, neigh, purr, chug chug, honk, tick tock, zoom, snip, rat a tat tat, cuckoo Invent your own onomatopoeia words of the following Trees swaying in the wind Children playing in the ground Piano playing Different Jungle sounds Flowers blooming in the garden 7) Create some interesting portmanteau words from the below pair. Watch out, you might end up with words that already…

Part B Anthropology 6) Collapse In Collapse Jared Diamond addresses the environmental and economic problems that societies encounter during their development. Diamond makes it very clear that no society is safe from a collapse and that the problems that societies face should not be underestimated or the results could be catastrophic (Diamond 2011:2). The definition that Diamond gives for a collapse is “a drastic decrease in human population size and /or political/economic/social complexity…

Throughout all her adult life, Patti Delgadillo fought with food against possible ailments. She armed herself with flavor blends and nutrient-dense meals against a foreign enemy. She avoided processed foods, refined sugars, and plastic bottles in order to minimize her risk of getting cancer. When cancer reared its ugly head into Patti’s life, however, she remained true to her ideals and her commitments for a fit, healthy family. Patti is 44 years old and is? the primary food preparer in her…

It is evident that our world today is suffering from a large amount of environmental problems due to a number of people being careless towards the environment along with not using our resources wisely. From global warming, pollution, waste disposal, and overpopulation, these are just a few of the problems our world is currently facing. One environmental problem located in California is the bees, as they are dying at a fast rate. In an article titled “No Bees, No Food” published on the…

retained most of the supplies from the wreckage. The ten month stay on the island led to the birth of Rolfe’s first daughter named Bermuda. Due to sickness within the island his wife and daughter died. In 1610 the survivors made two small ships from trees and wreckage from the prior ship and sailed for ten days to reach the Chesapeake Bay. When Rolfe entered the colony he saw the colonist struggle to return money to their sponsors in the Virginia Company. They had tried many different things to…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in Malaysia for generations. All of these cultures influence each other, forming a true Malaysian culture. Malaysia's largest ethnic group is the Malays, Chinese and Indians. Malaysia is a multi-cultural characteristics of many different cultures, but some particularly special lasting influence of the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture, throughout history, culture…

Keeping her eyes closed, she listened to the world waking up, birds chirped in the trees and the cars rushed down the busy street outside. At this point she decided to get out of bed. Once she was out of her bed, she pulled on a pair of jeans and a blouse from her small closet and walked down her front steps into the brisk air. Water cascaded…