Warm It Up

Blurred and reddened close-ups of Joel screaming interfere with these cut-ins and eventually prompt him to recount his memories of Clementine, making him relive his memories as they are erased. The formerly described calamity ends with a relatively peaceful wide shot of Joel lying in bed with the apparatus attached to his head. The camera’s focus shifts to a couple of Stan and Patrick shots, finally shifting to a close-up of Joel uttering “Patrick” after Stan calls for Patrick…

We were warming up. I had always thought it was the easiest and most boring part of practice. But I guess in gymnastics it really does matter. Being stretched and warming up skills. “First up cartwheels,” My coach Jason said. Everyone would go through the lines on the floor and do cartwheels. Then we would all go through handstands, back walkovers, and Jumps. I had always loved doing these things because when I got a lot of power I would rebound and I felt like I could touch the sky. “Now…

This day started out like any other Saturday. I woke up to my dad shaking me, telling me that he let me sleep in as long as possible but we needed to get on the road. I looked at the alarm clock and in big, red letters it read “6:30”. Nonchalantly, I slid out of bed and began my Saturday morning routine. As I ate breakfast, I talked to my dad about strategy, opponents, and if I was confident going into the day. I admitted I was a little nervous, but my dad assured me that it was going to be a…

The Mid-Winter 's Light Winter is upon the earth. The water which was once flowing has stopped. White clouds scatter the earth leaving an everlasting trail of icy residue that will pile up until the seasons begin to change. Cars that once drove easily on the grooved pavement now slip and move when jack frost wants them too. Ice paints the sides of buildings as the wind whips it in every direction. Slowly lights begin to shine through the thickness of the falling flurry. The darkness of the…

but I just needed to move around my penalty box. As the ball would come closer I would start to get nervous. I would scream at my defenders, “kicked the ball out,” as they kept pressuring us in the back. I would also scream “Push up,” as they were not pushing the ball up. As Leuzinger was pressuring us in the back trying to take a shot at me, our defenders were defending well. Then, our midfielder Jason Santana stole the ball and kicked it towards our forward Jeramiah. Then he stopped the ball…

Olympics. Today will be all about these 10 outstanding kids running the 800 meter dash. Racers, please head to your lines!” Lily ran up beside me as I walked over to the track. “Oh my gosh I am so excited, but also super duper nervous, how about you?” She squealed. “I am so excited too! It is going to be a great race!” I exclaimed. We both separated walking over to our lines and I…

~☾~ I woke up on the floor, a pillow beneath my head and a blanket below my body. I squinted around, trying to figure out exactly where I was. I didn’t recognize the room, but then again, it could be one of the dozens of rooms I had yet to explore in the pack house. I got up and let the things how I had found them, entering the dimly lit hallway. The hallway looked familiar enough so I kept…

5. Laissez-faire Leadership: A style in which the designated leader gives up his or her formal role, transforming the group into a loose collection of individuals. An example of Laissez-faire Leadership, is when the designated leader, Seth, gives up his role as a friend, and leaves Evan at a party to risk stealing alcohol from the house owner, causing a chain reaction that shows the two members in the group splitting up, and demonstrates what Seth really cares about, which is getting laid.…

Coke 's Pros. Coca Cola has received a lot of supports from consumers from the day it was introduced until now. Thank to the strong brand image and powerful advertisements and marketing capability, Coke is always the first choice for consumers. Moreover, Coke has a long history where everyone can trust the product. There are many reasons why so many people like drinking coke. First, is the fizzy feeling taste people get from drinking coke. Second, people can feel like they had restored energy…

someone with a childlike mentality is the main character. This makes the audience want to care even more. Tim Burton has accomplished how to use close-up, long shots, and color contrast to portray an emotion. For example, in the movie Edward Scissorhands, for example, when Peg found Edward Burton made the audience feel scared for her as she walked up the long dark staircase. Tim…