The Mist

example; “At Niagara Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls had previously been called Iris Falls, and Goat Island had previously been called Iris Island as namesakes of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris, because of the rainbow effects that appear in the mists at the falls. A local newspaper which was published from 1846-1854 was also called The Iris, and the publication The Daily Iris became the Bingham…

The colors of The Great Gatsby “People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they 're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error.” Says American author Florence King. King could have been talking about the characters in F. Scotts Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The great Gatsby is about the roaring twenties when wealth and the American Dream meant a lot to people. Gatsby is not actually…

In today’s society, people eat meat on a regular basis, but never stop to think where this meat came from and how. They’ve grown a habit of eating meat because of taste, convenience, and tradition. People don’t acknowledge, what they are consuming or wearing. They don’t realize the health risk of consuming meat, and the horrifying conditions animals are subjected through. People think being a vegetarian or vegan is either too much work or it’s not as delicious as meat. A vegetarian is a person…

I will never forget the evenings spent waiting by the dark cliffs, watching the last rays of dying golden light grasping at the tips of waves, the rustling grass, my clothes, my hair and my face as their source sunk beneath the sky. I would quietly observe the deep blue suffocate the sun, and wonder why things are. I would question why our world came to exist and why the sun would set every day, only to climb back up into the sky. I couldn’t let myself fall back to those lazy days, sitting on…

creative ways. Throughout the book she used many different types of figurative languages, and here’s an example. Paragraph three on page seven states, “The world was all a gentle gray, and he lay in a mist as fine as spray from a waterfall.”…

Towards the end of part two he writes, “The death-fires danced at night/The water, like a witches oils/Burnt green and blue and white/And some in dreams assured were/Of the spirit that plagued us so/Nine fathom deep he had followed us/From the land of mist and snow. Coleridge blends the real world with some foreshadowing to create the supernatural world. He compares the ocean’s colors to a witch’s spell or potion which is commonly associated with evil. The comparison also symbolizes that the…

How to Save Lives She hears “In the Arms of An Angel” come onto screen. Her ears perk up. Her eyes start to mist. The sad, emaciated puppy, a little wisp of an animal with watery eyes, appears on screen. Her heart strings are being tugged. The commercial ends. She continues watching. The puppy is long forgotten. Animals enter shelters every day without any hope of ever leaving. Most of the time they do not. Do you ever wonder what happens to the dogs or cats on the screen? Do you ever wonder…

the very afternoon before the concert. Churchill P.E class, the least athletic but surprisingly competitive place, causes the initial hiccup. Ultimate Frisbee does not seem like a deadly game; however, in this case it almost was. Somehow, in the mist of catching a heavily contested frisbee, I felt a push and was on the ground, my ankle not coming with me. Immediately the swelling began, I hobbled over to my PE teacher, who told me to go to the office for ice. When I enter the office, I am…

father is a book that holds instructions of the process to complete the project, but when Hugo is caught stealing from mr. (instert name) his book is taken from him. Desperate to earn back the book, Hugo begins working for the grumpy old man and in the mists finishes his machine mans, revealing more then just a message from his father. With the help of his new found friend, (inset name) who also happens to be the goddaughter of (inset name), together they capture the book and unfold the secrets…

Lately some of the topics covered the most in the media are all the propositions that will be taking place in the upcoming ballot. Prop.F will be voted upon on the November ballot and it has definitely caused some controversy along the way. Prop.F will make sure all the S.F. citizens are following the law when they rent their homes to tourists. The proposition will also provide the possibility of more long-term affordable rentals. This can ultimately contribute to a better housing situation in…