The Lawn

The purpose is an important component in various texts; without purpose, the literature lacks importance. An author’s motivation for writing can vary between informing, entertaining, explaining, or persuading the reader, which is considered the author’s sole purpose of writing their piece. When the purpose has been declared, the writer elucidates their goal throughout the entire novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Timothy Findley use purpose to inform the reader about previous events. For instance,…

Puerto Rico needs Water and food. After a week of distress, millions of Puerto Ricans experience rough conditions because of no power, water or enough fuel. Around 97% of the island's 3.4 million residents still are in the dark Wednesday, one week after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said. About half of the residents don't have running water.And there's nowhere near enough food for all the people that need it. CNN said “In town of Utuado, Lydia Rivera has started to…

some of the symptoms similar to symptoms of other diseases. If not treated immediately, it can damage the nervous system, joints, and even the heart. First of all, you need to realize the habitat of Lyme-causing fleas.They often live in the woods, lawns, and various other moist areas. Every time you come back from outside activities make sure you clean your…

The drought, a problem that has gradually increased in severity over recent years. This problem has caused a small amount of discomfort for the growingly dissatisfied californians. With both state and county wide water consumption regulations gradually being put in place, like 30 million in rebates to update to more water conscious toiletry and turf. With few applicable solutions to this problem, many californians have started to ask themselves “when can I put my sprinklers back on”. However the…

other miscellaneous trash items. As I walked through this filthy lot, I realized how different this area of Rockford, Illinois was from my home town. With the help of over 200 workers, including myself, we were able to change the face of many people's lawns and hopefully inspire the house owners to change their habits forever. The club I am involved with at school that allowed me to participate in project 10-13, the annual cleaning of an area of Rockford, is Servant Leadership. This club is a…

Over the course of the Pine Jog Fellowship, I Iearned about many different environmental issues that are currently impacting Florida. The five main topics that we covered were Sustainability and Climate Change, Water Quality and Quantity, Waste Management and Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, and Biodiversity. For Sustainability and Climate Change I learned about how we are trying to restore the water quality that we once had in Florida as well as what an increase in climate will do to…

In her poem, Trethewey recounts a story passed through generations about the aftermath of an attack by the KKK, explaining that after setting fire to their lawn, they found the “charred grass” remaining green (Trethewey 41, 7). The ability of grass to be burnt yet withstand a fire represents Trethewey’s family’s ability to withstand the oppression they faced. She is inspired by the resilience shown by her…

“The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standards -it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby’s mansion.(5)” The mansion seems to be inanimate yet it is constructed of spite and is alive with Gatsby’s intentions to cause…

novels in different ways. Hope is a major theme in the three books. Hope was represented in the great Gatsby by the Green lIght opposite Gatsby 's dock. The green light situated at the end of Daisy 's East Egg and barely visible from Gatsby 's West Egg lawn represented Gatsby 's hopes and dreams for the future. Nick’s first sighting…

Fallacies A fallacy I notice in a song is The Appeal to Tradition. The song is by Weird Al & it’s called “Weasel Stomping Day,”. In the lyrics it talks about a fictional holiday, in which people spread mayonnaise across their lawns. These people put on viking helmets as well as hiking boots and smash weasels to death. The song also states “It’s tradition, that makes it okay” basically saying that despicable acts are tolerated if they’re tradition. People deny that aliens exist because humans…