Shear wall

I had not taken but two steps into the recess when I hit some cold, hard object. I stood in wonder, while my friend jumped on the opportunity to put me in chains. I was stuck to the wall. He began to play upon me, imploring me to return. He walked over to the other side of the tunnel, and put the flambeaux into the sconce. I saw him moving his arm. I couldn't tell what it was he was doing. It became apparent almost immediately. He…

Still a bit drunk, he opens the door to the basement hesitantly. He takes the first step down the basement and the dull sound of the stairs echoed throughout the basement. To his surprise, the sound was exactly the same as he remembered. Dave was six years old the time he was moving to his new home. The family used to live in a boxed up and dark apartment. Now that his parents had earned enough, they decided to finally buy a home the family deserves. It was their very first home. The home was…

/me ducks behind the wall to seek protection from the reign of bullets that were bursting from the guns of the rebels. /me pulls out her 9mm with hasty fingers by pulling at the strap and lifting it up before grasping the gun and moving into both of her hands. /me clicks off the safety on the 9mm and draws it into a ready position. She stoops on the ground on one knee, and peeks around the corner for a moment, assessing the situation and making mental notations of the locations of the…

The Tomb of the Augurs (main & right wall, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia 520 BCE) depicts an elaborate ritual ceremony in which funerary games took place in honor of the dead. The entirety of this tomb consists of four walls, however, the artist(s) is unknown. The city of Tarquinia is one of the most powerful and prominent Etruscan centers known for its many fresco painted chamber tombs.0 An augur is a roman priest, however the Etruscan augur is an official who closely watches the game taking…

Wesley and I chose the poem “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost. This poem is about two neighbors that are divided by a stone wall and in thes scene, they are meeting to repair the wall. One neighbor doesn't understand the need for the wall since there are no animals to fence in and their trees are different. The presentation to our classmates went very well and we were very calm. We were to memorize our intro and try to as little as possible, not look at the poem. The delivery was very well but…

The “Mending Wall” from what I can decipher is that the wall is metaphorical and used to set boundaries. Regardless of those boundaries Frost and his neighbor know each other well. When he refers to how no one has heard the gaps being in the wall I believe he’s talking about boundaries being crossed without anyone being aware of so. This could relate to a lot of things in anyone’s life, anyone can overstep a boundary by saying, doing, or not doing, and so much more. Another thing to note is how…

of my house lies a large chuck of raw copper. Corroded with a green and white patina, from its years of oxidation, the parts that still keep their brown color show no shine, and large blobs stick out of the sides that once connected it to the cave wall. When I would play in that room, I always thought that it was just some decoration, and I never knew the story behind it. Until one day mw and my dad were sitting around a camp fire and my brothers were asking for a story. I was expecting him to…

People First, Rats Second Five indistinguishable figures stand in the arid, earth toned desert, draped under a single distinct tarp created from clearly improvised materials. This makeshift roof provides shade, but not shelter, from the wasteland that these assumed rodents are found in, and in the field of the red and brown earthly hues rich with clay, the landscape is broken only by stark instances of darkness conflicting with the individual, ivory tarp that contributes the bulk of the framed…

Are you hungry for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? In order to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich you will need to make sure you have everything. First, you will need to see if you have all of the ingredients. Then, make sure you have a clean area as to where you want to make it. After that ask a parent or guardian to invite a friend over. Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich can help you from being hungry and you can have fun while doing it. In order to make a peanut butter and…

In the corner sat a worn dresser and a small table with two chairs. The walls were filthy and the chipped paint on the window sashes indicated the room had been painted numerous time, since it had been built. Clothing was strewn throughout the room and the small closet couldn’t hold any more. Once her father had thrown her…