The story The Flowers‚ by Alice Walker‚ is the story that has the best use of description. You can tell the author loves to write descriptively because she uses it throughout the whole piece. In the beginning‚ there is much description about the day the story takes place. For example‚ “The air held a keenness that made her nose twitch.” and‚ “... made each day a golden surprise...”. “A keenness that made her nose twitch” is an extremely pure description because it is deeply felt and understood by
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In Elizabethan times‚ garlands made of flowers were worn on special occasions such as weddings or celebrations‚ and Queen Elizabeth I was given bouquets of flowers from her admiring subjects. Just as red roses symbolize love‚ four-leaf clovers mean good luck‚ and mistletoe suggests holiday romance today‚ flowers also had meanings in the sixteenth century. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ Ophelia mentions several kinds of flowers and herbs and their meanings: * Pansies represent "thoughts." The English
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United Flower Auctions‚ Aalsmeer Introduction We love getting flowers; they are a symbol of celebration. When you have achieved something‚ when you are turning 21‚ when you are in love‚ when you have graduated… Flowers are big business in Holland. The ‘Verenigde Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer’ translates to the United Flower Auction in Aalsmeer. Most of the flowers purchased in the world are auctioned on a daily basis at the Aalsmeer facilities. This happens by bringing supply and demand together
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The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H.Lawrence The story‚ set in England is told to us by an omniscient narrator. We learn of Hester‚ a beautiful woman who ‚ despite starting with all the advantages‚ had no luck. Hester had married for love‚ but that “turned to dust”‚ she also had three beautiful children. We are told that she is incapable of loving her children‚ or anyone else. It bothers her that she feels this way towards her children and she make effort to show extra care and worry towards them
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Weeds vs. Flowers Many people see weeds as weeds and flowers as flowers‚ but they never take into consideration the things that make them so different and similar. Flowers and weeds all have their own garden and emotional aesthetic values. Preparing food also holds some similarities and differences between the two. These flowers and weeds‚ although simple at first‚ also hold some value of medicinal uses. There is more to know than a simple vase for flowers and a trash bag for weeds
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"The Scarlet Ibis" has a rather poignant plot. It focuses on how a physically disabled child‚ born William Armstrong‚ later referred to as Doodle‚ grows up with much influence from his older brother. The story is written in the eyes of his unnamed brother‚ and begins with the narrator’s words of grief that fade into his memories when his brother was still alive‚ when William was first born. The older brother was first extremely disappointed to have an "invalid" brother and was so raged at this that
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Flowers for Algernon´s summary report Everything started when there was a guy named Charlie who was about 35 years old and he was somehow less intelligent then others. Everything started when he was told to write a journal to keep a record of how he felt every day. Every day he had to write what he had done so that people at the laboratory or hospital could see what he did and how he reacted to everything around him. A very childish adult man who always liked to be congratulated by what he did.
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noticed the soft flowers under you‚ buttercups as your parents called them. You felt a shiver run through you‚ it almost felt sinister. Eventually after this weird experience you find the strength to get up and walk towards the door looming at the opposite end of the hallway. Was this really a good idea? With a deep breath‚ you burst through the door. When you fall in‚ an almost child-like voice greets you. "Howdy! I’m Flowey. Flowey the Flower!" You pondered on how a FLOWER could
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Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever develops plot in an interesting way. We see the present situation unfold through the internal dialogue of Alida Slade and Grace Ansley‚ and the tension that mounts between them. But Wharton also weaves in the past actions of the two friends‚ showing the years of insecurity‚ jealousy‚ and secrecy that lead to their revelations. Alida and Grace spend the entire story sitting on a restaurant terrace overlooking the hills of a Roman village. It has been years since
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Fallen Flowers Not the flower petals again. This isn’t fair. Must I be tortured constantly by the simplest of things? Those flower petals littered the entire path‚ as if pointing the way. They were all I saw now‚ but before‚ I would run‚ taking no notice. Though significantly less confident now than I was as a child‚ a voice in the distance‚ some sort of faint cry like that of a siren‚ said‚ “Here we go. You ready for this? You won’t fail again‚ right?” The last part made me shudder. It was right
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