The Sapphires Essay

My Alexenko Family By:Ryder A. My Alexenko Family By:Ryder A. The Alexenko family is humorous and very smart, well at least the majority of us are. Most of my family plays video games [ my brothers ] and some watch T.V.[ me, my parents ] but occasionally we usually do a lot of things together. In my dad’s house I have five family members, three boys, Ethan, Luka, and me, one dad, and one step - mother, and at my mom’s house I have my mom me and Luka. First, I’m going to talk about me, Ryder.…

in and out. The foamy tide sprays against the jagged rocks. Crabs crawl into rock crevasses inside tide pools. Walking along the jagged rocks, I realized that I was just short of catching the one whose pinchers themselves were works of art, whose sapphire-tinted claws display a brilliant Atlantic…

Draco is a constellation that is seen in the Northern Skies. He was first documented by a Greek astronomer by the name of Ptolemy in the second century. In Latin Draco means Dragon and the constellation is a presentation of the dragon Ladon that is the guardian of a garden with the help of the Hesperides in Greek Mythology (http://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/draco-constellation/). The constellation is also said to flip as the year goes on. During the summer seasons it will…

The afterlife and the apocalypse are significant components of these sacred stories. Although, some of these tales differ, other aspects of these tales share common themes. Features like scare tactics, stratifications, and communities are features that make these religions part of the same shared narrative. Scare tactics are the first feature that show unity amongst the scared stories. Scare tactics are the forms of punishment described in these tales of afterlife and apocalypse that are meant…

recorders. To make a LP recording, engineers must first produce a master record, a disc with a polished aluminum disc core coated with a lacquer veneer. The master record is placed on the recording machine called a lathe. As musicians play live, a sapphire tipped cutter etches the sound into the surface of the disc. With the advancements in technology today, a digital recording of music can be transcribed by a machine onto the master record without the need of live music. The master disc is…

“It Was That Moment” 4 hours in the cramped, crummy, car that smells of leather, popcorn, and…Cheez-It's, definitely Cheez-Its. We had been driving a bunch during the trip, but this was the longest road, the road home. Car sickness and headaches had been one of my enemies on the long car rides, so I was giving my brain a break from the artificial radiation of the tv and computer screen and from looking to the side to play cards with my brother which was usually the cause of my discomfort. I…

The story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," demonstrates two elements of cultures between Father Paul and Native American protagonists. In the Christian world, only God can cause rain, but for the Pueblo world, it is a task to every man to communicate to the cloud people to initiate rain. The characters in this short story show the power struggle between the white world made of Christians and the Pueblo community. There is the struggle between integration of the two cultures. The central theme here…

the world, even if it seems like it’s all the same. Sure, you can say that a beach is a beach or every place has that, but a beach in California isn’t going to be the same as a beach in Florida or a beach in Brazil. It may not have white sand and sapphire waters, but the beach in Charleston will always be my first beach. The storms I experienced in Charleston will always be the origin point of my interest in bizarre weather. Charleston certainly isn’t New York or Los Angeles by any means of…

What's so Funny? One of the best things about babies is that they find everything to be hilarious. Sometimes the littlest things can happen that will keep them laughing for a long time. When Phoebe began laughing while in the car, her dad quickly began filming. But, he didn't stop there. He did something while filming that completely took it over the top. Her little laugh is so cute and I'm definitely glad that her dad decided to share it with all of us! Controversial way to Inspire Religion…

Anna Maria Zieglerin was a sixteenth century female alchemist. Alchemy, a science of the Middle Ages, was used with the goal being to turn normal metals into gold. Anna Maria was tried, and found guilty, of murder of a courier, attempted poisoning of a Duchess, and the intent to steal papers from a Duke’s chamber. She was burned alive for her crimes at the age of 25 on February 7, 1575. Most of what we know about Zieglerin and her early life comes from court documents during her trial in 1575.…