...Patrick Pyfer N 212 T/Th 2:30 Essay 3 In the books, “Men in the Sun,” the author, Ghassan Kanafani, tells a story of three men struggling for a peaceful place in their society. Kanafani uses a poetic style of language to express his feelings toward what is happening in the Middle East. This style leaves it up to the reader’s imagination when deciding what Kanafani is really trying to say. While I read the book, I felt that I was always on my toes with suspicion of what was going to happen next. Growing up in privileged society made it difficult for me to relate to what the three men were going through. However, the book made me understand the harsh struggles and feel empathy for the characters. The risk that these men were wiling to face showed me the great amount of pressure they had to better their lives. Marwan was the youngest character in the book. Knowing that he is young, it is easy to assume that he would be the happiest of the men because he has been living in the chaotic life for the shortest duration. However, he never feels content or happy, “but what was the reason for his having such a feeling now, when he had not seen a film like that for a long time, and only a few minutes before the threads of hope that had woven fine dreams in his heart had been broken in the fat man’s shop?” (Kanafani, 37). It was impossible for him to find satisfaction in the harsh life styles he was living. He dreamed of a better life for him and his family and was willing to do...
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...implements some of Soto’s life into it and describes a poor town of Californian laborers, all of whom aim to leave their poverty-stricken life behind. In the poem Soto writes, “It’s a hard life where the sun looks” (Soto “Small Town with One Road” 18). This personification demonstrates the challenges that the community faces. Unlike more privileged people who associate the sun with leisure activities, such as tanning or going to the beach, the sun “looks” down on the people of this town, making field life unbearable with its stifling heat (Davis). This helps demonstrate the gap between the rich and the poor. To be able to associate something as universal as the sun with two very different ideas, the wage gap and overall differences in privilege and luxury between the two lifestyles must be drastically different. The lives of the people in the town are hard and the heat caused by the sun makes it harder; this is a situation that might motivate someone to achieve success through hard work and dedication. In addition, as the poem concludes the narrator says: I see where I stood: a brown kid Getting across. “He’s like me,” I tell my daughter and she stops her mouth He looks both ways and then leaps across the road where riches happen on a red tongue. (28-33) In a place where the sun looks the boy has learned to also look and make the jump to the other side through faith or imagination (Davis). This jump across the road is symbolic of the jump from poverty to wealth. The few kids...
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...night I was lying in by comfy bed, daydreaming about my new truck, when an odor jerked me back to reality. The sweet aroma of freshly squeezed orange juice. It reminded me of the vacations I took with my papa to Florida. I will never forget the fresh smell of the air when we stepped out of the van upon our arrival at the campsite. The crisp, salty smell of the ocean and the soft, powdery feel of the white sand between your toes took away all the weariness of the long, boring ride. The first thing I would do is change into my bathing suit and run out to the beach. My brother and I would spend the day splashing in the salty water, until we were too tired to keep our heads above the water. Then we would lie under the umbrella and let the cool breeze sweep over us as we drifted off to sleep for a much needed nap. When we awoke, it felt so good to have the bright sun blazing down on me. My favorite thing to do was build gigantic sand castles on the beach. My papa and I would have contests to see who could build the tallest sand castle. The grains of sand glistened in the sun like diamonds. Our campsite was always close to an orange grove that backed up to the RV park. I will never forget how the gigantic orange trees towered over me. Every day my papa would pick me an orange; they were so juicy! Every time I think about an orange, my mouth waters, and I think of how sweet they taste and how sweet my papa was. In the mornings we would walk to this little breakfast place...
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...between gamma rays and ultra-violet? | X Rays | (k) a frequency in between infra-red and radio waves? | Microwaves | | | 2.Which band or bands of the electromagnetic spectrum: | | (a) are used in broadcasting? | Radio waves | (b) are used to treat cancer? | Gamma Rays | (c) give rise to sun-tan? | Ultra Violet | (d) are used to cook food? | Radio Waves | (e) are used in night-sights? | Infra-Red | (f) are used to obtain photographs of broken bones? | X Rays | (g) are produced by fluorescent lamps in order to detect forged bank notes? | Ultra violet | (h) are given off by the Sun? | Visible Light | (i) are used to sterilise food? | Gamma Rays | (j) are produced by sun-beds? | Ultra Violet | (k) are used in photography? | Infra-Red | (l) are used to transmitted satellite television? | Radio Waves | (m) are used by television remote controls? | Infra-Red | (n) are used in optical fibre communication systems? | Visible Light | (o) can be felt as heat? | Visible Light | (p) are given off by radioactive materials? | Gamma Rays | | | 3. List the colours of the spectrum of white light starting with the colour of lowest frequency. | Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Indigo and...
