Onyx

Its sharp talons protrude from the plumage. The feathers were like dark chocolate, all neatly aligned, not a single one ruffled, the eagle was calm, deadly and completely control .The black beady irises glare down at the trees surrounded yellow, like onyx gems, suspended in a sea of amber - imperial, powerful and distant. It glared at the ground, where the tree trunks parted to allow for an overgrown, seldom travelled path which saw a human scurry along in fear once in a decade because it’s a…

This essay will discuss how the artist Alexey Steele, has used the human form as an integral part of his art making. Alexey Steele was born in 1967, in Kiev, Ukraine he is currently forty-nine years old. When he was younger, he worked with his Father a well-known Russian painter, Leonid Steele in an art studio. He then continued his art education in Moscow, at the Art Institute of the Soviet Academy of Arts, during this time he was able to work with Illia Glazunov an international artist.…

Analysis: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city. And the old man said, “Where are you going? And where do you come from?” (Judges 19:17). Joyce Carol Oates wrote this story in 1966 by. Her fabulous short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” begins with a reference to the main character’s vanity. A compulsive habit of checking her reflection in mirrors to ensure she is better looking than others around…

1.1 Relevance Entrepreneurship in emerging countries encounters a significant number of obstacles compared to developed countries. Challenges for entrepreneurs are different given the strong institutional voids that developing countries have. A key player that interacts on a daily basis with any entrepreneur is the government. Given the fact that governments seek economic growth, the reduction of unemployment rates, and social welfare for the community (Riberiro-Soriano & Galindo-Martín,…

“Perfect,” that is what people what to be. Nowadays, people are obsessing over the fact to be perfect. Both stories “The Falling Girl” and “They’re Not Your Husband” presents how society has standards that everyone should want to attain and how it is glorifying by the ways Marta and Doreen introduces with societal pressure, how they alter their self-image, and what they are left with from the culmination on striving for perfection. First, both female characters face societal pressure and realize…

I don’t know much about Malcolm X, but I was given little of his past childhood, some of his criminal life, his change from prison, and his assassination. His past is a hard time before his death. His childhood last name was Malcolm Little before he changed his last name to Malcolm X. He is a Negro, but his skin is light because his mother has a light skin, but was rape by a white man that cause his skin. His father was a preacher and either anyone knows or not, but during Malcolm age of 6 or 7,…

In my Literature 12 class, at Summit Academy North High School, we were asked to job shadow a person with our dream job. I was granted privilege to job shadow Ms. Rebecca Richter at Novi High School. Ms. Richter works as a Winter Guard director at Novi teaching junior varsity and varsity Winter Guard. While I observed Ms. Richter I was the only one allowed at the time to job shadow her. So what is Winter Guard? Winter Guard is not the cheerleader rejects squad it is so much more. Winter Guard…

ginger or foods which have roots should be eaten, as they energize the root chakra. High protein foods like eggs, meat, nuts and beans are also good. Working with gemstones such as bloodstone, hematite, labodorite, garnet, ruby, black tourmaline, onyx, fire agate, star ruby smoky quartz, and red jasper. Way you could work with these stones would be taking a bath with them, drinking elixirs made from them, wearing jewelry made with them, or meditating with them. Essential oils can be used to…

In John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, Captain, the assembly-woman’s husband whose land holds a frog pond, feels “indebted to Mack and the boys,” and offers them whiskey and a dog (94). However, Mack needs to be reassured of his offer because he “’never did roll a drunk and [he] ain’t gonna start now’” (95). Although Mack is described as a loser and a petty thief, he would not willing steal from a drunk man. The fact that Mack would not steal from an impaired man demonstrates a deeper level of…

“Perfection,” that is what people want. In today’s society, people desire in wanting to be perfect. The two stories, “The Falling Girl” and “They’re Not Your Husband,” shows how society’s standards have an overwhelming effect on people. The first story, “The Falling Girl,” is about Marta, a 19-year-old girl who falls off a roof of a skyscraper hoping to reach the bottom and metaphorically shows her journey through life. The second story, “They’re Not Your Husband,” is about Earl and Doreen, a…