Father Time

Long ago, a story was lost to time. Deep in the mountains of now Switzerland our story begins. On the outskirts of town, I wait and watch. My father is to be back any minute. Ever since the invasion from the ghastly northerners. We have been taken as slaves to work the fields for their unhampered appetite. When they arrived, they stripped us of our land and ranks. I would have been nephew to the king but when the northerners brought us into bondage, my uncle was murdered in front of the…

This is seen when Marty decides to talk to his dad’s younger self. There didn’t seem to be any need for Marty to pursue his father and it didn’t appear that a preceded event had forced him to interact with him so Marty’s actions were his own choice. Encountering his father in the past was a determined event but his interaction with him was a deliberate decision. This idea that determined actions and free will are compatible with each other is known…

the spring of 1846, Eliza Stacey, realizing her desperate need for money, writes a letter to her father-in-law Edward pleading for his support in paying her family’s debt. The composition of her letter was critical as her husband remained in prison unable to pay their debt and her pregnancy was taking its toll. Eliza utilizes alliteration, understatement, and pathos to reach the generosity of her father-in-law all while examining her own situation with grace. Stacey opens the first paragraph…

Genie Wiley. An alias for a feral child who was locked away in a room for 13 years. Her case was one of the cruelest in US history. Born in 1957, Genie was believed by her father to be mentally retarded. At 20 months old her father Clark Wiley locked her in a bedroom. The windows were covered with aluminum foil and there was only a “cage” and a potty-chair, which Genie was usually strapped to. A handmade straitjacket kept her bound. If she made a noise, she would be hit with a board. Clark also…

“Taran? Are you all right?” asked Bili. “You went quiet for a long time and seemed sort of lost.” “Fine, fine. I was remembering everything. I’ll explain it as best I can…” Taran relayed the memories to the best of his ability “Llacheu showed me around, we ate. Gods, Bee, it was one of the best meals I’ve ever had, a cream soup with beef and sweet, soft bread like you’ve never tasted. “I sparred with Llacheu, and he was good with a sword for a seventeen-year-old, though I managed to disarm him…

me to. In August of 1998, my parents packed me up and moved me into my dormitory at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro. This was the first time I had ever been away from home for a long period of time. It was scary, considering I wasn’t a very outgoing person. I always stayed to myself and talked only when I was spoken…

some of the best books I have ever read. Also, there will be spoilers in my answer, if you re planning to read it. Jesper is a seventeen-year-old boy, born in the beautiful farm lands of his home country, Novyi Zem. As a child, he was raised by his father, Colm Fahey, and his mother, Aditi Hilli, before his mother was taken due to her Grisha abilities. Grisha, in this universe, are simple people with magical abilities. Jesper inherited his mother’s Grisha abilities, but was taught to hide them…

refused to believe her. However, the second time Cholly, rapes Pecola she chooses not to tell her mother, but she doesn't claim to fight against him neither. Although Pecola states that it was horrible both times, perhaps, she didn’t fight back because Cholly made her feel beautiful. Made her feel wanted, that feeling of being rejected by everyone was no longer there. After both incidents Cholly, runs away because, Pecola is pregnant, as did his father when his mom was pregnant. Cholly wasn’t…

much material in so little time. However, the thing about sea sponges is that once it has absorbed something, only so much can be wrung back out. That is why the experiences of our youth are so important, because no matter how hard you squeeze, you will carry the remnants of your past with you for the rest of your life. In the film Stand by Me, the character Teddy is the perfect example of a sponge that cannot be rid of it’s contents. Growing up, Teddy lived with his father: a World War II…

(post-traumatic stress disorder) from his time serving in Vietnam War. Throughout the interview…