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Writers often use weather to highlight important moods of their novels. Oxford Royale defines this use as a pathetic fallacy; “A literary device in which human emotions are attributed to aspects of nature, such as the weather” (Oxford Royale). Pathetic fallacies are often utilized in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, to help highlight important scenes. Fitzgerald uses the weather to both reflect and emphasize the interactions between Gatsby and the other characters to help the…

twenty feet below me and looked about fifteen to twenty feet deep. The large trees surrounding the river had just changed to their fall colors, and some leaves began to drift down. Fall was my favorite time of year, with football games, the cold weather, Halloween, and Thanksgiving nothing was better. I layed back on the bridge, threw my arms above my head, and sighed. I had many things to do and hadn’t done any of it. I sat for a while and…

have all seemed to run together. As Colin packs his last bags, his thoughts are lost in Naya, but soon he will be on the plane and home by the evening. He contemplates whether to call or text her before he boards or wait until he lands. The stormy weather has cancelled his previous flight but today it’s finally clear. He decided not to call before he boarded the plane. He rested as he sat next to the window. As soon as the plane starts to take…

Do you like to feel the rush of wind in your face? The thrill of a lifetime on a water ride? Then you should mosey on down to The Misty Mountains! Here, we have the amazing tingles of adrenaline passing through everyone’s bones. You feel on top of the world. No, you feel on top of the universe! This simple concept of an amazing ride adds a lot of variety to spice up your day. With modern technology, we are capable of so much more. Depending on the weight of everyone on the undeniably amazing…

appear on the vine canes and traditionally signals the start of the grape growing season. It's occurring a few weeks earlier in the year than growers usually experience and most vineyard managers ascribe this early beginning to the unusually warm weather. Matt also shared that the vineyard crews are wrapping up pruning throughout the estate, with mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vineyards left to finish. In the winery in Napa Valley, cellar master Randy Kewell and the team are…

Brown, you look out your window to see Chris walking down the sidewalks of Cali and while you look at Chris you’re thinking to yourself “Oh my gosh I think I’m in love.” the only motivation i have to get up out of my bed and go outside and enjoy the weather is that i know that as soon as i walk out there i’ll be greeted by the love of my life dressed in all white looking like a snack. So once i get up and…

droughts in Africa killed more than 100,000 people.” Who knew a lack of water could be so deadly? My nonfiction book, The Deadliest Weather on Earth by Connie Colwell Miller, is all about the dangers of weather. It goes over everything from snowstorms to draughts, and even deadly floods. As previously stated, my book is all about weather. It covers every type of weather, from common to extremely dangerous. One of the deadliest is tornadoes. “Tornadoes spin as fast as 300 miles per hour. Strong…

With the increasing number of deadly hurricanes and tropical storms during this year’s hurricane season, it becomes more urgent than ever to understand what all of this means for not only our well-being but also what we should expect in the future as sea levels rise. This issue is especially important to those that live in areas where they are surrounded by water. Often times when one place is hit by a tropical storm other places feel the effects of it depending on how bad it is. For example, as…

Some said of the Australian Outback that God never crossed west of the Great Dividing Range. God, of course, had a choice. Not so Durham, exiled to fly-blown Hughenden. The Sub-Inspector and Mrs Durham arrived to a barren landscape dusted in parched hues of thirsty brown, the clay soil of the basaltic plain cracked for want of rain. Mobs of cattle lay slumped amid tufts of dead grass. Occasional gum trees offered scant shade. Dogs panted. Crows flew lazy circles. Dust storms stifled breath.…

1. I whole-heartedly agree with Orr’s assessment. Comparing climate change to the mistakes made by Napoleon was an interesting way to bring light on the situation at hand. The comparison made the problem of climate change easier to understand, allowing the urgency of the problem to present itself to the reader. Nobody wants to be compared to Napoleon. The idea of climate change has been around for quite a while now. However, the fear that climate change might destroy Earth and, inevitably,…