The Other Gods

The Strengths in the Original Poem of “Intimacy” By removing “Peacock feather,” the delicacy of the feather is diminished. A wheelbarrow is a rough object. The wheelbarrow does not offer the same imagery with the line of “wide eye tamed with dirt” as the “peacock feather does”. A wheelbarrow is neither wild nor tamed, but a peacock is a free animal, and one that is not typically domesticated or tamed. The father also references to the title: “Intimacy” of being a soft and fragile concept. The…

With the progress in technology, communication has grown. It is now easier to connect with people across the world. It has led the rise of social networks. Here you can connect and share your views with many people at the same time. It is easy to share information like pictures, videos and text messages. Social media has changed the world we live from the point of living as our daily activities, our lives. It has taken over the way digital industries as well as businesses work over the internet…

Is it true that social media is the cause of many social problems. Facebook is the main social site that cause many social problems like cyberbullying, fighting, threats and even suicide. Social media is the source of many social problems among youth in the modern-day America. Teenagers spend more time on the internet that they are not taking enough time to study for the quizzes. Teens no longer see a point in studying because they learned to cheat their way to the top because…

thinks about asking Gretchen to help coach him. Squeaky shows respect for someone she has disliked for a most of the story in this quote,“We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It’s about as real a smile as girls can do for each other, considering we don’t practice real smiling every day, you know, cause maybe we too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries instead of something honest and worthy of respect...you know...like being people.”(page 39, lines 389- 396) This…

the ditches are populated with all kinds of wild flowers and brush. Vibrant shades of green, yellow, and purple pop in contrast to the brown skeletons of bushes. To one side, downtown Dubuque pokes through the valley of two grassy slopes. To the other side, I see rolling hills populated with soybeans and corn stalks. Three plain houses dot my surroundings; all are worn but not unkept. Old machinery and antique statues litter their…

story named, "Oh Mice and Men." This story starts out with visuals of the scenery where two men would approach later on in the story. These two men were completely different from each other based on their appearances, thoughts, and actions. George Milton was a small but, keen man that knew what he was doing. The other man, Lonnie Small, was a big, muscular man that didn't care about much and was always generous. My thought on the introduction of these two characters would soon show us that even…

their incomes to their significant other by not telling them the truth or just communicate between them. The purpose of Loftus of writing this article about finance and couples is to encourage and give her point of view of what people who are married and about to be married learn what lead to “financial infidelity” which means is either one in a relationship who lies to the other about money. For example, one partner may hide differents banks accounts while the other person doesn't know anything…

duties there. Maeonia is very different compared to the other unicorns that live there. She likes to explore and look at the beauties of nature around her. While the other unicorns are too busy to even look at the rainbow that is always around their city. One day Maeonia leaves to go look at the new blooming flowers since Spring just arrived. She followed the flower buds all away across other side of the rainbow. When Maeonia arrived at the other side of the rainbow she saw that the lands were…

Have you ever wondered how technology is affecting our daily life? Is it causing a negative or positive impact? In the article, “Your Phone Could Ruin Your Life” by Kristin Lewis, she states, “Some experts worry that the younger generation will be so busy consuming media that you won’t be able to create anything of your own.” The technology that we use every day (even for this project) is starting to control our lives. Cyberbullying is one of the most dangerous ways technology is…

Essay: Final Draft In the process of finding oneself, we become swarmed with options and choices. The influences of others can play a role in the actions we take and decisions we make, foreshadowing pieces of our future selves. It is important to understand the impact others have on who we become and why it has such impact. Only then can we begin to understand ourselves and others, as well as the ability of one person to change the outcome for another. We will analyze examples of this in…