Ender's Shadow

preferred. I’d had enough of the dark, so I gathered my nerve and padded through the muddled shafts. No matter how quiet I was, the deep, gaping shadows around me seemed to grow larger and more forbidding. I was painfully aware of rock formations jutting out like bones, dark gnarled crystals protruding like fingers from walls. In the light of my flashlight, the shadows bobbed and weaved like leering ghosts. It’s only your imagination, I told myself trying to shrug the…

Shadow (Rough Draft) Behind me, in front of me, besides me, and even under me. My dog Tucker is my very own shadow. From when I get home to when I go to bed he is my little brown and black shadow. Even when the sun isn’t shining, he sticks to my side like glue. My shadow follows me to the couch, the kitchen, and also my bed. I have to tell me shadow “NO” when he tries to follow me into the bathroom. Even tho having a real life shadow can get annoying, I wouldn’t trade his warming eyes and soft…

Traditions of the lottery have been implemented in the cities for as long as people can remember; furthermore, the lottery has at least occurred for 77 years, because that’s Mr. Warner’s current age, he states the lottery has been occurring since he was born. Participants include all families, and all members of the family have to participate. Annually during the lottery, each head of the household has to go up on stage to draw, when each family has a slip of paper, everyone waits in…

Dark Shadows (2012) is an interesting film, as Tim Burton (director) attempts to twist comedy and horror in this parody-like remake of an old TV series with the same name. The old TV series, Dark Shadows (1966–1971), was a gothic horror series that had over 1248 episodes and was considered quite popular during its air time. It amassed a significant fan base and even has its own wikia fandom dedicated to finding anything related to the series. The series also obtained a 7.6/10 rating which is…

In the short story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses imagery and symbolism to show that evil can be present in the most innocent environment, resulting in society being tainted with dark illusion. Superstitious tradition symbolized an important role to the people in this village. Mr. Summers a man that was in charge of the majority of the events in the town, always spoke about making a new black box but never did. (134) The people of the village would rather keep the same box rather than…

In the short story, “The Lottery”, Mr. Summers is a very powerful, but friendly man. He seems to have more time on his hands than others in this small community, despite the fact that he runs the local coal mine. His demeanor towards this particular event is somewhat lackluster. Mr. Summers is seen as a likable man because of the way he speaks with others. Before the event takes place, he makes small talk with the other gentleman nearby. He is also head of other events in the village such as…

Arctic tundra The Arctic Tundra is found nearly everywhere in the North. They are found mostly in the arctic. The categorization of a tundra falls between a taiga and the ice caps. The zone is controlled by the extremes in the weather. In the arctic tundra there are two seasons: winter and summer. In the summer, the sun is present almost 24 hours a day. This amount of sun only warms up the tundra to a range of about 3°C to 12°C. In the winter, the lighting conditions are flipped. For example,…

Tradition's the Chains of Change The Lottery is about the supposition that in some cultures and societies they have some nonsensical and useless traditions, that more often than not have no logical meaning or either they are outdated or are no longer relevant to the advancement of that culture or society. Although people still maintain true to most of these outdated traditions, in this story there is one character in particular whose overwhelming sense of obligation to uphold this tradition…

because it is in the nature of humanity, and it is something that is released when people feel anger. The novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, has a drastic amount of violence throughout most of the novel. Children are trained at a battle school to defeat an alien race that caused damage to humanity in the past. It is shocking to adults that such a book is claimed to be a children’s book. Ender’s Game is a novel that should be meant for adults. If the book is intended for children, then the…

outsiders because of this unique perspective. While there is a notion that outsiders are not important, it is clear that outsiders are necessary in keeping a balanced society because they notice the conflicts insiders don’t and can initiate change. In Ender’s Game, Ender Wiggins challenges the norms in his world as he grows into being the most important commander in history of mankind. He is an exceptional…