The Dark Side of the Moon

When I was a child, I was terrified of the dark. I still am, but back when I was around six years old I couldn’t go a full night without crying out for one of my parents to search beneath my bed or in my closet for whatever monster I thought was waiting to eat me. Even with a light on, I would still see dark shapes moving around the corners of the room, or strange faces looking in on me from my bedroom window. My parents would do their best to calm me down, telling me that it was just a bad…

words in this act, and substituted devoured with deflower. The ending was unexpected when Robin says to treat the play like a dream, and was confusing. Overall, I enjoyed the play but was confused at times. Vocabulary: “This lanthorn doth the hornèd moon present.”(V.i.258); lantern; noun “Sing and dance it trippingly.”(V.i.413); in a nimble or lively manner;…

children's fantasy, into a platform to share his views on the fatwa. Ruhollah Khomeini held a leadership role in Islam and used his role to establish a theocracy in Iran. Within, the war between the Guppees and the Chupwalas, is a literal war between dark in light as dictated by the fictitious…

Erica and Bex were standing in front of Alivia's mirror touching up their make-up and fixing their hair when Alivia came out of the bathroom. Erica eyed her up and down and shook her head. "Is that what you're wearing?" Erica asked. Alivia nodded. "Well," Bex said, rolling her eyes. "We don't have time to wait for you to change that gaudy jogging suit. The boys are waiting downstairs for us.” Bex walked to Alivias’ bedroom door and opened it. “Come on, Erica, I seriously have to get out of…

whether they emphasize or reshape identification. The actions the individual proceeds reflects how the identity can be reinforced subsequently after the unpredictable events occur; specifically allowing the individual to bring forward the intellectual side which benefits the way the situation is negotiated. Throughout the novel, Life of Pi, Pi is a young, caring, poly-religious, god-fearing, vegetarian Indian boy, who grew and developed through his childhood in India. Pi is faced with many…

The long June nightfall blurred into night. Dublin lay wrapped in haziness yet for the diminish light of the moon that shone through warm mists, giving a pale light a role as of moving toward sunrise over the avenues and the dull waters of the Liffey. Around the ambushed Four Courts the overwhelming weapons thundered. All over through the city, assault rifles and rifles ended the hush of the night, uncontrollably, similar to pooches yapping on solitary ranches. Republicans and Free Staters were…

nine hundred common era). During this period as well a others, the Mayans were known for their usage of materials like Jade, obsidian, and stucco. Jade is a typically hard material that is most commonly seen in a green color. Obsidian is “a hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization.” Lastly stucco is a “fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations.” The Mayans, as stated before, worship…

Achraf Bousbaa Kathy Christopher English 1101-20730 Oct 5, 2017 A Trip That I Will Never Forget My mom was born and raised in a village in the suburbs of Casablanca, the biggest city of Morocco. As a girl, in a small town, she was overwhelmed with what she heard about the luxurious life in a big city that is lively and bustling. When my mom got married, her dream came true, and she moved to Casablanca. After couple of years, the whole family moved to the city and left the dull life…

Cars of equipment were all in a line, driving down the dark, empty freeway. No other cars in sight. Rain was flooding the roads, the moon was full and shining behind the clouds. Jethrow leading the pack, Scar in the truck behind him. Suddenly, the whole line was at a dead stop. Everyone began jeering their heads, rolling down windows, anything they could to see why they had come to this sudden stop. Several crew members were yelling, horns were honking, but their leader still refused to move…

merged the colours of our surroundings, tangling them into a blurred mess that fixated my view. Burning rubber stung my nostrils and left a filthy taste in my mouth. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. I could feel the sweat trickle down the side of my face as my heart pounded its way out of my chest and up my throat. ‘Daniel!’ I was screaming deep within my lungs. Managing to peel my eyes away from the destruction course set before me. Turning around in my seat, the sight of Luke and…