Perspiration

limit the number of hours in my day though, it allows me to grow in extraordinary amounts. Marching band teaches me that the aching in my calves and soles of my feet is the price of a strong work ethic and constant desire to improve. The smell of perspiration and sunscreen has become the pungent odor of dedication and ambition. Not only does marching band teach me these important characteristics, but it also teaches me to treasure the warmth that I receive from the steel bonds of friendship I…

“Sir Perceval! Sir Gawain is causing a real ruckus at the tavern, and I was told to come get you. Right away.” A young runner stood before Sir Perceval in the castle courtyard. The boy—perhaps ten—panted, a fine sheen of perspiration glistening on his brow in the fading evening light. “I see,” said Perceval. “I’ll be along soon.” “Erm, Master Will said he needed you now.” Will was Perceval’s father-in-law, and the owner of the Cup and Sword Tavern. The last thing Perceval wanted to do was…

Battle Royal", a short story by Ralph Ellison, was written in 1952. It is a story about a young black man, the narrator, who recently graduated high school. The narrator is from the south and is given the opportunity to give a speech at a gathering of the towns head white citizens to get ahead in a largely white society. He tries to accomplish this goal after listening to what his grandfather told him just before he died. On his grandfather 's deathbed, his grandfather told his father to "keep…

Psychology Paper Have you ever experienced a situation where you felt your heart beat out of your chest? Overcome with feelings of panic and anxiety? With a strong instinct to run away? Then you have experienced fear. Fear is one of the most important emotions known for triggering a fight or flight response in extreme situations it can define life or death in all species. From fear many other problems can arise, such as phobias, panic, and anxiety disorders. It is a multidimensional concept that…

Centuries before wonders rose in Rome, Greece was the the center of the Mediterranean, with mighty city states ruling under the shadow of Mount Olympus. The people of Greece worshipped the mighty Gods, who ruled down from the summit of Mount Olympus in the north ever since they had defeated their fathers, the Titans. There were also many great heroes who roamed Greece, and one of the mightiest heroes began his journey with a foot race on the Western Island of Ithaca. It was a warm spring…

Exegesis This chapter is one inserted into the book Inheritance, from the series Inheritance Cycle. The series revolves around the protagonist Eragon and his companion dragon Saphira and his ongoing conflict to free the magical realm of Alagaesia from the evil reign of Galbatorix. Blödhgarm and his company are a group of the best elven mages sworn to protect Eragon and Arya is daughter of the Elven queen. Elva was created in Eragon’s inexperience; Elva was a baby who a spell was placed on…

Saturday December 7th, 1991 (11.08 a.m.) As Booker flicked through the pages of a gossip magazine, he unconsciously fell into a synchronized rhythm with the audible ticking of the wall clock. Each page turned was another second passed, and he had just about exhausted all the reading material in the waiting room of his local doctor. Tom had been in the examination room for nearly an hour and throughout the interminably long wait, the muscles in Booker’s neck and shoulders had become…

He neighborhood streets wound around like a maze as my friend and I made turns left and right trying to find our way home. Time passed so slowly as we became even more exhausted with each step. It would have been easier to give up, but that was not who we were. We would find our way home, even if it took all night. It was a little after four o’clock when we were sitting in the living room playing a game. At first the noise was distant but then it became clearer and clearer. It was the ice…

“My first time volunteering in the collection rooms,” she admitted with the slight shrug of a shoulder. “A beginner.” I took over holding the cotton and bent my arm. “I don’t know how I feel about being experimented on by an amateur.” She snorted. “I’m competent, I can assure you.” “So you know everything there is to know about me, it’s only fair you at least tell me one thing.” “What do you want to know?” I asked and glances briefly at the camera. “Your name?” “That’s not the way it…

Point of View in ¨The Pit in the Pendulum¨ Edgar Allen Poe's first person narrator in ¨The Pit in the Pendulum¨ is a strong survivor but being in captivity is driving him insane. In first person the readers become the strong survivor, that is the unreliable prisoner of Poe's famous short story and they get a deeper, and more visceral experience because of it. In first person point of view the reader sees the story through the eyes of the narrator, their view and interpretation of the events.…