...To Autumn The poem To Autumn by John Keats is a simple poem that describes the stages of fall. The poem is personification of autumn. The poem is a personification of autumn to better display what autumn is. In the first stanza of the poem autumn is personified as the force that ripening and maturing the crop allowing them to grow and mature. For example the 4th to the 7th verse is With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells This displays how the fall is a time of nurture and growth and the ripeness of the flora in the fall that could relate to human life as one grows and matures. He uses this personification to better emphasis the beauty in this stage of autumn. It emphasis the growth of the flora that take place during autumn. It makes in imagery of this stanza more prominent and adds to the beauty one would envision in their head. Imagery in also very prominent in the poem and in the first stanza. In the first stanza every line has some sort of imagery in it. For example the first three verses are Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless These first three verses display the imagery of the poem and the beautiful sight the author see in the fall. This imagery is placed in...
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...Amazing Autumn The most amazing season of the year is autumn, or as most southerners call it fall. Fall is the time of year when football comes on, the leaves change, bonfires are in full swing, and anything pumpkin and apple is selling. The anticipation of all the little trick-or-treaters, and knowing that family will be around in just a few short weeks makes the heart warm from the inside out. Fall brings Thanksgiving, Halloween, and much more, it also starts to bring everyone’s heart out. Everyone has a bigger heart it seems when fall comes and makes it appearance for a few months, after that it leaves one longing for it until it comes back around. Fall is full of wonderful things that make the season what it is. At the beginning of an East Tennessee fall, all which is heard is “Go big orange!’ All people want to see are the mountains’ trees changing from the bright green and dull green colors into reds, oranges, yellows, and some deep purples. The changing of the leaves’ color and the yelling of Tennessee Volunteer fanatics are how one will know the wonderful season fall is upon us. When fall arrives, Starbucks starts to sell pumpkin spice lattes, and Wal-Mart sells pumpkins to carve. Some will start to see women and men drinking the hot and delicious pumpkin spice lattes and children planning what to carve on their pumpkins. With children planning to carve pumpkins, people will start to see the pumpkins with rather menacing, and some humorous, faces carved into them...
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...Stanza 1 Summary Lines 1-2 Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; * From the title it's clear that the speaker is talking about autumn. The speaker briefly describes the season and immediately jumps into personification, suggesting that autumn and the sun are old pals. * "Mists" often accompany chilly weather because the moisture in the air condenses into a vapor when it's cold. * "Mellow fruitfulness" sounds like something people would say at a wine tasting, doesn't it? "Mmm...this season has a mellow fruitfulness, with just a hint of cherry and chocolate." The word "mellow," meaning low-key or subdued, is a good fit for autumn, with its neutral colors and cool, yet not cold, weather. And it's also the season when many fruits and other crops are harvested, making autumn fruit-full. * Autumn is a close friend of the sun, who is "maturing" as the year goes on. "Maturing" could be a polite way of saying "getting old." The sun is no longer in its prime. * A "bosom-friend" is like that friend you told all your secrets to in junior high school. Lines 3-4 Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; * Ah, so now the sun and autumn are "conspiring," eh? Looks like we might have to separate the two of them. What are they whispering about over there? * OK, so not quite as thrilling as we thought. They are planning how to make fruit grow on the vines that curl...
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...9 August 2010 A Season of Changes In “To Autumn” by John Keats, the narrator uses visual imagery and personification to emphasize autumn’s progression towards winter. By using visual imagery, the narrator captures the season of autumn not only as a time of maturity, abundance, and warmth, but also as a time of death and dying, the cold desolation that becomes winter. The narrator personifies autumn as a woman, allowing the grace and beauty of the season to emanate from the words on the page. Autumn is a season that delights the senses with all of its colorful grandeur, yet autumn is also a season of gray, melancholy days that beg for quiet reflection as winter’s decay invades its existence. Autumn’s passing is gracefully mourned with the knowledge she will return to delight us again the following year. The first stanza uses visual imagery to appeal to the senses of sight and taste. The “seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness” (1) captures the atmosphere of autumn in England. Autumn is a time for the cool fog that often permeates the morning dew as the sun rises. The richly colored leaves of yellow, orange, and red and the cornucopia of the harvest symbolize the maturation of autumn. An abundance of apples on “mossed cottage-trees” (5), “fruit with ripeness to the core” (6), and “plump...hazel shells” (7) tempt the taste buds with an array of succulence that cannot compare to any other season. Autumn is a time to savor the colors, the crisp morning air, and...
