Walkin' After Midnight

I choose the songs “Walkin’ After Midnight” by Patsy Cline (1957), “Darkest Valley” by Group 1 Crew (2012), and “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” by Relient K (2004). I choose these three pieces because they are all something that I listen to regularly and they demonstrate a variety of styles in music. Patsy Cline was an iconic female country singer that won awards at the Deejay Convention, won Billboard’s “Most Promising Country & Western Female Artist,” and Music Vendor’s “Greatest Achievement in Records” all just for “Walking After Midnight” (Jones, 1994, p. 159). “Walkin’ After Midnight” music was written by Alan Block and the lyrics were written by Don Hecht ("Walkin' After Midnight." Second Hand Songs - A Cover Songs Database.). It was…

for Life was in 2013, for her aunt Debbie, who died from brain cancer that same year, and for her mom, who was battling breast cancer at the time. She states that, “When my mom passed away I felt incredibly alone because none of my friends had ever lost a close family member, so it was hard to reach out” (McConkey). This year will be her first year attending Grand Valleys Relay for Life. Belle says that for her, the Luminaria ceremony is the most touching part of the event for her. She goes on…

December 24th isn’t just Christmas Eve, it’s also National Egg Nog Day. Egg Nog is a chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk or cream, sugar, whipped eggs, and sometimes rum, bourbon or brandy is added too. It is a beverage severed around the holiday season, it can usually be found on store shelfs a little before Thanksgiving but only is available until New Years. There are a few ideas of where egg nog first came about, but it is sort of a mystery. The name “egg…

Within “Frost at Midnight,” Samuel Coleridge validates the importance of self-reflection through solitude. Coleridge creates a scenic image of the world around the speaker during the time of his solitude. During his time alone, the speaker reflects about his childhood and the aspiration he has for the infant child sleeping in the cottage. The importance of solitude demonstrated in “Frost at Midnight” by the feelings the speaker has, the time intervals from present to past, and the speaker’s…

In 1798 a well-known poet named Samuel Taylor Coleridge published his poem The Rime of The Ancient Mariner. The poem was contained in a poem collage by Coleridge and William Wordsworth called the Lyrical Ballads. Coleridge is known for the Romantic influence in his writings: “Coleridge achieved wonder by the frank violation of natural laws, impressing upon readers a sense of occult powers and unknown modes of being” (“The Romantic Period: Topics.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature).…

The letter that Corregidor Alonso Guzman had given him had its desired effect. On reading it, the official in charge of the first regidor of Madrid’s office made an appointment for Antonio to see him at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, four days later. The official said it could not be earlier because the regidor was at Escorial and would not be returning for several days. Antonio wondered just how important the king’s life could be if the meeting could be delayed for that long. Couldn’t they send…

in November till the last full weekend in February I have slaved away in the wrestling mat room to try and qualify and make the top eight wrestlers in the state championship tournament. Most years haven’t been successful, but last year was different. In The November of 2015, on the Monday that wrestling practice was planned to start, I showed up to practice after all day at school to meet my teammates for the year and plan out the season. This year been my fourth time doing this routine. I…

ready for the game. I knew in my heart we could be successful. I loved everything about that day until the first blow. A ball nailed me in the head during warmups. I did not see it coming. I turned around for a split second, and suddenly a meteor shot me in the head. It stung for a second, but I did my best to shake it off. The game began and within the first 30 seconds, the other team scored. They scored 3 goals in the first 5 minutes. Although this was not a blow to my head, it still felt…

No one ever made fun of these kids again after Johnny delivered that punch. I’m sure he scared all those bullies off. I do not agree with fighting, but I was so proud that Johnny stood up for himself like that. I won’t be able to see his shining face anymore, but I’ll never forget that kid and what he did that day. If he didn’t stand up for himself and all those kids that day, things probably would have stayed the way they were. As I drive this bus to and from school everyday, I will always…

Short Essay: After Dark Haruki Murakami tests the boundaries between everyday Tokyo reality and a surreal realm in After Dark. The book follows two sisters who are each present in different realities. In this novel, Murakami uses sleep as a symbol of disengagement and disassociation from the world. The plot bounces between many different locations, but centralizes around Eri’s bedroom and the love hotel, Alphaville. Takahashi discloses to Mari later in the book that his original business of…