Hurling

men exchanged nervous glances. The one who hadn’t spoken yet raised a finger for me to wait. They stepped outside the room and closed the doors behind them. I took this chance to get out of the bed. My legs felt weak, like jello and I felt like hurling. I limped over to the window and opened the curtains. It was sunset. I saw a few adults outside examining two teenagers. I looked at my own hand. It was small compared to the teenagers’. I must be 7 or 8 years old. I heard the men coming back in,…

The Epic of Gilgamesh is frequently regarded as one of the earliest surviving works of literature. It is an epic poem dating all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia, but as time passed, it seemed to have been forgotten for thousands of years. Different versions were eventually recovered and partially reconstructed into the epic we all read and enjoy today. Although The Epic of Gilgamesh might have barely survived its past, it has indeed made its way to our contemporary society with themes that…

Losing the Most Valuable Possession Identity is important because it truly defines who the person is, but it is very easy to lose your identity. The Holocaust was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler’s Nazis killed many Jewish people. The Nazis sent the Jews to concentration camps, tortured them and striped them out of their identities. In his memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel describes the awful actions the Nazis did to him and his family; for example, they forced the Jews to wear a yellow star…

Taking the Hard Route As a person growing up I always was one to take the easy route out of things. It was my second week working in my dental internship, and I was begging to assist the doctor with the oral surgeries. It came a day where I was told to assist Dr. Alex who I was intimidated by every time I saw him. I was frightened to help him because of last time seeing him shout at my representative kat when she committed an error. It came the day where I was advised to set myself up to help…

The Irish Volunteers was a military force which was formed in 1913 by a group of Irish Nationalists in direct response to the formation of the Ulster Volunteer Force which was established a year previous. According to the Manifesto of the Irish Volunteers, the aim of the Irish Volunteers was to "secure and maintain the rights and liberties common to the whole people of Ireland". It is agreed by many historians including, Gerry White and Brendan O Shea that the Volunteers were made up of members…

humid at about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The terrain was very challenging with muddy and narrow paths and reduced visibility because of dense vegetation and lack of adequate lighting. The elevation was over 1500 feet the Moros the higher ground and was hurling boulders and rocks down towards the American troops while rushing them with their sword and knives. Their weapons, however, were no match for the American fire power the lugged artillery for about 200 feet up the…

proposed to by a man I have never seen before in my life. It is hilarious to this day. The usual tradition of girls showing "what there Momma gave them" to get beads kinda makes me sick. But when my guy friend proudly lifted up his shirt and beads came hurling at his head we all cracked up in…

told the girls that once they learn how to ride bicycles, they never would forget, and the same thing goes with being more like a human. Another accomplishment that Claudette made is one on Page 240 (Stage 3), “And we’d howl along with the choir, hurling every pitted thing within us at the stained…

Perhaps the essential element of a great story is the characters, just as complexity is the mark of a great character. What is interesting about a pure, likeable character where life always goes their way? Not much when the audience relates and learns from someone that deals with the woes of life just as they do. Filled with quite a few memorable deep characters, Django Unchained (2012)—directed by Quentin Tarantino—features the title hero, Django, a slave in Antebellum Texas two years prior to…

Hector and Achilles are demonstrations of how destructive war is on a personal level, and neither is an adequate hero of The Iliad. Although both figures have their moments acting as protagonist and antagonist of this epic poem, neither Hector nor Achilles finish their story with a satisfactory conclusion, leaving the audience questioning the legitimacy of their character. From the beginning of The Iliad, Achilles is seen only as a man with a grudge who refuses to help his fellow men, even when…