Monterey Bay is one of the most well known ecosystems in the United States here's a little about it. Monterey bay is home to 525 species of fish, 180 types of seabirds and shorebirds, and Monterey bay has a abundant amount of invertebrates and algae. Monterey bay also has a beautiful environment. Including the sandy dunes, rocky cliffs, rolling hills, steep mountains, and kelp forests. The total length of Monterey bay is over 5360 miles across. In that 5360 miles is the nation's largest kelp forest and canyons. One of the many organisms that live in the kelp forest is the Foliate Kelp Crab.…
The artwork invites interpretation. It demands it. The setting is not static, it is made to change, vary, and affect the pieces throughout the season. The steel works are abstract and boldly placed, all in the open rather than tucked into a corner. The Crab is one of the most prolific sculptures in the garden, and it conveys a great sense of freedom. The limbs are fluid and varied, as if it could move in any direction at a moment’s notice. It is spread out, huge, but also delicate, commandeering the full range of its space. It seems to emerge from its shell in full flight.…
The diction functions to portray the character of the turtle and how he physically moves throughout his journey. The turtle’s “fierce” and “old humorous eyes” are able to overcome his “frantic” emotion of fear extroverting his competitiveness. The purpose of this is to exhibit the fact that self-doubt is present within the turtle, however it is outlasted by his perseverance. The turtle is delineated as woodenheaded because of his strong pursuit of crossing he road. After the turtle has “rested” by staying in his shell for a while, he uses his “elephant legs” to “[reach] for something” that will help him proceed through his journey. The use of other animals to personify the turtle helps imagine the actual appearance of the turtle, therefore creating a clearer image of the chapter in general. The sense of…
On the both poems, D. H. Lawrence’s “snake” and Elizabeth bishop’s “Fish,” both author mentions about animals. Both writer treated animals as animals at first, but later on, they compare those animals with human. The explanation of visual, the time when two authors think those animals as human, and the ironic feeling that both author have demonstrate that both speakers state of mind change.…
“Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic short story about a fourteen-year-old boy named Michael who learns to live life with his aunt after his parents die. In the beginning, Michael dislikes living with his aunt Esther because of how he still wants to be at his own house. Soon, he buys a hermit crab and aunt Esther tries to take interest in it to show that she cares about him. In the end, Michael is finally able to come out his own shell. In this story I want to show you how it is possible that Sluggo,the hermit crab,represents Michael.…
In the novel “High Tide in Tucson” the author, Barbara Kingsolver, uses a hermit crab to explain the importance of life. At the beginning of the chapter, the reader is introduced to the main characters, Buster and Barbara. Buster appeared in a new place when the reader was surprised to find the little hermit crap stumble our carton full of seashells Barbara had brought back from the Bahamas to give to her daughter back in Tucson, Arizona. Barbara, an animal behaviorist is very accepting at what life throws in the way “To walk upright, to protect my loved ones, to cooperate with my family—however broadly I care to define it – to do whatever will help us thrive” (Kingsolver 8). The description of this quote states the symbolism of how sometimes the environment of the reader may change unexpectedly causing the reader to rethink the situation. Buster was put in this situation. “We humans have to grant the presence of some past adaptations, even in their unforgivable extremes, if only to admit they are permanent rocks in the stream we’re obliged to navigate” (Kingsolver, 8), also states to help support the theory. Buster has to totally change its views to understand where it is and what it is supposed to do. Barbara tells the reader in the end of the article “She will roam light-years from the base of the tree” (Kingsolver 14). The reader will never know what will happen in ten years or the end of life. Kingsolver states again that the world is all in relation. Even small little creatures, like Buster, can cause a change in the readers view.…
The poem is arranged in quatrains with alternating rhyming couplets (ABAB). This creates a childlike quality to the poem like a nursery rhyme which compliments how it is written through the eyes of an infant. This reflects how everything is new to the baby and it watches and learns from everything around it. The four quatrains each describe a new animal that comes near the wagtail. The way each is different and they come one after another shows how it is happening in that moment.…
Passage 2 uses imagery to describe the downfalls of the swamp. “Muck, mud, slime, and ooze” which exaggerates the description of the “Four hundred and thirty thousand Acres.” The passage also is very concrete with verbs to inform about how much of a “misery of life” the swamp is comparing the swamp to a “hellish zoo”. Passage 2 uses order of organization for the least dangers of the swamp to the greatest dangers. Showing the audience, just because there is “stinging, biting, and boring insects” there is also hundreds of species with “beaks, talons, claws, teeth, stingers…
