The Painted Door Essay

In the early morning, the doves outside sing a lovely melody outside the window, in which the light of the sunrise beads into the empty bedroom of Oliver Rain. The young eager lad is up earlier than usual, busy making sure all the belongings are secure in the back of his rented 16 foot moving truck. Today is the day he set’s out for Los Angeles, a place to start anew, and find the real Oliver within himself. Having just enough money to cover one month’s rent, deposit, and some cushion…

the room right next to the living room. The walls in my room were painted with a lavender color, my favorite color. There was a bed in the middle of the room with a flower patterned bedspread. I laid on my bed and stared up at the plain ceiling and thought to myself, “Tomorrow is going to be terrible.” I walked up to Jefferson High school. The school towered over me as if it was going to engulf me. I pulled open the heavy glass door, took a deep breath, and rubbed the sweat off my hands onto my…

The period of the Italian Renaissance, immediately following the Middle Ages saw a great rebirth of interest in the classical learning and ancient Greco-Roman values. In a society with strong political stability and growing prosperity, there was a development of new technologies–including the printing press, a new approach to astronomy and the continuous discovery and exploration of new continents–was followed up by a flowering of philosophy, literature and especially art. The new styles of…

drafted, I asked my dad what he thought about war. “You don’t have the balls to survive,” dad said, “All you’ve ever done is run and hide from everything. If you make it back, you can talk to me then.” “Go to hell,” I said and made a bee line for the door. That was the last time I said anything to him, and now he was dead and I wasn’t sorry about it. As I looked out the windshield, a light snow began to…

Similar to how theater works, the setting sets the scene for a book. Authors use setting to let the reader picture what is happening; the more intricate a setting is the more a reader can visualize it. Authors also use setting to help the reader connect to the characters. JD Salinger and F Scott Fitzgerald both used detailed setting so the readers can picture where Franny and Zooey, and Gatsby and Nick are during the story. The setting plays an important role in how characters interact with each…

made Karl do many bad things he should not be doing. Karl was in 8th grade and his friend Landen was 15 years old. It was Karl’s favorite period language arts with Mrs.Brown but Landen made Karl skip that class. Karl listens to Landen and sprays painted a wall at the school because Landen called him a wimp. As Karl was spray painting his teacher, Mrs.Brown saw him so he bolted the other way and hid. Waiting for the period to be over Karl just sat there until he heard the bell, but Landen was…

During these terrible 9 year of The Great Depression, people were struggling. People had no food,homes,water,clothes and no money to provide for their families.You can not survive in a world with no money and no job especially if you were to have very big family.People can not just be put out into this world during this time with nothing.These times were very bad and cruel imagine all these babies that are starving and so very hungry.The Great Depression made a huge impact on society. The…

all of the incredible art galleries in Naples, Florida, I came across a magnificent art gallery called, The Englishman. This exhibit was full of a countless amount of fine European antique art and furnishings. As I walked up to the art gallery the door was open and classical instrumental music was playing inside making it welcoming for anyone to enter as they walk by. When I stepped into the gallery I was overwhelmed by all of the artwork hanging on the walls from floor to ceiling. As soon as I…

INTRODUCTION Oscar Wilde once said, “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” A portrait is defined as either a painting, picture, sculpture, or any form of artistic representation of a person, where the person’s facial expression is the main focus of the artwork. The goal of a portrait is so showcase the mood, attitude, or even characteristic of the person. In most cases, a portrait illustrates a person looking directly at the painter with…

Story: "Can we watch Planes, next?" Luke questioned. We were watching Disney's Planes while Mrs. Karen, my mom's friend, was watching us. Mom and Dad went to go see grandma, because she was very sick, and was in the hospital. It was not a family tradition to leave the house on christmas eve, but it was a family emergency. "Can we?' Luke begged. "Pleaaaase!" Mrs.Karen, checking her phone for recent emails or texts, didn't respond. "Excuse me," I murmured. "Mrs. Karen, Luke…