The Unexpected

Samir Toma’s “An Unexpected Afternoon” ties together the feelings of confusion, fear, and innocence into one short story with a large impact. The author used the elements of good writing consistently throughout the story. The writing is free of redundancies and straight to the point. This greatly helps the reader clearly understand what is being said and done, along with its significance. The details are creatively used throughout the story to manipulate the reader’s mind into feeling a certain…

America was growing up like how the buildings were built, more and more, better and better. Phillip J. Deloris, author of Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places, had once praised on Frederick E. Hoxie and Jay T. Nelson book, Lewis and Clark and the Indian country. He said the book was “placing the expedition in the context of long environmental, social, and political histories, Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country retells the familiar stories in light of Indian experiences and…

An Extraordinary Mentor in an Unexpected Creature What is a mentor? The word “mentor” can be defined as someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experience and often younger person. Most of the time, a mentor helps the person to achieve a goal, learn a lesson, or to believe in ones-self .E.B. White, the author of Charlotte’s Web perfectly In the story Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte is Wilbur’s mentor. She helps Wilbur to be the “Some Pig” that she tells him he is. She teaches him to…

The Unexpected Miracle Sometimes life decides to be generous and without warning it gave me a beautiful gift. It was the birth of my baby brother. Now, of course most people will probably think, what’s so special? It is just another sibling? But, this little guy changed my life before he was even born. It was around last year in September when I started realizing the little changes my mom was experiencing. It was little things like she stopped exercising and resting a lot more. There were…

The night began calm but suddenly became poignant. Weeks of preparations made by her family paid off as Brenda entered her party. A smile extended from one ear to the other. She always dreamed of having her 10th birthday party at a ranch house with all her family, except her dad. Out of a million people she could hate, she only hated him. Brenda’s father, a man who destroyed a lot of innocent girls lives, attempted to show up at her party. A week before the party, someone arranged flowers onto a…

Are you looking for a thrilling fantasy movie which is both engaging and interesting than you are looking for the Hobbit an Unexpected Journey? The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey is a fantasy/adventure movie which was written by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Guillermo Del Toro and Philippa Boyens. It was directed by Peter Jackson; this movie is a great piece of work which shows the effectiveness of cinematography when it was released in 2012. It is about a hobbit who goes on an adventure to help the…

Simon Nasht and the graphic novel The Arrival by Shaun Tan are both examples of this. The journey is the means for a seeker to find what he wants whilst discovering what he needs to make his way. Commencing on a physical journey can result in as unexpected discovery. In Simon Nasht’s documentary, Frank Hurley embarks on a journey to the south, where he finds his life’s calling. During his expedition he fell in love with nature, and photography; “I knew I’d found my real work.” As he states…

left with a terrifying conclusion: personal relationships are unreliable, and even the closest family relationships cannot be expected to hold firm (Wallerstein and Lewis 359). In Judith Wallerstein and Julia Lewis’ twenty-five-year study on “The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce” in juveniles this terrifying conclusion appeared to be very traumatizing and long-lasting even into adulthood. Because of their conviction that relationships do not last, many of the children’s ideals on conventional…

The Unexpected Move Summer started out great in Grand Island. It was 2010 and the sun was always out and the birds were always chirping. I had spent a plethora of days with my friends doing various activities around town like playing at the park and running around at a football field. But sadly, like all good things, it was coming to an end. My hours upon hours of free time were about to change into 8 hours of school five days a week. But no summer was complete without our annual visit to a…

A/N: Chapter One: The Unexpected Transfer “Captain, May I speak to you?” “Yes, Number One. Did you enjoy your shore leave?” “Well it is about a young starfleet officer that I met on Risa while on shore leave. She was transferred to the USS Yamato, which we saw be destroyed a few days ago.” “Very well, I will look over her starfleet record.” “I had Data do that. What did you find on her?” “Her mother died after she was born. Her father was a starfleet officer assigned to an outpost near…