Two unwanted children…share a vitalizing secret… The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett Puffin Classics Rs. 180 Nine-year old Mary Lennox is a disagreeable orphan‚ who is sent to her uncle’s desolate mansion in England. Misselthwaite Manor‚ however‚ conceals plenty of secrets…which seem to be waiting to be discovered… On realising that she has nothing better to do‚ Mary spends all her time in the vast gardens surrounding her uncle’s mansion. It is not until the day when a friendly
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The speaker of the poem tells of his visit to the Garden of Love and of the chapel that is now where he used to play as a child. Instead of welcoming him in‚ the chapel has ’Thou shalt not’ of the Ten Commandments written over the door. The speaker sees that this negative morality has destroyed the garden as well‚ transforming the ’sweet flowers’ to graves and tombstones. The emotionless ritual of the priests ’walking their rounds’ threatens to choke out the speaker’s life itself.  The
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discuss the first major court case that brought significant national attention to these laws. The first major court case that brought significant attention to the laws banning the teaching of evolution in public schools is “The Scopes Trial” or “The Monkey Trial” in Dayton‚ TN in 1925. This trial was the State of Tennessee vs John Thomas Scopes‚ who was a high school football coach that was also a substitute. Although this case would turn out to be more about Scopes breaking a law than the teaching
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The garden motif in Hamlet contributes to characterization and theme. The characters Ophelia and Hamlet both find characterization within the motif‚ and the theme of corruption is depicted through the garden motif. Ophelia is the character most often associated with the garden motif. Flowers and weeds are intimately intertwined with Ophelia’s characterization. Initially‚ the flowers speak to Ophelia’s innocence and purity. In Act I‚ scene iii‚ Laertes seeks to give her advice upon his departure for
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retire to? Then Garden City in South Carolina is the place for you. Located south of Myrtle beach‚ it is a sight to behold. Commonly referred to as Garden City Beach‚ it provides the much-needed tranquility to its residents and visitors. For a small town made of close-knit families‚ vacationing at the beach has become a common phenomenon throughout the years. The hustle and bustle of city life can be quite stressful‚ therefore settling in a serene environment is of utmost importance. Garden City Beach
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Miracle Garden The Secret Garden is one of the best books that I’ve enjoyed reading. All the characters have interesting personalities that change for good; in many occasions. It’s neat to see how Mary‚ Colin‚ and Dickon encourage one another to value their own life. Two of the main characters would happen to be Mary Lennox and Colin Craven. Throughout the book‚ both Mary and Colin had a negative attitude. Mary was the first one to change her attitude and began to be positive and see
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In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens The essay "In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens" by contemporary American novelist Alice Walker is one that‚ like a flashbulb‚ burns an afterimage in my mind. It is an essay primarily written to inform the reader about the history of African American women in America and how their vibrant‚ creative spirit managed to survive in a dismal world filled with many oppressive hardships. This piece can be read‚ understood‚ and manage to conjure up many emotions within
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Historical gardens are most important subject in landscape planning. Historical gardens are concept and mail idea of new urban designing. It is very important subject in Asia and some countries like Iran‚Afghanestan‚India ‚Malaysia. There are several kind of historical gardens. Asia gardens‚ English gardens‚ Islamic gardens‚ botanical gardens. Even gardens that UNESCO has designated to be World Heritage Sites can face direct threats or ones that are not directly visible. Historically‚ botanical and
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UNIT 3 GARDEN DESIGN IN HISTORY Landscape and garden design in history Garden design in French Garden design in English Garden design in Japanese‚ Renaissance Garden design in Mughal “ ART IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS . HOWEVER NEW CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE A WORK OF ART WITHOUT ANTECEDENTS. THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORY IS NOT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE STUDIED‚ BUT RATHER THE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT IS CONSTANT AND THEREFORE ALIVE TODAY . ALL DESIGN
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Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay: a Nature Lover’s Paradise ‘Gardens by the Bay’ is one of the main attractions of Singapore that has been developed recently and a few parts of the garden are still under developing phase. It is a nature park developed adjacent to the Marina Reservoir by the government of Singapore to change the Singapore city from the “Garden City” to “City in a Garden”. It is a huge group of gardens spread across 250 acres of reclaimed land situated in the central Singapore. It comprises
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