Carnival

At first, she tried to get the attention of anyone who would stop and look at her. Unfortunately, these were the same people who worked in the carnival. They seemed unimpressed and unmoved by her pleas. Perhaps they all knew already what went on in that tent, or maybe they just didn’t care that some strange girl was begging for help. And if she thought she might get help from one of the attendees, she was wrong. Reaching out, Ruby Ann stopped a young couple. They looked a little embarrassed to…

A Separate Peace Final Essay The portrayal of friendship in A Separate Peace by John Knowles remains significant and [a]relevant to present day. Persistently and tenaciously, the war controls the Devon school’s atmosphere, leaving students solemn and teachers austere. Desperate and afraid, students attempt to cope individually with the decision to enlist, while Finny and Gene manage together with the foundations of their strong comradeship. However, with just as much assertion, internal…

all the frenzy of a colony of ants. The huge, manic mouth of Luna Park was ever hungry, greedily swallowing the frantic flow of families. It was then, as we drew closer to the ground, that I noticed a flaw, a great blemish in the rich tapestry of carnival colour. A woman. She sat on a bench beside the duck-shooting gallery. A woman…

They Just Don’t Get It Ups and Downs Possible intro? My little brother has Down Syndrome. He looks different, talks different, acts different than other other kids. Embarrassment, confusion, shame; all things I felt growing up because he wasn’t “normal.” Countless meltdowns, endless stares and whispers, and enormous responsibility by the age of twelve was my normal. But my normal was also immense patience, unconditional love, and a deep understanding and empathy for those who just don’t…

First, I would just like to let it be known that I feel like Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado" should be nominated the best. I must admit that I really do like this short story the best is because it has a horror genre. Horror situations seem to interest me more than any other genre. The main two characters in this short story are Montresor and Fortunato. What knowledge I have gained from this story is that Montresor has had enough of Fortunato's insults and he's really wanting to seek revenge in…

Favorite Characters One of my favorite characters in the novel, A Separate Peace is Brinker Hadley. His character is more interesting then some of the others for me. I think it is amazing how he is responsible but irresponsible at the same time. In the Assembly Room where he does his public performance as Gene’s questioner he is dramatic, and aggressive while still being polite. For example, when he questions Leper he is straightforward and desperate for answers but at the same time he is…

William Carols Williams’ “The Dance”, written in 1944 close to the end of World War II, focuses mainly on the poetic statement of Ekphrasis. Ekphrasis is a poem and a painting working together for one common goal, to describe and complement each other. Ekphrasis poems are motivated by a work from another medium: a painting, a photograph, film or architecture. Williams focuses on the painting Kermess by Brueghel, for his poem “The Dance” which is based much before World War II almost in Medieval…

using my mouth to form the bubbles, kind of hoping it would work like the bubble machines. It didn’t really work. I mean, it did, but it took me like 10 mins for each bubble. In the end, it wasn’t worth it, but this eventually led to the surfer, the carnival games, and dinner. Dumbo was the movie that started it…

It is not difficult to tell that Montresor is insane. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne (p. 212)" is most likely an extreme exaggeration. These 'thousand injuries' were probably a figment of Montresor's imagination. Thus, Montresor actually had no viable motive for Fortunato's murder. Plus, the murder itself was inhumane. Montresor "fettered him to the granite (p. 216)," or chained his victim in a niche in the catacombs. After chaining his victim, Montresor "began vigorously to…

In the book, “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury, the situational archetype of the battle of good V.S. evil is present in relation to the character of the Dust Witch. The textual evidence of “One shot… The Witch fell”(Bradbury 252) conveys the battle between good and evil where Charles Halloway represents the forces of good, and the Dust Witch represents the forces of evil. The author conveys this archetype by relaying how Charles Halloway volunteered to fire the rifle used in a…