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...that moves towards a general/ universal statement throughout the play. The poem is about the inevitability of change and the passing of time. In the poem the main characters are mothers who are now living after the peak of their lives where their only objective is to look after and satisfy their children and husbands. Larkin shows the reader this through the play by using various poetic techniques in each of the stanzas. In stanza one Larkin talks about how the mothers are getting much older and have left their glory days behind them: “summer is fading”. This is metaphorically telling the reader that they are more than half way through their lives as the good years are now fading away and leaving them. They are now fading into autumn which shows that they are getting older. “Young mothers assemble” shows us that the older mothers have now been replaced by these “young mothers” who are still in the peak of their lives or as Larkin would say, their summer. The theme of the inevitability of change and the passing of time is made clear through this stanza, especially in the first line. Larkin shows this as he talks about the seasons being stages in life as there isn’t anything the mothers can do to stop it happening just like someone getting older. He also shows that there is change in the mother’s lives as they have been replaced by younger mothers. In the second stanza Larkin talks about the memories that the mothers have had of the good old days and how that life...
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...orange colored head , perhaps an indication of what is going on in his mind as he was painting or it could be a resemblance of him in his sleep at night . The main theme or point behind this painting appears to send messages to let someone know this person is upset . Many artists write songs , create paintings , choreograph dances to get certain points to someone who has made them upset . Pollock seems to be sending an underlying message to one person , a person who somehow blocked him from his achievements , even though many people are fascinated with this abstract . To the center gearing to the right , is an eye that can be of human form . The rest of the face takes on the identity of an animal , perhaps a wild cat . The selected mixture of autumn colors with hidden images of a cat peaking through to the audience implies this painting applies to Halloween , or fall season . The overall shape of the Halloween colored ball or head has a few stray extensions leading away from...
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...makes use of the lyrical I to express the content and the feeling which are connected to this subject. In the three quatrains there are three prevailing images. In the first one it is the change of seasons, passing times of the days in the second one and in the last quatrain it is the development from fire to ashes. In the first quatrain there are symbols which refer to the change of seasons. "When yellow leaves, ¦.. (l.2) for example symbolizes autumn, "cold and the "bare ruined choirs (l.3/4) refer to winter and " ¦where late the sweet birds sang (l.4) stands for spring and summer. In the second quatrain "sunset (l.6) refers to evening and "death ´s second self (l.8) stands for night. In the last quatrain "glowing (l.9), "fire (l.9) and "ashes (l.10) are part of the prevailing image: a fire which is dying down. Spring/summer, morning/noon and the fire symbolize youth. You are still active, strong and your soul is carefree and not burdened by many memories of things you have lost in your life. Autumn, evening and the glowing of fire refer to becoming/being old. You lose your beauty and your passion, you are not that active anymore and you have a lot of hurting memories of beloved things and persons you have lost. Winter, night and the ashes refer to death. Life is over now and you can not change anything anymore. The couplet at the end has the function of a resume. The lyrical I says that you will love "things more strong by being aware...
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...Autumn Leaves Turn Red BACKGROUND INFORMATION Daylight time and temperature decrease during autumn as a warning for trees –and many other organisms- that winter is coming. Many trees lose their leaves; but before that is done the green color of the leaves turns into yellow, red, and orange. These changes do not happen randomly; behind it there is a transformation of the pigments in leaves. One of the main pigments in leaves is chlorophyll and it absorbs the red and blue light from sunlight that falls on leaves; hence, the leaves reflect the "green light" and that is why leaves appear to be green. The chlorophyll is part of a bigger structure called chloroplasts. Photosynthesis, a process in which plants transform solar energy into chemical energy, takes place in the chloroplast; furthermore, it is thanks to this chemical energy that plats produce seeds, grow and flower. However, chlorophyll is not a stable compound because sunlight causes it to decompose; hence, plants have to synthesize it continuously. Nevertheless, this "synthesis" requires sunlight and warm temperatures and that is the reason why it is scarce during autumn. Carotene is another pigment found in plants; it absorbs blue and blue-green light and hence the light reflected from it appears to be yellow. Carotene is found in the chloroplasts of many plants and when it is paired with chlorophyll both absorb many "lights" and therefore the plant looks green. The light carotene absorbs is transferred to...
