Venom

The tragedy of Romeo & Juliet (1595) is a play written by William Shakespeare, in which the eponymous protagonists’ families are involved in a long-running feud. This conflict between the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets along with destiny culminates in the inevitable deaths of these ‘star-cross’d lovers’ Therefore, Romeo and Juliet’s love shall always be overshadowed by hatred, thus meaning that the play revolves around the conflict of love and hate. This conflict is strongly…

Mentally and physically exhausted, the tributes of Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games fight to survive fierce and brutal attacks that test their will to survive. We follow the lives of two contenders Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark who show their strengths and abilities, along with a building relationship. Katniss and Peeta portray a love connection in an effort to gain support from spectators, however develop real emotions for each other as the games continue. Collins uses this idea…

The Vikings uncommon military tactics along with their strong willed shieldmaidens often intimidated Frankish rulers, many Frankish rulers would even to pay off the Vikings in hopes of preventing farther attacks on their subjects. This did backfire on what is now Paris, in 841CE Frankish King Charles payed a Viking leader 7000 livres of silver and gold for the freedom of Paris, this would be the equivalent of 17,429.30US dollars (without inflation). After hearing tales of how generous the…

my greatest friend. It was very much like my friend to gossip about rumors such as ones Levi had been faulted to. I paid very little attention to the careless words that they would call the young boy. However, with every word they shot at him like venom, it lured me in like the poison they injected him with. It was very intriguing to listen to someone who seemed so caught up in their own, personal labyrinth. There were all these people taken under a flame of lies and unspoken truths and…

Immunity can be defined as the “ability to fight off diseases” (MPITB, 2014). An innate immunity means defenses against any pathogen. Adaptive immunity means there’s resistance to a specific pathogen. Innate immunity is also known as nonspecific immunity. It uses the body’s own immune system for defense. Skin that is unbroken or intact is the body’s first line of defense against pathogens. The body’s own natural microbiota or flora is a secondary defense system. Our body’s second line of…

Veiled Woman The allure of the scent left upon my coat when I walk away from the convenient store down the road. Tugging onto my mother’s scarf in attempt to hide myself from the silhouettes emitted by the uncertain eyes. Avoiding street lights and alley ways wasn’t a surprise, but I couldn’t help wonder what if I were to feed the urge to discover a world beyond these brick walls and sidewalks. Though, Mama said no, Mama always said no, and Mama is always right. As I slid my way through…

We all know or have met at least one person who is shorter than average, feels threatened by this and chooses to act out, possibly using humor or anger to prove their point. Before, I had thought this phenomenon was only present in humans but my beloved Boxer, Hank has proved me wrong and his choice is to use aggression. Hank is thirteen years old. He has always been very loving, playful and affectionate. I have several nieces and nephews, which he gets along great with all of them, at all…

In novelistic writing style, Mayor shows the rural area around the Black Sea as wealthy in killer plants and environment like sulfur producing springs (Mayor, Mithradates p. 12). It is in the Springs where soldiers poisoned their arrows in snake venom. Bees produced toxic honey from toxic nectar. Waterbirds around the Black Sea also had toxic flesh, therefore, became ideal pets for Mithradates. Summarily, The Poison King is a good reference of historical stories, and it is rich and complete but…

problems. In Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as a Life Saver, Rob Baker compares Jimmy’s life to that of a snake shedding its skin. It all began when Jimmy was still in his mother’s womb. Right before she gave birth, she was bitten by a rattlesnake. The venom that had coursed through his veins acted as the symbol of the frequent changes that would follow him throughout his life, just like a snake shedding its skin. In the essay, Rob Baker states that Jimmy did not like books nor did he like to read…

Courage, the ability to do something that frightens you. The strength to ignore your fear and move on. The power to ignore what others say and to ignore common sense just to hurl yourself into the unknown and smile as you fall. Courage is the force that lets empires rise and allows axes to fall. The force that lets the hero save the world, or lets the villain watch it burn and breath in it’s ashes. Courage is a beautiful tool that can change everything in a split second. It is also an incredibly…