Apostrophe

All I heard was the thumping of the millions of people walking down the street of New York City. I was heading to the market to get me some milk, potatoes and butter. I was kinda spaced out by thinking about my family that couldn't come to this magnificent country. I was awoken from my haze by a man yelling at me “ come here” I walked over and said, “ yes”, he said” I work for a newspaper company and I noticed that you don't look like the normal new yorker” I said “ I'm from Germany, I came…

I've never really been a good loser, but then again who is? These past several weeks on the volleyball team have really helped me to recognize the difference between good friends and great friends. My friends are just as extreme when it comes to winning as I am and the ones who are just as crazy as me. Plus the ones who put up with me yelling, screaming my head off, and getting mad at them, and are still friends with me after the games. These are my great friends, the friends that I know I can…

In the poem Making Sarah Cry and the article, Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote! the theme is being dIfferent. The theme is being different in Making Sarah Cry because Sarah was unlike the rest; She was slow and not as smart, And it would seem to all his friends She was born without a heart. The theme is being different in Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote!” also because After charging her with voting on November 5, 1872, he added, At that time she was a woman. Even some members of the jury smiled.…

The story of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is one of a growing up story set in classical China. Lily is the main character, and this story is about her life growing up into a young woman, and how she was treated in her society of male dominance. As she grows and matures, her bound feet, which are a symbol of status and beauty, catch the interest of Madame Wang. Madame Wang is a matchmaker, whose primary job is to find young girls and boys their wives and husbands, but she also finds perfect…

(Nico's POV) I was scared, scared I was going to lose another sister. Will, Jason and Percy swam down to grab her. When they reached her I sensed a death. It was a powerful death, it must've been hers. I force myself to sink to the seabed and shadow travel to Camp Jupiter. I need to tell Hazel, I had to tell her she even existed still. (Hazel's POV) I had just finished cleaning the Pluto temple when Nico shadow…

The battle for Raccoon city had long since ended but the battle for mankind was just starting. Monsters straight out of a horror novel had taken over the cities. Man ceased to exist, and those who survived retreated deep into the mountains in hopes of surviving the nightmares that plagued the world. Yet no matter where man went, the monsters still find them, and all hope seemed to be at a loss. The time of man was almost over, yes there was those who fought but they were few, and losing rather…

Where was she going? What was she going to do? God what was she thinking? Alexia's mind raced with a million questions, none of which she had answers for. Alexia was sure she had lost her mind, and with each passing moment she worried even more for her life. Her heart was still racing as she sped down the long dirt road before her. The ride was a bit bumpy, but she did her best to try and keep it smooth. Her worried eyes kept glancing up to her rear view mirror and looking over the unconscious…

*Note: ~Hello~ = Spoken in Sangheili* UNSC FLAGSHIP INFINITY, EARTHS' ORBIT: JANUARY 16 2556. "I thought you said their ETA was five minutes, not twenty" Rex was becoming impatient. He started to pace up and down the railing. Obviously, the ship wasn't awe-inspiring enough anymore. Any non-military personnel would still be walking around like a tourist, and Smithy was hoping that he could go back to doing that. "Well if you would stop pacing, I could tell you where they are currently" Rex…

My heart is banging through my chest. My emotions drilling through the bones in my feet. "Hello darling" says one of the choreographers at the Boston Ballet. But this isn't your everyday dance class instructor. This was Lea Anderson, co-founder of famous ballet companies, over 100 movements choreographed, LEA ANDERSON. "Hello darling" she says in a her thick American accent. My nerves increase, and my head sinks. I realize she's just greeted me, and I haven't even replied. "Hello Lea" I say. I…

of poets came alive with the newfound love of nature. George Gordon (Lord Byron) and Percy Bysshe Shelley are just two of the six poets that wrote poems about nature and what it meant to them. the introduction of “To the Skylark” by Shelley and “Apostrophe of the Sea” by Byron really made the Romantic period burst with literature. Although the poets are similar with some aspects, they have very different writing techniques and you can tell through their poems. (need to be exact: “voice”, form,…