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...the village; Ultima, representing the good being, and the evil of Tenorio and his witch daughters. In the end, as in all good stories, good destroys evil and Antonio recognizes that change has brought him peace. He understands wisdom and has a better understanding of his reality. I found that there were more similarities between the book and the movie than there were differences. Although, I noticed in the movie that the Golden Carp was nonexistent compared to the written literature. In the book, the Golden Carp was God-like to Antonio where he was constantly going back and forth between the beliefs of God and the ways of the Golden Carp. Anaya states, “The orange of the golden carp appeared at the edge of the pond. As he came out of the darkness of the pond the sun caught his shiny scales and the light reflected orange and yellow and red. He swam very close to our feet. His body was round and smooth in the clear water. We watched in silence at the beauty and grandeur of the great fish" (p. 115). When Antonio sees the Golden Carp for the first time, he starts to question his own religion because Cico describes the Golden Carp as a god. However, in the movie, there was no recognizable alternative religion that forced Antonio to question his religion.Bless Me...
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...Isabelle and Scott Black Collection (MFA information plaque). The painting depicts a small purple sailboat with a green and red sail in the sea underneath an enormous, majorly, pink cloud in the light blue sky with two other red sailboats and purple steam boats. The enormous pink cloud and the light blue sky is reflected into the sea and the purple sailboat has a dark reflection in the sea as well. The sailboat is in the center of the painting while the cloud is above and behind the sailboat. The other sailboats are to the right and behind the main sailboat and the steam boats are all the way to the right in the far distance. The time of day in the work, which can be determined from the color of the cloud and sky, appears to be sunset and the sun is off canvas at the top left corner. The viewer is meant to be looking at this view of the boats and massive cloud from land and to be peering at the landscape from the very edge of the water due to no land being shown. The primary focus of the painting is the sailboat that is located within the foreground of the painting. The focus divides the painting nearly symmetrically, the sky and the lake are almost even and the boat is right in the center to keep the painting balanced. The sailboat also in a way creates a dark arrow that makes the eye go to the pink cloud. The painting contains primary colors (blue, red, and yellow). There are many hues of purple for darker clouds, pink for the cloud, light greens for the sea and sail, various...
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...Grilled Fish | Medium Fish | Fried Thick Noodles | Noodles + Oil | Fried Noodles | Buckwheat Noodles + Oil | Tempura | Egg + Flour + Oil | Pancake | Egg + Milk + Flour + Oil | Pot Sticker | Cabbage + Onion + Flour + Oil | Risotto | Tomato + Onion + Riceballs + Oil | Dry Curry | Riceballs + Curry Powder | Cooking Pot: 41 Recipes Hot Milk | Milk | Hot Chocolate | Milk + Chocolate | Wild Grape Wine | (wild) Grape + Wine + Purple Grass | Pumpkin Stew | Pumpkin | Fish Stew | Medium Fish or Large Fish | Boiled Spinach | Spinach | Boiled Egg | Egg | Candied Potato | Yam | Dumplings | Cabbage + Onion + Flour + Oil | Strawberry Jam | Strawberry | Apple Jam | Apple | Grape Jam | (wild) Grape | Marmalade | Orange | Cheese Fondue | Cheese + Bread | Noodles | Flour | Curry Noodles | Noodles + Curry Powder | Tempura Noodles | Tempura + Noodles | Buckwheat Noodles | Buckwheat Flour | Tempura Buckwheat Noodles | Buckwheat Noodles + Tempura | Mountain Stew | Carrot + Bamboo Shoots + shiitake | Rice Soup | Riceballs | Porridge | Milk + Riceballs | Tempura Rice | Riceballs + Tempura | Egg Over Rice | Egg + Riceballs | Stew | Milk + Flour | Curry Rice | Riceballs + Curry Powder | Blue Curry | Riceballs + Curry Powder + Blue Grass | Green Curry | Riceballs +...
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...Florida The other night I was sitting by the blazing fire eating a juicy orange, and the sweet smell reminded me of my vacations to Florida over winter break. I will never forget the fresh smell of the air when we stepped off the airplane. I could see my grandparents from across the crowded airport. I would always be so excited to step on the soft, white, sandy beach. The first thing I would do is change into my bathing suit and run out to the beach. My sister and I would spend the day splashing in the salty water, until we were too tired to keep our heads above the water. Then we would lie on the soft damp sand and take a nap. It felt so good to have the bright sun blazing down on me. My favorite thing to do was build gigantic sand castles on the beach. My sister and I would have contests to see who could build the tallest sand castle. The grains of sand glistened in the sun like a diamond ring. I will never forget how the gigantic orange trees towered over me. Every day my grandpa would pick me an orange; they were so juicy! Every time I think about an orange, my mouth waters, and I think of how sweet they taste. Normally bedtime was a problem for me, but in Florida I fell right to sleep every night. I would leave the windows wide open, and I would fall asleep to the waves crashing on the sandy beach. I could hear the birds chirping outside my window along with the rustling of the wind. In the mornings we would walk to this little breakfast place called...
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...Walks in the park, pool parties, the sunshine, and lots of fun and fruity e-flavors are all great ways to enjoy the summertime. They are also great reasons to enjoy your vaping experience. When it comes to the summer season not all e-flavors will do the trick of being the perfect flavor. Not even all fruity flavors are great for the summer. Have no fear though, Lizard Juice supplies all the best flavors you could possibly need in the quest for the perfect summertime vaping experience. One e-flavor that just shouts summer is Berry Blast. Growing up many people likely had summertime smoothies made from all the same flavors that are also in the flavor berry blast. It provides the perfect combination of blueberry, strawberry and raspberry into...
