Sol walked over to the kitchen. It wasn’t until they reached up to the cabinet for a bowl did they realize that they’d been using their powers subconsciously. Sol hoped Anja never noticed. Glancing up at the TV, Sol watched as the news played a clip. It had a man making a vaguely red, almost crystal-like shield to protect himself from the cops.…
This truth, along with some other uncommon subjects are touched on in "19 Knives". Not only does the story begin immediately with the subject of drug abuse, but at times he makes it seem benign. He says, "We only snorted heroin, a sport and a…
Quiet Kill That’s why some in the news media print such things as goons and rowdyism are born right there . . . . what you call as Popo station.”…
Sitting at the bus stop, feeling the cool concrete beneath his feet, and the chipped, worn down bench, Goober waited anxiously for the bus. Sure, he felt bad leaving Jerry behind, but it would’ve felt worse to stay at a place as evil as Trinity. The bus pulled up, and Goober stepped on the bus. Walking through the aisle, he realized he hadn’t even begun to worry about fitting in at his new school. He’d never been to a public school, and it’s hard to be the new kid as a sophomore.…
Arwin thought of how he would get the deer out, and then looked around him. He saw a many broken trees and logs from past storms, and thought of a plan. He could form a ramp from the trees so the deer could climb out. He told the deer his idea and gave it a try.…
A dejected and love struck movie projectionist dreams his way into the film world and in doing so reflects the audiences escapist tendencies, this is the crux of Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent comedy film Sherlock Jr. The film is a great example of silent era comedy films, of which Keaton was a prolific figure. Sherlock Jr. is just one of many that he starred in and directed throughout the first part of the twentieth century. Many times Keaton is contrasted with another great slapstick comedy artist, Charlie Chaplin, mainly due to their prevalence in the same genre, but also due to the different approaches that they took to their craft.…
“Jenna? Are you going to come with us?” my dad whispers, gently awaking me from my land of dreams. I rub my tired eyes open. “Of course I am,” I groan, stretching the sleepiness from my body.…
Mate discussed how addiction can destroy someone’s life. He thought that a drug by itself does not cause addiction. He meant that there is a hidden reason that makes them use drugs in the first place, and it is not the drugs that cause the…
Frankenstein Alternate Ending The machine was whirring quietly as Victor worked shakily. The machine was quite large, looming taller than Victor himself. It was beside a table that laid the soon to be bride of the creature, draped under a cloth. A cascading of flips and switches were being made by Victor as he worked fearfully and restlessly.…
Louis was almost too fixated to notice that Harry had sat down on his mattress opposite Louis. The green eyed lad just sat there for a moment, every now and again his mouth opening, then shutting again as if trying to spit out the words which were obviously on the tip of his tongue. “Do you want to talk about what happened? I’ve heard that talking through things makes it better, we could try that?”…
As they both joyfully went down the river together, Mole still needed a place to stay. He wants that place on the bank opposite. It was perfect for someone like him. Mole sadly stared down at his feet. He was thinking what he was going to do.…
This shows the reader that addiction is more than just one single person’s problem. It is an epidemic and will continue to spread like one until it is stopped. Saslow’s audience is now faced with an internal feeling of unrest, they want to know how to stop this vicious cycle. In fact, it’s universally agreed upon that epidemics should be stopped.…
Does having a sexuality preference really affect the telling of the story? In Sherlock original story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, shows that Sherlock Holmes has no affection towards woman or men and he doesn’t see himself in a relationship. The only affection he shows to have is towards Mrs. Hudson. However, In the BBC TV series Sherlock does appear to have little emotions towards a woman, Irene Adler, at the end of A Scandal in Bohemia.…
Obstruction of Justice In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles (1986), the idea that justice is put forth over the character’s individual righteousness is the privileged idea. What is actually being shown is that the characters, even Sherlock Holmes, favor what they personally think is right ahead of what is just. Sir Henry Baskerville takes it upon himself to chase down Selden because he knows he is a convict, but he does not stop to consider that he should take a step back and allow others who are more informed to take action on this issue. Sherlock is so focused on figuring out the mystery of the hound that he neglects to help others along the way and just observes the area.…
The Third Lie, Endings At first perusal, it may appear that Peter Brooks, author of Reading for the Plot is criticizing post-modern fiction, the genre in which The Third Lie, the final installment of the trilogy, by Agota Kristof is written. What Brooks is doing, in fact, is describing how the writing of story endings are effected by post-modern literary theory – e.g.: lack of a master plot, “tie up” through retribution or “marriage” (Brooks, Reading for the Plot (1985)). Brooks states that fictional conclusions written by post-modern authors have the capacity to leave readers unsatisfied and required to construct their own ending. Brook’s assertions do not fully apply to The Third Lie. Kristof does bring her story of Claus and Lucas to a close,…