Sunsets

Memories are an integral part of what shapes our person. In the excerpt XIV in the poem Midsummer, the speaker mentions a time in which he and another young boy visit an old woman storyteller in his youth. The use of imagery, comparison, and symbolization help to convey the significance of the speaker's experience to the reader and how it shaped him. The speaker's use of imagery also illuminates a certain viewpoint onto the poem that reveals the personal connotations that the visits hold. With the

from the garden of trees. There is also a partial shack in the background on the far most right-hand side of the picture. I also see what appears to be the back of a sign, mostly hidden, in the upper left corner of the foreground. It appears to be sunset during the painting, with the horizon lighter and the higher sky a red color. There are several blocks of oriental writings, a red rectangle in the lower left corner over the body of the tree branch; then two in the top right corner in the sky, one

Upstream along the Colorado River from Lake Austin is Lake Travis. Created when the Mansfield Dam was finished in 1941, this lake has the most notoriety in the greater Austin area as a recreational destination spot. Scenic limestone cliffs, stunning vistas and clear water make it a statewide hot spot for beautiful restaurants, camping and hiking, fishing, water sports and waterfront homes. Lake Travis is fed by the Colorado River (as with all the Highland Lakes), the Pedernales River and several

happy. The author's uses of alliteration and a simile show how nature is calming and makes you feel happy. In this poem, the author simply describe how happy and relaxing nature is. “Sunsets are the art of nature”, she uses a metaphor in this to show a joyful part of nature. This line says that in nature, sunsets are beautiful this that cheer up and relax any viewer. She also uses the line “what would I do without this place?”, which is a inquiry. This line shows that nature is the only place she

1) Which of the six colors of the rainbow is refracted the greatest?  Out of the 7 colors of the rainbow, Violet is refracted the greatest. 2) What is a mirage and why does it always disappear as the observer gets closer?  A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. Mirages appear at very low viewing angles, when you are far away. As you approach, the viewing angle increases and the mirage disappears

Ponyboy, “I’ll bet you watch sunsets too.” (Hinton 40) Ponyboy thought that it was funny that the sunset she saw from her patio was the one he saw from his house. Ponyboy comes to a conclusion that the Socs are human just like the greasers, and that they appreciate many of the same things. Later in the story, Ponyboy and Cherry meet again. Cherry says that Ponyboy is a nice kid and that it was hard to find a nice kid around town. Ponyboy then asks, “Can you see the sunset real good from the West Side

fields and plots. Affixed to the glass ceiling are maple leaf seeds, that are often seen blowing in the wind; they gather like a flock of birds. The piece is reminiscent of southern Alberta roots, and the warm colors are allusive of the beautiful sunsets that light the sky in bright red, orange and yellow. Overall, pieces that allude to nature and to the natural habitat, in this case Alberta itself, are effective in mustering feelings of pleasant memories. By fostering recollections of ones’ past

phun. Words cannot describe how much I love it. I think physics is so awesome because it is, in my words, the study of the world around us and how everything works. Everything in this world points back to physics, such as the colors of the sky at sunset.

the noise and crowds that many vacationers have grown accustomed to. Here at Palm Beach, a person can relax and empty his or her mind of all of the distractions and stress of modern life. There is no better place to see a sunset, and for many visitors, it is the first real sunset they have ever experienced.

the socs, so he unquestionably has animosity for the guys with green eyes. Another example of this is when Cherry says not to forget some of us watch the sunsets too (46). She proposed this because, although she is a Soc, she shares commonality with the greasers. Most people think them too be very diverse, but both her and Ponyboy watch sunsets. Without getting to know one another ,they suspect that they’re way different.