Gone with the Wind

between her bottom lip and gums. She had no teeth that I could see. “I know that probably sounds kind a silly to you,” she said. “But I remember hearing that at the beginning of the story Melanie Wilkes was reading aloud on that picture show, Gone with the Wind. I felt that I was born was as good a beginning as any to tell the story of my life, especially when the story begins on the day I was born.” “Yes, Ma’am, it will be fine.” “I was born a sharecroppers daughter. Of course, I don’t…

Sad sign of ruin, sudden dismay, and fall! Yet do thou strive; as thou art capable, As thou canst move about, an evident God; And canst oppose to each malignant hour Ethereal presence:--I am but a voice; My life is but the life of winds and tides, No more than winds and tides can I avail:-- But thou canst. - The Fall of Hyperion, Book 1, Keats The thin line between different turmoils Like thee, Man is in part divine, A troubled stream from a pure source; And Man in portions can foresee His…

life and she always lived it to the fullest. She never just let life pass her bye she took charge and made sure that life was all that it should be. She did have a few things that held her down. She was taking care of her siblings since her folks had gone. They never were a burden to her she felt grateful that she had the opportunity to make sure they did great things with their lives. She did fall ill many years later and she speaks of the times that she so misses taking care of them. And now…

In our reality, storms are violent, turbulent and windy collections of forceful power. In writing, they are a strong and substantial metaphor for a feeling or situation with all the destructing and dominant force of a storm. In Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” there are many different aspects of stormy weather packed into the novel, each one specifically expressing something explicit to its subject. These stormy metaphors and similes show that Dostoevsky shows the somber chaotic…

travel for miles even if it means walking for days. They have their own storms but would rather save us from our storms of trouble. In “A Worm Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a person who is tenacious, bold and a devoted loving grandma. Wind blowing strong and white little snowflakes from the vault of heaven, touching Phoenix’s nose. She strolls into the forest with endurance. Welty describes Phoenix as a tenacious woman as,…

"It’s taken me nearly three hundred years, but I think I figured it out. Although three hundred years had gone by he only looked to be in his thirties. He came around in a swivel chair to the side of his desk, stretched his long arms into a large cardboard box, pulled out the exact skull Azazel gave me, and placed it on his lap. "Let me guess. She must be another one of your girlfriends." Tubal glanced at me. "No my fiancé." Azazel answered. Tubal tipped his head and smiled. "Ah, I see…

The sound of the basketball thumping rang in my tiny ears torturing me as I found myself under the car, laying flat on my stomach. “Fight 21!” Avery, Lily, and I bellow into my peaceful, empty neighborhood. The summer wind blowing the leaves, and our hair. Lily is Avery’s younger sister, and she is 2 years younger than us. We started our game of fight 21 which we had made into an activity that had its own rules according to us. They just want to win I thought so give them no mercy! I screamed…

I was running my umbrella kept catching the wind and slowing me down. That thing kept following me… At least the umbrella protected me from that creature’s slobber… I started to cry racing along the empty street. I wish I hadn't tried to run away… At least not today… I had gotten into a fight with my older brother, My only caretaker. The rain had been falling down and the plump drops of water dripped onto the pavement bursting open and i just wanted to burst with anger. Just like a raindrop. So…

SCRAPBOOK (A Collection of Poems) Rubene Maria Cesar de Avellar ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rubene Maria Cesar de Avellar was born in 1950 and raised in Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil. She graduated as a Librarian and at 21 years old was married and since had six children, and four grandchildren. The child of two teachers, she was an avid reader and loved poems and novels. She also loved the arts and was talented in porcelain painting. Her passion for reading and her experience in raising six…

variety of groups from stereotypes by outsiders, to the influence of politicians, and from the music that originated in the South. To help depict the American South, we can use literature and films that we have watched in class, such as; Mandingo, Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Color Purple, Gods Little Acre, Tomorrow, Jezebel, The Littlest Rebel and with the special focus on O Brother Where Art Thou. This film will help capture and reflect southern culture…