Raised Fist

Others shouted ugly words”. This quote explains what kind of people were in the crowd; ones who looked horrified, ones who raised their fists, and shouted ugly words. Because of this life-changing event Beals developed pride in her country and understood the sacrifices her country made for equal rights. Melba explicitly states in paragraph sixteen of the text,” Proud that I lived…

I could almost see the markings of a pencil that had been pushed into the texture of the white wall. I stood up, and walked over to see what it said. I passed a lady who had fallen asleep on my right that filled the room with an obnoxious rumble that echoed throughout the room. I neared the spot and could make out the words “Hel…” the last word, looked like someone had drew it if they had been in a hurry to write it before they were taken away. Fear encased my brain as I wandered what actually…

having an hourglass figure. His arms are flat to his sides, however, his elbows are bent so his clenched fists are closer to the viewer and the elbows are tucked behind the statue. Both hands have a hole going through the fists, as if he was grasping a pole or spear. At first glance, he is stagnant, but with further investigation he appears to be leaning forward toward the viewer. His left leg is raised with his right leg tucked behind it, indicating a walking motion. Rather than looking as if…

Grete is shown to have a great relationship with her brother. However, no relationship is safe from hardships and this is nowhere as true as in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Kafka uses phrasing and word choice to memorably illustrate the gradual degradation of Grete’s relationship with Gregor. From the beginning of the novella, Grete is shown to have great respect for her brother. This is supported by the way she tries to get Gregor out of is room in chapter one. The way each family member…

The likelihood of Lennie being able to crush Curley’s fist with one hand is very unlikely because doing so would take a tremendous amount of strength and that amount of strength can’t come from just one hand. In the novel, it Slim said, “Looks to me like ever’ bone in his hand is bust” (Steinbeck 64). Clenching Curley’s fist in his hand, Lennie crushed every bone in Curley’s hand, in ordinary life, that is not possible to do with just one…

The next morning I was thinking that today was going to be a perfect day until the bully walks up to me and put his fist up and Bam he punches me in my face I was mad so I punched him that’s when the kids was like fight fight fight. All of the sudden the vice principal walks to us and grabs us and put us in her office we stayed in there for almost 2 hours the vice principal…

Shanghai’d “The gift for Dwight that might be right is a bright Dwight Bird-flight Night Sight Light.” Tears streamed down my face and snot dripped out of my nose in typical eight year old fashion. I assumed Dr. Seuss put this line in his book specifically to torture kids who couldn’t read very well. Each time I read the line, a mangled chain of words that were close, but not entirely correct, came from my mouth. Each time I tripped over my words, a silence fell - quickly broken by the…

freedom for ours. America is a patriotic and discimiatory country, full of people who devote and support their country one hundred percent. As Americans, we take pride in the country we live in, with people wanting to live here too. We as humans are raised with full freedom, and with constitutional rights that allow us to speak and voice our own opinions, as long as we live just like in this case Colin Kaerpernick. As Americans, many of us choose to speak up for what we…

It's 10:00 PM, and a woman is walking home alone. She has her keys clenched in her fist between her knuckles because she knows she always has to be on guard. "1 in 4 women," she thinks to herself, "it's only a matter of time." It's midday, a black man is driving to work when he sees flashing lights in his rearview mirror. He pulls over, keeping his hands where the officer can see them. "I don't want to be another hashtag," he thinks to himself, "I don't want to die." It's 2:00 in the afternoon,…

relate to. Most monsters have characteristics that are scary and frightening. Gaiman displayed the monsters as helpful and brave. This is where Gaiman differs in his depiction of monsters. Bod, short for “Nobody”, is a character in the story. He is raised by ghosts because his family was murdered. The definition of a monster is a creature…