On March 5‚ 2016‚ the rain hit hard in Sacramento causing it to be a very wet day‚ which ultimately led to smart individuals to stay inside. For me I wanted to see how different the wildlife atmosphere would be when it’s raining compared to when it’s not. I also thought this was a great opportunity‚ because it was not just raining it was pouring. It was about 2pm when I decided to make my walk along the American River. One thing that stood out compared to the few other times I’ve had at the river
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death is seen as a passing from the physical life to the spiritual life. By requesting Teofilo to send rain‚ this spiritual aspect of death is demonstrated in “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ along with cultural traditions such as face painting. Both of these actions are inspired by the NativeAmerican culture which the main characters in the story‚ namely Leon and Ken are desperately trying to keep alive. In: “The Man to Send Rain Clouds“‚ Silko illustrates the coalescence of cultural and religious
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“There Will Come Soft Rains” is a short story by Ray Bradbury about the last house on an isolated block‚ its robotic features still functioning. In the end the house is destroyed by a tree falling which causes the house to catch fire which clearly shows nature has taken over. However “By the Waters of Babylon” written by Stephen Vincent Benet tells the story of a Priest’s son named John who while on a spiritual journey finds out that technology devastates humans. The two stories show the weaknesses
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RATS IN THE MUD War‚ a ferocious fight between man that not only physically but mentally damages everyone. Men who have families‚ wives ‚ kids are lucky enough to go back home with all their limbs and wit to them . It was said to be the war to end all wars‚ THE GREAT WAR OF WORLD but there was nothing great about it . I was a young man at the time of my enlistment into the army and had to leave my little town of Clarksville ‚Tennessee . I hugged my mother and father like it was the last time I
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fear of opening up and letting their emotions out which eventually brings them down a path of suffering and misery. Ernest Hemingway and Merce Rodoreda were able to convey this message through their short stories‚ ‘A Clean Well-Lighted Place’ and ‘Rain’ as they revealed the consequences of one’s negligence of their isolation. In ‘A Clean Well-Lighted Place’ Hemingway presents us with the nightly routine of a lonely‚ depressed and deaf old man with a history of attempted suicide in a cafe. He once
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turn are very common. Technology of the future is one of the most thought about topics in any modern society. In “There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ by author Ray Bradbury‚ and “By the Waters of Babylon”‚ by author S.V. Benẻt‚ the main theme is the danger of technology‚ but both have several differences. In the science-fiction story “There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ Ray Bradbury‚ one of the worlds most celebrated sci-fi and fantasy writers‚ describes the realistic possibility of people being wiped
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The song ”Rain and Snow” is a studio recorded folk song and bluegrass murder ballad sung by Obray Ramsey. It’s a mix between a narrative and lyrical song as the singer/persona tells a story about his marriage to his wife‚ how she made him feel‚ and how this drove him to murder her. The verses in this song are four lines long and each weak syllable is followed by a strong syllable. That makes this a ballad that uses an iambic meter. More specifically‚ is the first line of each verse has 4 strong syllables
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Acid Rain and its Effects On Our Aquatic Ecosystems In the past century‚ one of the greatest threats to North America ’s aquatic ecosystem has been the widespread acidification of hundreds of thousands of waterways. Acid rain has effected plant and animal life within aquatic ecosystems‚ as well as microbiologic activity by affecting the rates of decomposition and the accumulation of organic matter. What causes this poisonous rain‚ and what can be done to improve North America ’s water quality
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Ozone depletion‚ greenhouse effect‚ and acid rain are man-made disasters. The ozone layer is the part of the Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). The cause of ozone depletion is the presence of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related halocarbons gases in the atmosphere. In the presence of Ultraviolet light‚ these gases dissociate‚ releasing chlorine atoms‚ which then go on to catalyze ozone destruction. The greenhouse effect‚ on the other hand‚ is a natural
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Rain in Summer is a short poem about all the joy and comforts the rain brings. It begins by simply stating how beautiful the rain really is; everything seems to become more alive and vibrant in nature. It can make something as ugly as dull and dirty streets seem to glisten with beauty. The way the rain flows reminds the author of animals scurrying freely. It clatters on rooftops and gushes in drainpipes trying desperately to push through. The pouring rain flows as swift and mighty as a raging river
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