The book The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet depicts the time of the division of Yugoslavia and the Bosnian war. The book contains a number of stories that tell the readers about the life in Bosnia and the desire of people to survive. The historical landscape at the time covered in the memoir is characterized by the disintegration of Yugoslavia that was strengthened by the beginning of the intolerance among the races. Those factors influenced the lives of people and broke many of them.
``Once you landed here you only looked forward. So why am I always looking back? `` (Abela 13) The play Jump for Jordan, written by Donna Abela and first published on March 23rd in 2014, deals with Sophia, an archeology student, who’s Palestinian father Sahir and Jordanian mother Mara came to Australia as a first generation of so called Arab Australians in order to live a better life. The play establishes from the visit of aunt Azza from Jordan, who is willing to attend the wedding of Loren, Sophie’s sister.
The Tweed Head River bypassing system started getting built in 2001 and was fully developed in 2008. The Tweed head river bypass was created to keep a safe, crossable entrance to the tweed river and also to reestablish and uphold the coastal sand for the southern gold coast beaches in Queensland. The Tweed head river bypass works by sand being collected by the southern side of Tweed River at Letitia Spit entrance, and pumps the sand under the river to vents on the northern side. From there currents and waves, move the sand causing the Gold Coast Beaches to become nourished with sand. The two perspectives I am going to be talking about in this paper is the local surf community point of view and the tourism point of view and the environmental,
Did you ever wanted to sail to the new world to get gold and other treasure’s. In 1607 John Smith (Captain Smith) brought some colonist with him to build the new world. .
Tim Barsky’s The Bright River, is a poem written on the basis of life and death and what comes after when we no longer walk on Earth. It transcends political issues into the peaceful afterlife we hope for after our last breath. In The Bright River the author Tim Barsky utilizes allusion, concrete poetry, and imagery to depict the afterlife as a skewed reflection of the real life to emphasize political and domestic affairs. Barsky uses imagery to describe a world that has similar aspects to real life such that the two worlds (the afterlife and the”real” world) appear the same.
Can an experience change a person’s outlook on life? One might think that are the toughest person, but eventually they will realize they are not the only one. The exact same idea is shown in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake.” The short story “Greasy Lake” is about three friends, the narrator, Digby and Jeff. One night the narrator and his friends go to Greasy Lake in the narrator’s mother’s car.
The Interconnectedness of Loss Losing someone is inevitable. Because of that inevitability, people find it hard to move on and forgive. Because of that inevitability, conflicts rise and when comfort and unity is needed, it is not there. Because of that inevitability, people are influenced to do things, whether negative or positive, to ease the pain that they know they have to endure. Just like this, Saints at the River is also conflicted in a similar way.
In “The Art of Drowning” by Billy Collins, he inquires the thought of life flashing before your eyes when you are reaching an imminent death. When the character leaps underneath the surface to his aqueous grave, a fast depiction of a long life is rotated through his mind. Mr. Collins explains how weird it is that time crushed into such a short film in the final seconds of life. Collins reverie of an ultimate instant when all corners of the existence resided come together for an impressive production, a sit down gathering where all moments are commended in great detail and discussion. Appalled by the moment, is as quick as the time it takes for the oxygen to exhaust in a moribund, drowning man.
The film At the River I Stand was a very interesting film that went back to the civil rights movement and told the dream that Martin Luther King had and how his dream has come a long way. This film took place in 1968 in Memphis, TN. It focused on how African Americans were excluded out and were paid low wages and worked in poor working conditions. Not only did they go on strike to gain equality, but they also wanted to stand up for what’s right. Being though Martin Luther King was assassinated during this film, African Americans started more riots all over the country to fight for justice.
In the book A River Runs through It, the question of the true meaning of life and the purpose of everything around the Macleans exists masked through the metaphor of the Blackfoot river and the “it” that flows through it. The Blackfoot river symbolizes life’s journey and the ups and downs of the Maclean family during their time on earth, whereas "it" represents the beginning and end of their life, tying them together with pristine grace and eventually flowing through them all. The Big Blackfoot river is more than just a body of water or a great place to fish. It is a powerful symbol of life's journey, and the lessons Norman and his family learn all stem from it.
A Long Walk To Water Linda Sue Park’s book entitled A Long Walk To Water is about two people on different paths that eventually meet. One character named Nya is a girl who walks 12 hours a day to get water for her family. While the other character Salva is a boy who is left in a country surrounded by war. In Salva’s story, his survival became possible through three main factors:his uncle, food and water; the memory of his family.
Deep River is a book written by Shusaku Endo. In the book with you can read 4 main stories about seeking to find oh rather said looking to be more spiritual by following the ritual and myths in a way to be in a better spiritual connection. Each character has a very important role because one of them is in search of something that helps them to understand and manage their spirituality and emotions in a way that is comfortable. Something very curious about the book is that each chapter is mentioned with the name case. For each story gave me an idea of how I would develop the story.
In Norman Maclean’s novella A River Runs Through It, the river flows throughout the story and weaves its way into many different themes and lessons that the characters learn. A river also runs through our lives, and I see it as the path that we decide to follow. Sometimes we face obstacles, and we have to choose if we want to push through them and keep going or let them stop us from moving forward. Rivers often branch off into different paths, and it’s up to us to pick which branch we want our lives to flow into. This novella follows Norman as he discovers his path and faces difficulties.
Langston Hughes poems “Harlem” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” are two poems that have a deeper meaning than a reader may notice. Hughes 's poem “Harlem” incorporates the use of similes to make a reader focus on the point Hughes is trying to make. In “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” Hughes shows how close he was to the rivers on a personal level. With those two main focuses highlighted throughout each poem, it creates an intriguing idea for a reader to comprehend. In these particular poems, Hughes’s use of an allusion, imagery, and symbolism in each poem paints a clear picture of what Hughes wants a reader to realize.
There will come a time in every person’s life where he has to make a decision that could alter his life forever. In fact, this exact situation may occur multiple times in his existence. In trying to make the right choices, a person might weigh both options and take into account all the possible effects and arguments for each. For example, when he was growing up, Robert Frost would take strolls with his friend, Edward Thomas, who would constantly face the struggle of choosing the right path and would always worry about whether he made the right decision. In his poem, “The Road Not Taken,” Frost portrays this relatable clash of choices.
