The only sounds are those from lively mockingbirds, that of the wind passing through the treetops, and the river as it flows through its riverbed. The river flows graciously, with careless abandon, stopping for no obstacle in its path. ... As the day winds down, and the city begins to slow down for the evening, people begin retreating to their homes, the river becomes a peaceful setting again. ... Finally, everyone's gone home for the evening, the only noises to be heard are the rushing waters. ... The night sky is filled with bright, shining stars. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I feel that the message of this story is "Balance creativity with common sense." ... The smallest feathers Daedalus pressed into the soft wax of the wing skeletons he had made, and the large ones he tied on with string. ... Chasing the feathers that blew away in the strong wind that swept the island. And sometimes he took bits of wax and worked them into strange shapes with his fingers. ... Daedalus's eyes filled with tears and, turning away, he soared into the sky and called to Icarus to follow. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Temperature on Mars Mars is a cold planet with a range of temperatures. ... Martian temperatures vary with each day except during the winter season. ... Like Earth hot air that rises at the planet's equator is replaced with cooler air. Trade winds result from the cooler air to circulate the dust. ... The high surface winds must be present in order for ...

• Word Count: 4020
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With each step I leave a footprint in the wet, grainy earth. ... The air is saturated with mist from the sea. ... The wind blows my damp hair into my face, refreshing me with every gust. ... I put it in my bag, along with all the other things I have taken away from "my beach." ... The sun is gone and the ocean sinks into blackness. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Henry David Thoreau begins his poem "Woof of the Sun, Etheral Gauze- with a description of fog covering the sun. ... Like "Mist,"" Thoreau uses the same rhetoric and figurative language in his poem "Fog- attaching temporal and divine characteristics with the fog image to present the connection the natural world with the metaphysical: Dull water spirit "and Protean god Descended cloud fast anchored to the earth That drawest too much air for shallow coasts Thou ocean branch that flowest to the sun Incense of earth, perfumed with flowers " Spirit of lakes and rivers "and se...

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• Grade Level: High School

Maybe my friends did not notice I was not with them because they were as afraid as I, so they were gone. ... I was gazed, with my fear forgotten by the beauty of the pond. ... It was dawn, and the sky was covered with white, light pink and purple clouds. ... It was ancient, medieval, with pointy towers aiming the sky. ... It was a privilege to visit such a beautiful landscape, 31 years have passed and thanks to my dreams I still can remember even the colors of the wind. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Where the sparks and warm winds of Muspell reached the south side of frigid Ginnungagap, the ice thawed and dripped, and from the drips thickened and formed the shape of a man. ... Bor's sons took Ymir's skull and with it made the sky. ... Then they gave birth to a variety of deities to inhabit those islands, including the sea deity, the deity of the sea-straits, and the deities of the rivers, winds, trees, and mountains. ... She was gone long, however, and eventually he broke off the end of a comb in his hair and set it afire for a light. ... Like many African stories, it is as conc...

• Word Count: 3045
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School