Farewell, My Lovely

Cheers to Lucktoberfest As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to the parties at the beach and warm weather. But we say hello to all things fall! We’re especially excited about one event coming up soon…Oktoberfest! In fact, we’re so excited that we’ve even coined our own promotion in honor of this lovely tradition called Lucktoberfest. Read on to learn more about the Oktoberfest, and the promotions we have to offer. The History Well to put it quite simply, Oktoberfest is where millions…

glimpse into the world of a young Jewish girl living in a Nazi occupied Holland. Not only does it share what she went through but it tells how hard it was to survive as a German-Jewish girl in the Holocaust. A famous quote from Anne Frank is “I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” which is very inspiring considering what happened to her. Annelies Frank also known as Anne Frank, was born June 12, 1929 was a famous diarist known…

that were served to the passengers on board. I regained my consciousness due to the loud snoring of the person sleeping beside me. I opened my eyes right before the flight attendant asked me, “Can I get you something to eat, sir?” I said, while suppressing a yawn, “A chicken sandwich and a cup of coffee, please.” She handed me the last meal on board with a smile and said in a merry voice “Here you go, sir.” After having my sandwich, I looked at my watch, it was 6:15 PM. When I gazed through the…

I am Thomas vander Hoven of age seventy-three. I reside within central New York upon one of the largest estates in the county, passed down from generation to generation in one of the earliest Dutch families in the colonies. I like to think myself to be a reasonable and peaceful man. I try to avoid conflicts which occur around me, but I am finding it increasingly hard to do as tensions are rising between the colonial assembly and the British officials here. Nonetheless, I am content with the way…

My Hood Rotting old palm trees, half mowed lawns, midnight parties and neighbourly brawls. From the suspicious late night whispers to the consistent ringing of sirens- it’s not a surprise the familiar blue and red lights repeatedly illuminate our street at early hours of the morning. But behind all that jazz, lies the protection and care for the familiar faces within and outside their broken down gates. To all outsiders, welcome to Courtenay Crescent- the only place I consider ‘my hood’.…

Fitzgerald, E. E. Cummings, and Ezra Pound can be seen in Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely, as Marlowe realizes the corruption he is fighting is not a criminal, but society itself (Moss). In this way, Chandler’s characters mirror the undertow of corruption still prevalent in society today, making his work timeless. Chandler divulges his writing theory explaining the reasoning behind his characterization verses action ratio: “My theory was that readers just thought they cared about nothing but…

look down at the black book in my hands, or rather what’s left of it. The spine of the book had long since disintegrated, facing the weight of my travels. The pages ripped and crumpled, all held together by two stitches of frayed thread. But no matter. I have read this story a legion of times. I have travelled near and far, spreading the book thief’s words. I have told the book so many times that I could never forget. Now, you may have been wondering throughout all my narrations how I, Death,…

Death. A term we have all become familiar with in this hellish time. It surrounds us in everyday life, in the year of our Lord, 1348. It would seem that the whole of Europe has come beneath its sway. Everywhere I turn my head, I see people. No, not people. I see walking corpses that shamble about, grasping to any bit of life they can muster. But it is all in vain. Most are dead from before the moment they set foot outside their humble abodes. It is as if the sky itself is dead. All I ever see is…

and they want to be in charge. Shakespeare presents in his play that the results of one person trying to control another person can turn out not in your favor. The lovely Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but her controlling father Egeus does not believe they are a good fit to be together. “Take comfort, he no more shall see my…

Pi is left alone on a lifeboat with an injured zebra, a full grown hyena, and a hidden tiger, none of which can offer him any form of comfort or joy. Then, Orange Juice came along. “She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary. The rising sun was behind her. Her flaming hair looked…