miles away. Hard pounding footfalls told the young girl she was pursued. Wide eyed and panting, Scarlet ran down the road, too afraid to look back. Cloak billowing out behind her, lungs burning and her poor little legs begging for a rest, Scarlet saw the most welcome sight she could imagine: Grandmother’s house at the end of town. of town. With an extra burst of speed born of desperation, Scarlet flew to the wooden house. She ran through the heavy door, thumping it closed behind her, locking the scary man outside. Only to find herself in a much more horrific…
X” by Juan Felipe is not an easy poem to understand all together but sentence by sentence I have some clue what he is trying to say. The first sentence would have many meanings such as the hands are trembling because his hands are so tired of physical labor he can 't control the trembling, or maybe it 's because of old age were his hands tremble just because of the age that he has. Reading the other sentences his hands might be trembling due to the fact that he is scared and just simply…
they live, they constantly question if life would be different if that mistake never happened. Curiosity is especially evident in “Christmas with Grandfather” and “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives” by Chitra…
Response to A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is a story about Pelayo and his wife Elisenda, who stumble upon an old man with wings in their courtyard after killing crabs in a rainstorm. The couple tells a neighbor who informs them that this man who is an angel was most likely there to take their sick child. The couple decides to put the angel in the chicken coup. Overnight the couple’s son fever breaks and they decide to let him go. When the two return the…
Haamond Dovki let his sword become heavy in his hand as he swung it downwards, the blade slicing through his enemy. The Unknown, a mysterious enemy the Keddish people knew nothing about. They were their only enemy, and if there had ever been another, it was forgotten. The black shadow fell back, screaming it 's haunting cries as Haamond pushed it into full retreat. He and his foe clashed again, the Unknown 's shimmering weapon materializing to block Haamond 's sword blows. Haamond fought harder,…
The Great Unknown Most people in the world are scared of something. For some, it is a bug, a clown, or a certain place. From the beginning of time, humans have been scared of the unknown. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the fear of the unknown plays various roles: it explains fear and what it can do, it helps uncover characters’ personality, and it connects to the reader. The main role of fear of the unknown is to explain the types and consequences of distress. People have been scared…
Living is learning. From birth to death, people live their lives gaining knowledge whether consciously or not. A child learns how to speak and walk unconsciously; youth consciously learn different ways through life as long as they have the will to live. Adults learn from mistakes and the vastness of life they see ahead. Though knowledge is immense and can be obtained in all places, people with the fear of welcoming the unknown will always be limited in the knowledge they obtain. They may only…
patrol supervisors on scene that while Officer Dennis Hutchins and Officer Juston Tyer were driving to the location, 911 dispatch upgraded the call to a disturbance with a weapon. Sergeant Lesher advised that he received information that Officers engaged an unknown black male that was pointing a gun at the back of another…
I find these factors hard to accept, as it is difficult to willingly accept the unknown and question everything we know to be the human experience. However, both of these factors push people to greatness and success. Before I could encourage her to trust in the unknown, I had to fully embrace it. I personally have a difficult time putting faith into the unknown; however I came to equilibrium and an acceptance with my mind and soul. As I moved forward I could help her move forward, for her the…
It is human nature to fear the unknown, but, to quote Aldous Huxley, “there are things known and things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception,” regarding humans fearing the unknown. Tim Burton often enjoys taking a rather literal approach to by having his characters find entrances to new worlds. Burton is well known for his outcast characters and grim-but-innocent movies, but his settings often offer important lessons as well. Burton creates an unknown world and then throws his…