The woodlands lay in complete darkness ahead of them, no insects buzzed or night birds called out to break the silence. Sorrow led the way, a grey ghost in the shadowy recesses among the trees. He scouted ahead, eyes and ears alert for danger. The others followed as best they could, staying close in the … Read more
“All right then, contact your people and please keep this between you and me. Let’s keep Balthazar unaware of our arrangement for now. ” “As you wish. ” Sara bowed and left. Feelings of foreboding flooded his senses as the hair on the back of his neck stood out. Someone had listened to his conversation, … Read more
In the story Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio was faced with several cultural conflicts that influenced his moral compass and cultural identity. First, he is faced with a cultural conflict between his mother and father’s aspirations for his destiny. His mother, who came from a family of farmers and known as men of the people, wanted … Read more
Once Pluto was out of tears to cry with, he knew it was time to tell her. “My darling Proserpina I think it’s time for you to return to your mother. ” “No, why would you say such a thing!? I will not return to that overbearing woman! Especially not after watching you just now! … Read more
“The truth will set you free” is a quote of Bible scripture that is often taken out of context and thus used entirely incorrectly. Even so, at first, it would be difficult to see the validity of this quote in the story of The Big Kahn, a sequential drama by Neil Kleid and illustrated by … Read more
“In a survival situation, it’s do or die. The ones that take action, using knowledge and common sense live! “-Daniel W. Shrigley. In life you go through many challenges and in many of these challenges, you must face them in order to be successful. If you don’t, well you might as well die trying. We … Read more
East Side High School was labeled a “cauldron of violence. ” After they were designated this harsh term, Joe Clark becomes the head principal and changes it all around or does he? Lean on Me is a story of hope, development, love, hate, and dependence. As a father figure and friend, Clarks strict disciplining and … Read more
Flood stories have been a common thread in many religions across the globe. One of the stories we are most familiar with in our culture, the story of Noahs Ark, is a well known segment of the old testament, and an interesting story of how God punished the world for how corrupt it had become. … Read more
The Hounds of Tindalos is a short science fiction story containing many and varied elements that have been long associated with the genre of science fiction. This essay will identify these elements, examining their placement within this short text and also the interchange of these elements with the characteristics of other genres, more specifically, horror. … Read more
What’s the matter a girl asked a ragged boy. Nothing the brown red-eyed boy answered. Where’s your good behaviour? it’s not very polite to lie, I’m sure Santa heard that. Now do you want my help, or not? the girl tryed again. I do the boy said. My name is Lucinda Wellington Jones, what’s yours? … Read more
“Dealers of Lightning” the legendary story of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Written by Los Angeles Times corespondent, Michael Hiltzik. The Book brings together moments behind the research labs trailblazing technological achievements. Hiltzik also gives you vast amounts of insight and information about such people as Jack Goldman, Xerox chief scientists who convinced the … Read more
This story was about 2 boys (Bryon and Mark). Bryon was the oldest. He was sixteen and Mark was 15. They both got into alot of trouble. They enjoyed fighting, and they were pool hustlers. Mark had moved in with Bryon and his mother when he was little. His parents had gotten into a fight … Read more
While Algernon Moncrieff and his manservant prepared for a visit froi-n his aunt, the formidable Lady Bracknell, their conversation turned to the question of marriage. Observing the servant’s somewhat lax views on the subject, Algernon declared, “Really, if the lower orders don’t set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? … Read more
Because of the devastating disaster of the dust bowl, the Joad family was forced to leave their long-time home and find work and a new life elsewhere. They, like many other families, moved to California. “The land of milk and honey”. The people in the dust bowl imagined California as a haven of jobs where … Read more
“The great advantage of having an ancestry like that of a mongrel dog is I have so many ancestral homes to go home to. ” We caught the ferry from Le Havre, France to Ireland, land of my ancestors. Every since I was a wee lad, my mind has been used as a canvas by … Read more