Pickaxe

I was told to go to the 200th floor of the Empire State Building; if I didn't do what the burly guy with a black fedora masking his face in my dream said, I would be severely punished. I just thought I had a bad dream! I was woken up by a chilly voice. "Where'sss the boy?" A raspy, inhuman voice hissed from the other side of the door. I was hiding behind a charcoal black leather couch at the back of the hallway in the furnished basement of a friend’s house. Yeah, yeah, Sean, you're a…

Charles Deslondes used his position of power and privilege to lead a slave rebellion in 1811, resulting in his early death at age 31. Like a true upstander, he stood up to the prejudice and discrimination engraved in the lives of slaves. He sacrificed everything he had for the slightest possibility of freedom for his people. Without upstanders like him in history, our world today would be a lot worse than it is now. Deslondes, originally from Hispaniola (today’s Haiti), was inspired to rebel by…

James Thurber’s The Catbird Seat Essay The Catbird Seat Essay James Thurber’s short story, The Catbird Seat, features Mr. Martin musing the murder of Mrs. Barrows. The brooding Martin is determined to “rub out” the crass, Mrs. Barrows, who harasses Mr. Martin , with excessive radio baseball announcer, Red Barber quotes. Not only is she obnoxious, she is planning, with the permission of President Fitweiler, to reorganize Mr. Martin’s filing system at F&S. Thurber’s, The Catbird Seat, speaks…

I was browsing through the games. I was looking for a new game because the game I was playing were starting to get old. I came across a game called Fortnite. I read about the game and it was where players all start with no equipment outside of a pickaxe for resource gathering and parachute onto the map. Once they land, they can scavenge for weapons, armor, and resources, the latter which can be used to make structures. It is a 100 player free for all and last one standing wins. It finally…

Stopping twice, for about a half an hour total, Charity was not sure how far they actually made it that first day. Having come to a bend in a good-sized river, she halted the wagons about thirty minutes before dark; it looked to be a good camping spot. She thought it might be the Oconee River she saw on the map at the mercantile, but was not sure. She had tried to memorize the map, however, seeing it on a two foot by three foot map hanging on a wall and actually traveling it, were two entirely…

Art Appreciation FA2330 Written Assignment Houghton’s The Miner The Miner (1979) is a bronze statue by Elizabeth Biesiot in the city of Houghton, Its body is of bronze and its base is of stone: the Miner’s left hand takes a pickaxe. The right hand, take a barrel. Also on his head with a miner 's hat. The miner statue reflects the history of the Houghton city. In the other side, it does the same thing as the Vietnam War Memorial: the miners do a good job of the art should do: It not only…

Final essay (connect intro to question)Michael Ondaatje’s 1987 In the Skin of a Lion is a historic fiction where Patrick Lewis recounts his migrant struggle during 1938 Canada, a period of significant class conflict between migrants and locals, finding solace as a “prism refracting” the stories of the marginalised migrants. His fragmented stories reflect mid-20th century postmodernist influence adopting a critical pose against the capitalist historical representation of Toronto, Canada that…

Paris stands at the entrance to the crypt. He performs a ritual for Juliet. The sun shines down upon the field. The sky is cloudless, a few trees line the area around the crypt. The crypt, a solid concrete building with a slab blocking the door, is now covered in vines and flowers. A single statue of a bird sat at the entrance and a sign hangs on the entrance. Off in the distance, Romeo and his servant walk towards the scene. Paris, in tears, is ushered into the trees by his servant as Romeo…

Wars can be called as military acculturation. They played a significant role in the transmission of military technology from one to others. After the introduction of gunpowder and firearms into the battlefields, they became major elements to empires in order to make real their military and politic goals. Without having cannon, artillery and handgun, these states were vulnerable against enemies since attack and defence were made with firearms. Thus, it can say that the firearms in early modern…

Through the days in Shawshank, Andy never lost hope. Loosing hope inside of Shawshank is like Captain Hadley beating “Fat Ass” in the first scenes. “Fat Ass” lost all hope as soon as the prison doors shut and he knew there was no escape. Andy took this into consideration to always have his guard up and not let things get to him. When meeting Red he met somebody who reflected Andy’s life. Seeing how Red was a down to earth guy helped Andy throughout his time in Shawshank prison. The director of…