The Raindrops

nimbostratus cloud right above a small countryside home. Molly has never left her comfy cloud, since the drought it hasn 't rained much around her home town of Porterville. Molly wanted nothing more than to fall through the sky and live her life as a raindrop. It was a cold afternoon in January and the sky was an ugly gray. The clouds looked heavy and thunder began. All of the water molecules in Molly 's cloud began to join together and Molly grew excited. She knew what was going to happen…

The Importance of the Outdoor Environment Children enjoy playing outdoors and it is always a problem to drag them indoors when playtime is over. So parents and carers should make the best of this opportunity. Outdoor play promotes the well being and overall development of children and is a stimulus for learning. Playing in parks, woodlands, fields, and beaches and even simply in the front yard or in the street, assuming it is traffic-free, can prove of immense benefit to children. Playing…

GCA: The Relationship Between Paul and Erik A Geometric Character Analysis is a form of understanding a story’s characters where individuals in the narrative are given a shape, which may also have a colour and size. These shapes are based upon a generalization of the character’s personality, natures, and actions. Characters are important to a narrative because they drive the plot; a character and their unique personalities are what give a story life and make it realistic. Paul and Erik are two…

The city of Camel topia is a perfect city with riches beyond anyone 's wildest dreams. The city is ruled by King Mohammed the VIII, a glorious ruler that has made the city literally perfect. There is no conflict in the Utopia of Camel Topia and every camel lives for an upscale of a thousand years. There is however a grim secret that lurks in the minds of only two camels in Camel Topia. King Mohammed and his trusted servant, Pepe. The two camels are the only ones who know that the residents of…

After the atomic bomb struck Japan, many people suffered from the aftermath of the radiations and the “acid rains” which was raindrops containing particles from the atmosphere containing carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Radiation from the bomb penetrated deeply into human body and cells, and thus molecules, resulting in cell death, inhibited cell division, abnormalities…

water. During the rainy season the dirt roads turn to an obstacle course of potholes and sinking mud. The faded yellow school house is situated on the north end of town and you could hear the rain beat on the metal roof as we approached school. The raindrops beating on the corrugated metal roof created a symphony that competed with the teacher for student’s attention. The school room consisted of nothing more than cement floors, wooden desks with attached benches and a cracked green chalk board.…

For instance, “Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was.” This simile comparing Primrose (Katniss’s sister) to a “lovely primrose”. It is a powerful simile in a way that it makes us picture Primrose as Katniss’s inspiration (because Katniss took her place in…

She replied that Tom was the master of the forest, the rivers, and everything living, but that the land was not Tom’s property. He was ancient and had existed before the rivers and trees, and before the first raindrop fell. He had simply existed for ages, and will go on living until the world ceases. Tom had no fears; he lived in his own little world, oblivious to the world outside his own. Tom had no interest in possession or domination (Carpenter 208). His powers…

language? 15. Gracefully she sat down sideways, / With a simper smile a. rhyme b. simile c. metaphor d. personification e. alliteration What is the meaning of the figurative language? 16. Drip—hiss—drip—hiss— fall the raindrops. a. metaphor b. hyperbole c. personification d. onomatopoeia e. simile What is the meaning of the figurative language? 17. The fountain tossed its water, / Up and up, like silver marbles. a. hyperbole b. simile c. rhyme…

Location Within the walls of a prestigous institute resides Sylver, allong with her room mates. Having been given one of the larger dorms, she and seven other people call it home. Around 900 square feet, the dorm is cut in half vertically, and then the left portion cut in half once again horizontally. The two rooms against the inital seperating wall are seperated into a hallway, wih the doors to the two rooms parallel to each other. A table sits at the end of the corridor underneath a bullitin…