Lavender a name derived from the latin work lavare (to wash) or livendula (livid or bluish) It is a perennial grown for its look and many other uses. People started cultivating lavender over 2500 years ago during the ancient times of Egypt and Rome around 600 B.C.. In the garden it will make a great accent for architecture and other flowers. It keeps deer and other irritating pests away. It is a resilient plant that needs full sun and plenty of drainage. The one thing that it isn’t resilient against is mold at its base. Instead of mulching it with wood It is best to use gravel or pea gravel. It should be in as much sunlight as possible. The best ground conditions would be a soil with plenty of sand or rocks and gravel. The best mixture is 1/3 soil and the rest with what will make good drainage. For the first year of its life It should receive water when it is dry to the touch. This will allow plenty of time for the roots to dig in and get well attached. Lavender Is best planted in the spring so it has a full summer to dig in and grow. But you can also plant it closer to late sprin...
Marigolds “Marigolds,” written by the author Eugenia W. Collier, begins with the main character, Elizabeth. The story is told in first person, being told by Elizabeth when she gets older. “Marigolds” takes place in Maryland during the Depression. The reader can tell it is the time of the Depression because in the story it says, “The Depression that gripped the nation was no new thing to us, for the black workers of rural Maryland had always been depressed.” Both the setting and time in this short story are important.
it represents his surname but also because of what lavender characterizes. This strong, sweet smelling herb is often able to soothe the atmosphere and mask an unwanted odour, in the same way that Harry masks the corruption he instigates within the city. All in all Marele Day has successfully accomplished a novel that is not only entertaining in its wit and cunning but also investigates issues that most writers would not dare to delve into. She is able to communicate her pro-feminist views through producing Claudia Valentine as a woman who seems realistic yet powerful enough to conquer certain stereotypical injustices within society. In, "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender" Day also manages to pragmatically approach the topic of organized crime within Sydney and unmasks the brutal reality that lies beneath the "surface of the city's glittering faade".
We have all been in a situation where we have immigrated to a new country for different reasons regarding, better future, or education. In the book Jade of Peony, Wayson Choy describes a struggle of a Chinese family as they settle in Canada, with their new generation of kids born here, the family struggles to keep their children tied to their Chinese customs and traditions as they fit in this new country. The Chinese culture needs to be more open minded as it limits the future generation’s potential. Chinese culture limitations are seen through the relationship expectations, education, gender roles and jobs.
“Lather And Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, shows suspense in many ways, by using key elements. The key element that Tellez uses, develops suspense in the story. Tellez uses many different elements to show suspense like using mood and tone to make us feel something. In "Lather And Nothing Else” Tellez used style, the point of view, and pace to build suspense into the story.
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The end of child innocence is a significant part of transitioning into young adulthood. This is illustrated in “Marigolds,” a short story written by Eugenia Collier, that takes place in a small town trapped in poverty during the Great Depression. The main character Lizabeth is a fourteen-year-old girl who is playing with her brother and neighborhood friends and just being kids when she simultaneously encounters an experience that teach about compassion, which eventually helps her step into adulthood. Through Lizabeth’s childhood experience, Collier portrays that maturity is based on compassion and overcoming the innocence of childhood.
Chocolate made the journey from Mesoamerica to Spain, and then to other European countries, including England. Not long after the sweetness was tasted in London, it traveled across the Atlantic to the North American colonies. It is possible to have traveled there directly from Jamaica after the island had been seized from Spain. However, the most genuine explanation is that high Colonial officials carried it with them when they were assigned to their administrative posts in Virginia and Massachusetts.
