The Hills Have Eyes

years I had lived on the moor, and I had discovered many things. The moors were full of secrets – legends you wouldn’t believe unless you had seen them with your own eyes. Stories about rude fairies under bridges (not trolls, which is a common mistake people have made) and tales about sieges against dragons on the crest of a lone-hill. When I was younger, I would creep to the entrance of the Dartmoor forest, where an old, stone bridge stood. It was one of my favourite spots and was beautiful,…

path along a stream, carrying a camera. I look for thing to take a picture of. I look up at the Tug Hill and see the beautiful colors of the fall. Photography is interesting, and the camera with the right setting you capture interesting images. They can have cool coloring. And things that you don't see with your eye alone. For example you see a red sunset in a picture, however from the eye alone you see a light orange or just the sun. I like photography and taking pictures of…

meant that Harold would have been tired from the fight. During that battle of Stamford in the north lots of Harold’s best soldiers were killed so in this war they will be struggling to defeat William and his army. As well as that, the wind changed at the right time for William so he was able to cross the sea and land in Hastings whilst Harold was still fighting in the north and sail from France to England. At some point in the battle, Harold was killed. He was shot in the eye by an arrow from…

new bike, it best one I have ever had. It made me look good at bike riding eve though I was the worst there ever lived. As I reaching the end of the journey luck was on my side I thought. I kept on riding in with peaceful thoughts. It was peaceful I thought in a daze staring at my surroundings Then the steep bike path approached. I watched the hill from a distance. I thought about it and became so leery that I tried to gain as much speed as possible. I approached the steep hill in aw. I moaned…

story in which fulfills all aspects of literary ideas. Phoenix Jackson’s only real motivation for living is to help keep her young grandson alive. While there are a multitude of literary elements and devices throughout the story, some of the first ones have the biggest impact. She makes this trek continuously, and as she nears the end of her old life, she will nourish her grandson back to health. Her journey to Natchez is filled with some hindrances, but can mainly be broken down into the…

asked Georg, “are they your men” he repeated impatiently, as Ulrich did not answer. “No” said Ulrich with a laugh, the idiotic chattering laugh of a man unstrung with hideous fear. “Who are they” asked Georg quickly, straining his eyes to see what the other would gladly not have seen. “Wolves.” How “Nature’s own violence” overwhelms the men in “The Interlopers” is Nature makes it snow and a tree falls down pinning them down and lastly it overwhelms them by wolves at the end of the story. In the…

respond with “Of course” We hop in the now warm car and begin our drive into the hills. We get to our destination and slowly hop out of the car trying not to make a sound, grab our rifles and begin to walk. Walking…

in “Araby,” “Why I Live at the P.O,” and “Hills Like White Elephants Authors use literary devices in order to convey a certain attitude, feeling, or meaning to the story. Literary devices, when used effectively, create layers and intricacies to stories that not only make the stories more interesting, but also give the stories much more depth that can be studied. James Joyce’s “Araby,” Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.,” and Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” contain conflicts…

"Oh! How they pound, Raising the sound, O'er hill and dale, Telling their tale. Gaily they ring while people sing songs of good cheer, Christmas is here." Carol Of the Bells was the best song sung at the recent West Point junior high concert because they had good diction, they sang all of the correct notes, and they kept their eyes on the conductor. First of all, Carol of the Bells was sung by West Point Junior Highs Madrigals. When they sung it, they had very good diction. You could hear…

At Junction Hill, their attendance rates are above Missouri’s average. Since 2012 to 2015, attendance rates have stayed pretty level at 95 percent. Since 2002, Junction Hill has met all of the requirements in mathematics and reading until 2010. Looking at individual scores, it shows the students exceeded past expectations and received two plus points over what was needed. In 2000 to 2009, children in poverty went from 26.3 percent to 27.6. The adult unemployment rate went up as well. It started…