The Flicker

Orwell lived through a time period of complete totalitarianism under the control of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Traveling to Spain to report on the Spanish Civil War, Orwell saw the repercussions of what a political regime does to a society. Because of the two men in the Soviet Union, Hitler and Stalin, who created such a sense of disaster and panic throughout the country, Orwell’s hatred for political authority grows even more passionately. He uses his experiences to convey to his audience…

Hazel alerted everyone, warning them that someone was outside, trying to harm them. This had been a deadly mistake- the flicker to the unfortunate destruction of the warren, caused by the rabbits’ unease to be aware of every danger and elil. As every rabbit went out to investigate, only to have Hazel and Bigwig shot by humans. Consequently, Blackberry, Holly, and Bluebell…

When going through life, the fear of being unlovable tends to go through every person’s mind at some point. J. Alfred Prufrock in the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” takes this fear to a whole new level. When reading the title of the poem, the reader would more than likely think that it was going to be a beautiful love song. Although, as the poem goes on its obvious that it is the exact opposite of that. T. S. Elliot takes what is a promise of a love song and turns it into more of a…

Cancer is something that can affect anyone’s friends and family, sometimes they are able to win the battle against the cancer. Cancer is a life-threatening disease that is difficult to combat, and many people lose their lives to the disease. In fact, cancer is one of the most common deaths in the United States. There are many tactics that can be implemented to fight against the cancer, but in the end these methods can often be proved to be useless, causing the battle to be lost. The author,…

I drove home in a hurry. Damn,I was late to my first babysitting job since the McCoy's kids died. I went home, I opened my closet to get the closest thing I could find. I put my flip flops on and walked over to my car. I turned on the ignition, and drove straight to the Willcots' home. I only knocked 3 times before a man in a suit and a woman in a red, silky dress appeared. "Hi. I'm Anura Mackey." I say,” and I’m the babysitter.” "Well. Hello Anura," said the man," I'm Joseph Willcot and this is…

With the smooth moves and gracefully turns, anyone can be memorized by the tranquility and peacefulness that is ballet. They say it’s is like dreaming on your feet, and Alexa Novaes Nichols is a strong supporter of this notion. After nine years of rigorous gymnastics, it was time to move on. She didn’t feel anything toward the sport as she did long ago. She craved for a feeling that would last a lifetime, and so, the quest for finding the next activity was the on the loose. From soccer to…

not defend him Daisy. He has already done enough” cut Tom, his strong masculine fingers clutching the shiny tablecloth tightly. “I do not trust that bootlegger one bit,” he said, banging his fist on the table, which caused the candlelight to flicker. “I’ve told you several times haven’t I, he is not the man you think he is. He is a criminal. He was involved, perhaps still is in that illegal drug business of his. He could easily frame the murder on you” Daisy’s demeanour started to relax,…

Will you tell him… how very sorry I am…” The energy failed. He felt himself flicker. But it was a long, slow falling, very quiet, very peaceful, rather still, but always the motion, the darkness closing in, and so he fell out of the light and away, far away, and was gone.”(p. 329) Armistead was a general for the Confederates, and…

The pounding drums overwhelm the young, eager Babongo boy, crumpling him to his knees in front of the turbulent flames. Red-and-white-paint smeared faces flicker behind the flames, as the fire-illuminated forms of their dancing relaxes the boy, their incantations filling the emptiness of the night. The wise N’ganga steadily approaches, and forces into the boy’s mouth a chewy, acidic-tasting compound: ibogaine. A mirror is placed at the base of the flames and the boy looks at his wavering,…

An ever-so prevalent issue that I would like to bring to the forefront of discussion is the continuation of depriving the LGBTQ community on a global-scale the security of expressing their identity without persecution and scrutiny. With a family that originates from Vietnam, their outlook on life and thoughts on more modern-social topics have always been an outdated, and intolerant one. Being the archetypal "closeted" kid, this presented itself as an issue, as I know personally I will never live…