A Man Lay Dead

would react to and sometimes forget why I was reacting to it until I realized it was October 23. That day was a school day and dad was off from work because he was going hunting. I remember him playing with us before we got on the bus. He was a kind man to his children, he would be helpful to others, but do not get on his bad side because he became like a berserkers of the Vikings. Because it was the first…

There were a rope and a few bottles of (the chemical) lying there. He made his way to the washroom. Even the mirror refrained to reflect the true inner soul. He was staring at the mirror as if he was talking to it. His cold eyes gave him look for a dead man. He felt no remorse at what he was doing. He was not ashamed. He made his way to his den. There was no one except him and his loneliness and his camera. He sat down, took his camera in his hand. Plugged the cable to his laptop. Then,…

Under the Radar by Richard Ford is about a married couple, Steven Reeves and Marjorie Reeves, which are on their way to a dinner party. On this trip Marjorie reveals to Steven that she had an affair about a year ago with George Nicholson. The very man who is hosting the dinner party. Upon hearing this news Steven pulled the car over in an attempt to talk this matter out but was speechless for much of the time. After a certain amount of time had passed they both witness the murder of a raccoon as…

In Frankenstein when it stated “At that moment i heard the steps of my younger protectors. I had not a moment to lose, but seizing the hand of the old man, i cried, now it the time! Save and protect me! You and your family are the friends whom i seek” (Shelley 123). In this passage it is showing as The Monster is desperately begging the old man for companionship. The Monster frantically broke into the cottage this shows that he is in need for friends and will go through any trouble to obtain one…

the sirens’ temptations, Odysseus is held hostage for seven years by the beautiful nymph, Calypso. Throughout the first book of the Odyssey, Calypso is portrayed as a lovesick captor. The quote “His daughter will not let Odysseus go,/ pour mournful man; she keeps on coaxing him/ with her beguiling talk, to turn his mind/ from Ithaka” proves Calypso wanted to be loved (I.75-78). Calypso wanted to be loved so badly, she resorted to holding Odysseus hostage on her island for years by attempting to…

is because of the author’s effective usage of literary devices. First, Connell creates a mood of suspense and tension through his very detailed descriptions of the setting and the imagery throughout the story. Furthermore, the author devises a man vs. man conflict in the story in such a way to shock the reader in the end. Lastly, the author uses an eerie characterization to reveal the traits of the character through narration…

whether it happens mentally or to offspring. Emily in “A Rose for Emily” and Roderick in “The Fall of the House of Usher” both suffer from serious mental illness. “A Rose for Emily” is about a girl whose father does not allow her to date except for one man who died unexpectedly a few years before her father’s…

Claudia Espinoza Ms. Walsh English 9 HP 6 December 2015 Guilty or Not Guilty Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Claudia Espinoza, and I am the prosecutor of the case of Jack Merridew and Simon. Thank you for bringing your attention to this matter and listening to what I have to say. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, there is a difference between self-defense and an over-reaction. There is also a difference between what establishes reasonable doubt, and what adds up to just excuses made by the…

story “The Most Dangerous Game” takes place around the time of the Russian Revolution on an island on the Caribbean called “Shipwreck Island”. In his short story Richard Connell introduces two characters, General Zaroff, a narcissistic and affluent man who after many years of hunting has experience ennui when hunting animal and now hunts humans, and Rainsford another experienced hunter who by accident lands on Zaroff's island and must now outsmart Zaroff through conflict to survive. The author…

of a man on a quest for a human enemy, his neighbor. The property was passed down to Ulrich from his Grandfather, won in a bet against Georg’s Grandfather resulting in a famous lawsuit and starting the century long quarrel. However, out of hatred, Ulrich guarded his land, and was right in doing so; since, out of jealousy,…