Chirp

As I see the sun rises up, hear the birds’ chirps, and hear the chickens utters a loud, harsh noise. It’s a new day and another day in the farm in Oriental Mindoro. As I got up from bed, I thought of how I should spend my last day here with my family. I then decided to head downstairs and I could immediately overhear loud conversations and then I saw my brothers and sisters as they prepare the table and gather around the table. As I sat down at the corner of the table, we started recalling our…

I gathered my satchel, umbrella and notepad to start my exploration of Oahu's Byodo-In Temple. I shoved a crumpled green wad of paper at a man sitting in a small booth near the entrance. He took my money and gave me a half-smile. I found my way to the bridge that crossed a small creek of muddy, water that was swelling from the many days of rain we had in the past few days. While partially crossing the bridge, I stopped mid-stroll in amazement of the grand structure that was beore me. All of the…

While sitting on my designated airplane seat, I lifted the window shades to catch a glimpse of the world under me. The once salmon and purple sky transformed into a vast expanse of jet-black that engulfed the mountainous Balkan Peninsula. A canopy of luminous stars materialized amongst the ocean of blackness. Some were dull, merely flickering into existence every now and then, but there was an adequate amount of shimmering stars to illuminate the dark, moonless night. The Adriatic Sea glistened,…

Edgar Allan Poe has written many short stories and poems. His most know short stories and poems include The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven. In the book The Gold Bug and Other Tales and the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe there are recurring themes in his stories The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Raven. The themes he uses often are terror, approaching death/ taunting death, and symbolism/metaphor. In The Pit and the Pendulum Poe experiences terror…

14– A Real Man works like the ant Sign #14 A Real Man is like the ant who labors hard all summer gathering food in building shelter to keep it warm, full, and live throughout the winter months, while the grasshopper sit on the blades of grass, chirps away his time, and eats all of the food that’s available for it immediately; saving nothing for “hard times”. A Real Man knows that the ant in the old fable is wise and smart, while the grasshopper is shortsighted, lazy, greedy, and impulsive. So…

will be just fine, once you come back you and her can talk things out.” Camping at the Kona resort in Daytona Beach was stressful, because the bathrooms were far away. Walking into the cabin smelling the humid wood and just listening to the birds chirp the whole day was interesting and having to share the room with others was weird. The second day we ended up in a very beautiful place there was breeze the clouds were beautiful the sun was shining and you could hear the water splashing and…

I lay awake, unmoving and listening to the sounds of birds stirring outside. It was too early for them to begin their song yet, with the sky still pitch black. The colours of my dreams were too bright, the birdsong too vivid, I could not remain asleep. I had spent the night tossing and turning, trying to fumble my way into unconsciousness; I could not. I had slept for the last time a maiden; my wedding day promised that I would wake tomorrow as a married woman should. The thought did not…

Woo-WHOO! “What in the world is that GAF”, Jas questioned? GAF quickly told her that it was a night owl. “Why is it called a night owl,” Paige scarily asked? GAF explained to the girls that a night owl is a wise old restless bird who hoots and chirps and sits in a tree. He does not come out during the day and stays awake all night long! Jas wanted to know why the wise old owl doesn’t sleep. GAF responded, “Well Jas, The majority of owl species are nocturnal, meaning they sleep during the day…

Nora of Henry Ibsen's "A Doll's Life" and Mrs. Millard of Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" are two women that put their aspirations for personal happiness aside to be the perfectly obedient wives. Mrs. Millard forfeited her happiness to be a supporting and loving wife regardless of what makes her happy. This is also evident with Nora, who married a man that has never truly appreciated her happiness or contribution to the life they have built together. Deep down these women want to figure…

2150 world desolation The land charred with the blood and soot that had accumulated for the past century. Nothing in sight, an endless plane of black with a glimmer of red on the surface as the sun reflected off Astoria. People gasping for air though the poisonous gas still entered their body. The carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and other harmful chemicals produced by the advanced technology. People fell one by one. A populace of 50 billion collapsed. "Stupid humans," Hommel said, "after…