Black-and-white films

There’s a knock on your cabin door. You open it to find a man, dirty with disheveled clothing, and he offers you some apple seeds. He tells you that he has been walking for days, and asks for nothing as restitution for his seeds, but that he may be able to tell his story. Despite his appearance, his tenderness comforts you and you invite him inside. Seated by the fire, surrounded by your children listening diligently, the man begins with his name: Johnny Appleseed. Long ago, a boy named John…

Last week, citizens of Pakistan and communities from around the world were left horrified and shocked after the discovery of Zainab Ansari’s death. #JusticeForZainab became a top trending Twitter hashtag once everyone became aware of this story so they can ensure incidents like this do not go unnoticed. Zainab Ansari, an eight year old girl was abducted, raped, murdered and then thrown into a garbage bin, later initiating heartache and almost riots across the country. Zainab’s parents stated…

this comical scene in a movie. Viewers would be left stupefied and full of laughter. “Lamb to the Slaughter” would make a phenomenal movie for teenage audiences and Roald Dahl fans. It consists of all the qualities that are trending in blockbuster films which are action, thriller, comedy, drama, family and crime. This short story includes a little bit of all these previously stated genres as written in “The 11 Defining Features of the Summer Blockbuster.” All these elements are essential to an…

JR is a 26-year-old Persian male who lives in Fresno. This interview took place on 03/17/17 at 1330. The story of his life based on the interview showed that this person is in recovery from a very heavy addiction to drugs. When I asked the person about his life story he gave me the following information. I was three years old when my mother divorced my father because of his addiction to drugs. I grew up mostly in my grandparent’s house in Iran with my mother, until my mom decided to remarry her…

There once was a lake, where every animal lived in harmony. One summer afternoon, a thunder storm rolled in. “Lets hide!” shouted Fredy Frog, over a loud rumble of thunder. Tiny Turtle, his best friend, shook his head and hid inside his shell. The thunder sounded so scary and the flashes of lightning blinded him. “Tiny, move!” urged Fredy, pushing on his friend’s shell. But the shell was too heavy. Fredy slipped and flew over it, landing on his head. Suddenly, a volt of lightning arched out of…

A blushing pink dawn rose, promising another beautiful, clear day for most-but its revelation of murder that night left an ugly, dark bruise on hers. She was sick and tired of seeing Vivana’s smiling face, day in and day out. It had been thirty years to the day that Vivana committed the murder. Vivana had been alive and well too long. Daniele had plans to change that. Thirty years prior, Dani’s partner was being prosecuted for a factor out of her control. Vivana lead the attack to take Dae in.…

Narissa was in the market lying about her being friends with the mayor of the town. Narissa was a very pretty girl, but always wanted to be noticed. So to get noticed she lied to make herself more interesting. “Guess who’s lying again” says a man. “Oh its Narissa again” says a woman “She has been lying since she could speak.” “I don’t know what to trust” says the man.. Narissa had great prowess in wood working she also made beautiful dresses. She lived in the obscure town of Dentro. Dentro…

Surprised, I then shouted, "Is anyone home." I heard nothing. The sound was quiet along with it being dark inside as well. I then slowly walked to the door. This feeling I felt about walking in the house felt so suspenseful and scary. Once I reached the door, I heard a woman scream, "Help," and then I ran downstairs to check out what was going on. Just when I reached the bottom of the stairs, a man with a knife stabbed me in the chest and smiled. The person then ripped my guts out. I…

Anne and the others are able to find hope and enjoyment amidst their suffering by having optimism and by looking forward to when they will be out of hiding. "Just for fun he asked each of us what was the first thing we wanted to do when we got out of here. Mrs. Van Daan longs to be home with her own things, her needle-point chairs, the Beckstein piano her father gave her . . .the best that money could buy. Peter would like to go to a movie. Mr. Dussel wants to get back to his dentist’s drill.…

Once Upon a Time, a long time ago in a magical zoo, there was a monkey who just wanted to fit in, his name was, Allawhhhhhhhh Ofbananas. Allawhhhhhhhh was normal except for his magical power of shooting bananas out of his hands and eyes, but one power he had yet to discover was picking thing up with his mind. All of the other animals judged his powers and made fun of him for not being truly magical. Although, there was one animal who was Allawhhhhhhhh’s friend his name was Mr. Plumpy. Mr. Plumpy…