Need You Now

Beloved communities are preferred, and when living in one you will be happier and more satisfied, rather than if you lived in a bitter, disconnected community. Such little things can change the environment, and the mood of those around you. When in a good mood, people will do good things to help others, and when these good deeds occur, it can totally change the vibe of the community. Not only can these things make a person’s day, but also they could potentially make more money for the…

effects, but many psychological effects as well. During the war they’re exposed to pain, grief, hatred, fear, stress, confusion, and anxiety. Today, many of them have symptoms such as; PTSD, anxiety, depression, temper problems, and many other things. As you can see, even though The Things They Carried is a piece of fiction, there is a lot of nonfiction elements to it. There is a lot of emotion from the soldiers during and after the war. Whether the events in which the characters in the book are…

Safari - just speak the planet as well as your pulse quickens. You almost hear the heart beat of drums and also the trumpeting of tigers, and glimpse the wonderful huge flatlands and mountain tops of distant Africa. It's almost enough to help you mind on the internet and book your African safari holiday today. Before you need to do, it's wise to think about what type of safari you want. The term 'safari' joined the British language within the late 1800s like a borrowing in the Swahili word…

his dark actions eventually endanger his own life. After Marlow returns from the Congo, he visits the deceased Kurtz’s fiancee. As he enters the home he notes that Kurtz is “a shadow darker than the shadow of the night” (72). Even though Kurtz is now dead, he still leaves a shadow that is even darker than a shadow in the night time; meaning, Kurtz’s actions and the effects of those actions do not die with him, however they continue to leave a mark on the world. The room seems “[grow]”…

below the waist, between two arms of steel, she began to laugh when she realized who her unidentified assailant was. It was Liam, her dance partner, who was undoubtedly now famous throughout the Plymouth arts community for playing the handsome Cavalier. He spun her around one more time before safely returning her to the ground. “You were fantastic! We did it!” he…

Apocalypse Now is a film that reflects on the ‘curse’ of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, a civil war that occurred in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos from the mid 1950’s until the 1970’s. It is a revisionary film produced in the post-war US by American director and producer Francis Ford Coppola, which was first shown at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival where it took home the prized Palme d’Or. The story follows Captain Benjamin L. Willard, an unstable, self-destructive, alcoholic ‘assassin’…

says, only a blank space. Before that he justifies colonialism by saying that it is the idea which matters: "What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea" (7). And the way you do it, is for the sake of civilization and you should sacrifice for this noble aim. Then this celebration becomes bigger or has a wider angle, when Marlow arrives to the Congo, the Africans, according to him, have no language; it is: "a violent babble of uncouth…

asleep, “This better not be a prank call, you little rascals are always trying to test me. I don’t want to buy anything goodb-” “No it’s me you silly bum, sorry I just have a lot going on right now. Can you come over to my house and talk, please, I really need to vent.” said Ally, his best friend. “Do you realize it’s almost midnight? If you feel that you really need me, I can get dressed and come right over,” remarked Billy. “Yes, I really need you, please hurry.” Billy hurriedly got…

Words whispered under their breath. Words not meant for anyone to hear. Stepping over the fallen stones and waving away the dust, a body comes into view. A single body broken and bruised under rock. A man, barely breathing but alive... for now. The landslide caused enough commotion that the townspeople of Shiver flood from their houses and gather around the base of Copper Mountain. High enough not to be seen, they can work without the fear of word getting out. That would ruin everything.…

best in order to overcome these fears and negativity. Individuals are forced to suffer has they are not provided with the essentials needed for human life, as Conrad states, "They were not enemies, they were not criminals, they were nothing earthly now, - nothing but black shadows of disease and starvation, lying confusedly in the greenish gloom... and slowly the eyelids rose and the sunken eyes looked up at me, enormous and vacant, a kind of blind, white flicker in the depths of the orbs, which…