stared blankly and sideways into the grass. When the grass ceased against my cheek‚ I could not help but remember the gladiator who‚ in falling‚ never groans‚ who‚ ordered to accept it‚ does not contract his neck for the final blow. And the hillside grew quiet. The bombers passed withering the trees and the city to flame. The empire fell. My empire‚ like a blood drop into the grass. It is of little consequence to the observer if the gladiator falls forward into the dirt. He is of a mind
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evolved to being warm blooded. Fossils are the preserved remains‚ or traces‚ of animals‚ plants‚ and other organisms left behind. Fossils are mostly found where sedimentary rocks of the right age are exposed‚ such as river valleys‚ cliffs‚ and hillsides. Paleontologists are scientists who studied fossils‚ collecting fossils from all over the world. The fossil record provides evidence about the history of life and past environments on Earth. In addition‚ scientists use fossils to study the rate
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A) Many factors contributed to western settlement from 1854 to 1890‚ especially the desire for natural resources‚ federal government policies‚ and technological developments. The desire for natural resources during this time period contributed greatly to western expansion of the time. This desire led to the growth of the cattle industry and mining empires. The desire for natural resources also sparked the phenomenon of the California Gold Rush. These events all stemmed from the earlier Americans
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Van Gogh’s Bedroom Van Gogh’s Bedroom also known as The bedroom at Arles‚ is one of Van Gogh’s later pieces accomplished upon his stay in Arles‚ France. The portrait of his bedroom there is done in oil on canvas‚ a favorite medium of Van Gogh. This representational piece of a bedroom gives the patron an altered sense of space and scale‚ as well as a restful dreamlike quality. The artist creates an asymmetrical world with evident visual weight. Subordination gives emphasis to the focal point of the
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things can come and go through our lives unnoticed and insignificant‚ without realising its value until it’s lost. Longley’s use of simile is very effective when conveying to the reader the influence of nature upon man. Using the simile ‘Like a hillside neighbour Erased by sea mist’ portrays how when he is at one with nature and within nature he can so easily be consumed and mesmerised. It shows that even the things closest to him can be ‘Erased’ as if they never existed; this gives a sense
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In the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns as a foundation for the book. Steinbeck illustrates the theme “the impossibility of the American dream” through characters on the ranch. George and Lennie have a dream of owning a farm and believe that with hard work‚ they will successfully own that dream farm. Lennie in particular plans to tend rabbits on this future farms. However‚ early on‚ the novella it reveals the dream of having a farm
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This is not an article about a hike covering huge chunks of miles‚ deep in the wilderness‚ but rather‚ this is an article about the contrasts of living in an urban environment‚ finding solitude in that environment and of the relief that comes from receiving long awaited rain in a drought stricken state The state of California‚ as many readers will know‚ has been shriveling under the effects of years long drought. This past summer‚ it was so bad‚ that rather than hiking in and generally enjoying the
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Earned: | 0.5/0.5 | | Correct Answer(s): | C | 5. You are reading the journal of an amateur naturalist who visited the Sonoran Desert in the last century. Which of his descriptions of desert plants would you question? A) a late winter hillside covered with wildflowers B) a common annual that produces one large seed per plant C) a plant whose seeds will not germinate unless
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The Scarlet Letter and the Modern Media: Synthesis and Analysis Writing Read the cartoons below. Write down what each cartoonist and editor believes. What are the writer’s attitudes (tone) toward the subjects or characters in the cartoons? What rhetorical devices or literary elements are they using to create their meaning. Come to class with your ideas listed and be prepared to discuss your own ideas in a small group. Literary Style and Themes Hawthorne’s work belongs to Romanticism‚ an
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Nature is beautiful in every aspect‚ but as nature changes with every season‚ beauty and innocence in human life is much the same as the years progress. Robert Lee Frost uses nature in such a profound approach; every aspect of nature can someway correlate with any characteristic of life. Whether it is the beauty in nature signifying the joy and happiness that every person experiences‚ or it be the traumatic losses and disappointments that may lead to ultimate failure or destruction‚ Robert Frost
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