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    Community Garden Review Process I did not think that this project would amount to much, it was a struggle, and took more effort than everyone expected. We knew that it would be difficult to get the basics planned, to get donations, and to finalize details but I did not think it would be that difficult every step of the way. Going to class most of the semester made me anxious because I knew that it would end in heated arguments and people leaving upset and not much progress. I do not handle conflict

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    The Secret Garden is a production about a little girl named Mary whose parents died in colonial India. She is sent to live with her elusive uncle and his brother in England. While there she makes new friends and finds out that she has a cousin (Colin) who is kept isolated from the world for his “protection”. She also finds out that her uncle is grieving over his wife (her aunt) that died several years prior to Mary’s arrival. During Mary’s time at her uncle’s home she finds out that her aunt had

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    closer together. “Gardens provide the sense of community for the people involved”(gardeendallas.org), evolving into close friends or relationships. If a garden can teach people the values of being involved, then why not build a community garden? If the government can build one, it would strengthen our community and help with some issues that people face. The garden would help criminals learn

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    Politicians need to be more open to allowing vacant lots to be turned into gardens that can be used by the community. As seen by the film Maquilapolis, there are multiple environmental issues that disproportionately impact oppressed groups. These issues can often be tied to most of the world’s relationship with capitalism. In

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    things. This change in people’s lifestyles led them to perceive and design buildings and their adjoining gardens differently. Garden design changed drastically from the medieval periods; from being introverted and fortified they later became more open with a strong sense of geometry, on a central axis. [1] The renaissance gardens were inspired by classical ideas of order and beauty. The gardens were structured and followed a certain strict order which was seen throughout

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    and Ahdamn in the garden as a parodical satire of the creation story about the Garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis chapters 2 and 3. This would be considered as a parody as it is imitating the style and events of the Judeo-Christian creation story. King starts off with the GOD figure who seems to be childish and an irresponsible character, in contrast to the supreme wisdom and authority of the Judeo-Christian God. “That GOD fellow doesn't eat anything. He stands in the garden with his hands on

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    even know what it would be like to even be loved. Mary came from India and was neglected by her parents', which turned her heart cold and made her shut others out. When Mary's parents died, she had to be shipped off to England. The movie “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett has many twists and turns, but it all came together in one theme. The theme of this story is about selflessness and to learn to let others into your heart. Mary Lennox, Colin Craven, Lord Craven, and Mrs. Melock are all

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    CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LOUIS MACNEICE'S "THE SUNLIGHT ON THE GARDEN" The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold; When all is told We cannot beg for pardon. Our freedom as free lances Advances towards its end; The earth compels, upon it Sonnets and birds descend; And soon, my friend, We shall have no time for dances. The sky was good for flying Defying the church bells And every evil iron Siren and what it tells: The earth compels, We are dying

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    characters and a realistic basis for her stories. The setting in the story takes place in Mrs. Larkin’s garden in Mississippi. Welty uses setting in this story cleverly as the garden serves as an appropriate setting for her inner struggle because of the garden’s paradoxical ability to please and to destroy (Brown 242). During an interview given by Linda Kuehl, Welty was asked if place

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    SPIRITUAL GARDEN “… and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.” Jer. 31:12 The analogy of a spiritual garden has long been used to explain our role in the creative process of Life. Jesus used it extensively in his parables, and New Thought teachers have also used the analogy of a concept as a seed of thought. Ernest Holmes carries the allusion further, comparing a gardeners care of the soil with caring for one 's soul. Just as the soil is a field

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