survived on their own.We contacted the leader of the tribe Ralph and interviewed him on how he lived and took care of all the kids in his tribe on his own.Ralph talked to us with such passion and emotion , he explains that being the leader in the group was a really hard task for him to take on, and there were moments when he lost all hope,he says that nearing the end his tribe turned against him, leaving jack to lead,(he explains with tears going down his face)He says that the tribe was going…
Why do the boys pretend to kill Robert? In the first chapter of the novel Ralph, Simon and Jack venture up the mountain. On the journey they pause at a large boulder. Planning to thrust the boulder, the boys decide “The assault on the summit must wait while the three boys accepted this challenge” (Golding 28). Their goal is delayed by their need to prove their strength with the boulder. Following their successful launch of the boulder “Not for five minutes could they drag themselves away from…
THE BEAST The gray colored sheep grazed in the field of the farmer, then it heard a howl from a nearby hill. A creature lunged at the sheep and snapped at it's neck,the sheep did not move.The creature dragged the sheep up towards the hill, its paws were matted with blood. Frizz yawned, it had been so long since he had been outside to play with the sheep.He carefully opened the door, then paused he couldn't find his beloved gray sheep. He looked in the barn, no sheep, he looked in the meadow,…
tempo. As a result, I could not march well and was forced to become a non-marcher both years at Plano West. As a non-marcher, however, I was able to learn more about marching band and music. For example, observing the marchers’ feet keep up with the tempo enabled me to follow the tempo better while playing concert music. This failure to become a marcher also drove me to find and be better at other extracurricular activities, especially math and science…
“She is the consort of Azazel! You don’t think I have a valid reason for wanting to destroy her before she produces offspring just as dangerous as the seirim!” “Seirim?” I asked. She slapped her head, frustrated. “Do you not know anything about what you are getting yourself into?” “Azazel mentioned them once, but did not elaborate” “The seirim are legends. They are goat demons who dwell in the desert. They are the offspring of Azazel and his first wife Naamah, who also slept with Semjaza.”…
Half a Day and Zaabalawi Najib Mahfuz was born in Cairo in 1911. Mahfuz is a 1988 Nobel Prize winner in literature, by displaying artistic, cultural, and structure through his writing. Mahfuz uses symbols and hidden messages in his writing to make the reader search for the true meaning be hidden them. Two of Mahfouz stories show his rage of creativity, Half a Day and Zaabalawi. In these two short stories, he shows great examples of his culture through time and religion. In Half a Day, Mahfuz…
Destructive Freedom In America, most people think that freedom is beneficial to everyone, that everyone should have freedom, similar to our society. Though freedom does have its perks, The Scarlet Letter would contest saying that freedom leads to destruction. Nathan Hawthorne proved that a society filled with rule and law is better than the wilderness of moral freedom. The story of an outcast from society who lives in the wilderness is one where the concept of freedom should be a positive…
When the reader first analyzes the poem, it naturally comes of as harsh or scary. The first thought that comes to mind is that the drunken father is abusing the child. Although after further analysis of the poem it seems as though that is not the case. The poem doesn’t sound as though it was the happiest memory of the child’s life, but it wasn’t a memory he feared either. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” written by Theodore Roethke, the speaker’s experience seems to be a positive one based on the…
TERRATOO: RETURN TO EARTH #2 is a sci-fi, action script that explores man’s nature for war over peace. Solid themes about destiny, revenge, and freedom drive the plot, as well as saving humanity. The highlight of this script is the presences of two resilient females that go up against each other. One represents good forces and one represents evil. It 's refreshing to watch two powerful women. It’s their personal conflict towards each other that captures one’s interest. Their raging and intense…
Andrew Just last year, Dylan and I traveled to Haiti on a missions trip. As you may know, it's one of the poorest countries in the world. When we were beginning our descent on the airplane, I thought about how little roads and how poor the housing was. We drove through chaotic roads and rubble filled alleys, until we reached the orphanage. New Life Children’s Home is a safe haven for kids who lived in the mountains a couple miles north. These kids were neglected, sick, beat, starved, etc.…