Wagon

The definition of frightening is to make afraid or fearful. Yet this definition is nothing compared to the death march and terrifying train ride Elie Wiesel and his father had to go on. Frightening really isn’t the right word for their journey, agony means prolonged pain and suffering which is exactly what the Jews experienced. The agony they felt should have killed them. But they had to be strong, even in the darkest hour because if not, you die. “And something deep inside me rebelled against…

The fiber evidence played an overwhelming role in the conviction of Wayne Bertram Williams for multiple reasons, primarily because the prosecution was able to link twenty-eight different types of fibers to Williams and his victims (Saferstein, 2015). Furthermore, the fibers located on the victims were unusually shaped yellow-green fibers, which matched the carpet in the Williams’s home (Saferstein, 2015). The fiber evidence gained additional credibility for the prosecution when they discovered…

And he who invited her into his wagon as a child of his own. It was he that wrapped her in a hug that communicated more to her than he would ever voice. "We adapt, survive, maintain, circle through, but we come home. Remember that, Dreamdancer, and come home." "Thank you father, for everything. Speak a blessing into the wind for me and Kestrel each sunrise and a prayer for us each eve. As I will for you and mother and the boys." Moira climbed up onto the wagon seat…

through the hard times of war. In a time where people are fighting, tensions are high and emotions are running like crazy, the play Mother Courage and Her Children gives insight to the perils of war. Mother Courage is a woman who travels with her trusty wagon and her children, selling goods to make it through the war. She takes advantage of the current state of war in her prices for goods and her bargaining skills. However, this greed brings creates many problems for Mother Courage and leads to…

could deliver supplies to the Yankees. Later on, we got ordered to form into a wagon train and we soon started our journey. After traveling for some time, we arrived at a warehouse, where we had to pick up our supplies. Cush and I had the duty of carrying the kegs of powder, which was the worst thing you could carry. Anyways, we started to load the kegs of powder into our wagon. Because hauling the kegs of powder into the wagon tired me out, I sneaked into the back of the warehouse, where the…

Bridger July, 28. This is where the trail split into two parts. The Donner Party chose to travel Lansford Hasting’s route and left Fort Bridger July, 31. The party reached Weber River August 6, accompanied by two more wagon parties. There were 89 people, and a little over 20 wagons; This would be the largest amount of people that would travel with the Donner Party (Johnson). Lansford Hastings wasn’t far ahead of the Donners. James Reed traveled ahead to speak with Hastings after reading a…

F. Scott Fitzgerald is an incredibly talented writer with years of writing experience as well as previous novels under his belt. In Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby we learn all about Gatsby’s parties that are thrown and the magnitude at which young people fall into those parties. But we also learn the true reason for these lavish parties… so Gatsby may talk to a young female names Jordan Baker. In Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald utilizes Similes and Imagery to illustrate the…

cell would often be cramped and infested with rodents, roaches, and lice. The criminal would be situated in this cell, until the wagon of death came. Once the wagon arrived, the criminal would literally sit in his coffin for a mile-ride, until he arrived to his hanging. The whispers of the ghost tales started when people reported hearing whips, horses, and the sound of a wagon strolling by during the predawn hours. However, when they went to witness this scene, there was no evidence of this…

hardships, have the courage to accomplish anything, and also the bravery to perform such tasks. One hardship and act of bravery during the historical time period, is running the wagons with supplies to the Continental Army along the east coast. Such a trait is shown by the quote. “Celia had heard of the perils of the wagon track, and the idea came to her now that Cician knew all about these perils and was terribly afraid for her reckless son,” (Bristow,…

illustrations to complete the story. The white characters Dick, Jane, Sally, Tim, their parents, dog Spot, and cat Puff, live in a small town. The parents appear to have some wealth as the toys owned by the family, including roller skates, riding toys, red wagon. They also own simpler toys, including wooden pull toys and a teddy bear. The characters interact among themselves playing outside, walking to town and building a boat with dad. The power appears to be derived from the age of the…