The Blob

Everyday common things such as objects, ideas, or even sight, often go unrecognized. However, this is seldom the case with similar objects and ideas that literary characters encounter. Many authors use elements to uniquely symbolize ideas and even concepts to help reveal the theme or meaning of their writing. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a group of boys are stranded unsupervised on an island and experience these element. In Lord of the Flies William Golding uses symbolism to explore…

outcome of viewing these images, there are some that capture space's vast expanse instead. These pictures require more profundity and patience to reveal their underlying beauty. The Hubble Deep Field is one of these pictures. Its hundreds of scattered blobs of light appear drab at first glance because they show none of the wispy spirals or vivid colors one would expect when viewing a galaxy. Rather, the Hubble Deep Field acquires its superiority through explanation. Each speck of light seen in…

In the beginning, there were gods who controlled every aspect of life. Everything from the ocean and the sun was the domain of a god or goddess. Two of these gods met and fell in love, the god of the sky, Zeus, and the Titan goddess of the moon, Selene. They met and had two children who were twins . These twins grew to become the goddesses Corinna and Cortana, Cortana being the eldest of the two. She was pale with dark hair and dark eyes, but she grew up ignored by her parents because they…

felt was great in both. There are also differences too. In the book they had so much details on what was happening and how everything rolled out. Now with the movie to me it just looked like one big fight, you couldn't see anything it was just one big blob of people fighting. The ( book ) was more effective during this scene because (it gave more details when it came to…

in the heat to get there but every step brought excruciating pain to our feet. The ground was flaming hot it burned my feet so bad. When we got there to the trees the ground felt so good and cold in the shade. I saw three big white blobs in the middle of the forest but as soon as we got to them I noticed they were camping trailers with red stripes and a logo that I couldn't read because it was half gone from the sun. We broke open the door in search for food and water but all we…

Many characteristics and qualities define a person and make them who they are, but race should not be one of those defining characteristics. In current and past society race has been an overlapping issue, and most colored people are looked down upon compared to white people. An author that puts a twist behind this idea is Zora Neale Hurston, and she shows this in the essay “How It Feels to be Colored Me.” The single characteristic of race should not define a person, but Hurston rather accepts it…

As chapter four commenced, on the night of his daughter’s wedding, Billy was tossing restlessly in bed. Previously announced in chapter two, Billy has traveled through time more than once, so during the night he was restless, he was prepared for what was about to happen. Billy knew that within an hour, the Tralfamadorians would capture him. Upon getting out of bed, he explored his daughter’s empty bedroom and answered the phone when it rang. The caller had been a drunk man who dialed the wrong…

could practically go swimming in the puddles, I’m not even kidding. On our walk back over the river I went to lean over the railing looking down at the river partly because I wanted to drive Liz crazy and also because I wanted to see if what that green blob was floating down the river... turns out it was just a green picnic table but I thought that it was kind of strange. I just finished walking Daisy our dog. I can’t believe it was raining even harder, and now I bet it wouldn’t be that bad if I…

Suddenly Bethany saw a big grey blob approaching her, she managed to stay very calm, she just looked away praying nothing would happen. She heard the sound of the sharks mouth open and coming right at her, it screamed and screamed she started to paddle with her right arm trying to…

Abortion is one of the most explosive issues of the last two decades, lighting a fire in debates in political, social, medical, and theological fields. Here in the United States, pro-lifers march for the rights of the unborn. The pro-choice stands on the grounds of freedom and a woman’s rights to decide. The questions that are asked by some people myself included is: Is it a woman’s primary right to decide? Is an abortion justified under any circumstances? When does life begin? The…