“Wait… I was under the impression that all infected areas been quarantined at this point,” Governor Lewis proclaimed. Everyone at the table kept their mouths shut, as they felt an intensity that would soon escalate into power struggle steadily increasing. “Governor!” Hanes said, sternly as he raised his voice back at Lewis while pounding his fist on the conference table. “This sickness has covered two major cities, several states, scores of counties, and a myriad of townships and municipalities throughout the northeastern corridor in less than a week.…
The Narrator finally acknowledges and grasp what Sonny was feeling all of those years. The Narrator’s fall from grace come originates from, is when he breaks the vow he made to his mother and doesn’t keep watch over Sonny, and make sure he is alright. Instead he denounces Sonny’s dreams and persuades him to stay in a community that eventually leads to his downfall and a life of drugs. Stone states in the text “Sonny’s fall from grace, in Christian terms.” Which that statement means, Sonny’s has turned his back on everything he knows that is right.…
. Walking in leading the two reindeer Pete said. “Here we are now what?” “These boots go on the hoof of Comet,”…
Hello Mr. Bills, I am currently sick and not allowed to attend school until I have received my test results from the doctors due to the fact that I am highly contagious at the moment. Since I am not allowed at school, I gave Kaitlin the outline of "A Stream in the Ravine". Guy and I both worked on it in class and he told me he would turn it in because the bell had rung. When you handed papers back, you gave it to me. I have talked to Guy and he said he turned it in.…
I only watched helplessly as the turquoise vase wobbled off of its shelf, seemingly falling in slow motion until it hit the cold stone, erupting in a firework of glass. He swiveled his head around, eyes widened, pale face, and trembling hands. My hands automatically went up to clasp my mouth, muffling a scream that never came out. He looked at me, and I looked at him. I looked at him, and he looked at me.…
2 days ago, a Royal was found dead on the sidewalk on the north of Forestburgh Road. The Royal was stabbed just below his ribs and had left a wide gash along the area. The Royal was found dead by the time the police arrived. He was on the sidewalk with his Royals jacket off and away from him.…
The sun was shining upon Adam and Eve as they named all the creatures entering existence through the Garden of Eden. Chattering cheerfully, the couple noticed a wooden sign around the neck of the an alpaca. “Adam, what on earth is that writing and what does it mean?” said Eve. Adam went to retrieve the wooden sign, and he proceeded to notice that the sign had one word on it. “Sweetie,” said Adam, “this is a word that I do not know.”…
In James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” the narrator gets to redeem himself for the neglect of his younger brother. His younger brother, Sonny, found himself battling an addiction to heroin. The short story occurs in the 1950’s in Harlem. Due to the realness of the setting, the reader can apply historical context to the short story. Although “Sonny’s Blues” is not a religious story, the author, James Baldwin, uses Christian symbolism to represent the fall and redemption which the narrator withstands.…
"December 17, 1853, Dear Mr Scrooge: You, a fine sir of business, may take little notice of this letter. Ten years ago you changed for the better. However before the change, you flung a cane towards the window of a boy singing. That was me." Scrooge laughs bitterly and makes the letter shake in his wrinkled hand.…
His realizations about his physical and spiritual condition and this last action are able to take away his suffering at the end. He no longer fears death and he has peace in his last…
An abandoned place...any would have done. Why Kaeden chose an abandoned asylum, I do not know but it is admittedly creepy. I was not really looking forward to going inside, and I wished I hadn 't agreed to do this. "What 's wrong?…
Splat. Splat. Splat. The water softly rained down from the sky, hitting the schoolboy’s black sweatshirt.…
‘"Shut up, " she heard a man's voice say as a body barreled into her, tripping her backward and sending them both crashing through a low glass table. There was a heavy person on top of her, spreading open her thighs, and another person kneeling on her hair, hands pinning down her arms, sharp shards digging into her back, and excited male voices rising all around her. When yet another hand clamped over her mouth, Jackie bit it, and the hand became a fist that punched her in the face. The men surrounding her began to laugh. For a hopeful moment Jackie wondered if this wasn't some collegiate prank.…
“C’mon, slowpoke. I want to get there before this torch burns its way down to my hand,” Viren called from up ahead, the dancing flame he held illuminating the darkening forest. The trees cast long, stretched shadows, looking as though they were trying to escape the setting sun. “Shut up, I have much shorter legs than you.…
After numerous hours of regret, despair, and not understanding, Brent refuses to talk to anyone, attend school, or even come out of his room. In this time Brent is afraid of what will become of him now that he's a convicted killer. He's afraid he won't ever be forgiven and no matter the consequences he will still have to deal with the guilt and regret. Brent killed someone and cannot get over his own denial. He finally submerges from his own world to reality.…