Purple Mangosteen

I bolted upright in my bed. My eyes were the size of gumballs as I stared at my Toni Braxton poster that hung on my dark purple wall. I took deep breaths and my heart rate slowed and I laid back down in my bed. As soon as my head made contact with my unfluffed pillow with a blue pillowcase on it, my alarm echoed. I threw my alarm clock at the wall knocking down an old frame…

Designing the perfect showcase bedroom comes easily when you choose brown and white as your color palate. The French country style has maintained its popularity over the years, and the colors brown and white put a modern twist on this ever so famous decorating style. Casual elegance can be created in a French country bedroom by carefully choosing furniture and accessories that stay true to the theme yet add a bit on contemporary appeal. French Country Builds on the Strength of White Typical…

A wagon surrounded by a light purple aura drove itself on the path out of Las Pegasus. The wagon was currently under a spell, it was to stay on the path until it got to Ghastly Gorge. The pony inside was asleep, she was exhausted from her recent performance. Las Pegasus was not favorable to her. She had to compete with other acts, and since most of the other acts were more skilled with magic then her. She didn’t make much money, she was lucky to enough to earn enough to fill her belly for a…

was time. Watch the sky turn colors from blue to pink, orange, red, and purple just mixed together almost like the Northern lights. I remember this one time in particular it was just me, you knew it was about to be sun down you could hear the wind rustling through the trees. I could hear the birds still slightly singing to one another then the sky just stated fading from blue to having swirls of pink and light shades of purple. I was almost so taken back by the beauty I almost did not see the…

The characteristics of a Mako shark are blue or violet dorsal fin, but there are many more. The dorsal fin is either blue, violet or deep purple. The teeth are so sharp, when they close their mouth you can still see the teeth. The fins on a Mako shark are very small. The Mako sharks cousin is the Great White Shark. The Mako Shark is warm blooded. Mako sharks are caught in deep water or by Australia all the way to New Zealand. Mako sharks are caught in warm water. On the map they are usually…

All Angels had wings, but none were as dark as Raven’s. She had shimmering, dark blue wings that ombred into black tips. Most of the other Angels had cream colored wings with a pink or teal tint to them, but none of them were dark. Because of the peculiar color of her wings, most angels regarded her with some apprehension. There was no fear, but they were unsure of what to think of her. However, there were two angels that did not let their differences stop them from being friends with her.…

Author Lailah Gifty Akita once said, “You have to look closely to see clearly.” This assertion resembles the nature of both the visual and performing arts. In order for one to see the depths of any piece of art, one must assess it carefully. Examining Henri Matisse’s painting, Vase, Bottle, and Fruit, Van Halen’s song “Jump,” and Swan Lake, they appear to be three distinctly different pieces of art, however analyzing these pieces thoroughly, one can see the many similarities between the three.…

Deeper Than an Advertisement For hundreds of years, the business of deforestation has been booming. At the same time, it has catastrophic effects on the environment. According to conserve-energy-future.com, since approximately one and a half acres of forests and jungles are being chopped down every second, it is estimated we will have no forests left within the next hundred years or so. As a result of having our forests die, our wildlife population dies alongside with it. The website also…

visual elements that I will describe are color and light. The colors the Leonid Afremov are yellow, orange, green, purple, black, grey, and many mixture in between. The outside edges of the water are purple and blue. The center of the water is orange, yellow, pink, and white. The outline of the sky is orange and yellow at the base and as it goes up, it turns to a more light/dark blue and purple color. The sail boat in the center of the painting is red, yellow, white, and grey. The mountains…

deep cracks and a sun-bleached top. The yellow paint, though redone every few years, seems faded and washed out. Next to the road on either side, the ditches are populated with all kinds of wild flowers and brush. Vibrant shades of green, yellow, and purple pop in contrast to the brown skeletons of bushes. To one side, downtown Dubuque pokes through the valley of two grassy slopes. To the other side, I see rolling hills populated with soybeans and corn stalks. Three plain houses dot my…