in Joy Harjo's "New Orleans", the line "beaten silver paths" refers to the streets of such city. She remembers of certain Spanish conqueror, De Soto,who came to this lands searching for, and constantly states that he wouldn't find it here. Maybe is a mock to that fact.
The "silver blades and crosses" refers to the sword and crucifix of the conqueror, who drawn in the Mississippi river which dreamt of those items. Maybe this means that the streets of New Orleans were made of the things and dreams of the many conquerors who came to that land in search for gold and failed.
Fiber Evidence. A fiber is the smallest unit of a textile material that has a length many times greater than its diameter. Fibers can occur naturally as plant and animal fibers, but they can also be man-made. A fiber can be spun with other fibers to form a yarn that can be woven or knitted to form a fabric.
What motivates Odysseus's men to ignore his orders to leave quickly is 3. they want to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves before setting off on their journey.
They had been traveling the seas for such a long time, so when they finally got an opportunity to relax and unwind a bit, they did so. You can see in the excerpt above that Odysseus says that his men were "on stores of wine," meaning drunk - they wanted to feast and forget about the fact that they have to leave this island soon and venture on.
A researcher focuses on the role of previous learning experiences and on the role of the rewards and punishments in shaping human behavior.
