Bog

In the middle of lake superior, there is an idyllic island, 45 miles long and 9 miles wide. It has untouched lakes, thousands of moose, and a dwindling population of wolves. I have been there 2 times, and both times it was an experience I will never forget. This is Isle Royale, the least visited national park in the contiguous US, and the largest island in lake superior. I have hiked over 100 miles on the island, but there are 12 that stand out as the most physically challenging day of my life.…

As Stephen King once said, “Remember that hope is a good thing… maybe the best of things, and no good thing never dies” (King). Andy Dufresne held onto hope for eight years, which eventually led to his escape and his chance to start a new life as Peter Stevens. Stephen King uses homespun diction, graphic imagery, essential details, informal language, and various syntax to help the reader experience Dufresne’s hope and freedom. To help the reader understand and participate in the innocent man’s…

The legions of Rome, finely trained and equipped, expanded and guarded the territory of the Roman Empire. Tribute from conquered tribes and peoples filled the coffers of Rome. As the empire grew, the practice of using native levies and allies became the norm. Governors were tasked with gathering taxes and patrolling the borders to prevent incursions. A close friend of Emperor Augustus was assigned to Germania as Governor. Harsh governing led to open rebellion among Germanic tribes and a punitive…

John Watson, who is the main character and narrator of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, faces many obstacles during his time collecting facts and studying the Baskervilles’ case. At the beginning of the story, readers discover that the Baskerville family was seemingly cursed. When Sir Charles, the last resident of Baskerville Hall, mysteriously perishes at the paws of an ominous, seemingly supernatural hound, Sherlock and Watson take on the case. Watson agrees to travel…

The Epic Journey of Princess Alara (and that other Prince) The day had come for Prince Casper and Princess Alara to journey across the vast nation of Sway. It had been tradition to always send a Prince from the east side of the kingdom to meet a Princess (from a different lineage, of course) who lived on the west side of the kingdom. Both royals must make the dangerous trek to the very center of their kingdom, in order for a grand wedding to take place. Alas, journeying east to west was much…

that window, three years ago to a day, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They never came back. In crossing the moor to their favourite snipe-shooting ground they were all three engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning. Their bodies were never recovered.” ( Saki)Later three men and the dog returns, once Mr nuttle sees them, he bolts for…

interest in her and finds another woman. She mistakenly believes that her children are the reason their relationship ended. She then drowns her children in a river and later drowns herself. Another modern example is in the dramatic script “By the Bog of Cats” by Marina Carr. This play is an adaptation of the story of Medea in modern Ireland. The Medea character is an Irish traveler who loses her common-law husband to his new marriage into a family for wealth and respect. Her fear of losing…

Throughout the book, The Hound of Baskervilles, there is a character that even though it is not alive its role is as great as that of any other character. This character is none other than the moor. The moor plays an enormous role in the story on both sides of good and evil but in the end the moor comes out in the favor of good, but thats for later. First off by definition a moor is “a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where…

As Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, once said “Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king . . . but there are many places in the world where, as we 've seen, they just won 't do the job” (Daryl). Hydraulic electronic fuel injection units, turbochargers, and glow plugs—do the words mean anything to you? Car and truck motors are a mystery to many, but when diesel engines come into play, many can’t do anything except put them into gear and drive them. I will be…

The reformation first stated with Martin Luther. His father wanted Martin to study law at the University of Erfurt, but to his disappointment, he became an Augustinian monk instead. It was there that he preached and fasted as much as he could. After he became a professor in theology at the University of Wittenberg, he got an understanding that God’s justice cannot be in punishment, but by mercy and faith, and that only by God’s grace would the people be saved instead of their own effort. He…