the crab scuttled and scurried across the scorching hot sand searching for its next victim.Walking along the beach‚ the bright sun is nearly hot enough to cover you in an invisible blanket of warmth. The beautiful‚ big blue ocean’s waves are crashing against the cliffs as you watch the seagulls joyfully fly around in circles in the air. The warm‚ golden sand runs between your toes with the gentle breeze. As you walk along‚ you find gorgeous‚ shiny shells that have been washed into the shore by the
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Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) paints a scene of a little girl and her father looking up at the stars on an autumn night‚ at a beach. Notice that Whitman approves of the father teaching his daughter astronomy. Whitman had very liberal ideas about education that were ahead of his time‚ the 19th century. She sees clouds engulf the stars‚ blocking her view. The voice of the poet reassures her that one‚ the stars will return‚ and two‚ a force exists that is even more eternal than the stars. Whitman really
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In "On the Beach at Night Alone‚" Walt Whitman develops the idea that everyone has a connection with everything else‚ including nature. Whitman uses a variety of writing techniques to get his point across. First‚ the repetition and parallel structure that his poems contain reinforce the connection between everything in nature. The usage of "All" 11 times emphasizes the inclusion of everything in the universe. The sentence structure remains the same throughout the poem‚ without any drastic change;
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(indent)One of the most eye-catching places in the world is the beach. Most will agree the ocean is one of the most majestic sights to behold. What is not commonly discussed is how this breathtaking location can be transcendental at night. An example of one of these beaches‚ Daytona Beach. (indent)Florida is known for its subtropical climate‚ but at night on the beach‚ the air becomes quite cool‚ like the sweltering air skated across ice before hitting your face. Temperatures are still very warm
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The Night of the Hunter‚ the scene in which Harry murders Willa in her bed is symbolic through the formal elements of lighting‚ location‚ prop placement‚ and costuming in the mise-en-scène to represent a funeral and the battle between good and evil. In regards to the location‚ the bedroom is triangular‚ appearing to be in the shape of a church’s steeple. The three points of the triangle represent the Holy Trinity‚ as Willa is prepared to go to Heaven. This strengthens the notion of the scene representing
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The Beach by Alex Garland portrays a form of tourism where it differentiates the authentic experiences of a traveller to a tourist. Danny Boyle’s(2000) adaptation depicts an American backpacker‚ Richard‚ who seeks to discover beyond the sightseeing of typical tourists. Upon following a series of unfortunate events on an island‚ the article examines how the film has shaped a diverse audience’s interpretation of cultural travel. The Tourist Gaze (2002) by John Urry reinforces Richard’s motivation to
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The Beach The smell of salt in the air‚ the wind blistering my face‚ the sun glinting in my eyes; these are some of my favorite things about the beach. I have always loved the beach and I have always love the sights and smells of it. The first thing I always notice when I first step out of the car‚ even when it’s only at the beach house and not the actual beach‚ the smell of seaweed and salt immediately attacks my nostrils. No smell is as potently sweet as the sour smell of the ocean
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different for everyone. I enjoy the sight of waves crashing and thick white foam. Sometimes the waves seem to be roaring and at other times barely rolling. Thats one reason why I like the beach‚ its always a mystery. A complete getaway from the concrete jungle we live in and a place to just relax with nature‚ thats the beach. Theres always the grainy sand that seems to make its way into everything and then the humid salty air that seems to paint a layer onto your body when you get out‚ but those are such
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coming night was loaded with potentially suffocating warmth. The beach was tiny compared to the resorts further along the coastline‚ sheltered by the surrounding forests of palm trees. It was an almost perfect semi-circle of fine‚ dark volcanic sand‚ with not a trace of the inland civilization in sight – an unspoilt‚ secluded paradise on an island gradually being colonised by armies of skyscrapers‚ strip clubs and tourist traps. There was a humble building near the eastern end of the beach‚ a traditional
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Act 3 Scene 1: A Reversal of Opression Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream deals primarily with clashing ideas about love‚ an oppressive patriarchy‚ and if love should be the basis of marriage. The play does however offer hints of a need to transform the culture of the day‚ and offers women a greater say in their love or lack thereof. In the third act of the play‚ the power women possess is truly expressed‚ even if it must come about due to a man’s oppression. Further investigation of this
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