Tombstone

vibrant. President Trump uses tools such as imagery, tones, and rhetorical devices such as hyperbole to completely get his point across. “Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.” Is one of many examples of imagery in president Trump's speech. The imagery of scattered tombstone undoubtedly sets a picture of melancholy. “...Gangs and the drugs have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much…” the mere use of the powerful word: robbed,…

In Mexico, there are many celebrations and traditions that are important in the Mexican culture. One of these multitude of traditions is Dia de los Muertos, Spanish for Day of the Dead; its celebration date is on the 1st and 2nd of November. Day of the Dead is the Mexican holiday where families and friends honor their departed loved ones with festivities, particularly with foods, drinks, and other activities that the dead enjoyed from life. Day of the Dead first originated in the 16th century…

Johnny’s step-father, directs the play “A Christmas Carol”. Owen plays the part of Baby Jesus due to his size and his ability to persuade those around him. When Owen gets to his scene he freezes and faints. This is because Owen sees his name on the Tombstone instead of Scrooge’s. When he awakes he jumps up and lets out a horrific shriek and hurries off of the stage. Those around him just tell him that it was a vision, like a bad dream that everyone has. He specifically reassures them “I SAW MY…

June twenty-seventh was the day that I had been anticipating before the start of summer vacation. I arrived to philly by bus, which was the first bus ride that I had ever taken alone. Before I began my job at Independence Hall, I arrived at Market Street where I was greeted by my crew leaders Mel and Jenny. The rest of my crew members arrived and we made our way to Independence National Historic Park Headquarters. Toni, the park’s landscape architect, introduced herself to the crew. She shared…

lined with roman columns containing a myriad of gothic gargoyles. It stands underneath the nearby tree with the first wave of colored leaves starting to gather around its base and surrounding area. Behind the mausoleum is a hill containing rows of tombstones that rises out of frame. One of the doors to the mausoleum is ajar revealing the warm light of fire inside and the presence of people or movement because of shadows on the door. A white ethereal form is seen gliding from behind the tree and…

for the tombstone of Beloved, Sethe agreed to do the “deed” for “ten minutes for seven letters” and that it bothered her that” [possibly]for twenty minutes…she could have the whole thing…engraved for Beloved…enough to answer one more preacher, one more abolitionist and a town full of disgust” (5).With the whole murder of Beloved, obviously the town would be in disgust that one of its members did the “unthinkable” to a young, helpless child. Doing the “deed” with an engraver for a tombstone,…

When they named Doodle, William Armstrong, the brother thought that “Such a name sounds good on a tombstone” (pg 1) and everyone in the family including the doctor thought Doodle was going to die. It even states that “I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow” (pg 5) The only reason why the brother didn’t smother him is because…

One of the mystery cults in Rome worshiped the Goddess Demeter. Demeter was a fertility Goddess, they also worshipped her daughter Persephone. Demeter embodied the harvest and would give a good harvest. Persephone embodied the spring and the bringing of life after it was killed in winter. They were worshiped by the Eleusinian Mysteries. Followers had to be initiated into the cult. Their beliefs focus on an afterlife and visions to the afterlife. It was important to form a connection with Demeter…

‘First Purchase African M.E. Church was in the Quarters outside the southern town limits.’ The first description we see regarding the church immediately tells us about the segregation in Maycomb and how blacks are only allowed to inhibit certain areas as the church is ‘outside southern town limits.’ Harper Lee states this during the first chapter of part two showing that she has already plummeted into the world of prejudice and racism in Maycomb. The appearance of the First Purchase Church…

Amy tossed her long raven hair back. She stood shaking timidly from the cool night’s draft. Amy’s’ heart pounding at the sight of hundreds of tombstones, leaf-less trees, and…