The Old Witch

His mother had been a witch and he got only some of her gift, but he was indispensable at helping Viviana develop her powers. Even when she felt she couldn’t grow anymore, he encouraged her to stretch further than she felt comfortable with. Socorro could have told her, get control of your fear and your power can grow beyond all imagination. Her fear was her undoing. Jacob became her lover and they spent the next ten years together, traveling and learning all they could about Viviana’s powers. She knew many of the incantations to speak, only the lack of will to wield them. Then came the greatest tragedy. She woke up in the middle of the night to Esme lying beside her in bed, cackling wildly. Her head buzzed with a spasm-inducing migraine and she couldn’t control the words from her mouth. “Sithe Eani Nothestaree!” The witch beside her burst into flames. Viviana leapt from the bed. It was only after she started to collect herself, she realized it wasn’t her grandmother burning in the bed. It was Jacob. She knew no counter spell for the fire curse, and she tried to grab him with her bare hands. Burning her hands, she fell back, sobbing wildly. It was done. Jacob…

The Dovre Witch was a hunchbacked old woman who wore a silver belt, birch-bark shoes, and a leather jacket. Her pipe was filled with moss and she begged from the very poorest. Even though she begged, she was in fact a very wealthy witch. The Dovre Witch had the ultimate power and if she wanted, she could strike fear into any peasant who failed to satisfy her needs. On this particular afternoon, Dovre Witch was feeling very irritable after she was denied her prized ham by the Countess Marta.…

Have you wondered what happened in the Anglo-Saxon era in Northern Europe? The epic, Beowulf, might be something you want to check out. Beowulf was believed to written by a Christian Monk. The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Beowulf provides a look into the lifestyle of people living in the Anglo-Saxon era while giving two different feels between the book and the movie. Some differences from the book include how Beowulf was protected by his chainmail when fighting Grendel's mom.…

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language has been a major component of communication since the early fifth century. The English language has evolved in three different ways as the eras of time changed, which would include Old English as the first milestone towards the evolution of English literature and language. In addition, Middle English contributed to the evolution of English as it contributed to Christianity and chivalry from literary works of morality. Finally, the English language has evolved into what is known as…

Bullard TALENT were Hispanic and the majority of people attending Bullard TALENT were high end people. I was used to being around Hispanic people that when I attended Bullard TALENT I felt different from my classmates I felt like an outsider who didn’t fit in at all. I remember crying to my parents so they could switch me back to my old school, but they said no and that I will be better off staying there. I couldn’t communicate with them because my English wasn’t the best. They were very nice…

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Introduction Christian themes and metaphors are common in literature because of their universal renown, but depending on how these are used and referenced in the work, they convey different meanings and have different effects on the reader. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway are two works of literature that use Christian allegories. In Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, four children venture into the magic world of…

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an Allegory The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, is filled with symbolism and mythological influences, both Christian and non-Christian. These influences manifest themselves in the forms of allusions and parallels. C.S. Lewis uses these allusions and parallels between the real world and Narnia in order to present his work The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as an allegory. It is important to note the factors that influenced the…

understand a little more. You start off by taking a course that last about two months long. You do not have it every day; which is a huge relief. I set my alarm for 5:45 – IN THE MORNING—and begin my day. Because I am tired, I look like a witch leaving her haunted house at about 6:20 –IN THE MORNING—and drive 20 minutes away from my house to class. Just wait. It gets better. Slowly, I walk into a classroom where I sit for two hours and fifteen minutes; for half of the time, if not the entire…