When Doves Cry

“Sometimes nothing is the scariest thing of all,” (Hahn, 152). Nothingness plays a significant role in the lives of Ali and her cousin Emma, while they are staying at Gull Cottage in Maine, a place where their mothers visited every summer when they were children. While in Maine, Ali and Emma meet an impudent individual who goes by the name of Sissy, who is determined to make the girls’ stay not one to forget. In Deep And Dark And Dangerous, the novel written by Mary Downing Hahn, the girls…

in the world. Courage is evident in all walks of life. In mine, courage is found everywhere. For example, the time I dove down a flight of stairs to save my little 3 year old cousin from going face first into the ground. This wasn't quite as courageous as it sounds, the stairs themselves were padded, but the bottom of the step were hard wood floor. My cousin was in front of me when we slid…

The Day The Stuffed Animals Were Kidnaped We were playing outside in the yard that fateful day, when we were kidnapped… “Dotty throw the ball,” called one of my siblings, most likely Orca. “Okay,” I said as I tossed the ball to Orca, who tossed it to Fluffy, who tossed it to Rudolph, who tossed it to Bowser, who finally tossed it back to me. The cycle went on and on. Fluffy, Orca, Bowser, Rudolph, and myself, Dotty, all lived in Fluffer and Stuffer Town. It was almost autumn and we were…

the bushes under the balcony of his beloved one, Mercutio is expressing his opinion to Benvolio: “If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark./Now will he sit under a medlar tree/And wish his/ mistress were that kind of fruit/ As maids call medlars when they laugh alone.—/ O Romeo, that she were! Oh, that she were/ An open arse, and thou a poperin pear” (2.1.33-38). We can tell that Mercutio doesn’t believe in love. By using a metaphor he means that a man will fall in love no matter what and with…

grace. The devil himself cuts each sinner with his sword, allowing them to heal to slice them once again. In the ninth bolgia, Dante encounters Muhammad, disemboweled for promoting Islam and causing a division among God’s followers. “Livide, insin là dove appar vergogna eran l’ombre dolenti ne la ghiaccia, mettendo i denti in nota di cicogna” (canto XXXVII, verse 34). Each sinner gets punished depending on the nature of their sin. If they spread false advice, like Curio, their tongues are cut…

mom, grandma, and I went to Corpus Christi Funeral Home to make arrangements to burry my dad. There was no way were going to bury him on Christmas. My mom chose this beautiful dark blue casket. When you opened the casket the material inside was a baby blue and it had doves on it. Up in the left corner the doves were flying and it said “going home”. I hated being in a funeral home I felt like we did not belong there and I wish it would all just go away. My mom decided on December 26, 2004 to bury…

exerting all your effort into strenuous activities, such as manual labor required by farming, you don’t need to keep performing this labor in order to provide rich foods that keep your body nourished. Thoreau demonstrates this notion in “Baker Farms” when he goes to visit John Field and his family. He stresses to him the importance of living simply,…

Most of the human population has read the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet or at least knows the plot, but the question still stands; is the play really about true love? Romeo, “fell in love” with Juliet the first time he laid eyes on her, which does not seem practical. “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” (Act 1, scene V, Romeo and Juliet). He bases love off of looks alone, which is essentially lust or sexual attraction. Then…

Jordan Lee MUS 1006 History of Rock and Roll Final Paper Pop, a popular music genre that has originated from the Western World that has continued its relevance in the 21st century. It began to be a softer alternative to rock and roll in the 1950s and eventually became one of the most popular genre by the youth; which is where it got its name ‘pop’ from. Pop music is somewhat a contrast to rock and roll. Rock identifies with a particular subculture while pop tends to cut across audiences…

There is no formula for the human brain. You can't sum up a person's experiences, thoughts, and personality with numbers. Yet still, multiple factors can add up to a problem, I can't say I've solved it because there is no equation for mental illness. I can, however say that I've learned to manage it. I know I’m not supposed to write about this. I have been told many a time by others and my past self that it shows weakness. However, I refuse to accept this. For me it shows, no, proves strength.…