Thoreau mostly uses imagery to illustrate time in the excerpt. The second sentence is saying that he is in the midst of time/living, and he can "detect how shallow it is," meaning that he is aware that life is short and that the end is inevitable. Thoreau also describes time as being fleeting, but ever-present.
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I want to start by saying The Outsiders is a superb book.
Okay so, Sodapop struggles with both internal and external conflicts, being the middle child and all. The main internal conflict he deals with is how to deal with his brothers constant bickering. He always has to be the middle man during there fights.
According to the book “The Evolution of Useful Things”, the immediate cause of Richard Drew's work with cellophane was option three. It states that he desired to make his tape available in moist situations. This brought about the invention of masking tape and cellophane tape
