The Raindrops

other side of the window. The place in which I have taken refuge sells coffee, hot chocolate and at this moment in my cold and dreary state the warmest, sweetest tea that my taste buds have had the pleasure of feeling. As my eyes gaze out of the raindrop covered glass, the pupils in my eyes are drawn towards a group of young people with cheerful faces, ignoring the sensation of their clothes getting wet, splashing through the collections of water whilst ecstatically chasing and attacking a…

he goes through life day by day even if the book does not explain his day to day life. The magic realism also portrayed in this book is innovative with quotes such as “I knew every raindrop by its name.” (1) and “Talk into my bullet hole. Tell me I'm fine.” (96) To be honest I still really don’t know what the raindrop quote even means but it sounds something magical and the image of someone talking to someone else's bullet hole on their check is something magical. The Underground Railroad also…

even just a little can go a long way. On January 23, 2008 a small 8 year old girl watched her dad take his last breath as cancer claimed his body. The once high-spirited girl exited the hospital with grief like no other. Not even noticing plump raindrops that scattered around her somber family. This would be unusual for the girl to not play in the rain but given the circumstances it didn’t seem right. So for once she walked stiffly to the car with her head down as sniffles emitted her body. An…

Comparing Dickens to the MEN In this essay I will be comparing an article written by the Manchester Evening News, about homelessness and a piece of writing written by Charles Dickens, also about homelessness. Although these two pieces of writing are about people living on the streets that is more or less all that they have in common. To begin with the article written by the Manchester Evening News is, despite the chatty style and standard vocabulary quite somber . As well as this the article…

The aggressive ping ding of bloated raindrops on the tin roof muddled our minds. Diving recklessly through the air, thousands of plump little kamikaze pilots assaulted the ancient cinder block building. Suddenly, a flood of electric energy breached the solid blackness, with a deafening crackle in hot pursuit. No, this is not the beginning of a low-budget horror movie or gritty crime thriller. This is the end of a long day at a leadership training course for teenagers. I was Assistant Senior…

The raindrops trickle down from the peak of my forehead, dance across my eyebrows, and finally take the leap down the 400 foot drop. Adrenaline surges through my veins. Soaked jungle trees completely surround me and pouring rain beats away at every inch of my body, like I am enclosed in the belly of a tsunami. The light Honduran air entraps me while the wind whispers and sings to me in a cold whistled tone. The zip line stretches across the gaping 400 foot drop and I cannot seem to locate the…

enveloped the sun. My younger sister Katy and I decided to dry our hair out by riding a roller coaster. Afterwards, our parents decided to treat us to Udderly Blue ice-cream before leaving the park. As we leisurely strolled to the car, I felt a couple raindrops on my arms, and by the time we arrived at the car, the rain was steadily coming down. Dad drastically reduced his speed once we were on the interstate due to insufficient visibility. I had an overall ominous feeling about being on the…

Through this article I can know the process reconquered Jerusalem of Saladin the Great. In addition, this article was also described how brutal the Crusade was: “Arrows fell like raindrops, so that one could not show a finger above the ramparts without being hit. There were so many wounded that all the hospitals and physicians in the city were hard put to it just to extract the missiles from their bodies.” This was a meaningless battle…

When I first heard of the $25,000 challenge I was excited yet hesitant. It was definitely a nice change from the previous assignments; however, focusing on what qualities I possess that set me apart from the rest of my peers, deeming me worthy of such a substantial amount of money, still seems wrong. On the other hand, I, being the wonderful student that I am, must put all moral objections to the back of my magnificent mind and get on my high horse to step up to the challenge. One…

culinary muscles, roasting pigs and making pancakes. Our hungry and temporarily carefree living lead us to neglecting to cover our tracks. The smoke rising out of the chimney was a beacon giving the enemy a direct path to us. Bombs started falling like raindrops and poor Kirchner’s panic-stricken look returned to his face. He was the first to run for cover, blazing through the streets like he didn’t know any other way to handle the situation. The rest of the group follow him, carrying the food…