The Last Remnant

In WIlliam Golding's Lord of the Flies, the symbol of the conch is used throughout the book to show the movement of power and connection to the civilized world. The reader first sees this depicted at the beginning of the book, Ralph is the perfect candidate for a leader, "yet most powerfully, there was the conch" (22). Simply possessing the conch gives Ralph the supreme aspect of authority over the other, still civilized, boys of the island. In addition, as time drags on the conch becomes more powerful

It has been over a century since the magical world of Vanar forcibly merged with Earth for a short period of time. In the aftermath of the short merger dragons and the host of mythical creatures left behind did war with the worlds armies, destroying vast swathes of land, while other countries were destroyed with nary a gunshot, due to the power and versatility of magic. While some guns and advanced technology survived, most of it was lost as weapon caches and nuclear arsenals detonated, or as the

A sonnet refers to a poetic form which originated in Italy. There are two kinds: the Petrarchan (Italian) and the Shakespearean (English). Both kinds still consist of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameters – unstressed, then stressed syllables. The Italian form began with Francesco Petrarca. The Shakespearean form began with Thomas Wyatt and Earl of Surrey (Shelley, 2015). The sestet and octave have special functions in the Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet is separated into an eight-line stanza

replace their evil doings with justice and compassion so that they can be forgiven and eat the good of | |the land. For those who refuse and continue in their rebellion, they will be devoured by the sword (chapter 16-20). | |The last half of chapter contains an announcement of the coming judgment upon Judah and Jerusalem. | |The corrupt condition of Jerusalem is described, for the ‘faithful’ city has become a ‘harlot’ (Isaiah 1:21). The city

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income, bending beneath the weight of their rifles; and little active volunteers, easily frightened but full of enthusiasm, as eager to attack as they were ready to take to flight; and amid these, a sprinkling of red-breeched soldiers, the pitiful remnant of a division cut down in a great battle; somber artillerymen, side by side with nondescript foot-soldiers; and, here and there, the gleaming helmet of a heavy-footed dragoon who had difficulty in keeping up with the quicker pace of the soldiers of

The planet that we reside on has a long, enduring history. Today, remnants can still be found that tell the history of the land, and of its inhabitants; many of these remnants, however, have been destroyed over time. The Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan has a rich and complicated history that continues up to the present day. The residents of Bamiyan live neighboring a wall of cliffs, speckled with caves. Bordering the city on each side, two abandoned niches are carved into the cliff face, each towering

Last year I was impressed with all the interesting plants blooming in the alkali meadows next to Klondike Lake. Plants like Rabbit brush and shrubs are found in abundance here but not too many other places in the state or even the Owens Valley. Mid-October last year was quite warm and I worried that it might be too hot (this is a concern I have with every field trip!) or too windy. No wind and perfect temps prevailed, yay! Six persons showed up, three from the Davis/Sacramento region. Easy

be complex and ugly, stained by war, genocide, and destruction. Therein lies a philosophical controversy: should these historical “stains” be acknowledged or buried? What role do these ugly histories have in the development of a society? Within the last century, no nation has been forced to confront these questions on the same scale that Germany has (Levinger 118). With a twentieth-century history marked by hatred and the abuse of power, National Socialism and Soviet communism, Germany’s dark history

use of other materials very seldom used like tin roofing and reclaimed Roman brick show their immense wealth. As the churches were mainly the only ones that could afford these materials. This expensive construction allowed the churches of the time to last throughout the years unlike the wooden structures. The churches of this time reused a great deal of the old Roman materials including brick and stone. Even some kings and normal people reused parts of the wooden structures. Floors, walls, and even