Staring contest

“There are dangerous creatures there, but they usually tend to be friendly.” Sabra said. Malessica raised a brow. “Tend? That’s not very reassuring.” “Ms. Kane, if you don’t feel safe, I can take you home now.” Malessica shook her head. “It’s okay Gerard, I can handle it. I don’t want to back down without facing the challenge first. I’m ready for this.” Isaac stretched his arms. “With Sabra around, I think we’ll be fine. I’m ready to go.” “Good. I’ll drive all three of us there I’m…

Is that how I want to be seen by this girl for the rest of my life? No thanks. So talking is off the table, and I’m walking by just staring straight down at the ground. Yeah, this seems like a good game plan. Be it Devine Intervention or who knows what, but something compelled me to look up from the intense staring contest I was having with the tiled ground underneath my feet. Holy crap, she is smiling at me! What did I do? Is my hair all messed up? I hope my zipper isn’t down…

The last primate I went to see is the Gorilla as knowns as (Gorilla Gorilla). I saw two gorilla at Como Zoo. Gorillas are the largest member of the primate family. They usually eat fruits, leaves, seeds, and insects. Adult males usually have silver-colored hair across the back and hips. The term “silverback” has two meaning, it helps us understand if the gorilla is a male and female and it helps others to see who is dominate. I couldn’t tell if the gorilla was young or old, but I determined it…

“Counterparts,” the short story by James Joyce, Farrington is constantly unsatisfied with himself and the people around him. Farrington’s desire to escape from his frustration leads him to the public house, but there he only experiences an increase in anger because he sees everything as an obstacle in his path to comfort. Farrington is trapped in an endless cycle of anger because of his insecurity. To highlight Farrington’s entrapment, Joyce uses his reliance on drinking, his desire for status,…

spent the announcement day sitting on my in-law’s porch sipping coffee with Baileys and stewing over yet another essay contest loss. What did the winners do that I did not? Moreover, how do some authors become so famous when I struggled to write a simple essay? Meditating on this, chin resting on curled fingers the same way authors pose for pictures, I wonder if I keep losing contests because my life is not exciting enough to be a good writer. By 2016, U of L’s tuition jumped to a chest…

He began to teach workshops, exhibit his photographs across the world, and take photos of Hollywood actors and jazz musicians. James Dean, an actor, was his most promising subject. The photographs of James Dean gave Stock his most iconic pieces staring the picture of James Dean with his jacket collar popped, cigarette in his mouth, walking down the rainy streets of New York City in 1955.…

On a hidden island far from the rest of pokemon there is a yearly contest a battle between pokemon a fight to the death and two pokemon arrive that are equally powerful and are captured and forced to enter WHO WILL WIN? “This place is so peaceful!” Mew twirled around and fell onto the soft heather. She giggled. I resisted the urge to join her. “Mew, we’re here for something SERIOUS, not to have fun.” “Sorry.” She got up. I was reminded of the thing I could never well up the courage to…

I ambled around my family's spacious property, the same property I had traipsed around almost every day in my life. I had walked this property feeling elated, dejected, and even puzzled, but today I was feeling as aggravated as I feel when a teacher gives out homework on a sunny day. I would have much rather been inside my comforting house, eating a delectable dinner, as delicious to me as any five star restaurant, with my family, than looking for my annoying brother. Through our dense treeline…

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court saw that segregated schools were unconstitutional and decided to remove those policies. The actions to join both white and black children into one school left many upset about the ruling. During this troubling time, R.V. Cassil wrote The First Day of School to illustrate the struggles of an African American family joining Joseph P. Gilmore High, a previously all white school. Throughout the story, R.V. Cassill progresses John’s personality, feelings,…

In seventh grade, I entered my first art contest and acquired third place for that division, which motivated me to follow through with my love for art. For many, the thought of pursuing an art career seems like an irrational fairy tale, yet my parents saw it as an opportunity for me to grow as…