… the clock reads 2:15 left in the fourth quarter. My team is down by 3 points; we have eighty-five yards to go, and have no time outs left. I yell out the cadence and the center snaps the oblong ball into my hands. Taking a short three-step…

… 1/30/00 Have you ever noticed that some people do things that make you want to scream, and when you tell them to stop, they didn’t even realize that they were doing it? Or maybe you tell them to stop and they say something like,…

… chilly time, but tonight was different it was actually quite pleasant with a great, cool, calm breeze. You could hear the crickets chirping in the meadow across from the football field. Everybody was out enjoying the beautiful weather for fall.…

… is a trail leading through the woods to a waterfall. The trail is narrow but well worn. Any shrubbery that would have grown has been trampled down and all that is left is a very narrow path, overhung with branches from the trees that mark…

… 20, 2000 Throughout the novel East of Eden, John Seinbeck constructs his characters in such a way that they appear to have enormous depth. Steinbeck creates his characters so that it is impossible for the reader to label or stereotype his characters…

… are the winners of a breathtaking six-month trip sailing the pacific.” In the usual course of events, most people would dive in on the chance to sail the Pacific for free. However, as we are all aware, free doesn’t always mean free as I was soon to…

… the feelings of Mrs. Mallard, the main character. The open window indicates Mrs. Mallard desire of a different life. The life she hoped for would never exist. Spring illustrates a new beginning for Mrs. Mallard. Her mind expands to reveal new…

… Fads reveal many things about the culture they arise in. The American culture is the product of many cultures forced to mix and coincide. Each race must adopt new behaviors in order to fit in with society, yet traces of their ancestry can still…

… Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a powerful story. The author, Ambrose Bierce, has a unique style to pull the reader into the story. Bierce uses illusions to allow the reader to follow wherever his ideas lead. An illusion is an unreal or…

… to take life for granted. It is when they suffer, when they find life difficult, that they begin to search for a reason and a way out of their difficulty. They may ask, why some are born in poverty and suffering, while others are born in fortunate…