A White Rose
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A White Rose
A rose is a flower that is delicate, classic and vibrant both in color and scent. This flowers history dates back to fossil evidence that was found 35 million years ago in North America, Asia and Europe. “In nature, the genus Rosa has some 150 species spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Mexico including northern Africa.” (University Of Illinois, 2013) During the Roman Empire the Romans used roses for medicinal purposes as they are rich in antioxidants such as Vitamin C to treat the common cold and different infections by boiling leaves and petals in water to make a tea. Roses were also used during this time period to treat the wounds from wild dog bites, thrown as confetti in celebrations and for decorations throughout the home and gravesites.
Yet the history of the rose used for medicinal purposes does not stop with the Romans. In today's society roses have been studied for medicinal purposes, as rose powder has been shown to prevent and reverse high-fat diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance as well as reduce body fat and levels of cholesterol. The results from this study were conducted by the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, after 31 obese individuals with normal or impaired glucose tolerance were instructed to drink rose powder over the course of six weeks. After the six weeks it was concluded that test subjects had a significant drop in blood pressure, cholesterol and body weight. (Andersson et al., 2012)
More importantly the rose is symbolic to literature as it represents beauty, love and relationships. In this paper I will discuss the three elements in John O'Reilly’s poem that I found intriguing such as his use of symbolism, connotation, and repetition to indicate the difference between lust and love, and explain how the three literary elements used affected my response to a white rose, in its entirety.
According to Clugston, (2010) symbolism is described as “something that has a...
A rose is a flower that is delicate, classic and vibrant both in color and scent. This flowers history dates back to fossil evidence that was found 35 million years ago in North America, Asia and Europe. “In nature, the genus Rosa has some 150 species spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Mexico including northern Africa.” (University Of Illinois, 2013) During the Roman Empire the Romans used roses for medicinal purposes as they are rich in antioxidants such as Vitamin C to treat the common cold and different infections by boiling leaves and petals in water to make a tea. Roses were also used during this time period to treat the wounds from wild dog bites, thrown as confetti in celebrations and for decorations throughout the home and gravesites.
Yet the history of the rose used for medicinal purposes does not stop with the Romans. In today's society roses have been studied for medicinal purposes, as rose powder has been shown to prevent and reverse high-fat diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance as well as reduce body fat and levels of cholesterol. The results from this study were conducted by the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Hospital, after 31 obese individuals with normal or impaired glucose tolerance were instructed to drink rose powder over the course of six weeks. After the six weeks it was concluded that test subjects had a significant drop in blood pressure, cholesterol and body weight. (Andersson et al., 2012)
More importantly the rose is symbolic to literature as it represents beauty, love and relationships. In this paper I will discuss the three elements in John O'Reilly’s poem that I found intriguing such as his use of symbolism, connotation, and repetition to indicate the difference between lust and love, and explain how the three literary elements used affected my response to a white rose, in its entirety.
According to Clugston, (2010) symbolism is described as “something that has a...