All That You Can't Leave Behind

He had just attended his son's funeral. All of the sudden he saw a guy walking behind him with a bat, he became frightened and started running. He looked behind him and the man was chasing him, then “boom Shakalaka” he hit his head on the pole of a light post. Panchito woke up in the middle of an abandoned asylum, he noticed the TV had turned on by itself. A doll named Jigsaw popped out and screamed “ Wanna play a game?” Jigsaw continued and said “you have five minutes to unlock the trap…

emotional scene. Polonius hides behind the arras in Gertrude’s room to listen in on Hamlets and Gertrude’s conversation. Hamlet bursts into his mother’s room and ask her why she has sent for him. Gertrude’s tells Hamlet that he has offended Claudius very much. Hamlet responds back with “mother, you have my father much offended,” ( 3.4.11). Hamlet that continues to shame his mother for marrying her husband’s brother. Hamlets climbs onto Gertrude, pining her down so she can’t move. This action…

nothing. How can I justify the financial aid that was awarded to me when I know that someone else needs it more than me? Someone who hasn’t been helped and mentored by their community and society to succeed. “I’m afraid I can’t tell explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see.”(Lewis Carroll) “Hand to mouth” is a term many people use for the people who struggle on the Vineyard. There are many of us piled into the corner of society. Struggle is…

day I almost got away with it His hand cuffed behind him, Greg sat in the dust besides the road. One of the policemen looked down at him and asked , “Do you want to tell us what happened?” Greg looked up for an instant, shook his head, and turned away. He was still dazed by all that had happened. How did I let myself get into this mess? he asked himself. Slowy, his mind drifted back to events of the last hour. step by step, it all began happening over again in his head. It was an…

mad and happy, or curious and sad, or sometimes even a mix of sadness, happiness, curiosity, and outrage. Even to this day, I can't recall her exact expression. “Just stay away from everyone, besides those you serve the most, and your sister.” “But wat abou mommy?” Replied my neive 5-year-old self. “You serve mommy.” She leaned in closer to me. “You shouldn't ever leave mommy.” I nodded and…

public schools”(Jordan). That have made them who they are today because you can’t grow up being your own person just because you decided to change yourself, they have to be a certain person to become a different person. Most African Americans grew up liking all people for who they are, not because they looked at their skin and realized they are way different than them. Some races that are different from other’s were raised loving all kinds of people. Most people could’ve grew up hating whites,…

In Macbeth after Duncan’s murder, Macbeth can’t seem to forgive himself. Lady Macbeth who seems unaffected by the deed tells him “‘Go get some water And wash this filthy witness from your hand’” (Shakespeare 57 Act 2 Scene 1). Towards the end of the play, Lady Macbeth shows signs of the guilt sinking in by saying “‘ Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand’’ (Shakespeare 157 Act 5 scene 1).…

Mazeda Perven Ms. Fletcher English 11B 27 April 2016 Jay Gatsby & the Green light We all experience loss, heartache, and sorrow, nobody wants to go through these emotional pain, but it is something you can’t avoid, it is just part of our life. The past, it is something you can’t leave behind, but sometime it is up to some to decide if it is important to hold onto or not because when someone holds onto the past they are living in the past nor are they enjoying the present. In F. Scott…

Well I guess you got into some trouble, huh? Darry and me nearly went nuts when you ran out like that. Darry is awful sorry he hit you. You know he didnt mean it. And then you and Johnny turned up missing and what with that dead kid in the park and Dally getting hauled into the station, well it scared us something awful. The police came by to question us and we told them as much as we could. I cant believe little old Johnny could kill somebody. I know Dally knows where you are, but you know him.…

got there Sally said go home. Those boys said leave us alone. I felt stupid with my brick. They all looked at me as if I was the one that was crazy and made me feel ashamed," (page 97). Sally continues to leave Esperanza to go with boys, but Esperanza recieves a major consequence that reveals the truth about her and Sally's friendship. Esperanza stated, "Sally Sally a hundred times. Why didn't you hear me when I called? Why didn't you tell them to leave me alone? The one who grabbed me by the…