Staring

Cedarbrook Middle School, 3rd period, the clock had just struck 10:15 am. My eyes were extremely tired and I couldn't get my mind to focus. I kept staring out the window wondering why the clear blue sky went away and these wet drops called rain began to rapidly fall. As I was gazing upon the rain I heard this faint voice in the distance. “Heather”....”Heather”..... I turned away from the window and looked at the front of the classroom. “Heather, you have an early dismissal”, said my teacher. At…

In this article, “Save Your kids from Virtual Destruction” by Trung Hieu, she states this family struggle with the technologies during the meal times. An 8-year-old child, Zin, spends his day at home staring at the computer playing video games. He felt “annoyed when his parents or anyone asks him to do something.” Technology lets people access need in education, industry, and medicine. Many people didn’t realize that technology negatively affects on society. People use their phone during the…

In Lovecraft’s “The Music of Erich Zann,” the viol that Erich Zann loves to play is a symbol for a drug because Zann becomes addicted to playing his viol. The story begins with a university student, who is the narrator, telling of the time he visited Paris and had to stay in lodging that he could afford, which is where he met Erich Zann, the protagonist, who plays otherworldly music with his viol. The college student stays in an apartment on Rue d’Auseil street, which is in a part of the city he…

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.…

Ripples Staring at the water which ripples when you make a movement, I walk calmly across the water. The shallow water not covering an inch or so. Looking around the foggy area I hear my name, it’s faded but I can make it out. I see a boat pass me… slowly. Nothing is in the boat. I stagger holding my head, ‘It hurts’ I told myself. “R##” I look to my right, where I had heard the sound. “Re#” I look to my left this time… “Ren” I hear my name clearly and in front of me. I see a misshapen figure,…

In the first place, I was sitting alone at the kitchen table, the white letter staring blankly up at me. My jacket was thrown in a heap on the couch, and I was slouched on the stiff wooden chair, wearing my Westminster College t-shirt. Of course, the golden retriever and huskies were prancing at my feet, trying to gain my attention. in the background, the television was blaring, but the noise was not registering in my head. My heart was overcome with nervousness, beating like a jackhammer at the…

The movie “12 Angry Men” was a movie that was mainly in a jury room. The movie was about twelve men who were in a jury, trying to decide if the kid was guilty or not guilty for killing his father. There were multiple plot twists and interesting things about this movie. Henry Fonda played a character that stood against all of the people at the beginning and started arguing that the person was not guilty. Lee Cobb plays a character that is emotionally involved. Cobb is angry and screams at…

Kassandra Denniston The Loser- A Stereotypical Love Story Not many people would know me if you said my name and not very many people would say that I am cute or attractive. I didn’t always be this way. Just a year ago I used to be friends with the cheerleaders and I used to know everyone. When I walked down the hall, even if I wasn’t walking with anyone, everyone would say “hey Sandy”. Now they just stare at me like I am a walking corpse. They now say that I am a nerd or that I am a loser, and…

Top 10 Creepypastas With a Halloween Theme If you're a horror fan, you've likely come across the word 'creepypasta' at least a few times. These modern-day equivalents to folklore have been circulating the world wide web for nearly a decade, gaining in popularity when The New York Times did a story on them in 2010. (LINK 1) Many creepypastas are stand-alone stories, but there a few main characters like "Slenderman", "Jeff the Killer", and "Laughing Jack" whose stories are carried on by both…

watch across the castrate lawn.” In these lines of the poem, Wilbur is describing how the toad is lying in the garden dead, but it’s eyes are still open, and they seem to be staring across the lawn. This sets a very dark and serious tone to the poem because he is describing how a toad that has been brutally killed is staring across the lawn. Richard Wilbur fighting in World War II completely altered his writing and led to him writing in a very dark and serious tone and it is seen all throughout…