Light My Fire

In our world, there are opposites of every subject; smooth and coarse, nice and naughty, good and evil, light and shadow. They are elements of our world that require the opposite to exist. Without knowing one, a person cannot know the other. To reach the true light of meaning, one must examine the word shadow from several perspectives; including: literal, “evil” or dark, one’s legacy, and in war or in society. First, exploring the roots of origin in the word “shadow”, the word can be traced…

as well as the power of the attacking gang. These flames had dwindled over time but many of the constructions of the trader camp still burned brightly and energetically. At first glance it was almost like the area had been hit with a flamethrower or fire spell. Yet, these flames were not created by any weapon made by the hands of man - the attack had come swiftly and with no warning, only the silent gust of air a signal before the trader camp…

At first I spotted just three robots. Then twenty more robots appeared over the skyscrapers and started to fire at anything. I dashed behind an overturned semi and started firing I hit at least ten then all the bots tuned my way and kept firing. They were focusing their fire on me. I fired and shot ten more. Three were left and I only had two shots left it had to be a lucky bounce of the laser and hit two in one. I took one shot and missed…

clothes I could disappear. He won’t see me then. I could give a little cry, he won’t hear that will he? My throat feels sore. I’m keeping my tears away. Mummy said think of happy things. Think of Christmas. I like Christmas. I like toys. I can hear him downstairs. He’s banging things. It’s making me jump. I’ve let out a whimper. Please don’t hear, please don’t hear.…

“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars” (Meyer 233). Parents tell their children to hope, to always see light, yet when children leave their expectations too high, what happens when they are heartbroken? So, in Jennifer Niven’s novel, All The Bright Places, the theme “Life isn’t always what it seems” is utilized, as can be examined through the actions and feelings of Finch, Violet, and secondary characters. The characters show the outcomes of false hope. Firstly, Theodore…

will was well," Zayn explained. "And I'll have you meet Mochi later," he winked. "Um, Zayn? Whoever you are. Who's Mochi?" Strawberry asked. Stepping close to Strawberry, he put his hands on her upper arms, then dipping close to her ear. "Mochi is my possession, Strawberry," he whispered, giving Strawberry chills. "Shame as you would make a lovely one as well, but Harry already has you," Zayn said, slowly eyeing her up and down. "What are you talking about?" Strawberry asked, crossing her…

Artemis turned around and started to run fast down the hall checking to see if any door is unlocked but found only one. In the unlocked room she hid behind a dresser and a little light shined on a newspaper that read, “Crazy doctor found dead with many of his patients eyes gouged out.” The doctor entered the room pushing the dresser over, and hit Artimus in the head very hard but this gave her a little wiggle room to get past him…

that penetrated my skin. The sky looked like lashes of water color, with spots of red and blue, and at some points they joined to form a shade of indigo and lilac. There were many spotted clouds above, that filled the sky with their pure white puffiness, but it was the vivid sun that I could not take my brown eyes off. It looked like a gold coated globe covered with crimson stones, shining so brightly that it lit the sand underneath it and felt like I was walking on blazing fire. I rose…

His nose was pointed, but not strait, as if it had been broken and healed crooked. His eyes were as hard as steel and seemed to glow dark red. Soot covered his face making it seem almost black in the dim light. His clothes were black, nothing else. The leather of his coat had thick dark clasps that held strips of leather that seemed to flow and wrap around his sleeves. His pants had iron chains draping from waist to knee and back again. He even had a large…

For example when Duncan and Macbeth are talking Macbeth says "Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires". This gives people horrific mental images about the murders which arouses their emotions. When Ross is talking to an old man he states "By the clock `tis day, and yet dark night strangles the traveling lamp”. Ross is saying that the sun should be out but something is blocking the light. This example creates an unnatural feeling in the readers because it is very…