My Own Backyard

"…It wasn't just the war that made him what he was. That's too easy. It was everything – his whole nature…" – Eleanor K. Wade

Off the Veranda by Bronislaw Malinowski is a documentary that begins to discuss the start of his upcoming in the field of anthropology, the people of Trobriand Island and Functionalism. In the start of the Documentary we learn Malinowski began his field work by studying the Mailu people. During his work he was studying the natives afar from a Veranda. We learn that in order to fully understand the society of the Mailu; Malinowski believes he needs to learn their native language. Ultimately he decides to start afresh by studying the people of Trobriand Island. During the beginnings of his encounters he began to understand what it takes to be a member of the Trobriand. At first he was seen as an outsider and that his studies weren’t “working”

For centuries, seasons have been understood to stand for the same set of meanings. Seasons are easily understood by the reader, and are easy for the writer to use; as Foster states, “Seasons can work magic on us, and writers can work magic with seasons” (Foster 192). The different seasons are a huge part of our lives; we live through each one every year, and we know how each of them impacts our lives. This closeness between people and nature allows us to be greatly impacted by the use of seasons in literature. In addition, Foster lays out the basic meanings of each season for us: autumn is harvest, decline, tiredness; winter is anger, hatred, cold, old age; summer is passion, love, happiness, beauty; and spring is childhood and youth. On the

There is nothing like a vacation, a place where everything you enjoy is close by and

“A Visit of Charity” by Eudora Welty and “Behind Grandma’s House” by Gary Soto both deal with similar topics about the relationship between the elderly and the young. “Behind Grandma’s House” is about a young child that is acting rebellious against society by cussing at an imaginary pastor, and scaring animals in the alley behind Grandmother’s house (291). He is rebellions until the grandmother comes out to hit the child in the face as discipline for what he has done (291). “A Visit of Charity” is about a young girl named Marion who visits a retirement home to visit with two elderly women so Marion can receive service hours for the Campfire Girls (116). Although “A Visit of Charity” and “Behind Grandmother’s House” both incorporate the Elderly

In chapter 20, … So Does Seasons, Foster talks about seasons and what they symbolize. To summarize, spring represents new life. Spring symbolizes youth and childhood. Summer represents adulthood, romance, fulfillment, etc… Autumn represents decline, middle age, and tiredness. Winter represent old age, death, and resentment. “Beauty and The Beast” shows what

Instead of your heavy winter coat, you decide on a raincoat and boots for the upcoming rain. With the wet dirt and uncovered tree’s, earthly smells enclose your senses. Seeing the newly grown grass. Hearing the birds chirp after returning back to their homes. Critters have just begun to come out of hibernation and everything starts to become the active beaten path you used to know. As the clouds start to disappear and the sun comes out of hiding, trees and plants start to bloom with new life with the vibrant colors of summer. Leaving behind the pastel colors of spring, summer brings noisy vibrant colors to life. The animals wake and scamper across the cement pathway while the flowers open to the morning rays. Different smells meet you halfway to fill your nose with aromas that have not been discovered since last

It could be at Lake Minatare or even taking a walk down the Monument Pathway. I prefer the Wildcats because of the annoying wind everyone in the panhandle hates. It not only drowns out the sounds around me but because the sounds around me are gone my thoughts start to disappear. I suffer from Anxiety and Depression and when things start to get out of hand for me and my coping mechanisms are no longer working this is where anyone can find me. I prefer to physically hike through the Hills to find a place within to recollect myself and my thoughts. Though many choose to relax in other ways this has best help me. It also has helped me explore and discover parts of the Hills that I wasn’t aware were there. There is more to see than most people think there is at the

Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring usually seasons would not mean much to a person. In the book “How To Read Literature Like A Professor,” the author, Thomas.C Foster, explains how seasons could be more than just a an indicator of the weather. Seasons of the year could tell many characteristics of a character. During books the seasons could give an insight on the emotions of a character, the age, or the time it may be taking place. In Fosters book he gives an example of just how the seasons of the year could impact a book. Although many people may associate weather or holidays with the seasons authors make it very clear that seasons are more than this. In “ The Great Gatsby,” F.Scott Fitzgerald, the author, also includes the seasons to symbolize these things throughout his book.

If you can imagine the most beautiful place on earth and multiply it by 50, that is the Kit Carson Park in New Mexico. Walking through the massive,

The beauty of not belonging and seclusion from Cane Creek Park create a feeling of wonder and amazement, that makes a person long to go back time after time. The willow trees stand gracefully, and elegantly as they dance around the park and convey positive vibes. There is a dock that contains many mysteries and many unanswered questions. The swing that stands distant from the rest is worn and waits for the next child to find it and to find comfort in it. There is also the rippling water and the curiosities that behold the tree that has been there for ages. It’s beauty is conveyed by the piercing warm sun. This park creates a safe place for those whose mind may be depressed or maybe just lonely, and it comforts those with the allurement of

I spent my childhood in Suburban Connecticut, and my teenage years in Florida. Both places effected my outlook on life and my personality in different ways, especially because my experiences in both places was very different. In Connecticut, we felt the effect of a climate with four discreet seasons — and many of my conceptions of family life still have seasonal associations. Raking leaves and picking apples during the autumn; ice-skating with my sister during winter; how good it felt to slink off our scarfs and heavy coats in the spring; and the sadness of leaving my parents to go away to summer camp. Eventually moving to Florida, at age 15, the things I missed the most was the excitement of seasons changing. We had the sun year-round their

Officer Ogden reports patrolling the parking lot of Walmart, located at 18631 W Kellogg drive, and observing a male, the sole occupant of the vehicle, drive through the parking lot in a green Jeep Grand Cherokee. It appeared to Ogden that the driver may not have been wearing a seat belt, but Ogden was unable to positively determine if the driver had a seat belt on or not. Ogden followed the vehicle out of the parking lot using the southeast exit and traveled north on 183 rd. As Ogden followed the vehicle, he noticed that the vehicle did not signal to make a right turn onto US 54 until approximately 50 feet from the intersection, well north of Murphy 's gas station. Ogden then ran the license plate and saw it was registered to a female out of Wichita. Ogden followed the vehicle east on US 54 and waited for radio traffic to clear to call out the stop. Dispatch was notified that a traffic stop would be conducted, projecting the 16500 block of W US 54. Ogden activated his lights and followed the vehicle until the vehicle pulled into a private drive at 15901 W US 54 and stopped.

As I sit here, on the hood of my car looking out into the vast field I think to myself, why this place? Out of all the places that mean so much to me, why does this place stand out the most? Everyone has that one spot that is special to him or her for various reasons whether it be a memory, experience, how it makes them feel, etc. For me, my favorite place encompasses all my senses bringing them to an all time high filling me with an overwhelming indescribable feeling. It’s my sanctuary, a safe place, but above all a place to clear my mind and getaway from reality. There aren’t enough captivating words to describe the beauty of this place. In the winter, the vast field covered in a blanket of untouched glimmering snow surrounded by bare

The place where I feel most comfortable is a place where I am calm. A place that is peaceful in its own ways. It is the place to go to get away from all my troubles. It is the one place where I could sit forever, and never get tired of just staring into the deepest blue I have ever seen. It is the place where I can sit and think the best. A place where nothing matters but what is in that little moment. The one place capable of sending my senses into an overload. This place is the ocean.