Around the World

There are many issues that have formed in the society in both the past and present however, none of them are quite as big as the issues described in “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury. Both the “Fahrenheit 451” society and today’s present day society have had an escalating issue with the effect of screens and conformity and that has changed how the good life is defined. Over the generation, technology has begun to take over society. In the past there was excitement over the invention of radios…

Sitting in his cell smelling the fresh lumber and listening to the rhythm that the carpenters uses as they nail the gaols, Richard Hawes closes his eyes wishing desperately to be anywhere but in the cell where he had lived for the past few weeks. Fleeting, Richard thought, April used to be his favorite time of the year. Whispering, he said “I should be in Atlanta with Mayes”. as he envision the new life had grab at with both fist. Mayes Story Hawes, Richards new wife, was sweet, biddable and…

Castiel appeared in the room. He didn’t make any noise when he came into the room, he never did, but it always felt like static electricity filled the air. It used to be that this cloud of electricity, this feeling of energy and warmth, was always around her. It had been almost two month since she had felt it, praying every night for him to come and see her, to talk to her, anything. Until tonight her prayers had gone unanswered. “You requested to see me,” Castiel sighed when Nana didn’t look…

Death and Leisel are introduces in this section. Death, the narrator, tells the story of how he met and has ties to Leisel, and Leisel being a small, lost girl is just trying to survive in a big lonely world. Leisel always has captured the attention of Death every time he has seen her. All the three times they have met each other, Death has always taken someone near, and sometimes dear, to Liesel. In all the accidents, Death has seen a color that just sticks out to him. At the railroad…

I never really believed someone when they said to me that your life could change in the matter of seconds. I've always thought that this was nonsense there is no possible way that could happen. Then it happened to me when I least expected it.On June 13th,2015 I found out that I had a large brain tumor growing on the left side of my brain. This event is significant to me because I felt what it feels like to go through a tough time when you thought everything was going good. I realised that your…

I ran into the clearing knowing, but hoping that the blood in the air wasn't from the children that was left in the slave encampment, but rather the battle that was taking place a mile away from here. I know I am being delusional though, the proverbial river of blood that was flowing down the hill we were climbing was enough to tell me that. But even knowing what I was about to see could never prepare me for the sight that was in front of me. The bodies of hundreds of children were laid out in…

predictability from an increased demand in international institutions. Even though we have an increased need for global governance, we still need actors to solve problems. We can guess the future based off the events of history and how we know the world works. To begin with, Francis Fukuyama’s idea presented in “The End of History?” provides many flaws.…

One of the most wanted careers in the world today is acting. Not many have the skill and drive to achieve successful career in that department. Many desire the job for the fame and money, but some love it for the pure joy of performing. There are many appealing aspects of the job such as flexible work hours, recognition by the public, and the salary if you become big. One has to be able to take the dedicated time it takes to perfect the craft. Even though natural talent is something that is…

In a bleak, monochromatic wasteland, a “banished sun circles the Earth like a grieving mother with a lamp” (32). For the inhabitants of this barren, post-apocalyptic world, man’s bravest feat is waking up in the morning—mornings that are met not with symphonic sparrows and songs of the world’s awakening, but with the all-encompassing reality of loss. Nights are “dark beyond darkness,” and the dawning of each new day promises a progressive descent into grey (1). Nature is an impoverished mother:…

the increase of the mass shooting that has been occurring worldwide. This is known to be one of the major social problem that the world is currently facing right now. This social problem gave many people an insight of the hatred that has been occurring in the world. This social problem is linked to many of the suffering and pain that majority of the world is still facing. To solve the problem many activists took to the street of their problems and protest through the use of speech,…