Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Plot: An apocalypse destroyed civilization as man has known it. The world now ashy, grey, and desolate. A man and a boy walk a long, winding road. The boy will never know the world before, as the man--his father--and him do not speak often during the story. Walking the road, the ocean becomes their destination. Many dangerous scenes unfold on their journey as well, either finding them, or they finding it. When starving, they take extreme risks that they would normally not, such as breaking into…

Now we will discuss some of the average milestones, developmental skills, and tasks associated with children from 3-5 years old. These standard guidelines are to assist us to evaluate where a child might be, in comparison to his or her age with peers of their own age. The anticipatory guidelines are not always cut and dry but do give us an idea at what level the children are on and how we can relate, teach, and communicate with them the best, on their level. When looking at a three-year-old…

for me to ride on my first airplane. She sat me down and we watched home videos of her and her first plane trip. It did not seem that bad. She actually looked like she might be having fun. Nope. I still do not want to risk it. Too much danger, too scary. I told her that I would not be going with her and she kept telling me that I would be going. She is my mother so she can boss me around sometimes, but not about this. A plane is where I draw the line. She might be able to take me to the dentist…

1. The author foreshadows Bob Ewell’s attack on the Finch children. At the beginning of the story, Scout talks about Jem’s broken arm and comments that “the Ewells started it all.” Bob Ewell threatens to harm Atticus even if it took him a lifetime, and Alexandra Finch says, “His kind’d do anything to pay off a grudge.” After Tom Robinson 's death…

Family abuse is a growing problem with women in the US. Many are still not sure how to identify or resolve this issue. Abuse may begin with a current or past relationship in which the partner is violent and tries controlling resulting in victims living an abusive relationship. There are multiple ways of abuse physical, verbal, mental, sexual, and financial. Many believe they are not in a abusive relationship causing it to be an even greater problem. Many believe that the only way of abuse is…

My head was spinning all over the place. It felt like I’ve been punched on my head several times with a brick; I felt consciously blind. I was breathing heavily like I’m gasping for air. I couldn’t move much but hear weird noises echoing repeatedly through my brain, I felt myself moving, shaking back and forth, ‘’Monica! Monica! Can you hear me?’’ I felt myself flat on the floor and I could feel a cold breeze touching my soft delicate skin. Why did he let go of me? Why has it gone silent? I…

morning. There were a few clouds here and there but nothing special. I watched my feet step on the dark gum stains on the sidewalk and found my feet on the homeless man’s cardboard. I looked up at him startled. “I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention.” I felt my voice raise three octaves because I was so nervous. As I stared at his ‘home’ I heard a voice behind me. “Honey, be careful, there's a scary man on your right side. You dont know whats in his head, so be careful!” I hoped the man didn't…

“Do I? Nah, I’m happy to have some time to spend with you. Finally. It’s been days.” “I know.” They sat in quiet for a time, until Joan asked out of nowhere, “Perceval? Would you tell me about your family?” This inquiry took him by surprise. Perceval hardly ever spoke of his family. When people asked, he kept his answer simple: They’d all been killed by Urien’s men. Then he’d change the subject. Even over a decade later, thinking…

loved dolls, especially barbies. I didn’t brush their hair or dress them up, or have them ride around my house in Barbie’s pink mustang convertible. Instead, I loved creating and playing stories with barbies, stories involving dragons, princes and princesses, kings and queens, and knights and villains. These stories often contained all the elements of a good plot line, with expositions, rising actions, climaxes, falling actions, and resolutions. Many of them, in my opinion, could have been good…

the hearts of parents not only in the community but the whole nation. In the 4th episode of the “In the Dark Podcast,” host and lead reporter Madeleine Baran describes how life changed for people in the community after Jacob was taken. As information was released, people began to see “suspicious people” everywhere they went. Many people came to both the police and the Wetterling family to tell them of strange men at the grocery store and white vans driving too slowly. Parents called their…