When the email appeared in my inbox, I knew it was bad. The subject heading read: “Wanted: Matt Kennamer - Attempted Murder”. I clicked the link and his old mug shot appeared on the screen. It was him alright - a picture from a previous arrest for a D.U.I., his face swollen - the eyes bloodshot. A shit eating grin that said ‘I’ve been here before and I’ll do it again.…
Have you ever read a story name the Ravine? Well its a story about two boys Vinny and Joeboy that went on adventure to the Ravine. Vinny is little cat because he was scared to jump off the ravine .One the other hand joeboy was brave enough to jump off the ravine. Joeboy has a girlfriend which vinny is a bit jealous of.…
The plays Thyestes by Seneca and Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare have several similarities regarding life and death. Titus Andronicus and Atreus both regard murder as a tool for their means and destroy as they please for their benefit. This is shown with how Atreus disgraces Thyestes by killing his sons in order to fulfill a revenge plot that goes against the furies. This is also shown with Titus when he sacrifices Tamora’s eldest son Alarbus for the gods and murders his own son Mutius to keep his honor. These important male characters have biased views in regards to the dead and religion which signifies their disgrace to the audience as well as other characters.…
(5). After Jess’s incident Leslie is shaken and is depressed similar to how Jess was in the original story because her best friend is dying which made her usually lively mood less vibrant. This also…
Comparing “The Last Rung on the Ladder” to “You Found Me” At the beginning of the story “The Last Rung on the Ladder” by Stephen King, the narrator exposes the reader to background information. The story mainly focuses on “the barn accident”. At the time, Katrina, also know as Kitty by close friends and family, was eight years old and her older brother, Larry, also the narrator was ten. When their parents would leave, they would go out into the barn and climb to the third story of the hay loft.…
Knowing that Thursby’s had only one weakness, women. She used and manipulated him to help her find the Falcon and when he was no longer useful she plotted to get rid of him. When her initial plan didn’t work, she killed Archer in order to frame and get rid of Thursby and satisfy her own greedy desires to obtain wealth by possessing the falcon. Blinded by her ambitions she miscalculates Spades intelligence, he unlike Thursby isn’t fooled by her charms and turns her over to the authorities for the murder of Miles Archer. Spade speculates that Brigid may get sentenced to 20 to life and she’ll be eligible for parole in twenty years or they may hang her.…
What started as Petrarch’s criticism of the ignorance of 14th century scholars and Columbus’s proposal for spice trade routes to the west would soon completely transform society in Europe and several other parts of the world. A philosopher and a cartographer, the two came from completely different fields of experience, but they were both natural leaders in their backgrounds. In this case, they were both sharp-minded thinkers with visions that diverged from the norm, and were each impactful in their own right. Petrarch and Columbus, though very different in their actions, caused the births of revolutionary political, cultural, societal, and artistic changes, for better or for worse.…
“As I Lay Dying” is a fictional story told by a multitude of characters about a woman named Addie, a shy, somewhat stubborn, frail mother whom the story revolves around, being brought to her final resting place by her compassionate family, the Bundrens; fulfilling her last wish. The story occurred in the state of Mississippi on a small countryside. Anse, Addie’s spiritual yet clumsy husband, guaranteed her desire would be fulfilled; whether she is dead or alive. Addie’s family wasn’t entirely prepared to transport her; three dollars were still needed, and until someone earned that money, relationships with one another were getting worse. Sadly, Addie died before her expedition began.…
Every family has their secrets, mysteries in which they become curious, but eventually feel betrayed by learning the hard cold truth. All her life Tandy’s parents would keep confidential information from her and her siblings, but now that they are dead there’s no one to keep them from it. While in Paris living in her dead grandma’s house Tandy discovers secret files on Katherine. Tandy is determined to find out what happen to her sister Katherine even if it could get her killed.…
Giulio Tamassia is a city spokesman for matters relating to Romeo and Juliet. He receives thousands of letters from people all over the world sent to Juliet. They write to Juliet about their tragic love stories. Giulio is a sort of spokesman for Juliet. He saves all of the letters and reads them and sometimes replies.…
Tantalus, a Greek mythological figure, famous for his punishment in Tartarus. Tantalus is forced to emerge himself in pool of water beneath a tree full of fruit with branches hanging low, with the fruit away from his grasp, and the water draining before taking a drink. As he starts to get frustrated, he sits on the big cube and looks as if he has given up and threw in the towel. Therefore, the cube is pulled up from beneath him, and he is dropped to the ground. Moving forward, he refuses to continue to play the game, even when the carafe of water is dangled in front of his face he does not make an attempt to grab it.…
When people hear about opposites attracting, they usually think that the opposites fall in love and ride along into the sunset but in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare shows this attraction as a bridge that moves along the plot of this tragic love story. Shakespeare introduces Romeo, the male protagonist as a peaceful, loving, young adult who meets with Tybalt, a supporting character who is full of anger and loves to engage in fights. To readers, Tybalt’s storyline may seem unnecessary to the play but it actually helps all the events unfold. Shakespeare shows Romeo and Tybalt as total opposites but deep inside their characters they have so much in common. Shakespeare demonstrates their similarities by their personality…
Amy Hempel is an American short story writer and teacher born in Chicago, Illinois on 14 December 1951. She wrote several good stories, and “the Harvest” is one of them. Amy Hempel flash piece "the harvest" was developed with the use of backstory that foreshadows what is going on in the story. The technic employed in this short story elucidates how exaggeration can twist an entire event.…
There is a debate on whether Brutus was a patriot or a betrayer. Although, this is an opinionated question, your answer comes from an opinion also. I found my opinion within his actions. His actions speak louder than words, therefore I was able to hear him loud and clear. I followed and gathered why he did what he did, and in return, determined whether I agreed or not.…
Romeo and Jerry Everyone likes to believe that we are all our own individual people but Maya Angelou put it best when she says, “I note the obvious differences / between each sort and type, / but we are more alike, my friends / than we are unalike,” (Angelou “Human Family”). There are so many people out there it is hard to believe not one of us is like the other. This is also reflected in many characters in our literature. Take a look at the two works “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.…