When the 3-D printing was first introduced it remained relatively unknown to the greater public. It wasn’t until the second decade of the 21st century that the 3-D technology became well known. The popularity of 3-D printing was mainly due to the mixture of U.S. government funding and a handful of commercial businesses who first made it popular. This combination created a new wave of extraordinary popularity around the idea of 3-D printing ever since. Nowadays, 3-D printing is extremely widespread and it’s used in various fields such as aviation, automotive, medical, and manufacturing.…
Sea Creatures shows his logic and goodness too. "Inquisitive bright creatures" is an metaphor comparing the brightness of Simon and the sea creatures. "Creatures made moving path of light" represents Simon moving toward logic and a way home. "Fiery eyes" and "moon-beamed-bodied creatures" represent the end of Simon's logic and goodness on the island and the begging of anarchy.…
In lines 22-23, the speaker gives a detailed view of how the fish is in a near death experience and is fighting for its life. A small use of figurative language is used to describe the view of the fish’s gills as frightening (24). This proves how scared the fish was getting as it was almost down to its last breath. The gills are revealed as “fresh and crisp with blood” to continue to reiterate that death is on the way through imagery (25-26). This shows how man’s power can either be used for the better or the worse in the world. At this point, readers can see how the environment depends on the actions of human beings. The speaker then starts to think about the interior of the fish; they speak about its “white flesh”, “bones”, “black and red entrails” and “pink swim-bladder”. As the speaker looks into the fish’s eyes (34-35), the speaker makes note of how “shallow” and “yellow” its orbital area looks. In lines 37-40, the description of the eyes is continued. At this moment, there is a showdown between the narrator and the fish. Their eyes do not leave each other and the speaker starts to reconsider its actions. It is safe to infer that the fish’s eyes read desperation as it was facing death and was in need of a miracle. Once again, this establishes how much a person can influence the world through positive or negative actions. Bishop describes how sad the fish looked (45) and later emphasized on how intense it…
The differing dictions that each author uses illuminate their different objectives. Passage 1 begins with a praising assertion about skin: "layered fine as baklava, whose colors shame the dawn...” set the colorful mood for the whole selection. Being poetic, this type of diction creates a visual for the audience; hence it is used for telling an imaginative story about skin: the purpose of the first passage. Passage 2 is on a different page; it consists of bluntly lashed out information: "each square centimeter has 6 millions cells, 5,000 sensory points, 100 sweat glands..." (Idiom) Opposite of that of Passage 1, this straightforward, formal diction permeates the excerpt with the earthy smell of a school textbook. (Metaphor) With their specific dictions, the two passages effectively convey their purposes on their pieces to the audiences of their choice.…
Nesbitt. Vol. 36. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. Literature Resource Center. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. Baskett provides a detailed analysis of the symbolic detail in The Old Man and the Sea ranging from biblical allusions to Santiago’s aura of “strangeness”, which he says contributes to Hemingway’s “fifth dimensional prose”. He lists multiple examples of how Hemingway employs fifth dimensional prose like how Santiago is rarely often referred to as “Santiago” but prevalently more as “the old man” or analyzing the relationship between Santiago and Manolin. Furthermore and more importantly, he begins to describe the biblical allusions found in Hemingway’s novel. A large comparison he makes is between a passage in the bible and the symbolism of the lions in Santiago’s dreams. The passage can be summarized to be about normally antithetical and contradicting creatures that live and play in youth and peace in God’s “holy mountain” like a lion and an ox or a cow and a bear.…
Santiago, the old man, dreamed about the lion and the beach three times through the book. The dream reminds of him during his trip to Africa. Lions are usually seen as brave and fierce creatures and live in desert. The beach is viewed as a place to rest and calm down. That is a really strange image. When combined the author stressed the important relationship of human meaning of love and hate or death and life.…
I enjoyed 'The Fish' for its unusual imagery, detailed description and uplifting epiphany. We are drawn into the poem by the opening lines 'I caught a tremendous fish' The poets respect for the fish is immediately conveyed, he is 'battered and venerable and homely'. A domestic simile helps us to visualise this huge, ancient fish, while evoking a sense of comfortable familiarity 'his brown skin hung in strips, like ancient wallpaper' Imaginative similes conjure up an image of the inside of the fish, his flesh is 'packed in like feathers', while his swim bladder is 'like a big poeny'. An interesting shift in the poem occurs when the poet looks into the fish's eyes and begins to engage with him. Observation leads to reflection. The poet empathises with the fish when she observes the five hooks that had 'grown firmly in his mouth'. Like the poet, I admire the fish for surviving the trials of tribulations of life. It is at this point that the poet achieves a moment of insight. The hooks are 'like medals with their ribbons, frayed and wavering', suggests that the poet now sees the fish as a war veteran. This is a wonderful comparison. The ancient fish is now a symbol for the resilience of the human spirit and for our capacity…