Moon Essays

An illusion is the distorted perception of a stimulus. They are not to be confused with hallucinations, which are false perceptions when there is no presence of a stimulus, in contrast, illusions are the misinterpretation of a true sensation (Illusion Wikipedia). Illusions are mundane phenomena, and are experienced by nearly …

The Moon Jellyfish in the scientific world is known as the Aurelia aurita. It is one of the most common jellyfish along the Atlantic Coast. It is reportedly less venomous than other jellyfish. The Moon Jellyfish is usually translucent white, pink or beige. It is in the Kingdom Animalia, Followed …

Neptune has 13 moons, Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Larissa, Proteus, and Galatea, plus five smaller, unnamed moons. Triton and Proteus orbit close to Neptune; Nereid is in a distant orbit. Triton is the only moon in our Solar System with a retrograde orbit (orbiting in the opposite direction than …

The individual experiences found in Australian society are the fear of the unknown, grief and loss, life in a ‘cul-de-sac’ and identity. Matt Cameron explores these ideas in the play Ruby Moon through the use of cyclical structure, Absurd and Artaud theatre and transformational acting as well as the elements …

Keeping the moon by Sarah Dessen, is a novel about a girl named Colie sparks who, at the beginning of the book, is an unconfident 15-year-old who looks upon herself as a loser. Since her mother, who is basically, fitness celebrity kiki sparks, is touring in Europe for the summer, …

This is my story where I deeply in love with a person who never loved me and I tried to get out of my mind but, having a first love was very complicated to refuse. And falling in love too early without maturity was my biggest mistake. My heart beats …

This poem fundamentally details how Sylvia Plath sees her life, through the metaphors and images she was so fond of. By using the word “planetary” in the first line, we gain a sense of how she saw her role in the world – still part of the solar system, but …

In Digging a Hole to the Moon, Scott Noon Creley, a poet who holds an MFA in writing from California State University, Long Beach, and a BA in writing from UC Riverside, writes many works of poetry. In his various poems, Creley writes his experiences and shows his thinking of …

Five blind men, all possessing accurate but different portrayals of an elephant, show the new dimension one possess from looking at things from different perspectives. Supervising the activities on Earth, the only natural satellite on the Water Planet is perceived differently amongst the Homo sapiens roaming on it. Silver by …

Directed by Patricia Riggen, La Misma Luna, or Under the Same Moon is a Spanish film about the story of a boy who crosses the Mexican border to find his mother. La Misma Luna is rated PG-13 and was produced by Ligiah Villalobos and Gerrardo Barrera. The film was produced …