Science-fiction texts often use vivid storytelling so as to allow the reader to grasp an overall idea and gain an insight into a world that is often filled with chaos and disorder. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury is a story that takes place in the future but takes its name from a 19th century writer. It is a story that takes a science-fiction plot and embroils it with real life moral and philosophical concerns. Bradbury’s protagonist is a house standing alone in a world destroyed by nuclear
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The Singing River Gaylesville‚ Cherokee Co‚ Alabama April‚ 1851 Charity‚ Jeremiah‚ and the children made it to the outskirts of Gaylesville on a Friday afternoon; it was the 18th day of April‚ in the year 1851. Already‚ she missed the peace of the wilderness; she also missed the soothing calmness of the watershed. Although Gaylesville was not nearly as large a town as Anniston or Jacksonville was‚ it was still a town. Charity disliked towns of any size; to her thinking‚ they seemed to brew trouble
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recurrent hardships of Woody’s life--fire disasters and the erratic behavior of his mother (Cray‚ 3-17). Woody’s mother had a very significant impact on his lifestyle. Although his father sang and played a little on the fiddle‚ it was his mother’s singing and piano playing that kindled Woody’s appreciation for music. When times were rough for the family‚ the folk songs his mother played would be increasingly melancholy (Cray‚ 13). Later‚ when Woody began to play his own music‚ many of these songs remained
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A Literary Analysis of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury Over the course of history‚ mankind has only used atomic weapons in war twice due to the overwhelming devastation they cause. The bomb mankind created was too powerful for humans and its use would only lead to our demise. Ray Bradbury knew this‚ as he lived through the development and use of the original atomic bombs. While famously known as a science fiction author‚ Bradbury hated being classified as such. Science
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American voice is characterized by themes of hard work‚ unity‚ and diversity. There are three particular pieces of work that support my characteristics towards the American voice. The three pieces of evidence are two poems entitled “ I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman‚ and “I Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes and the third piece of evidence is Barack Obama’s speech from the Democratic National Convention in 2004. The American Voice is represented by the theme of hard work. This is demonstrated
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Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Acid rain is becoming a widespread problem around the world. The amount of acid in rain has dramatically increased in the past decade in certain areas like America and Europe by 70%. How is it caused? It is formed by the chemicals in the process of burning fossil fuels mixing with the moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. Acid rain come in two forms‚ wet and dry. Dry deposition‚ a more accurate term for acid rain‚ can appear to be snow‚ hail or other dry particles
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Listening to Rain Trans. by John Balcom Sitting on this side of the mountain‚ far away Faint cries are heard from the valley below I am awakened from a beautiful dream Of a simple life By the sound of rain Making my way to the valley floor I discover a weeping orchid I realize As I reach to soothe it‚ that this flower Is the sound of rain crying From days gone by ________________________________________________________________Taking Notes 12 Sitting on this side of the mountain‚
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Acid Rain is a type of air pollution‚ which is formed when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen combine with atmospheric moisture to yield sulfuric and nitric acids‚ which may then be carried long distances from a source before they are deposited by rain. This pollution may also take the form of snow‚ fog‚ or a dry form of precipitation. Acid rain is currently a subject of great controversy because of widespread environmental damage‚ for which it has been blamed‚ including eroding structures‚ injuring crops
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Title: There Will Come Soft Rains Author: Ray Bradbury Text type: Short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ made me feel absolutely devastated. Immersing me slowly in its melancholy world of rubbles‚ dust and ashes burning away in a nuclear war. Is by far the shortest‚ sharpest and most depressing short story that I have ever read. ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a snapshot that perfectly captures all of the social paranoias in society during the post war period of the 1950s. Rendering the beautiful
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Rain Forests Vegetation • More than two thirds of the world’s plant species are found in the tropical rainforests: plants that provide shelter and food for rainforest animals as well as taking part in the gas exchanges which provide much of the world’s oxygen supply. • Rainforest plants live in a warm humid environment that allows an enormous variation rare in more temperate climates: some like the orchids have beautiful flowers adapted to attract the profusion of forest insects.
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