Life annuity

At the top of the show an orange light comes to view. An unknown figure emerges from the darkness walking slowly. Suspense begins to build, then I hear it, a small drum and an instrument chant. Rafiki is now recognizable as she walks on stage sassily. The beat drops, then out of nowhere an ear-piercing velvet voice sings words that do not sound like english. As the scene progresses a beautiful array of animals and bright, vibrant lights come into view. Then Rafiki slowly rises to the top of…

Looking at the past becomes something that at one point needs to be limited, or it can overshadow the reality of the present. Elinor becomes rather entranced in the pleasure of looking in retrospect, and becomes captivated and makes the mistake of substituting it as being the present reality, which of course is not. One example is when Elinor is reflecting on the relationship between her and Catherine when she states “Of course it’s not bad all the time. Sometimes in the evening when we’re…

When I lost my best friend, it felt like the floor dropped out from underneath me. I could barely function day to day. It took me almost four days to turn my phone back on after I called my best friend and told her. A teenager with no phone for four days, I know, a shock. Well I was in shock. Luckily I meet other people who had gone through the same thing online. It happened the day of the funeral; I wrote “today I am putting my best friend in the ground” on my Tumblr page and someone responded.…

Starts with a mournful ending, but it is also a beginning of another eternal, beatific life. The five persons you meet in heaven is an illustrious novel that was written in a drab tone, yet meaningful themes by Mitch Albom and published in 2003. The story undoubtedly describes a 83-years-old man, Eddie, who had a wretched life and worked regrettably as a maintenance at Ruby Pier. Moreover, Ruby Pier is an amusement park, where everyone of all ages can be entertained by; however, it is also the…

to save his life, the doctors amputated his leg up to his knee. While he was in the hospital, Henley decided to write a poem to describe the battle he was fighting. He left the poem untitled, but it was later titled “Invictus.” The poem he wrote described the obstacles he faced during his childhood, but it also described his spirit and soul. In the poem he states, “...my unconquerable soul,” which demonstrates the strength of Henley’s soul. Even though, he faced many barriers in his life, Henley…

loved ones. This story is very appealing because who wouldn’t want to continue to talk to the people they love even after they die? With death comes grief. The thought of never being able to see or speak to people who were once so uniform in your life is devastating. It takes a long time to get completely used to the fact that they are gone for good, but if you are still able to speak to them and not see them, then how would you possibly be able to get over their…

In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” written by James Hurst, the story demonstrates the motif of the bird’s death, the short story communicates the Narrator as regret by showing the death of innocence, for example, in the beginning of the story, the narrator states “if an oriole sings in the elm, it’s songs seem to die in the leaves, a silvery dust”. The brother feels responsible for what happened to Doodle, which he should. The brother expected too much from Doodle, the family had to be…

The Journey in Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water was very challenging to everyone who traveled. Though the main character, Salva, went through many challeges in the journey, he survived the journey with determination, and the knowledge to survive. Salva did many things in his long journey, and he definetly worked very hard, for his survival. On page 43 the text states, “‘Salva staggered forward with yet another enormous load of reed in his arms. Everyone was busy’ (43).” This means that…

Have you ever had to move from your home to somewhere you know nobody and nothing about it? In the Novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the Fisher family had to do exactly that. As Paul Fisher struggles with changing schools and moving states, he feels like no one will like him, but soon he learns that change is a good thing and he begins to make new friends and gain self confidence. “I had to agree” Pg. 30. Paul didn’t have the confidence to say what he thought to his own mom. If Paul had the…

did let some of them die, so you can see that Odysseus is a hero but sometimes he holds himself back from being a hero and does things that a hero wouldn’t do. Odysseus is also known to always to finish the job even it meant danger ahead and life threatening times. If Odysseus wasn’t a hero, he would have gave up and would not have tried to get home and wouldn’t even care about his family. It just may be that he may not be a hero because he has no compassion. He would let his men die and…