Storm drain

Have you ever seen a powerful wind storm that destroyed houses, uprooted, and totaled cars? What are these mysterious, naturally occurring wind storms? Nobody truly knows how long these mysterious wind storms have been around. They do know this; that they are naturally occurring. These mysterious wind storms are called tornadoes. Tornadoes are very destructive and can cause people to be homeless. What are tornadoes? A tornado is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having…

The long days and nights riding to Bree started molding into each other so I didn’t have the best idea about how long it has been. I looked up at the stormy night sky dark with clouds filled with rain and thunder that blocked out the light from the stars and the moon. Lightning could be seen in the distance zapping at the ground. I made my horse go faster so we could get to Bree sooner. It was about twenty miles away from where we were. After a loud clap of thunder shook the ground, rain started…

The question is, would you forgive? Imagine it’s your family member who didn’t come home from one day, you’re sitting there waiting for them to walk in that door whether it’s your mother, father, brother, or sister but they just never return. Imagine that it was your fault that they didn’t come home. If knowing it was my fault in a way, I would forgive. In the short story “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami, there are two young boys who are best friends,inseparable, always together doing…

Goofy is an energetic, animated dog. Goofy is a character that goes on adventures in the city of Mousetown. He goes on adventures because he makes an appearance every day on the show, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” Goofy is 17 years old but appears to be younger and more, “goofier,” on the show. Goof is a skinny, 5’11 man with an over ripened banana colored skin tone. Goofy wears a tall green hat that bounces up and down like a jumping bean when he dances. To the naked eye, Goofy looks like a dog.…

Nadiya Tate Mrs.Roper 2nd period March 8 2017 Out of the dust By Karen Hesse In the book out of the dust billie jo struggling to find relief after the death of her mother.She feels abandoned, worthless after the situation. She shows these emotions on page 205, she was very unsure and confused about her feelings with her dad.Billie jo showed imagery in this way because everytime she looks at her dad she is reminded of “The accident “. Billie jo is very depressed many of the items in…

It was a cool November evening on the trail. I was far on the trail beyond my usual boundaries set by my parents. Usually they told me I can ride no more than two miles from home, and some times when it is snowing they say if I can’t see home i’m too far. That day I was too caught up in the gallop my horse wouldn’t stop. My horse, Bogi has always been a good mount and he knew the trail, and he knew it was time to go. “ Something's wrong with you ” I said weary. My heart was now…

were named The Great Blizzard. The Great Blizzard happened in New England and mid-eastern it started on March 1888. There was up to at least 4.67 inches of snow on the ground and 400 people had died that day. The other deadly blizzard was named The Storm of the Century. It happened on March 1993. There was 56 inches of snow. 300 people died. It started and happened in southern and eastern states. Effects of a blizzard can be hard for some people. When blizzards occur, they…

The first day of March in the year 2007, was a horrible day in the lives of the people in the area around Enterprise, Alabama. Through out the morning, many warnings about tornados and other severe weather were issued. About one in the afternoon the worst happened and the warnings came true. An EF 4 tornado touched down in Enterprise, Alabama and the high school was in the tornado’s path. I was listening to the radio at my home when the warning sirens went off. I took the radio, my dogs, and…

and white as this." Here, Shakespeare uses the word 'daughters' to emphasise that Lear is despondent and disconsolate about how his daughters have just treated him. Shakespeare presents King Lear as such a moving character when he is outside in the storm vociferating to God about how he shouldn't be treated differently to how God himself is treated. Evidence…

The title of Victor Hernandez Cruz's poem "Problem with Hurricanes" suggests more serious content, but when looking at this poem we see the exact opposite. When people think of a hurricane they think of the torrents of rain, the rushing wind, and the destruction that follows. However, Cruz does not focus on these parts of the hurricane, but decides to take a different path by bringing a sort of dark humor into the idea of a hurricane. Through word choice, tone, and figurative language, Cruz…