The Closer

have been laced, you finish by tying a bow at the top to keep the boot snug all the way down to the top of the foot. A relationship is similar to this, it starts off loose at the beginning, but with time, as the laces are pulled, the two become closer and closer with each hook. Soon enough the two are drawn right next to each other after having gone through everything that it took to bring them that close together. I wrote about meeting my best friend and a couple of experiences that we shared…

The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe’s short story,The Masque of the Red Death, is a work of literary art. It takes place in the early 1300’s when the Black Death, or in this case the Red Death, plagued Europe and filled the air with the stench of death. Death was a recurring theme in Poe’s short story. Prince Prospero and the people in the castle attempted to escape, but they were proven wrong in the end. Poe’s brilliant use of suspense and his ability to strike fear into his readers…

it currently is in the family and the other showing where each person would like the family to be. Both the youth and her mother was asked their feeling during the activity. The youth described her feelings as “neutral.” She reported that she felt closer to her mother and older brother because…

vent. He couldn't see anything at first. So then he crawled around the air vent, and heard the rattling getting closer. The when the man got a few crawls closer he, saw a doll. And that doll was the same one that killed both of the girls. Then the man got very nervous, and he tried to escape. While he was trying to escape the vent shut on him. Then the doll started getting closer and closer. Then across the hall there was a loud scream. The scream was so loud it could be heard across the hall.…

 Introduction o Catchy Start: Laughs, smiles, and love are the greatest pleasures in life we live for. However, life is not always perfect, there are imperfections, a combination of happiness and suffering. As much as we hope for endless happiness, suffering is inevitable, it will always be existent in life. As John Lennon said, “Life is a like a flower, you’ve got to let it grow.” o Big Question: Why do people suffer? o Big Question Matters: Every human being is on earth for a purpose and the…

surrounding everything near impossible to see. Everything dark, mere pitch black but only the light of the mansion that lied there peaked from the blanket of shadows you were suffocated in. The lights start to draw you in, no where else to go, you come closer seeing a path to the two big doors ahead. As you stand in front of the doors you feel guilt and sorrow in the air you breathe it in and your body shivers telling you not to, but you continue to knock. As your hand hits the door a bird…

Both of these artworks, “The Cotton Bowl” by Hank Willis Thomas, and “Tightrope 9” by Elias Sime, are located in the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina. Thomas’ piece was donated to this museum by the North Carolina Museum of Art Contemporaries in 2012. Hank Willis Thomas’ piece was from his series Strange Fruit, and he notes that it is a “visual and conceptual explanation of the black body as spectacle and souvenir in the American popular culture.” Contrastly, Sime’s…

stumbled along the dead roads until he saw a letter “P” light up however it was dim and flickered on and off. Despite this the boy was still blinded by it. The boy ran towards the light hoping that he could find anyone or anything to help him. As he got closer he discovered it was a pharmacy. He ran inside in search of bandages. Rummaging through the darkness, he eventually found two bandages and some plasters. He wrapped the bandage like a belt around his stomach. After a few seconds the…

“It’s alright, go ahead and cry,” but she just ended up saying “Here,” giving Angela a towel. She also found true love in Otis Amber, another one of the heirs. Otis was hired by Sam Westing to watch and keep Crow safe. They eventually came closer and closer as Otis worked the soup kitchen with Crow every night and then eventually became husband and…

friends, have closer ties to the school, and have an increased amount of self confidence. CBS news said that “the loneliest kids don’t play sports.” proving the fact that being a part of a team gives athletes more connections and opportunities to have friends. Another perk that comes from playing a school sport is having a closer bond with the school. Dr. Daniel Gould, director of the institute for the study of youth sports announced that “children who participate in sports have closer ties to…