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...Neither d. The reflector e. The refractor The number of sunspots Select one: a. becomes maximum near the poles. b. has been increasing since they were first recorded. c. changes with a cycle of about 11 years. d. has been decreasing since they were first recorded by Galileo. Which of the following can be detected by using the Doppler effect? Select one: a. The rotation of planets b. The radial motion of a star moving toward the Earth c. The rotation of the Sun d. The motion of binary star systems e. All of the motions listed can be detected in this manner. What keeps the Sun from collapsing due to its strong gravitational field? Select one: a. The Sun’s interior is cooler than its surface. b. The Sun’s interior cannot be compressed. c. Pressure at each part of the Sun balances the weight of the material above it. The energy of a photon is directly proportional to the light’s Select one: a. frequency. b. temperature. c. wavelength. The sun emits most of its visible light in the_____ region of the...
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...carry in a sachet to send back a spell to the one who cast it. Also Known As: Nettle Leaves, Stinging Nettle, Beggar's Lice, Common Nettle Gender: Masculine Planet: Mars Element: Fire Nutmeg Carry nutmeg for good luck, and to increase psychic powers. Use in money and prosperity spells. On green candles for prosperity, sprinkle nutmeg powder. It is a hallucinogen when made into a tea and is very toxic in large doses. Use no more than a pinch. Also Known As: Myristica Gender: Masculine Planet: Jupiter Element: Fire Orange Attracts abundance and happiness through love and marriage. Focus on a yes or no question while you eat an orange, and then count the seeds. The number of seeds will give you the answer. An even number of seeds and the answer is no, an odd number of seeds is yes. You can use the leaves and flowers in love rituals to bring on a marriage proposal. Adding...
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...Throughout the prologue, part one, and part two of The Book Thief the author, Markus Zusak, developed/ utilized the use of colors. In the Prologue, the ‘story teller’ a.k.a Death tells of his small theory. The theory begins by claiming that “people observe the colors of a day only as it beginning and ends, but it is quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment” (Zusak 4). The beginning of the theory helps support the use of colors by creating a image in the reader’s mind of the sun rising and setting. It also shows how in depth of how Death views the world around him, he almost seems to study the sky with every passing moment-- including when he is collecting souls. When Liesel’s...
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...visible to the eye in color. Nebulae can have a variety of size. They can even be hundreds of light years in diameter, though they are less dense than the space surrounding them. An average star is formed when a cloud of dust or nebulae begins to collapse on itself, then a star is born. An average is a star with average mass or intermediate mass. It can be yellow, orange,...
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...he was painting the picture by the way the composition is set up. One can tell he was looking towards the buildings on the other side of water because it's obvious that the building are being reflected as well as the wooden poles sticking out of the water. It is quite evident that Monet is observing a sunset and that he is painting quickly to capture the full effect of light during this short period of the day with the study of light being the main focus in this work. Shadow also plays a large part in the make up the painting. Monet uses an even tonality of blues, lavenders, oranges and pinks to create the buildings across the water, thus showing the sunlight reflecting off the sides of them. It's quite amazing how he uses many different colors to create one large color. For instance, in the sky he uses a mixture of greens, pinks, oranges and blues to create the feeling of dusk as the sun slowly sets to the right of the picture. In the far edge of the water he uses greens and blues with a hint of lavender here and there to show the darkness of the water behind the buildings where the sunlight isn't reaching. When the water comes closer to the bottom of the painting there is a heavier use...
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...weather the hot blazing sun spreads across the light blue sky, where the clouds light and fluffy as cotton candy. The golden sun reflects gently on my skin, as the light flowing breeze flows through my hair, tickles my skin like a feather. The beach, the first thing I come across was the white sandy beach as white as snow with a trickle of golden sun light reflecting from the radiant sun. The tide swiftly lapped the shore, the water a bright blue, the first thing I noticed the water was clean, clear Celeste blue beautiful bright colour I see my reflection it was crystal clear it stared right back at me, splash, splash I crashed into the water it was warm soft feeling, I screamed in delight, the water rushed all of my skin with a warm fresh feeling, as I came out, the water stung my eyes like a bee stuck my finger, the feeling of warmness jumped off my body like a grasshopper jumping through grass, all of a sudden there was a rush of coldness hit my skin , bang goose bumps hit my skin, I shivered, and shivered but when sun light hit my skin the coldness dance off my skin. My stomach rumbled and growled as loud as a loin’s growl as the aroma of flame-grilled meat drifts towards me. I could hear the sizzling on the open fire and the steak fat dribbling and hissing as it spills onto the grill, the smell of sizzling sausages on an open fire, the mouth-watering smell freshly cooked chicken. Sun set every night spread slowly across the sky into a tangy orange sky light as a fiery...
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