Impending Doom

As Alex Scarrow said, “Time travel is a terrifying weapon, far more powerful than anything ever conceived, mankind just is not ready for that kind of knowledge. We are like children playing with an atom bomb”. Time travel gives humans power that they are incapable of handling. We often take aspects that have the chance to be used for goodness and use them to benefit our selfish desires. Time travel also puts people in a supernatural place of authority. Not to mention the unintended…

many indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” The American writer’s quote provides insight to why drug use is prevalent in American society. Originally, most individuals takes part in drug use as a distraction, numbing the pain that lies in other aspects of their life. Despite…

Personal Reaction The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me in multiple ways. While it may not share the same place in my heart as other novels and stories, I cannot deny the brilliance in this work. The theme of silence versus conversation really hits me. This mild obsession with silence started a few years ago. Somewhere between the age of eight and twelve I read a book by Sarah Dessen. This book, titled Just Listen, introduced the importance of silence to me with a single quote. “Silence is so…

According to Erickson’s stages of development theory my patient is in the adulthood stage ranging from 40-64 years of age. He’s 50 years old. This range represents generativity vs. stagnation and significant relationships are focused on those in the house hold and workmates. The primary concern is in guiding the next generation and contributing to society. My patient is the only source of income for his self and his family and has been for the past 30 years. He makes a decent amount of money and…

Peter Martins’ “Romeo + Juliet” premiered nearly eight years ago. In the interim, much has happened. In 2007, Martins was criticized by many for casting his new production with young, relatively inexperienced dancers as the leads. To the contrary, I considered it an inspired, long overdue decision – in these particular roles, casting dancers who look age appropriate is critical for a successful, believable portrayal of the tragic couple. And Martins was proven right – Tiler Peck, and Sterling…

and the sinking feeling in my stomach had only began. He told us to sit down on our green, welcoming and soft couch, but as soon as my butt hit the cushion it turned into a menacing seat of stiff wood. He was forced to be frank and commence the doom. Hot puddles cascaded down my cheeks, continued to my dripping nose, and landed in my mouth to imprint my heartbreak, as he tried to teach my little brain of why my grandma would forever be changed. Resignation certainly did not take effect…

Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is the story of Inman and Ada, two lovers who are dealing with their separation due to the American Civil War. Ada is trapped in her home at Black Cove where she goes on a mental and emotional journey to maturity. Inman goes on a physical journey which leads him back to Ada. Frazier uses references to Greek mythology to strengthen the novel and provide deep connections to the classic hero’s journey as well as other elements of mythology. Inman’s journey directly…

Jax stood in front of the metal tube that now contained the woman he now knew he loved. She was dead, well, not truly dead, she was cryogenically frozen. They had pumped her bloodstream full of chemicals and dropped her temperature down to below negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit. They would wait until they had some way to save her life. Jax only hoped that they hadn't been too late and there was no way to save her. Probabilities were high that she would never be saved. Tears had dried up long ago,…

Giotto’s work on the Arena Chapel leaves many historians questioning the iconography and placement depicted, and whether or not they were directed by his patron or himself in the final outcome. The famous Italian wall painting is located in Padua, and is suspected to have been created around 1305 or 1306. Since its creation, the work has had to overcome many restorations to be presented to the public. Enrico Scrovegni was the patron in charge of Giotto’s creation, and the piece is theorized to…

Kaylee Johnson Mr. Davis Honors English 10-5 3 February 2024 The Road: A guide to postapocalyptic parenting In the desolate post-apocalyptic novel The Road, author Cormac McCarthy presents unnamed protagonists the man and the boy as they navigate the “barren, silent, godless”(4) landscape of scorched America in an attempt to survive in a dilapidated world where “nights [are] dark beyond darkness” (1). As the man and the boy journey upon the godforsaken road, it becomes evident that “the boy [is]…