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- 741: Why Steven Landsburg Is Delusional, On Drugs, Or Should Be Taking Them
- ... extinction, then we should knock out a few species and see what happens. Give me a break! He goes on to explain how in 1992 a new species of monkey was discovered in the Amazon rain forest, and that if it had gone extinct before we had discovered it he would have not missed it, and neither would I not knowing that it existed. On the other hand, if I did ...
- 742: Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Theme of Nature In His Works
- ... but in the end they end up equal. In the poem Water, Emerson compared water to life, “Well used, it decketh joy,... Ill used it will destroy,...” (lines 7 and 9). Water well used, like rain, nourishing a farmer’s crop would bring joy, a flash flood would destroy his crop and cause great sadness. The same goes for human beings, if someone spends time doing nice things for people they ...
- 743: The Yellow Wallpaper: Exemplifies Women's Position In the 19th Century
- ... of the summerhouse: the smell! I noticed it the moment we came into the room, but with so much air and sun it was not bad. Now we have had a week of fog and rain, and whether the windows are open or not, the smell is here. It creeps all over the house¡K. But now I am used to it. The only thing I can think of that it ...
- 744: Small Groups of Committed People Changing The World
- ... Once she even picked up a small starving black child and held him. She caressed him as if he was her own, with such warmth and love. She was like a rainbow, after torrents of rain, the sun finally shined through for everyone she touched; and she touched their hearts. Mother Theresa was another diamond in the rough. She gave up all she had to be with others and help them ...
- 745: Greek Values in "The Odyssey"
- ... to guests, Eumaeus slaughters a prime boar and serves it with bread and wine. That night the hero sleeps by the fire under the swineherd's spare cloak, while Eumaeus himself sleeps outside in the rain with his herd. Another example of the hospitality the Greeks show is when Penelope has her servant give Odysseus, still disguised, a foot bath. After a long talk Penelope says "Dear friend never before has ...
- 746: The Darling
- ... smile connecting her two rosy cheeks. What was not to love? Unfortunately, she had a major personality glitch. She didn’t have one of her own. In the beginning, as Kukin was complaining about the rain on his garden, he said, “That’s our life for you Olga...You work, do your very best, always thinking how to make it better---and what happens? The public doesn’t come...but I ...
- 747: Short Story Essay On Poe
- ... why I think Poe had to have some experience with drugs and probably liked taking "journeys inside the mind" for the simple fact that his imagery and description are so similar to a trip on acid or another similar drug. This is just my opinion. I don't know if Edgar Allan Poe was a drug addict or not but he is for a fact a great writer. His work has ...
- 748: Pruning Trees
- ... with dew. There’s about twenty of us. The riders, who’ve been sleeping the whole way, rub their eyes and wonder what’s going on and the drivers lay their heads back hoping for rain or a five second nap. It’s not long before Junior, the boss steps out of his Ford diesel four- by- four and yells, “Well let’s get ‘um.” (The trees, he means.) Junior is ...
- 749: Greek Mythology
- ... Titans, Cronus and Rhea, and his brothers and sisters were Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Poseidon, and Hera. Hera was also his wife. He was a shy and weather god who ruled over the sky, winds, clouds, rain, thunder, and lightning. His symbol was the thunderbolt, which he received from the Cyclopes to use in the fight against his father and the Titans. 4. Hephaestus: Hephaestus was the son of Hera and possibly ...
- 750: Writing with Mechanics
- ... allows a reader to greater empathize with the characters. . From the description of certain scenes, the author creates an intense feeling of suspense. "The glimmer of white at the window behind the sheeting blur of rain had been - she was sure of it - a human face…there had been eyes staring back at her." Not only can one commiserate with the character's feelings, but also imagine the actual moment. Another ...
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