Alexa And Esther: A Short Story

Jewish history and its overall themes are expressed through The Book of Esther, which is in The Holy Bible. This sacred text takes place in 486 BC, when King Xerxes I ruled Persia. This story is an historical interpretation of the life of Queen Esther along with the lives of the Jewish people. Even though The Book of Esther is only ten chapters, it contains many rich themes. Also, the characters exercise many different traits such as: fortitude, empathy, and divine providence. The Book of Esther explores many themes, such as faith, manipulation, and courage in order to show the Jews, who are living in exile, that it is possible to gain success in the country of one’s exile without showing one’s true identity.

So, for a week or two I stayed quite but deep inside I was dying of guilt. I couldn’t talk to Laura the same way because I felt fake around her. To also know that she was with that nasty cheating guy was killing me. She didn’t deserve that and I was horrible for not saying anything because what Lesset did was wrong as well. I was bad at lying and keeping secrets and felt like I was not being a friend. But I was so scared to tell her because I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I would ruin a friendship and I could lose my friendship with both of them to. My heart was telling to do the right thing but my brain was telling me of what I would lose and how people would look at me. I just didn’t want to be judged by others and be alone through that process. Plus If I were ever to be in my friend Laura’s shoes I would want my friends to be honest with me and not lie. I was a mess. I couldn’t focus in class, sleep, or even

Alison and Alice, they were born nearly ten years after my first two siblings. Alison, was sixteen and was the Queen B of her year and she suited her title. She was the athlete, dancer, peppy girl who could use her power for good and bad but worst of all since she was my parents first daughter she's always had a silent soft spot for her even she does something bad they go easy on her. Alice was the quiet, shy type who liked rollerskating and art and most importantly peace and quiet. Did I mention arguing with each other and creating a hurricane was regularly occurs because of these two opposite world's colliding

Can an orphan become a queen? It sounds imaginable, however, this is the story of Queen Esther. God had a purpose and a plan for Esther. She was a humble woman that leads and assisted her people. Just like the steps from the book The Servant Leader, Esther’s life included five steps of a servant leader. She ran with great purpose, upended the pyramid, raised the bar, blazed the trail, and built on the strengths (Leah, 2010). She accepted and used her position for the good of her people. Queen Esther was a servant leader that selflessly placed the Jews before herself and even at the price of possibly losing her life. Moreover, she bloomed into an influential and authentic leader by placing the Jews above herself. The book of Esther is about Esther being a servant leader.

The next morning when Allie went onto the deck, she was surprised to see Charleston spread out along the docks. She immediately went in search of Thomas. She found him coming out of the galley carrying a tray.

Allie Hernandez is eight-years old when she finds out about the monster hiding under her bed. The day had started out like any other day for the young girl. She woke up with a little skip to her steps because the sun was shining beautifully that morning. She changed into baggy closes and wore ratty sneaker, but she didn't mind since her parents told her about them being tight on cash and not being able to buy her anything new. She skipped to the tiny kitchen in their small, dingy apartment. She grabbed her pink stool to reach her favorite cereal, Cheerios. She didn't bother to grab a bowl since it was too high up in the cupboard. She ate straight from the box and then washed it down by drinking from the milk carton.

To those without siblings, have you ever wished for another sibling? For those who don’t have siblings, have you ever considered that person to be like a brother or a sister to you? Any person that has had a sibling-like relationship can testify that a sibling is a pain you suffer through everyday of your life. Take Bianca from Taming of the Shrew. Her sister, Katherina, ties her up out of jealousy because she doesn’t have any suitors while Bianca is trying to decide amongst the three she has. While not all sibling relationships go to extremes like this, there are some that exist to this degree. In these scenarios, no matter the hardship, no matter the pain, whether or not you have a sibling, it will take time to learn to love the other person like a sibling. It may just be a matter of trying to understand the conflict or how the other person expresses themselves, but it’s always good to come to an understanding with each other.

When I was younger, I assumed that anytime someone I loved needed help or support there would always be a obvious right choice. However, this idea was shattered one night as I saw my best friend kneeling on the bathroom floor with her finger down her throat. Tears were streaming down her face and the thick scent of vomit lingered in the air. And all I, her closest friend since second grade, could do was stand there, paralyzed by uncertainty. Frozen there, dozens of thoughts passed through my mind at once. This cannot be what I think it is. Why would she be doing this? And the most crushing thought of all: How did I not know? I’m her best friend. Why couldn’t I do anything?

King Xerxes was throwing a party for all his kingdom and his palace in Susa. He asked his wife to come to show off her beauty. She refused to do this so he divorced her and decided to get a new queen. Since this happened he decided to have a beauty contest to see who would be the next queen.

“She spends what little time you let her be in the house with him. When you kick her out, she walks to the office and spends the day sitting at my desk. What do you propose we do then, Alice? She is still your daughter.”

“ All we want from you guys is you guys to treat us finely or just don’t talk to us,” replies Taylor. Just then the school principal Mrs. Payne walks into the hall and sees the girls having a fight.

Constantin picks Esther up to take her to the United Nations. Through talking, it is apparent that they are both interested in one another. Esther remarks on Constantin’s height, but seems to ignore that later on when he holds her hand. She says that when he held her hand she felt as happy as she did when she went to the beach with her father years before. This makes it obvious that Esther is not locked into Buddy. I feel like this could bring her out of her shell, but also give her the strength to forget Buddy. Although it is quite apparent that she is not wild about Buddy, I feel that there are still feelings there. Since she reminisced on the happiness she felt at the beach when she was nine years old, she cannot help but wonder why she

“I was worried about my Grindylows,” Araxie tried, sitting on the rock edge of her bed. Her father paced her room, hands clasped behind his back and tail swishing angrily. She had tried batting her eyelashes at him, but he wasn’t having any of it.

Alexia Daley who was a thirteen-year-old girl she lives on a small mountain at the edge of a small town. When the sun goes down and you are on the small mountain, there is a beautiful sundown. The sundown was all different coolers and some people come to visit the small town just to see the sun when it goes down. Alexia Daley had a special stone. She had found it when she was with Yipes who was one of her friend he had made her look for the special stone in a small pond that was connected to a small waterfall and a small river in the forest that he lives in. She was at home in side of her house sitting in a soft chair in the living room of the house that she shared with her mother and her father. She had been Reading books about the special stones in the last couple of months. All of the books were all different sizes and different cooler to. The stone she had was green she had found with Yipes in the forest. Each

I nodded and looked at the desk more, one page had my name on it there was more writing underneath it but as I tried to look closer the guy oh, I mean William took it away. “so is this it”