Siren

How carefully she will look after you. She will never allow you to be tired, to sit in a draught, to neglect your food. If you are an hour late, she will be terrified. She will think you are killed, or that some siren has caught you. When the old man says that Diana won’t neglect Alan and will be so jealous when he’s late he’s saying that she’ll live only for Alan’s purpose and whims, that’s a clearly evidence of a sexist position and a patriarchal ideology which…

collapsed. That was only yesterday. My wife had come in and tried to ask what happened, shaking me and screaming at me. All I could do was get out a few words before breaking down sobbing at my lose and incompetence. The rest was a teary blur of police sirens, questions and his empty crib. Now, I’m sitting in my little Gabe’s room, holding his clothes, and trying to comprehend everything that had just happened. My wife was out looking for Gabe, asking around and arranging phone calls for more…

himself, “isn’t that enough, will you please go away so I could get back on the grind.” Now the robber came into Alex’s room. “I’ll check this place next.” “Noooooo” Alex thought, “Please don’t go through my closet.” Then the robber and Alex heard the siren of the police car. When the robber heard it, he started sprinting to the front door. The police car was right around the corner and the robber hit the car and flew about 10 feet and broke at least half of his ribbes. He looked like a modern…

The seventh chapter begins with Sampson and his friends walking in the cemetery. Sampson is there to listen to the intelligent guard at the cemetery, who teaches him wise lessons. Sampson enjoys seeking the advice of Reggie, and listening to his inspiring words. Two days later, Sampson got arrested for shoplifting, however it was an accident. His friend, Eddie informed him that he was establishing his own business, and he needed workers so Eddie offered Sampson a job. His first job was to…

There were four of them. The oldest was Matt. He was eighteen and going into college at the state university. The next oldest was Alyssa. She was a pretty young lady who had just turned fifteen. Samuel was the baby of the family, at six years old. He was sweet and kind to everyone. Kristina was thirteen years old and a genius. Some of her accomplishments she prided herself on were: taking three college level courses, skipping 3rd through 9th grade, and loving her siblings, no matter how annoying…

Another aspect of ancient Greek mythology that thrives in modern-day society is the lessons that the myths taught. The word “μύθος” (mythos) translates to “story” in the English language (Green 197). Due to this, the stories of ancient Greece are called myths, although the ancient Greeks themselves did not believe these tales of gods and goddesses were merely stories. The Although the myths are no longer heeded as warnings against the wraths of gods and goddesses, the myths held truths…

over time eventually change their language to the type of English we recognize today. The author states, “If we are driving while listening to music, we must not allow the siren song of the cassette to prevent us from watching the road and the speedometer…” (Simon 336) in order to expand more on personification by involving the siren song and how it does not let us take our eyes off the the road and to signify how we should not let other cultures prevent us from using the proper form of…

In the novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, people of the World State are not very well educated, since they are not taught with truly complex strategies. Judging from the book, hands-on learning has an effective way of teaching people different types of things. It is important because of visualization and touch, faster learning environment and becoming more intact with your decision making. When it comes to education it is important for people to read, but it is also remarkably important…

about Deaf Culture. First and foremost, who would have thought that Deaf people were better drivers than hearing people?! It turns out that they are much more attentive than hearing people. Since they obviously cannot use their ears to hear cars, sirens, or music,…

invited me back to her house I just couldn’t say no. Her sarcastic dialect filled the car and washed over me with a wave of comic relief. As we pulled up to a small house on the top of a mountain, a familiar sound came about, the sound of police sirens. I knew I immediately had to take control of the car, but as I looked to Melissa I was met with the sight of a gun pointing straight to my face. Before my brain could even fathom what was happening heavily armed police officers swarmed around the…