We Didn't Start the Fire

leader General George Washington we were able to secure American Independence for the greater good. This essay will explain the events and what happened leading to the American Revolution and the Revolution itself. The American Revolution happened because of many events back in the 1700s. The Boston Massacre was one of the causes. The Boston Massacre was a street fight or a riot, on the streets of Boston on March 5th 1770. The presence of many British troops didn’t help either since around 50…

In the second chapter of the novel, Night, we begin to see more and more things occur. We start to see how the Jews are beginning to reach to everything that has started. “Lying down was not an option, nor could we all sit down. We decided to take turns sitting. There was little air. The lucky ones found themselves near a window; they could watch the blooming countryside flit by. After two days of travel, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat” (23). The traveling conditions began to become…

Lord of the Flies, Ralph is a natural leader, and he possess some great attributes for typical leaders. He uses his intelligence, strong work ethic, and loyalty to his people to lead the others. We see these simple attributes in most people, but what really sets him apart is his knowledge of what to do. We are not told about his life before the plane crashed, but his lack of experience is evident in the beginning of the novel. Being a kid, he wouldn't know much about survival or leading others,…

We both starting running at each other, both charging for a superman punch. I dodged her punch completely and knocked out one of her tooth, and started beating her at rapid succession of hits, as I feel drowsy. “She must had slipped something in my drink…

get my nerves to calm down. It was like my nerves were on fire and that fire couldn’t be put out. When we finally got to the ski lifts, my legs suddenly felt as if they had been weighed down. The closer the ski lift came, the heavier my legs were. I started to dread the moment when it would be my turn to get on the ski lift. When it was finally my turn to get on the ski lift, I just stood there like a statue. One of my cousins had to start pulling me onto the ski lift before I found the…

We walked up a pavilion sitting alone in a field surrounded by trees. The layout of the building was symmetrical, with four doorways to an cozy arrangement of picnic tables and outdoor fireplaces on both ends. The walls were stone and seeped a sense of abandonment. We made conversation while he began setting up his equipment. I explored the setting, admiring the crevices and graffiti left behind. When I came to the fireplace, I noticed feces covering the mantel and ash that saturated much of…

The conspirators in Julius Caesar were not justified in murdering Julius Caesar, because not only is it biblically wrong, but they didn’t bother to even try a different way of keeping him off the throne; or did they have the solid backing on why he should be killed or even why they should be the ones to do it. Throughout The book Julius Caesar they blatantly ignored any chance of finding a way not to kill him and still get the outcome they thought need to happen. From the characters word and…

Written by Chris D'Lacey and published by Orchard Books The Fire Within is a fantasy/fable novel. From looking at the cover you most likely are already misinterpreting what the story is about. The main concept is dragons living in our modern world but not in the shape that we previously imagined. It presents a story that bases truth on imagination and belief because the main character doesn’t see what is happening around him but that doesn't mean he doesn’t eventually believe in what his…

elated to be going to Europa Park for the first time with my friends in the band I was a part of. When we finally entered the park I was very excited to be in a group with one of my friends, Naomi, as we both had never been. As sixth graders we could not fathom how someone could go on the two largest roller coasters, Silver Star and Blue Fire, without being scared out of their minds. Nonetheless, we were determined to try them out and hopefully make it through without dying. Naomi had never been…

the conch shell, the fire, Piggy’s glasses, and the “beast” symbolizes the boys’ transition from civilization to savagery. The first evident example of symbolism in Lord of the…