Walking stick

In Julio Cortazar’s story, “House Taken Over”, Cortazar creates an atmosphere of fear by not telling us what took over the house. The house is taken over by something and the people who live in the house don’t know what is it that has taken over the house. First, Cortázar heard something in the library or dining room. “I went down the corridor as far as the oak door, then turned into the hall toward the kitchen, when I heard something in the library or the dining room. The sound came through…

I remember when I was 3 years old I was wanting an orange for breakfast. I wanted it cut into pieces and my mom told me “to be patient”. She said, “I will come down and cut you an orange when I’m done getting ready.” I told my mom “no I don't want to be patient”. So I went out to the kitchen and crawled up on the counter and got a knife and an orange. I held the orange in my right hand, and the knife in my left hand. I cut through the side of the orange and through two of my fingers. Since I…

moving vehicle watching grass and telephone poles fly past you wasn’t entertaining at the slightest. Technology has made things better and made time seem to fly by, that is if you don’t get car sick easily. Riding in a car now days seems to be like walking into a living room and chilling. They have put t.v.’s in cars that now allow childern to watch movies and play their video games on the go. While there are some positive outcomes of this there are also negative ones. While electronics…

A man was walking on a road, as we was distracted by the hustle bustle happening around him we suddenly tripped over and fell on his face. He stood up with bruises and a hurt ego. Staring at him was a stone in the middle of the road, he dusted himself off and continued on his way. Next day he was coming on the same road and at the same spot he tripped and fell on the road, it was the same stone that he saw yesterday. This time he got angry cursed the stone and continued on his way. The next day…

Its 2098 and a small town or what the citizens call Freetown is being invaded. Two friends that call Freetown their home are going to fix this problem. Their names are Jake and Sally. Jake and Sally go way back they have been friends since they were born. Sally’s mom died when she was 4 years old so she was left with her father for most of her life. When Jake was 15 his mom and dad died in a car wreck that left him with no one to live with because all of his family members lived miles away so he…

"Okay. Thanks, I'll be back in a moment" I say, as I scoot my chair out from the table, and stand up. Then, as I'm almost about to walk out of the kitchen. A question pops into my mind, I stop walking. I look over my shoulder back towards Zach, who's still sitting at the table. "Hey Zach, one more question. Do you prefer your kind to be called werewolves, or shape- shifters?" I ask. Zach looks towards me. "We go by either one" He replies. Now with my answer, I walk out of the kitchen.…

I woke up in my bed at 5:07am and got dressed. Excitedly, I ran down stairs to get dressed. My mom, dad, and my little brother Danny were already down eating breakfast. “Guess what day it is!” said my mom. “It's April 14!” I exclaimed to my mom. Today we were going on a big adventure across the North Atlantic Ocean. The shuttle was going to take us to our cruise boat at 7am. I was a little bit nervous for our trip because I have never been on a boat before. My mom said to think of this trip as…

There goes a car and there goes another! Beep, Beep, Honk, Honk. So many cars on the interstate so crazy I do not even know what is going on. Like I am tired of this, I will take the next exit to route 66. "U turn" up ahead, "Skkrt" I slam on my brakes and turn. Now it is about time a nice peaceful drive, no more beeping or honking. I have no idea what I was thinking being on the interstate when I could take route 66 and enjoy the journey. The author says there is always something new,…

George Lucas was a boy with a dream. He wanted to be a race car driver, but instead of being a race car driver he went to college and became a successful filmmaker of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. In order to understand George Lucas’s success it’s important to know about his childhood, schooling, and TV career. George Lucas was born May 14 1944 and grew up in Modesto, California his parents were George Lucas, and Dorothy Lucas. During his childhood George Lucas was very fascinated with…

Would you rather be the only person outside in the world while everyone else is “locked” in, or be a living house that can function by yourself with no one living with you? No matter which one you choose their fates at the end both resemble dystopias. In both “There Will Come Soft Rains “ and “The Pedestrian”, the two stories go hand in hand by being alone by themselves, isolated from the “new world, and unfortunate ending fate’s, with how they're living in a dystopian world In the “Pedestrian”…