Zip-line

I've been ziplining before but it was 10 times better in Cabo. We got to zip line across this fascinating canyon that had a river running through the bottom of it with diverse plants growing all over. The best zip line run was the last one because of course they save the best for last. For the last ride, everyone had to take off the normal harness that we used to sit on to go across the lines and lay down into this harness where the workers then put weight on me to make it go faster. This last zip line ride went across a wide part of the canyon which made the ride about 2 minutes long. During this ride I got to look down into the canyon and see all the wonderful healthy green nature that was growing in the canyon and going about 40 mph was completely riveting. If I were to go back to Cabo I would definitely go zip lining…

summer with a hanging-ganging bang for our buck. After a long while of pondering what we should do, I concluded we should make a zip line. While James and I had no idea what we were doing or even instructions to do it, we were set on making a zip line, so the building commenced. We fumbled around in his garage until we found some suitable supplies. First, we found a pulley and some rope, along with a log for a handle. We put these things together and made a bottom-of-the-line zipper. Next, we…

It was a blast, we were all having a great time, sharing laughs, enjoying the view, and most importantly just enjoying the experience. After a while we got to the longest trail on the course which soared over the lion habitat in the animal park. On this line a few people, including my mom, went before me and then it was time for me to go. This time, I jumped off the platform and went shooting above the lions and rest of the park until suddenly something did not seem too right. I started slowing…

In “Morning in the Burned House,” Margaret Atwood suggests that when recalling the past there is a tendency for a person to desire dwelling in the past instead of living in the present, therefore there must be a destructive force in order to reinforce reality and continue progress. The author of the poem carefully chose the title as it reveals a lot about the entire meaning of the poem. Atwood used words such as morning, burned, and house in the title. Morning might be a connotation of a new…

interest that probably rooted from her father’s occupation as a linguistic professor. Chin humorously uses a hyperbole in order to lightly brag about the brain of Chloe in Stanza 2, “However, even though Chin spoke so highly of Nguyen’s intellect, as the poem begins to shift it makes the reader question if Chloe wanted to be seen as the stereotype of a “Smart Asian.” As Chloe grows up in Marilyn’s poem, the reader starts to notice that Chloe has experienced dissatisfaction going on in her life.…

Rhetorical Analysis of Truman Capote’s “Nancy’s Bedroom” In the passage, “Nancy’s Bedroom” from the novel, In Cold Blood, the author, Truman Capote, creates a vivid description of Nancy’s bedroom to help the reader connect with Nancy. Capote portrays a descriptive view of her bedroom to convey her personality. He uses many rhetorical strategies to create a feeling of sorrow and reveals the femininity and innocence of young Nancy Clutter. He uses figurative language throughout the passage to…

The poem moves forward again as the line 3 starts with “Everything moved.” You break out of the surreal moment when the author creates the setting and admiring the area then all of a sudden you break out of your reverie when the poem continues with the words “Everything moved.” The natural order of plants moving and flowing to the wind. The feeling of things being normal with everything moving and no sooner does everything start, there is stillness again as the poem continues with “a bell hung…

actually were going to change once I got on that plane. My first real awakening was in line for a routine security check when the man in front of me spoke on…

Moment (Page #) 2 Quotations (Pages #s) Literary Device Connection/Significance Chapter 6 – Pages 85-97 – (34-38%) This chapter basically goes into detail about the forbidden daughter of Hester whose name is Pearl. The first quotation is not from a scene, but rather just the author introducing you a bit more to Pearl. The author uses a metaphor in this first quotation on page 87 by comparing Pearl to a flower. The second quote is from an actual scene. During this time from on…

accurate depiction of her expectation of death and her journey to afterlife. The death can be frightening topic for many, but not for Emily Dickinson. Emily’s tone and attitude in this poem is notwithstanding and carefree as she dares to challenge the death. In this poem, Emily completes her thought of her perspective of time, immortality, life, negative, aseity, and death itself. This poem contains six stanzas and each stanza contains 4 lines. The first stanza, the first line in the poem…