Curse

The night air had been hot and thick around them, it was a summer's night, and the moon shone brightly above. The both of them had been standing on the balcony together, lively. It was a few nights before the incident, Lumière and Cogsworth were both fifteen. Correction, Lumière was fifteen, Cogsworth was on the cusp of being sixteen. And Cogsworth had been admittedly less stout when they were so young. Lumière's fiery orange hair was strung in a ponytail, which clung to his neck in the heat,…

Curses have been terrifying humans for centuries. Death, injury, financial ruin, and other misfortunes have plagued “victims” of curses. However, there is one curse that has centuries of bloodshed and misfortune behind it: The curse of the Hope Diamond. Despite the fear of the superstitious and skeptics alike, the Hope Diamond is not cursed, and was not the cause of the unfortunate events that befell its owners. Most people agree that the Hope Diamond was plucked from an idol in a mine in India.…

The events that befall the Pyncheon family after Colonel Pyncheon’s initial offence, though tragic, are not a result of a curse cast by a wizard. The events that befell them directly related to their own lust for wealth and prosperity and not to their ancestors. Each and every event was the direct result of each generation’s individual decisions. For example, When Judge Pyncheon framed Clifford for the murder of his Uncle; he executed it with the same greed that motivated Colonel Pyncheon to…

I am the son of a woodchopper. My parents died and I was lonely. I saw a beautiful munchkin girl one day, and I instantly fell in love. When I went out to the forest the next day to chop wood, my body parts started getting cut off! I soon felt no need to marry the munchkin girl anymore. I must approach the wizard and request a new heart so I can love again. I had a long journey, but I made it to the wizard’s castle. I was feeling pretty tired after the long walk I had. I…

enforced with more love building fantasy and related it more to them because how young children who are in love react irrational. Although they know the consequences they still act because they are in love. Some differences would have to be that the curse put on the characters are in the opposite sex bout still has the same concept considering the fact that they both are the reason and cause for the…

Once upon a time, there lived a king and queen in the country of Denmark. The queen was the most beautiful human being ever created. Although she was very beautiful, she could not bore a child. This made both the king and queen unhappy and miserable, in that there would be no heir to the kingdom. One day, a greedy youthful witch came inside the kingdom. She supposedly had the magic to allow people who couldn’t have kids to have kids. News about the witch’s special ability spread around and…

Health Behaviors Goals There are certainly many different health behaviors along with factors that effect a person health behavior. I have three health goals I would like to achieve but to do so I need to make a plan and stick to it, although that will be hard for me as well as for many people; it must be done. The three health behavior goals are to start exercising on a more consistent basis, along with eating better because I noticed I’ve been skipping meal or forgetting to eat which is not…

How Far Do We Have to Go to Be Safe? A Response to Kevin Maney Everyone has heard about the recent stories that have come out about the way police officers have been treating minorities and lower class citizens. The stories haunt us of shootings and malicious attacks based on color. It terrifies the audience because these shootings aren’t thugs or cult-leaders, but the very people who are supposed to keep all of us safe: our police officers. Luckily, people are starting to create solutions to…

He took a bubble-gum type tycoon bite of the mystery concoction. His face turned purple and he fell over dead without any assistance from Skidmore to try and save him. The sluggers never won another championship because of the "curse of the poisoned pretzel". Skidmore was the main target obviously for his brothers death because he provided the food and hated his brother. But, Skidmore isn't the only one to blame though due to Manchester's size he could of died from a heart attack…

Hate speech in “Animal farm” and “Priscilla the Cambodian” Hate speech is used as one of the apparatuses employed both in “Animal farm” by George Orwell and “Pricilla the Cambodian” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. Although it occurs in different circumstances and contexts, the two stories share some ideas in common which significantly reflect the act of their characters as well as the societies, which will be explained further. Hate speech is one of the communication methods being used to attack a…