An Autumn Afternoon

Gawain pressed the heels of his palms against his eyes, trying to push away the memories. If his love for Drea and Wallace remained in the forefront of his thoughts, and she did not want him, what was he to do? Clearly, drowning himself in drink did not work, and taking other women to bed to help him forget was no longer an option. What did other men do in these circumstances? Maybe he should discuss his troubles with Perceval and listen to the man’s advice for once. Still reclining, Gawain…

dreams are what preyed on him and eventually caused him anguish (Fitzgerald). This foreshadowing continues on pages 95-96 when Nick witnesses Gatsby and Daisy together for the first time in five years stating, “There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything” (Fitzgerald). Nick is beginning to see that Gatsby is holding on to his idea…

The Head of House had told her the Ash Hut was all locked up, on her very first day of school—but the Head of House had lied. Jana knew this because when she walked past the hut, she sometimes heard voices whispering in the wind that blew from between its cracked timber cladding. She knew this because she had ventured down to the hut one dark Friday evening and, beneath the pale glow of the darkening sky, swore she had seen a faint light pass between the thick boards nailed across its windows…

Yankee Candle is the best loved and largest candle company in the world. This famous candle brand earned its reputation in high quality and fine fragrance candles making for over 40 years. It all took place on Christmas in 1969, when sixteen-year-old Mike Kittredge did not have enough money to buy his mom a Christmas present, so used some old red crayons, canning wax, kitchen string, and a milk carton to make his mom a candle (“The Yankee Candle Story”). A neighbor saw it and convinced Mike to…

When you hear the word “genocide,” you probably think of the 6 million Jewish people that were brutally murdered by the Nazis during WWII, but you don’t think of the other 5 million innocent people that were killed the exact same way. Adolf Hitler, the chancellor of Germany and leader of the Holocaust, hated Jewish people, he did not want them in or near his country. Due to his hatred of Jews, Hitler committed the greatest Anti-Semitism act in history. Millions of innocent people were taken…

In the mornings when we stood for roll call long before dawn, a thick crust of hoarfrost covered the ground. It would not thaw until afternoon. We wore nothing but short shifts made of burlap, no shoes, no underwear………The trip to work took one hour. Then there was a half-hour hike to the factory, twelve hours passing along bricks, the trip back to camp, another roll call, a little turnip…

In “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby is a very wealth well fit man. His major goal is to try and let Daisy Buchanan to fell in love with him. Love at first sight, Jay Gatsby experienced it when he first met his love, Daisy. The first moment Gatsby saw Daisy, his whole world changed. Both of them planed out the future like they had a clue. Unfortunately, Gatsby when to fight in World War One, Daisy made a promise that she will wait for Gatsby to return. Both kept sending…

is not one of his biggest fans and his uncle Eugene cares more for him then is mother. What I saw was great thing was that before every scene one of the actors walk down stage to the audience and sets the setting like “Down by the lake on an autumns afternoon” I really like how they did this. Between the lights and the few props that had on the stage the did a great job of showing what scene they where trying to set up. You can tell that was not going to be an ordinary play. During this first…

“For reasons unfathomable to most experienced prophets in Maycomb County, autumn turned to winter that year. We had two weeks of the coldest weather since 1885, Atticus said”(Lee, pg.85,1960). This quote is used as a historical lens. Finally for the first time in forever Maycomb actually got freezing cold weather that hadn’t…

Fall Fest WHAT: Fall is officially here and tons of spooky fun is waiting for you and your family this weekend at Tinley Park's Fall Fest. Come out to the park to build your own scarecrow and show off your Halloween costume. Then head over to the Tinley Junction Miniature Golf Course for a ghostly golfing event. The course will be hauntingly decorated and each child will receive a pumpkin after they finish the course. Your kids can then head over to the pumpkin decorating area where they will…