What is aromatherapy? In an article titled “Phytotherapy Research” by Amr Edris, he describes aromatherapy as, “The use of essential oils and their volatile constituents are widely to prevent and treat human disease.” Aromatherapy is said to be an alternate form of medicine that uses essential oils, which are made up of volatile plant materials. With these essential oils it is said that they help to alter a person’s mood, health, mind, and cognitive function. It is also said that aromatherapy could substitute as treatment or prevention for certain diseases. There are many different types of oils used for aromatherapy in different ways for different outcomes. Such methods include the topical application, aerial diffusion, and direct inhalation. Topical application is any direct contact with the oil, used such as placing the oil in a bath or directly on to the skin. Aerial diffusion is where the oil is placed on the carpet around you or even on to a pillow or bed. Direct inhalation is a method where the oil is placed on the hands and rubbed together then while cupping your hands under your face to inhale the oils, this has a very powerful effect when used. Some uses of aromatherapy are for used as anti-depressants, relive stress, help with relaxation, insomnia, acne, itching and many more. To cure anxiety lavender, chamomile, rose, vanilla, and cardamom oils are all used for this. Lemon, jasmine, rosemary, sandalwood, and peppermint oils are all used to help with depression. When dealing with fatigue it is said that basil, cedarwood, clove, and eucalyptus all help. Headaches can be cured with lemon grass, thyme, ginger, and cinnamon oils. Caraway, chamomile, lavender, and rosemary oils are all used to help with menstrual cramps. The...
The Lavender Scare was an event (corresponding to the Cold War), where unjustified fear, mass incarceration, and repression of homosexual people (specifically gay men) was eminent. The scare resulted in numerous unemployment (specifically from government jobs), suicides, and an immense drop in the quality of life for homosexual citizens. The Lavender Scare coincides with the Red Scare primarily since society perceived homosexuality equally as menacing as communism (Troops 95). Additionally, society perceived the gay men as former communist (Johnson).
Lemon Brown’s story in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers teaches readers that everyone has something important that they care about. In this short story, Greg Ridley goes into an abandoned building so he could be alone and think after his father screamed at him. He meets Lemon Brown who stays in this abandoned building every night to sleep. Lemon brown teaches Greg many important lessons throughout the story.
Coffee is much more than the hot, black liquid that millions of us drink every morning; it is a worldwide commodity that has been keeping us awake for hundreds of years. It seems that a coffee shop can be seen on every shopping center and a coffee pot in every work break room. Our lives today revolve around coffee, regardless if we drink it or not, and ironically it not only stimulates of senses but also our economy. We wouldn’t be able to imagine Bill Gates not with his cup of coffee making Microsoft in his garage, or Henry Ford waking up early to perfect the auto industry and the assembly line. The economics of coffee may not be a simple one to study, but it is one you will be kept up all night learning about.
Throughout the novel, Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the narrator- 15 year old Kambili- suffers from the restrictions that her devout father has implemented on every aspect of her life. Her every action revolves around the idea of religion and completing God’s purpose- due to her father’s piousness; however, when she visits her Aunty Ifeoma in Nssuka, she is liberated, as a clear change in Kambili is evident, brought by her time with her aunt and cousins. As a result, Kambili begins to become stronger, expressing herself and going against her father’s restrictive ways in order to form her own life. Through this, it can be seen that Kambili transforms into a stronger character througout The Purple Hibiscus, as a result of her exposure to her Aunty and cousins in Nssuka that sparked her change, shaping her to become a more independent character.
Marijuana is a plant containing a psychoactive chemical, THC are in its leaves, buds, and flowers. It has been shown that marijuana helps cancer, chemotheraps, AIDS, HIV, glocoma, muscle spasticity, and neurological disorders (www.drugpolicy.org). Medical use of marijuana should be allowed because it is not as addictive as pain medications, it helps with pain and stress, and it helps chronic illnesses.
Legislations that legalize internet gambling are a contribution to the increase of gambling addicts because of its convenience and its attraction. Internet gambling increases the amount of gambling addicts because it makes gambling so convenient for problem gamblers to just go online anytime and start placing bets on their favorite games like, poker or sports games. Gamblers can gamble more often and quicker, which causes problems because they don’t realize how much they gamble and the amount of fun they have due the quick computer simulation that happens in internet poker games. Another way that internet gambling generates addiction is its attraction. Its attraction is a problem because it doesn’t only tempt gamblers to try this new style of gambling. It also uses pictures and advertisement to make it seem pleasant to attract unrelated people that never gamble to start, it’s proven that internet gambling’s overall presentation attracts women to become addicted and fall in debt(Lythe). Not even mentioning the organized crimes that would be provoked by internet gambling, like laundering illegal money(Morganteen). Thus, legislations that allow internet gambling would lead to negative consequences.