Emilie Autumn

to for years? On July 24th, 2012, my wildest dream came true, when I met my role model of several years at a one-hundred guest tea party she held in Chicago. It sounds completely crazy, but it’s true. The role model I got to meet is Emilie Autumn, a baroque/gothic pianist, violinist, and singer-songwriter. And probably most importantly, the main reason that I did not commit suicide freshman year. She indirectly taught me to be confident, stand up for myself, to fearlessly be myself, and that it was okay to be mentally ill. Through her lyrics and writing, she helped me get out of my depressive, suicidal episode and finally be happy. When I found out that Emilie Autumn was hosting a high tea party in Chicago, for which the cost of attendance was two hundred dollars, my heart jumped to my throat. It was a once in a lifetime…

A person that has helped me grow into the man I am today is my high school baseball coach Steve Leake. From the first day I stepped on the diamond he saw something in me that nobody except my grandfather had told seen. The four years that Coach Leake and I spent together trying to capture the schools first state championship ring were some of the greatest seasons I ever played. As a new school year began I made the decision to go to a different school for high school.I began lost on that…

The colors in the trees range from bright yellows to deep reds. In the painting, the sky behind the trees involves mostly cool blues and greens. In Rain’s Rustle, Afremov uses light and color to create a warm autumn feeling for the viewer. The painting is made up of large impasto dots that have visual texture. There is contrast created between the different dots in the picture. There are dots that are for light created by the light posts, dots that are the darkness from the night sky, and dots…

Grade Level: K Number of Students: 4 Instructional Location: Date: June 1, 2016 Lesson Goals Central Focus of Lesson: Identify Curriculum Area Addressed: Science Curriculum Standard(s) Addressed: 9.) Identify seasons of the year. Arts Area: Visual Arts Arts Standard(s) Addressed: Use selected materials to produce works of art. AED-K-1 Lesson Objectives and Demands Content Objectives: Students will know the seasons of the year. Students will be able to draw what seasons look…

in it, attuned to it and fascinated by it” (7 Ways to Spark Your Sense of Wonder). It is Ted Kooser, an American poet and a Pulitzer Prize winner that we have to thank for the creation of Local Wonders. Local Wonders consists of collections of Ted Kooser’s lifespan memories. From snapshots of his childhood to slices of his present, he who is a two times United States Poet Laureate, takes us on an adventure to experience these wonders along his side. In Local Wonders, Ted Kooser shares with us…

Falls are dangerous and it can happen to anyone anywhere no matter the age, escpecially dangerous in ederly people. Immobility from broken bones, traumatic brain injury can be a result of a fall. According to WHO, Falls are the second leading cause of accidental injury death worldwide. The US population is aging everyday, as people age, it increases the number of falls. This paper will discuss about my current state of knowlegde about risk factors and prevention methods. Falls are…

The chapter “...So Does Season” from How Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster demonstrates the use of season associating with characters and the setting. As said by Foster, spring is associated with “childhood and youth” (186) because of the new birth of flowers and nature; however, the birth of Frankenstein’s creation takes on the day of a “dreary night of November” (Shelley, 56). This quotes foreshadows hardships on the life of the creature because of the on a “dreary night”…

In Ray Bradbury’s October Country, we see the theme of autumn’s weather play out in multiple stories. In his story The Lake he gives us a setting of the ending of summer and the beginning of autumn, “It was September. In the last days when things are getting sad for no reason. [sic] The beach was so long and lonely with only about six people on it. The kids quit bouncing the ball because somehow the wind made them sad, too whistling the way it did, and the kids sat down and felt autumn come…

Falling as a senior citizen can have serious consequences. Falling down can cause seniors to break their bones and can seriously compromise their health. Here are five tips that can help you minimize falls among the seniors who live in your assisted living community. These tips will help you be a more responsive caregiver. Learn Which Seniors Are At Risk Of Falling The first thing you need to do is learn which residents are more likely to fall. These are the residents that you need to keep an…

remarkable beauty of the salient features within each geographical area of Canada. Likewise, the use of repetition in “In Summer Heat” effectively highlights the image of a sparkling summer day. Similarly, “When Summer Spreads” also focuses on the images of summer. However, this poem portrays more so the feelings associated with summer rather than the beauty of it. Overall, this poem depicts how teenagers enjoy summers in Canada so much that, to them, it feels like being away in California.…