Basement

a normal teenager with a strong passion for music. My friends and I were in our own band. I loved music and was especially fond of my tattered electric guitar. The basement was our stage and our parents were the fans. Although the band was not the best, we were all very passionate. Our band was either always in the compact basement practicing together, or hanging out at the music store. One day at school my eyes were drawn to the new talent show poster that stood out from the usual notices. I…

In a closet in a room in the basement of my house lies a large chuck of raw copper. Corroded with a green and white patina, from its years of oxidation, the parts that still keep their brown color show no shine, and large blobs stick out of the sides that once connected it to the cave wall. When I would play in that room, I always thought that it was just some decoration, and I never knew the story behind it. Until one day mw and my dad were sitting around a camp fire and my brothers were…

If i go to the basement i can change the access code and come up to get in the vault. Or i could knock out the guards and blow the circuit on the door. I decided to go with the safer one and took the stairs to the basement. at the bottom i followed the thin path to the control box. When i get to the box i change the code. As i walk away i smile at myself. When the Palace…

I was walking through Nazi Germany when I smelled smoke. I turned the corner and the Jewish temple was being burned. Guards stopped me and told me to walk away back down the street. I turned around and I saw people being rounded into trucks. That night my father, a respected Nazi officer, told me not to be or play near Jews for my safety. I knew my best friend was Jewish. I went to a Jewish school because that was the closest school. The next morning my father said the next day I was…

Christmas is a time to rejoice, a time to love, and a time to give thanks. With all the advertisements and black friday deals for presents, the true meaning of Christmas has drifted away from many people’s mind. Receiving presents is something to look forward to and be grateful for, however not everyone gets this experience. Not everyone wakes up to beautifully wrapped presents topped with string and a shiny bow. DEcember is one of the best months to give back to the community and spend…

There is a sign on the front door of the house saying “Welcome! Come right in, we’re in the basement!” As we walk in, we can hear talking in the basement. The house is ginormous. There is art displayed throughout the house, and it’s all immaculate. I see a sign that points to the basement, and walk through the door that leads down to it. Everyone is sitting in the back corner of the basement playing Truth or Dare. They don’t even notice us walk in. “Hey! We’re here.” I say. Only Mitchell…

“This is by far the worst water quality we’ve ever seen in our sailing careers,” said Ivan Bulaja, a coach for an Austrian team training at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, where the 2016 Olympics will be held. The waters are polluted with sewage, dead fish, and trash, posing a serious threat to athletes training or competing there. Kristina Mena, a professor of public health, is an expert in water quality, and conducted a risk test for athletes competing in the waters Rio, assuming they would…

From as long as I can remember my brother has always been my greatest ally, we have always been adjoined at the hip, despite our seven-year age gap. Our relationship has aged equivalently to a fine scotch, becoming more robust and smoother with time. Just like any other set of sibling fights were a common place in our home but as we grew older the dynamics of our relationship were constantly changing. Regardless of the drama that insured our mother and father instilled in us that if anything…

weakness because he the two have been friends for a long time. Apparently, Fortunato “prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine (Poe 1).” Montresor easily takes advantage of this pretending to have a cask of Amontillado to lure Fortunato to the basement. The Amontillado is a very rare wine so guarantees Fortunato’s attention. To ensure this, Montresor teases and taunts Fortunato by offering to Luchesi to taste the wine because “if anyone has a critical turn, it is he (Poe 2).” This…

Book Thief, a German family decides to break the trust of the Nazis in result affecting the relationship with each other negatively. He was extremely lucky that he was not caught while the soldiers were examining the basement but what would happen if the Jew was found in the basement? The relationships between that Nazis and Hans would instantly deteriorate as Hans broke the trust. It is because of these reasons that there are rules which prevents secrets from happening.…