The Sapphires Essay

was December 24, 2256, Caleb looked out of his window at the House, a light gray building that young boys stayed in for 14 years, at the morning sun and dew that had collected on the long grass overnight. He brushed his dirty blonde hair out of his sapphire blue eyes to see that all the boys around him had their light, gray smocks on. Caleb thought, “What a boring place.” He looked out of his small, dirt covered window and saw the short, white buildings that he and his friends had called home…

Valuable, colorful, and enriched with a unique history are three phrases that describe many things. However, all three combined only seem to describe Birthstones. Birthstones are amazing objects that affect our economy in many ways. More importantly, birthstones have a deep connection to chemistry and science. Due to their chemical properties, birthstones can also be used for medicinal purposes and healing techniques that have helped humans throughout time. Overall, birthstones contain many…

queen’s jewelry was need to be picked. Laila rushed to the queen's jewelry box, throughout her time as a lady-in-wait she had never open the beautifully decorated box with gem lining the outside. She opened the box and stopped, in the box were rubies, sapphire, gold, black onyx, Mother of a pearls, jade, quartz, zircon, opal, topaz, emerald, amber, agate, amethyst, garnet, cobalt, and so many more. She blink out thought of how many people it would feed and how many medicine…

the rough, gnarled bark brings back memories of when we first met. I was the new kid. When I looked down at my schedule and bumped into something hard, I never imagined it was you— the golden boy. Dirty blonde hair barely long enough to get in your sapphire eyes, and at 6’4’’, you towered over my meager 5’7” frame. Being the star athlete of football and basketball, everyone envied you.…

Author Joseph Conrad once said, "Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion" (Brainyquote). Many people like to live in denial about negative things at the expense of reality. Hiding away pain and pushing away unwanted feelings seems like the best way to live, but at the end of the day, time doesn't wait when life gets tough. The made-up illusion created…

“This is an enchanting evening!” Liam said, basking in the moonlight. “Such splendor is unrivaled anywhere in the world! I learned an enormous amount about the arc of human history today from the edifying sights in Greece. However, I wonder if our collective consciousness and humanity in this era has evolved much since the ancient times or whether we have gone even further backward. The striking remnants of the Parthenon’s frieze with ordinary people alongside the Gods expressed such a…

On similar lines, Seminyak area has KuTeDa, F Lounge, Double Six Club, Bahiana and Paparazzi pubs to get into the groove and party mood. Phuket, Thailand Phuket is a major tourist-bustling destination in Thailand. Famous for its white beaches and sapphire blue waters, Phuket is Thailand's largest island. Year-long there are many festivities and socials happening in and around of Phuket, but the island really picks up zest during the New Year's Eve. The two hottest year end party destinations in…

Kariya atop the roof of a building, in plain sight waiting. The Gotei would certainly be looking for him especially after his message to young Kurosaki. Hopefully this would draw out the conniving Aizen as well. The Bount’s hands tightened into fists at his sides in anger at the thought of him. A small part of his mind did find it curious that he had yet to find any sign of the man while he had been in Seireitei. Perhaps Aizen was better at hiding then he thought. He then felt the flicker of two…

medieval modesty and pious respect for religious creation, again differing from the well-lit, sparkling, cut styles popular in the Renaissance. This can be seen in Andrea Solario’s Man with a Pink Carnation, whose subject wears a stirrup ring with a sapphire cabochon. Anyone wealthy enough to…

and bring impending reality. We will, say, prepare you for your great wonderful experience for the next three days.” The entire place collapsed, and he found himself in a room that looked like it was constructed quite fancily with vines and jewels. Sapphire, Moonstone, Ruby, Emerald, Topaz, all in a spiral. He remembered a song that he loved. It was by a Sigma-Alpha man who called himself “Thryk”, the song was called “Danger Meets my Eye”: All this time I sit around with my whole life left to…