Shook

The short story “Cat In The Rain” written by Ernest Hemingway reveals the destructive relationship between an American couple. The American woman is neglected by her husband, George, and because of this she begins to feel attracted to the Padrone she meets in a hotel. The story reveals the needs of the American “girl” and show what she truly desires. In “The Yellow Wall-Paper” written by Charlotte Perkons Stetson, the story in summary is about how the main girl character whose husband, John,…

He had to kill his only friend, because Lennie had killed someone and the whole ranch was after him. “ George raised the gun and his hand shook and he dropped his hand to the ground again”(pg 105). George didn’t want to be completely alone. “George raised the gun and steadied it. He brought the muzzle close to the back of Lennie’s head. His hand shook violently, but his face set and he steadied it. He pulled the trigger. The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and down again. Lennie jarred…

An emptiness filled the air. My hands shook as they wiped the wetness from my face, and I stood in the silence of my room. Another long Friday night with no plans and, seemingly, not enough friends. Sighing, I slumped on my bed. The unmade blankets entangled me in a tempting warmth, and, as I lay there, forcing the tears from falling, I scanned my room’s walls and furniture. As if a gravitational pull led me to it, my eyes met a light blue, small, and beautiful...book. I scrunched my eyebrows,…

frightening concept that the human species as described in Genesis was, for the most part, irrelevant because there was this new concept that man were not created by a higher power and therefore lost their God given teleological importance. This greatly shook up the accepted values of traditional religion and morality because it lessened the uniqueness of men. People essentially realized that religion and science are not interconnected because Darwin provided completely scientific explanations…

quivering suggests he has something to do with the pain she is experiencing and is also upset with the situation, most likely due to his wife’s emotions. Moreover, this discourse can be seen in the work, as it goes on to state, “The strange low sobs that shook their common bed /Were called into her with a sharp surprise, /And strangled mute, like little…

with all this excitement where they might be." "No." She shook her head. "They've been missing for at least a half an hour. I thought they were climbing the hill..." Then we all froze. Faintly, just faintly, you could hear someone yelling. And it sounded like it was coming from inside the church. The woman went white. "I told them not to play in the church... I told them..." She looked like she was going to start screaming, so Jerry shook her. "I'll get them, don't worry!" I started at a dead…

of the building. While Rome lay beautiful with its gardens and blossoming architecture; the gods met to decide all that lay beneath the mortals. All of time had Jupiter awaited the birth of his younger brother, Pluto, but then a startling prophecy shook the walls of his palace. Pluto was a scripture interlaced with the somberness of the forgotten; he had been born crying in the womb of Gaea. He never interacted with any of the other gods, and only Jupiter loved him dearly. Due to this harsh…

that!” As the man chuckled, the carnie just nodded. “Oh we’ll get you on the scale soon to confirm my suspicions, but I have two more guesses to make. You’re… fifty-two right?” Scott just chuckled, letting out a small belch absent mindedly as he shook his head. A rumbling came from his belly as he looked at the nearby food trucks, salivating slightly. It was getting close to lunch. “Fifty-two, now you’re just throwing out numbers.” While it wasn’t as funny anymore, Scott smirked as he…

My father then spoke and said "I hope they clean that up fast before someone becomes a zombie," My mother spoke now "Tom stop trying to scare our kid,''. "Hey it could happen, you never know," he said. My mother just shook her head in disbelief. Then I got a glass of soda and went to my room to continue playing video games. I plugged my headset into my controller and started to talk to my friends. I asked them all "What would they do if a zombie apocalypse broke…

and prayed that Phil wouldn’t try to break the door. He started to feel stuffy, so James opened the window. It seemed unfair that such a nice day was being ruined by Phil. Phil shouted some more and the door shook as the bully’s body was thrown against it. Luckily, it stayed in place. James shook his head as he wondered why it all…