The view at the top of the Shard is breath-taking. London is seen all around you like a moving tapestry. The View, which is situated on floors 68, 69 and 72 of the Shard, is twice the height of any other platform in London. It has been London’s long awaited attraction where people enjoy 360 degree views for up to 40 miles. Our sense of vision in this day and age is key to understanding and acknowledging everything around us. In architecture the idea of uniqueness is taken from the use of light and
Shard sleepwalked through the doorway into the scarlet lighting and Robin followed. The moment her foot passed the threshold she felt her heart rocket in her chest and the fight or flight reflex kicked in. She held her place A corpse of a something with a multitude long stick like legs and scythe appendages nestled under its breast rest twisted in the corner. It reminded her of a praying mantis. She looked from the body to the broken door. “You ripped down didn’t you?” She looked back to the mantis
Winter was here. Snow fell from the sky in waves, spraying the town with whiteness. Ice patches formed on sidewalks, causing pedestrians to slip and fall when they weren’t careful enough. Cold winds tore at everyone’s skin, and the sky was a bleak plaster-white. Men, women, and children alike all avoided the wintry weather as much as they could - in houses, in cars, and even in bus stops. But for the students at Crosby Heights, they were going through something entirely different. As much as
Tree-Ear the main character in the story, "A Single Shard" has many strong character traits. In the story "A Single Shard" Tree-Ear is very helpful especially with Min but also with Crane-Man. One statement from the story is "Min handed Tree-ear a small ax and led him around the house to a wheeled cart 'fill the cart with wood'." This quote supports my answer because it shows that Tree-Ear is willing to work long hard to help Min after he broke Min's pottery. Cutting the wood for the kiln is the
blows another one open,” ~ Crane-Man, A Single Shard. This is a very familiar saying, although sometimes it may be said a different way. You may ask, ‘Why start with this particular quote?’ The books I will be talking about both have a symbol of death in their plot, and the topic of death can definitely be related to the quote you read at the beginning pertaining to the plot of each book. The symbol of death has a big impact on the stories A Single Shard, showing the main character’s growth, and Anne
In the book "A Single Shard" the character Min possesses many character traits. Min is a perfectionist. On page 11 it states "Then, 'Pah!' He shook his head and in a single motion of disgust scooped up the clay and slapped it back onto the wheel." This shows that Min is a perfectionist because he aggravated when his work does not accede what he expects. When Min's work is not perfect he gets annoyed and starts over. By doing this, his work is a slow process. One page 139 another quote explains
Name:Inara Shell The historical setting of "A Single Shard" is in Korea. A Single Shard is a book mainly about a boy named Tree-ear who wants to be a potter. He lives in a town called Ch'ulp'o with a man named Crane-man. Crane-man has been Tree-ears guardian since he was young. Tree-ear was supposed to live with his uncle after his parents died but he was never found so a chief gave him to Crane-man. One day Tree-ear was watching a advanced potter named Min spin pots on a wheel. After
“A Single Shard” is a novel written by Linda Sue Park; one of the characters in this novel is Min. Min is a very famous and well-known potter in Ch’ulp’o who lives with his wife in an attractive house on the edge of Ch’ulp’o. Min is an old, serious, hard-working perfectionist. Min lost his son Hyung-pil to a fever, and it has been a big burden on him. Min throughout the novel is slowly starting to let down his wall that he created; by the end of the novel Min has fully accepted Tree-ear and learned
Everyone faces challenges in different ways and they overcome them in different ways. A Single Shard was about an orphan boy named Tree-ear facing difficulties trying to learn how to be a master potter. Tree-ear learned that if he didn’t attempt to show Emissary Kim the single shard which broke from the trip to Songdo, he would have never gotten Min the commission and Tree-ear would have never learned to be a master potter. His best friend, Crane-man helped him with meaningful words that make Tree-ear
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park is a historical fiction book set in Korea around the twelfth century. The story follows an orphan boy by the name of Tree-ear as he becomes obsessed with pottery and earns an apprenticeship with a local potter by the name of Min. One day word arrives that a royal will be coming to the village to evaluate the potters and choose one to commision. The royal emissary enjoys Min’s pottery and asks if Min would make and bring more samples to the city of Songdo, but Min