One hand of the broken clock stops at 12.00 while the dust buries the small one. I can hear the weeping and groaning come from everywhere while the smoke masks all the place. Many eyes capture a deeply gashed woman amid the wreckage stretches her hard to reach her daughter's hand, but she cannot. Only her eyes try to hug the girl, and wake her up. The little girl stained with red and her long dark hair closed her eyes. A Few minutes before, she was being with her white dress and holding a flowering Palm. Meanwhile, many people were singing the beautiful hymns and celebrating the Palm Sunday. "Again, do you believe what happened in the church? A man fit with an explosive vest donates himself, leaving 43 killed and hundreds wounded". It was the breaking news of another sad day. As we used to hear this news…
Alaska continually amazes with its breathtaking scenery, diverse wildlife, and remarkable people. Alaskans have a wonderful knack for wanting to cherish and preserve the land they call home. Unfortunately, as invasive species have slowly started edging their way into our rivers, fields, and forests, many citizens are lacking the knowledge on how to properly combat this incursion and protect the state they reside in. Hieracium aurantiacum, also known as hawkweed, is one of the most difficult species to remove, and many gardeners often grow frustrated since they are unable to effectively eradicate the plant. Due to the laxed efforts of many citizens hawkweed has been able to tighten its grasp on local environments.…
In the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, he has asked a very important question…
Bull thistle is native to Europe, Asia and Africa. But can be found on all continents except Antarctica. There are many speculations on when it made its way to North America but it is thought to have made its way to Eastern North America in the Colonial times. It started showing up in the Western part is the late 1800’s or early 1900’s.…
The desire of plants from humans, including the plants that produce fruits and vegetables, is extensive. Every day, humans interact with flowers, maybe to seduce a loved one, and consume food to replenish nutrients for their body’s cells.…
The Sunflower, by Simon Wiesenthal, was an intriguing and thought –provoking novel that raised many questions on the theological and moral concept of forgiveness. Furthermore, it delved into the matter of whether an individual has the right to forgive in the name of others, or whether forgiveness of the perpetrator was even deserved in the first place. The narrative is told from the first person point of view of Simon Wiesenthal, a young man in his 30s, imprisoned in a work camp. He tells his story of a dying Nazi’s plea for forgiveness and his own subsequent actions. After we hear his story, we can read the opinions of many individuals that tell what they would have done in Simon’s place, and add their own insights into the discussion. Before we delve into the specifics of what I would have done in Simon’s place, and which contributor I can relate to most, I would like to discuss the concept of forgiveness, and what it means to me.…
The Yellow of Spring (not just pollen) by Teresita Trujillo Beautiful green pastures filled with early-bloomed dandelions and the first blooming of dogwood trees. Spring is such a fulfilling season, the cold of the winter is fading and the warmth that spring brings is beginning. Truly everything should be wonderful, but oh, the yellow that lingers with this season. It comes in storms and settles like snow.…
spiny and obtains an oval to round shape that can reach several feet in diameter. The stem…
What kind of keys do people like to carry? Cookies! Pretty funny right? However, this joke does have a bit of truth in it. Unhealthy eating habits are a real problem. From a survey of 100 students in various grades at Washington High School, 73% said they don’t eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day. I propose having a school garden. Tending to the garden, learning about nutrition, and eating the required amount of fruits and veggies a day could be an elective class. Students would develop healthy eating habits as well as growing fresh food for the school cafeteria.…
a flower that is meant for feeding from, they do not only notice the colors the…
A compilation of elegant word choice and syntax, “The Sun and Moon” is a poem written by author Chrysanthemum Ti. In this poem, Ti develops a story, told in a first person point of view, which illustrates both the gradual resentment and contentment felt by the narrator as she compares her successes and failures to those of her brother. In creating this tale, Ti utilizes a shift in tone as well as two significant metaphors to suggest that with time, perceptions change, which can allow for a greater understanding of and respect for a scenario.…
Throughout history, seeds, stems, and leaves of both flowers and weeds have contributed to human cookery. The culinary use of flowers dates back thousands of years to 140 BC. Many cultures since then have incorporated flowers into traditional foods. Many ancient oriental dishes commonly made use of daylily buds, and the Romans are well known for their use of violet mallow in many recipes. Italian and Hispanic cultures gave us stuffed squash blossoms, while Asian Indians still use rose petals in many dishes today. Though their…
Flowers are those plants intentionally cultivated in the garden while weeds are those who come in uninvited. Weeds are competitors of the cultivated plants stealing water, nutrients and sunlight from the flowers. It may sound simple, but weeds, like beauty, are in the eye of the beholder. What some gardeners consider unwanted weeds, others consider wildflowers. Although weeds and flowers may seem very different, the two are quite similar. For example, the similarities between flowers and weeds are, they grow on the ground, they both have flowers (in some weeds), and they both pollinate by female and male flowers and weeds. The differences between flowers and weeds are, weeds are hard to pull out of the ground and flowers are easily pulled.…
The sun by definition is the star that is "the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat." This self-luminous star is not only the largest object in the solar system containing 99.8 percent of the total mass but is also a fundamental necessity to every human and living thing's life.…
Each one of the flowers mentioned–primrose, oxlips, marigolds, lark's heel– all correspond with a season of the year respectively, beginning from spring with primrose. The aforementioned plant is typically the first perennial associated with the coming of spring, thus being the "harbinger" of spring. Oxlips blossom during late spring or early summer. Marigolds flourish in the heat of the hot sun, taking root from late summer to early autumn; saying they "blow on death-beds" insinuates that the speaker believes they have a sort of mystical sense to them, untouchable yet used to honor and show respect to the deceased. Larkspur, or as Shakespeare called it, lark's heel, is a prominent cool-season flower, and does well in the winter but dies under the heat of the summer sun. The splendor of flowers is not limited to any one time of year. Instead, several different types of flowering plants bloom all year-round, thus allowing their elegance to be enjoyed at any…