The Hum

He exhaled heavily, his steaming breath escaping out into the cold, winter air. “Dammit, Andrew, remember where you are, remember what you’re doing! He could be lining me up right now; I might as well have sent up a flare with my breath." Alpha Wolf cupped a gloved hand around his face in an attempt to hide the frosty beacon. "One mistake and I’m giving him a free shot,” he muttered to himself. Andrew ‘Alpha Wolf’ Wrowbridge was on the hunt. He was a military man, working in the Navy SEALs…

Everyday the patients line up at “Eight O’clock [as] the walls whir and hum into full swing. The speaker on the ceiling says, “medications” (34). The patients immediately are pushed into a mental haze for optimum obedience and no motivation for dispute. The ward is able to carry on problem free because patients are unable to…

that the Duchess of Berwick, not Lord Darlington controls the room's conversation. This is a weird scenario because in the 1800s, men were expected to be the ones to initiate the conversation while the women were expected to fill the holes and dropped hums of the conversation. This is shown when the Duchess of Berwick is the first to speak. Not only is she the first to speak, but also she uses her time to…

Chug. Chug. Chug. The sounds of the trains echo along with the raspy breaths of thirty people clustered together in a dilapidated cattle cart. Rays of light shined through the crack of the boards. Hope that seemed so close, but was just out of reach. The stench of sweat choked their lungs. Dust chalked their tongues. Provisions were not provided. They could not sit. If one was sick, he died on his feet standing up. Hours passed by. Hours morphed into days. Three nights crawled by with the…

Oriyana Babauta Professor Senn Hum 121 26 October 2017 Comparing Ancient Rome and Modern America Philosopher George Santayana has a way with words and gives those who never really paid much attention to history a reason to now pay attention. Santayana declares that “‘Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it’ “(Santayana). Today in modern America, Americans like to compare ancient Rome and their surroundings. Ancient Rome and America share many of the same Laws, Literature,…

understand English so don’t worry and everything will be all right. As we carried on, we saw the indicator of gasoline move gradually toward the red zone. I opened my playlist and started to play my mother’s favorite song: “Try,” by Pink. She began to hum softly and so did I. We threw back to few days before, when we saw the impressive Antelope Canyon where we dived underground, and we laughed at the time when the RV car ran out of water and we could only shower in the bathroom at the…

The score 60 to 61,down by a point,ten seconds, on the clock,the crowd is nervous.As fathers and their sons are yelling at top of their lungs. As the crowd watch their favorite team take the last shot as it seems it takes forever until the shot is made. The crowd goes wild millions of fans around the world are jumping up and down. Everyone goes home happy except a group of people. These people are the ones that brang all the excitement to the world. These people are the student athletes.…

of finding self through the natural world and his relation to the world, along with cleaver wording that test the limits of his time. He asked questions that particularly did not coincide with the time he was writing in, but resinate with anyone who hums through one of his poems. A few works where Whitman really explores self and peace in the naturally…

children. This calamity strikes at the middle of the film. The ship is thought to be unsinkable. However when it hits an ice burg, it tragically sinks. Hearing people cry like folks while floating on water is so emotional. The tide draws breath and hum deeply .The ship is engulfed in the “hungry” cold waters. The film has an outstanding and captivating background music. The film also depicts how second and first class individuals were treated differently. The romantic story ultimately ends in a…

“Optimism is the strongest building material on Earth because nothing gets built without it,” states Oldcastle Corporation, an Irish building company. The quote above elucidates upon the pivotal driving force that proves to be a common ingredient that underlies rewarding construction experiences. Whether it be the capricious nature of straw or wavering tendencies of sticks, such components undermine the general complexion of an edifice: a reality that is typically complemented by an increased…