Life seemed so unbearable at times that I wanted to fall, to crack and just to give in to all around me. ... I would remember then the leaf that swayed in the wind; not falling, not giving up. ... I ran outside to the tree I admired so much with all it's beautiful leaves. ... I sat by that old tree for hours and just thought about everything going on in my life. ...
Humbaba's personality traits make him seem very human-like: "I"ll serve you as I served the gods, Humbaba said; / I"ll build you houses from their sacred trees" (38-39). ... A few other personality traits mentioned in the text include Humbaba's interest with trees, seen when Humbaba becomes angry at Gilgamesh for cutting the trees down, and his ability to express emotions. ... The author no doubt wanted to give readers a very realistic monster, one whom readers could pity. ...
In Grendel, by John Gardner, the humans had the opportunity to understand the monster Grendel, but wouldn"t give him a chance because he was different. ... This was evident when Grendel was trapped in a tree stump and was facing a charging bull. ... Most of the animals in that situation would have continually struggled to break free of the tree even after the bull missed them multiple times. ... "I tip a boulder and let it fall thundering toward him I lay the tree sideways, wait for the goat to be in better range, then shove Death shakes his body the way high wind shakes trees. ... He woul...
The bare trees seemed as if their vitality had been sapped, drained from their limbs. ... Of all my recollections the most treasured was and is when with a beautiful smile adorning her face and a glittering glow in her eyes she would look at me and tell me not to give up in the struggle of life. ...
If we don't die prematurely of mortal wounds or disease we are destined to wither away like a leaf on a tree in autumn. ... The only thing that I can say to e give even the slightest glimmer of hope to humanity is that this is for certain: we are living now, and it is far better to be alive than dead. ...
Nature treats us with the effect that the sky, mountain, tree and animal give us a delight in and for themselves. ... The use of the outer creation was to give us language for the beings and changes of the inward creation. ... Emerson believed space, time, society, labor, climate, food, locomotion, the animals, the mechanical forces give us sincerest lessons, day by day, whose meaning is unlimited. ... Emerson points out to us, through discipline, of the effects that nature gives us, and how we deal with it. ...
It can't give concrete answers to some questions, the questions of existence. ... This presumption that all things can be explained here on earth and can be understood and interpreted by us gives way to pride. ... Appreciation of nature requires much more than a mere knowledge of its parts and the transcendence it gives rise to can not be contained in the mind, it must spill over into the soul. ... As I stepped closer still I became almost bothered by all the individual strokes of the brush, I began to wonder if there was any set relation that they bore to one another, if I could perhaps ...
I'm pretty sure I love her in my mind as to love someone to me is to care about them, think about them when you go to sleep and when you wake, treasure the time your with them and give them everything they wont, most of all your heart! For our future only time will tell but I see us lasting for a while but we have to watch ourselves we do not treed to deeply into each others lives as we both have other commitments that we have to consider: Exams, Hobbies and most of all Family and Friends. ...
The depth in his poems appears to be most often portrayed through his use of symbolism, as this is one veritable way to give the reader something to dwell upon and examine. ... An appropriate example of Frosts's use of imagery and symbolism would be as seen in his poem, "Dust of Snow:- The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. 6 Here Frost's strength is apparent. ...