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...To the boy who breathes ashes and dust, whose eyes contain the most beautiful sunset. Whose smile beams like the moon kissing the skies at cold nights. Whose autumn hair dances waltz in the spring wind. Whose fingers are pointed and long, hand soft as a cotton that I wish to hold forever. The stars and you are the same. You are beautiful but only at a distance. And kissed me like sending a thousand lightning on my spine. I tasted salt in your mouth as if you drank the waters of the ocean; good thing you didn’t drown. My skin had blood marks on because you held me so tight that winter night. But that didn’t matter because I love you. And I mean it. -End- It’s a little bit funny how I cut fringes out of my long hair And I would feel very sad every time I look at the mirror. Like I was carry kettle bells with each of my finger I thought every girl in school was perfect and not fat And I curse myself for not being alike. I wasn’t good with words spoken or written, and I was ashamed of myself every time I stood in front to say , perhaps stutter. I look above with a beaten heart. The stars at night became my mother. My father was the moon. Or so I thought. As days went by, I became even sadder. I kept on dropping hints Of sadness and they fall like nothing. As nobody...
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...Cristy Bailey-rough draft I have not visited many states in my lifetime, and up until four years ago, I had lived in Tennessee my entire life. My families’ decision to move to West Virginia, a place I had never even drove through or visited before, turned out to be the best decision we could have ever made. Living in West Virginia was certainly a culture shock at first, but we settled in and found it the perfect place to call home. I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. It was always easy for me to find my way around, even if I hadn’t ever been to a certain area before. I still could find my way around because I was so familiar with all areas of middle Tennessee. For example, I had a job interview in Lebanon, which is a smaller city outside of Hermitage, Tennessee about 30 minutes from Nashville. I wasn’t familiar with the area but had traveled through there on several occasions. I got the address from the receptionist and located the place almost instantly in time for my interview. Tennessee weather is sporadic at best. I can remember one year, it was 60 degrees when I woke up to get the kids ready for school and by 2 o’clock that afternoon, it was snowing. The seasons change very abruptly in Tennessee. It has one long hot spell and one long cold spell. There is not a “fall” or “spring” really. You wake up one day and all the leaves are gone off of the trees and it is very cold outside. Leaves hardly get a chance to turn before falling to the ground...
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...Main module: Declare Jobs As String Declare Date As String Declare Spring As String Declare Fall As String Declare Winter As String Declare Storm As String Declare Monthly As String Declare Season As INT Write “Choose what tasks you need to check!” Write “Spring………..1” Write “Fall…………..2” Write “Winter……….3” Write “Storm………..4” Write “Monthly……..5” Input = Season If (Season < 0 or Season > 6) Then Write “You need to input a number between 1 – 5.” If input = 1 Then call Spring module Else If input = 2 Then call Fall module Else If input = 3 Then call Winter module Else If input = 4 Then call Storm module Else If input = 5 Then call Monthly module End If Spring module: Write “You have selected to view the Sping checklist of your home maintenance.” Write “These are the things you need to check for listed below:” Jobs Write “What jobs did you complete?” Input Job Write “Congratulations! You have completed checking the “ + Jobs + Date + “ Make sure you check that job again next spring.” Fall module: Write “You have selected to view the Fall checklist of your home maintenance.” Write “These are the things you need to check for listed below:” Jobs Write “What jobs did you complete?” Input Job Write “Congratulations! You have completed checking the “ + Jobs + Date + “ Make sure you check...
