Ditch

Canto 18 Dante and Virgil are outside the eighth Circle of Hell, known as Malebolge. The circle has a wall along the outside, and has a circular pit in the center. The ridges create ten separate pits. This is where the people receive their punishment for fraud. This is where Virgil and Dante see souls from one side to another. The demons with great whips cause pain to the souls when they come to the demon’s reach, which then force the souls to the other ridge. There is an Italian that Dante…

Sleeper Effect Being a child of a broken family, I never expected that my parents’ separation would affect me as much as it has. During my teenage years I was self destructive in almost every way including self harm, abusing alcohol, refusing my parents’ and grandparents’ help, mental neglect, and sabotaging relationships. As I have grown older I have realized that it has put a sleeper effect on the relationships that I have had as an adult. I have gotten myself into romantic relationships in…

In the famous poem, Root Cellar, author Theodore Roethke uses immensely visual and sensory images. “It is a tangled multiplicity of the senses, including rank smells that differentiates Roethke from most other poets of his time or indeed ours (Paglia). Through the intense descriptions in this poem, the reader not only experiences the sights and smells of going down into the cellar, but also develops an awareness of the root cellar’s contents and their connotations in the poem. Roethke’s use of…

For most part of my life I lived in Laredo, Texas. I was raised in a lower middle class neighborhood where everyone would make barbecues and get drunk on the weekends. As a child, I enjoyed being at barbecues because I saw it as a way in which my family could be united without it having to be a holiday or a birthday, however, seeing some of my uncles vomiting and acting aggressive with other relatives was something that highly discouraged me from drinking any alcohol. Not drinking alcohol has…

blue car. As soon as Jamy's mom quickly pulled over into the graveled side of the highway, Jamy quickly opened the slick black door, but slowly stepped out. Jamy slowly and cautiously walked toward the stuffed bear. Nom Nom was in a shallow, muddy ditch. Jamy bent down with disbelief. He reached out to grasp Nom Nom to see how ruined he really was. Jamy noticed that Nom Nom was missing an eye, half an arm, and an ear. Jamy didn't care though. He picked up the ruined bear and hugged it, stuffing…

tactics of anti-revivalists affecting the movement. He addressed the issue of the salvation of the people who were exposed to these denounced leaders and posed the question, “For if the Blind lead the Blind, will they not both fall into the Ditch?” “The Ditch” being some form of unwanted ending, Tennent encouraged laypeople to leave their established churches if they felt it was not helping them to fulfill their individual, divine duty. A concept in colonial America that was sure to accompany…

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” Greed is society's worst enemy. We need to be more thankful for what we have, but today in society commercialism and advertising makes it harder than ever to avoid the bottomless pit. We need to try extremely hard not to want what we can’t have. As humans, we thrive on the idea of what could be, not what is. To be truly, enviably happy we need to stop wanting and…

Pros and Cons of Open Lunch Open lunch is what every student wants to have. If we were able to have open lunch it would cut back on the spending the schools uses to provide lunch. That money could go to other things we need in the school. Not only would it cut back spending, but it could also provide a better lunch, for that student. If kids were able to leave they’d be able to get as much food as they want so they won’t be hungry throughout the day. This idea will allow the students more…

“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Flanner O'Connor was an extremely famous author from Savannah, Georgia who was able to create vivid stories through his writing career. One of most renowned characters in his works, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, stated “There is no real pleasure in life” (O’Conner) however, there are many pleasurable things in life. Flanner experienced many hardships growing up in the nineteen-twenties. It was not only a time of The Great Depression, but her father died of lupus when…

Throughout history, military advancements have made war against other countries much more effective. As offensive military forces developed more effective methods of attacks, defensive strategist had to rethink defenses . One of the most crucial defensive advancements that was made is the construction of castles. Castles are fortified buildings that provided protection from different attacks. Throughout the middle ages as oncoming attackers developed new oncoming strategies of attacks, defenders…