Tumbling

can be categorized into three categories. First, there are the people that seem to have figured the world out. They are the people who can seem to manage as many tasks they are given without that slipup that can cause the building blocks to come tumbling down. Secondly, there are the people who eventually have good intentions but never reach their full potential because of the year or two they may have wasted when the world seemed to be easy. These people did not take the time to start setting…

It is the subscript of David Valentine’s Imagining Transgender – an ethnography of a category that clues in readers to the important fascinating turn his work takes across its three hundred some odd pages. Unlike other academic works up through the time of its publication (2007) which have tended to align a particular transgender experience with queer-studies (Feinberg 1997, Wilchins 2004), autobiographical/ “insider” narratives (Boylan 2003/2013; Bornstein 1993), or social service primers (Lev…

sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. People of higher social standards, such as the Crawleys, had a hard time adjusting to these new ideas. Meanwhile, Mary’s husband and heir to Downton, Mathew Crawley, dies. This is just enough to send Mary tumbling over the edge and through an emotional and moral whirlwind. Throughout seasons four, five, and six, her moral code is so weakened and distorted that she becomes very vulnerable to temptations of the world. Mary encounters countless…

John Cheever utilizes different components of structure as a part of "The Swimmer" (1964) to make its significance. Through this short story, Cheever infers that maturing is unavoidable and one regularly denies its coming and entry. Utilizing Neddy's excursion through his neighbors' pools, he demonstrates that when one encounters life-adjusting occasions, it is hard to acknowledge the subsequent changes. Cheever proposes that a man frequently smothers genuine occasions from the brain and rather,…

It was like my world came tumbling down. “We tried everything we could but she lost too much blood in the field. I’m so sorry” He continued. Nothing escaped my lips but an another sob. How could this happened I thought everything was perfect just three hours ago and now I have a dead…

Ambitions control much of society. The struggle to achieve their goals often leads individuals to become arrogant once their dreams are realized. It is only when these desires are achieved through dishonest means, that humans are truly regretful. William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Macbeth, is the embodiment of excessive vanity and ambitions to accomplish the inconceivable. The protagonist attempts to send a powerful message to the Elizabethans; when something is achieved with dishonesty, an…

films and literature which stimulates negative emotional reactions of its viewers and readers respectively. The reactions would primarily be fear, shock, terror, anger and pure agony. “The 3 types of terror: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it's when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it's when the lights go out and…

In the digital article titled, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, John Branch writes about the avalanche at Tunnel Creek that affected a group of 16 skiers on February 19th, 2012. Published by the New York Times, this web text is an engaging piece of writing to regular online New York Time readers because it displays a captivating analysis of the people affected by the avalanche. The article also uses computer-animated motion pictures to help the readers visualize the text. Branch’s…

Nicholas Cracchiolo English II Mrs. Fruworth 11/12/2014 Have you ever taken the time to simply kick back and delight in your life for what it is and where it’s at? In the story, "Life is Sweet at Kumansenu,", the creator outlines the life of a lady named Bola who gets a visit from her child, Meji, who she thought did not live past labor. Later in the story, we discover that Meji is really dead and going by his mother as a phantom. The subject of "Life Is Sweet at Kumansenu" is, don't…

I wake up and walk downstairs and start making my coffee. I switch on the TV to the news channel for the weather and I hear “BREAKING NEWS!” “an ai virus has spread and taken control of everything that has an internet connection; they will turn on you and use anything it has to destroy you. I quickly ran upstairs and found my sister who was sleeping soundly. “Emma wake up, we gotta go,” I say. She yawns and quietly follows me downstairs into the kitchen. I get her some toast and let her eat as I…