Audrey Smiley's Descriptive Essay

The majestic creatures then dive in one swoop through the frigid waters to catch a meal. The fish struggles in its beak, gasp for air and then if swallowed in a gulp. They return to their throne perched in a tree, or squatting upon the cliffs waiting for another opportunity to commit murder. The fish glide through the salty water with an urgent rush. There scales shimmer in the rays, peaking through the tide. Crabs scurry across the sea floor and burrow themselves in the dust of the sand which masks them in the light powder. Starfish grip on to the rocky cliffs and give a glow of pinky peach

o Page 49 “…the hooked fish, the female, made a wild, panic-stricken, despairing fight that soon exhausted her..”

The short story “I Stand Here Ironing” (1961) by Tillie Olsen is a touching narration of a mother trying to understand and at the same time justifying her daughter’s conduct. Frye interprets the story as a “meditation of a mother reconstructing her daughter’s past in an attempt to express present behavior” (Frye 287). An unnamed person has brought attention and concern to her mother expressing, “‘She’s a youngster who needs help and whom I’m deeply interested in helping’” (Olsen 290). Emily is a nineteen-year-old complex girl who is atypical, both physically and in personality.

Chapter 11, Page 230 “And even with so much beautiful aching inside my body, with life throbbing beneath my skin and the rushing ways of love taking over, even with all of that. I could feel the fish dying against my heart.” Lily tells Zach a story about a couple of boys who would ring a line of fish around her neck and how she felt them dying on her chest but couldn't really help them. Zach said that’s how he felt when he was in prison.

The unseen shark thrashes her around in the water, and she eventually clings onto a buoy, making its bell ring, in a vain attempt to alert the nearby community. After a final grasp for breath, she finally disappears under the surface of the water leaving the viewers with the burden of her death.

7) What is the significance of Miss Emily’s actions after the death of her father?

Entering the fourth quarter 27th seeded Somers trailed 19th seeded Bloomfield by 18 points in the CIASC Class S girl’s basketball quarterfinal. Somers junior guard Emily Plagenza, who already hit a game winning buzzer beater to upset 6th seeded Old Lyme in the first round followed by a 20 point game in a second round win, was not going down without a fight. Plagenza put Somers on her back scoring 16 fourth quarter points to bring her team within one possession of advancing to the semi-finals. Somers wound up losing that game 64-61 but it is the toughness and determination that Plagenza displayed that would lead her into a career in sport.

William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” carries a theme represented by a dying breed of that era, while using symbolism to represent tragedy, loneliness and some form of pride, the story also shows how far one will go to have the approval of others and the pursuit of happiness.

They marveled at a school of silvery fish just inside the sparkling blue-green waters of the lake. A turtle with its stubby little legs swam across the

The Creature after feeling abandoned and attacked by the DeLacey family runs off into the night where he hears a girl drowning (Shelley 128).

Emily Grierson is to be tried as guilty for the murder of Homer Barron. Witnesses have given the readers sufficient accounts of Miss Emily’s behavior to cause belief in her committing murder of the first degree. “First degree murder is found when the defendant intends to kill and does so with premeditation and deliberation” (Criminal Law Murder Model). The victim, having been found locked away in the house of Miss Emily (327), is the basis of prosecution for the accused. Emily Grierson will be found guilty of murder because she premeditated her crime, was psychologically unstable, and attempted to conceal her crime.

1…2…3… GO!!” While Gabby and her grandpa scurried into the water, they couldn’t see the fish anymore. Gabby looked all around and saw no fish anywhere in sight.

Aileana reached to hold on around mah neck, and she wrapped her legs around mah torso. It felt wonderful and strange at the same time. I had never had any human on mah back while in my Selkie form. I started to glide forward and propelled mah large hind flippers. Aileana had latched on to mah like a starfish clings to a rock. I let her get used to swimming on top of the water and then we took a few short dives to see how she likes it. I was able to catch her making happy sounds underwater and decided to dive a little deeper. I didn’t stay under more than two minutes to see how Aileana adjusted. I headed back to the surface. When we reached the surface, I swiveled mah head around to gauge her reaction. Her smile said it all. She was enjoying this

In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” the story is revolved around the character Emily Grierson. The story is told by the townspeople where Emily lives. These people are attending her funeral and pitching in memories and tales they remember from Emily’s life. It is through the collective voices and opinions of the crowd that the reader is able to interpret Emily’s struggles. With Emily Grierson’s choices the reader can tell that she is a dependant woman, with psychotic tendencies, and does not take the thought of change and rejection lightly.

Whoosh!!! With a splash the colossal fish crashed back down into the churning dark waters. I could clearly see my small blue bait and where it's sticky sharp treble hooks had deeply imbedded in the magnificent bass's thick jaws. It was as if a submarine was attached to the end of my line. When I hooked the beast I knew immediately this was no ordinary Largemouth Bass. Every time she lept from the from the waters below I could only hope the thin hooks would hold up against her might.