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...Falls are not a part of the normal aging process even though the risk increases with age and falls are preventable and manageable (National Council on Aging, 2015). There are legislations and regulations at the national, state, and local levels, which are paying attention to identify serious issue such as falls among older adults. These policies, legislations, and regulations help to improve existing or developed new effective fall prevention programs based on researches. Therefore, the policies can play a pivotal role in preventing falls and falls-related injuries, and reducing risk for falls among older adults. Some of the legislations that were identified are as follows: Safety of Seniors (SOS) Act of 2007 The Safety of Seniors Act of 2007 is a deferral law, which was introduced to senate on March 17, 2007. Before, the enactment of SOS Act of 2007 there was not any kind of national legislation that focused on falls and falls preventions. However, several policy proposals such as the Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2002, Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2003, Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2004, and Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2006 were introduced to senate, but neither of them were passed into law. All earlier policy proposals never crossed introduction phase and was unsuccessful to attract senate attention to discuss the policy proposal even though there were no federal policy that addressed falls among older adults. The SOS Act of 2007 was the first policy...
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...Change and progression throughout life are inevitable. Many authors attempt to outline the concept of metamorphosis in day to day life; however, few manage to captivate the notion in its entirety. To Autumn, a poem by John Keats, delineates the themes of change and progression through the evolution of the season of autumn. Keats is able to relate the season of autumn, and the remaining seasons to daily life and human experience through vibrant imagery, poetic structure, and linear progression of time, as well as through the use of multiple other poetic devices. Through his intricate attention to detail, as well as his straight-forward and naturalistic presentation of autumn, Keats captures - in a holistic manner - the essence of change and progression. The commencing stanza of To Autumn embodies a stage in autumn of abundance and ripeness. Throughout the entire stanza, the process of ripening progresses, until a point of near spoil in the closing line. Keats employs intense imagery to establish a ripened and seasoned depiction in the reader’s mind. Lines such as “fill all fruit with ripeness to the core” and “To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells”, clearly illustrate the maturation of the fruits of autumn. Furthermore, through the use of commas and semi colons, Keats elongates the stanza, as to provide a feeling of continual development. Moreover, through the repetitive usage of “o” and “u” sounds in words such as “gourd”, “plump”, “budding”, and “flowers”, he supplies...
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...Nature is an integral part of our lives. But even while we appreciate the blessings she bestows on us, we forget that we are plundering her treasures and thereby denying our children the pleasure of enjoying nature in all her abundance and variety in the future. The beauty of nature has been extolled in the works of poets and artists. When Wordsworth describes the daffodils dancing in the breeze or when our eyes alight on a painting by William Turner, our hearts are filled with an indescribable emotion. If a mere representation can move us so much, imagine the power of the real thing. If you have seen Massachusetts during fall season when the leaves turn yellow, ochre, and red, you can never forget it in your lifetime. Nature has myriad facets. It keeps changing from season to season, from minute to minute. If the sea was a bright blue in the morning, by noon it has become an emerald green hue. The colors of the sky keep changing throughout the day, from pale pink at dawn to a dazzling blue at mid morning and a bright orange by sunset and purple by twilight. Nature reflects our moods. When the sun shines, we feel happy and hopeful. When the skies cloud over and the rain falls in torrents, we feel pensive. A balmy moonlit night can awaken the lover in us. Such is the transformative power of nature’s beauty. In the movie, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, the cannibalistic psychiatrist Hannibal Lector who is in a maximum security prison tells Clarice Starling, the FBI officer...
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...FALL PREVENTION IN GERIATRIC POPULATION By Loice Taruwinga November 2017 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Nursing University of Southern Indiana Introduction Falls are a major concern and a source of injury among the elderly population in nursing homes. It is estimated that 25% of seniors who incur fractures from falling are expected to live less than six months after the fall incident (Vu, Weintraub, & Rubenstein, 2004). The fear of falls among the elderly can keep them from doing activities or performing simple daily tasks. This fear can limit their mobility and negatively impact their quality of life. Care providers need to develop patient-specific plans based on each resident’s identified risk factors. In addition, they also need to establish facility trends to help reduce the frequency of falls. This in turn minimizes the threat of serious injury (Vu, Weintraub, & Rubenstein, 2004). Clinical Issue Falls are significant to the geriatric population this author serves. Falls with injuries have significantly affected the quality indicators of this author’s facility. This in turn has negatively impacted facility’s overall star rating. Falls and falls with injury have also caused a significant increase in hospital bounce back rate; hence affecting the facility’s star rating. Heinrich, Rapp, Rissman, Becker, and Konig (2010) revealed that falls are...
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