Darts

obtained oaths not to harm Baldr. While the rest of the gods were testing Baldr’s newfound invincibility, Hothr, who was blind, was left behind. Loki, who was jealous of Baldr, saw that Hothr was feeling left out and tricked him into shooting Baldr with a dart…

Deanna, leggy, beautiful, and daring, came a long way from a rugged childhood and the time of liquor bottles aimed at her mother’s head. So said a Washington Post reporter in 2008, “Councilwoman Deanna Flin is a fresh face and a breath of fresh air in D.C. politics.” In the eyes of her colleagues (boozing old school boys with potty mouths and potbellies), she personified Hillary Clinton, the little engine that would, if she could, overturn the political status quo. “Too big for her britches,”…

In middle school a young boy named John had some shy problems and he was afraid to talk to people and make new friends because he was afraid to make a fool of himself. He will have a small conversation with someone but after about one minute he'd dart out fast. He would try to talk to some people but they would have nothing in common with them and he'd get shy and walk away feeling like a fool. There was this one kid in his math class who he thought they had a lot in common and one day they got…

Pat Mora is an American of Mexican descent; and has written over 40 books, which encompass poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Her books largely address children. However, she has written a book for teens and young adults, called “My Own True Name”, as well as, a book for educators, called “Zing”. Three of her poems, “Suspense”, “One Blue Door”, and “Twilight Choir”, occur during and after a rain; and will show how her use of diction entertains and speaks to children. The titles of these poems do…

Piece by Piece: The End of Walking Antonia Malchik, wife, mother, privileged American, confronts the American people on their laziness, privilege, and ignorance to the act of walking. Malchik believes that the age of walking has been overtaken by people in cars and strives to convince the people of America too pen their eyes and see what we’re becoming. “Walking is the first legacy of our post-ape genes”, she says, “H. sapiens came only after H. erectus” (par. 5). The average human was created…

Making a dart for English 1A Through this class, I gained confidence on writing an essay. Before EWRT 200 class, I had many questions such as “what is the essay? What to write about? Where to put transition? Why do we have to write an essay?” However, when I went up to EWRT 211, some other profound questions came up with my mind, which were “How to make connection with the given idea and my idea? How to make a more strong detail?”, rather than those above questions that I though, when I was EWRT…

Christopher Reeves once said,“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” We all have a different definition of a “hero”, yet there are so many variations. Usually, our mind darts to “superheroes” like Wonder Woman and Iron Man, but true heroes are significantly more. They don’t wear capes or armor, but are uniquely draped in compassion and tenderness. My hero- my mother - has the armor of the Bible bound around her body…

say? I take a huge gulp and just shake my head no, it simply shrugs and goes on with cleaning the house. It can speak, I thought to myself as my head begins to feel light. With such a calming and perfect voice. In a fit of terror, and confusion I dart for my room. I slam and lock the door behind. I glance over my room, and realize that the thing had gotten to it, and made it spotless, not only that, but I picked up my homework that I received the other day, and it was completely filled out.…

Shift-shock, Nitro-junkie & Badmotorjam I have a natural appreciation for muscle cars, classic automobiles, motorcycles et al. So you 'll have to indulge me while I quench my thirst with gasoline. My experience last week at the pump started the proverbial pistons firing in my head and I thought why not throw up the hood and look to see what makes this work. I 'm not an expert mechanic, but I know how the parts function and am not afraid to try a few things out. I have noticed that whenever…

Usually, it’s the unplanned events that turn out to be an amazing time, and my unexpected holiday definitely was one. It was not a planned surprise nor was it present but a simple coincidence that happened. My Grannie who is alone has always dreamed of traveling to Austria but the fear of going alone had put her off the idea. I on the other hand had never considered Austria as an appealing place mainly due to the fact I had a lack of knowledge on the country, who knew that it was going to turn…