Creative Writing: Verulian

“At dusk, we approached a bend where hand-painted signs advertising auto repairs and coal deliveries had been nailed to trees along the roadside. We rounded the bend and found ourselves in a

Matt finishes his story and stares intensely at the map, needing more information to process his opinion correctly; a bit confused by what he discovers on the map.

In 1992, however, there were no blank spots on the map - not in Alaska, not anywhere. But Chris, with his idiosyncratic logic, came up with an elegant solution to this dilemma: he simply got rid of the map.” (Krakauer 174) Chris wanted to entrust his own sense of direction rather than whatever the map says. This also could have prevented his death because if he’d had a map he would’ve seen the cable and basket that spanned over the Teklanika River and he could have

The first map that I drew is about, the space I inhabited in the past, which is Mexico City. In this part of my life I resided in a very residential area- one that in the United States could

In chapter 1 the first map he discusses is the old one, the trusty rusty, the map you almost fell asleep looking at in high school world geography. The paper multi-fold map. Jennings explains that he could stare at those maps for hours upon hours. For him it was like being on a never ending vacation. The places he would visit by imagination and the names of those places absolutely drew him in and held him in an utter fascination. He felt as if he could sit on the highest point in Arkansas all from his dimly lit room seated in a recliner. The world was endless; he could go anywhere he wanted without spending anything but his time.

Armed with her best parasol, she left the house after briefly saying goodbye to her extremely distraught father. Their carriage made it’s way to the fair and dropped them at the front, but after less than two hours perusing the grounds, another storm rolled in. The rain came fast and hard, drenching the pair within minutes. They huddled under the scant protection their umbrellas offered while waiting for the coach. Once inside, they giggled and began peeling off their more delicate accessories, gently laying them out while assuring each other the wet would not harm their

Not a moment later, a hideous troll crosses the leaf littered path; it’s as macabre as a ghoul, if not more. It grumbles to itself, and scratches it’s extensive, blotchy stomach. With it comes a hideous stench of methane and decay (only the Gods knew what it had been up to). It suddenly stops at the edge of the path. Every animal holds it’s – perhaps – final breath. The grotesque creature then plunders on; animals begin to sing gleefully again, and the wind whispers vociferously once more.

Show students three different maps of California (See Appendix 1, 2, and 3). Ask students what they see, what do the maps show and what details do they notice? Students should point out the obvious such as cities, highways, the Pacific Ocean, compass, other states surrounding California, different colors on different maps. Tell students that map number two shows the valley in the centered colored green, and the surrounding mountains are colored brown, as I tell them this I will point to the sections I am talking about. With map number three, tell students that that particular map is a map of the USA, but I am showing them so they can see where California

Enzalie took a sideways glance at the stairs, he wasn't sure he wanted to risk going upstairs. "No, just, bad memories and dust." He looked back over at his friend, his eyes drawn to the almost metalic look of the fingers stuck into the wood.

At first sight, this map requires some effort in order to be able to read such handwriting that is displayed, but it is clear that the map portrays the location of the New England colonies and the land structure. Although this map is not very clear, some of the northern colonies are labeled such

This changes the perception of the maps meaning. In the first week of lecture, the professor and the reading brought up an important question. She brought up, “what are you really seeing and what pieces are missing?” This creates a gap between perception and knowledge. Sight is more important than any words, and that is why this map is important. People can bring up a problem, but once they see the problem it becomes more tangible. An important reading is the “NoDAPL Map blog.” This shows how people use maps to manipulate situations. This blog supports my idea that map-makers choose what to show their selected audience, which shows the importance of what to include and exclude. If I showed too much roads or in-depth details, then it would distract the viewer from seeing the change of

"Google magic? It wont work at best and if you're really lucky you could have killed all of us. I get that you're new at this whole magic thing and I'm no expert either but you could ask about me about."

The ground turns to mud and my sneakers are soaked in no time.” By saying that the ground turned into mud, Garcia is personifying the ground, making it supernatural. On page ninety-four, Celia is sitting down outside in her wicker swing on her porch. Garcia describes a magical scene around her as she is resting. “Celia settles in her wicker swing to watch the ocean, jumping with silver light.

Cole tapped the paper. “I wonder why Pa drew the trees all slanting in one direction.”

‘Mr Goblin put a snagging’s in our path, but we were too quick for him.’ she cooed. Phoebe stared back with her china blue eyes. Ten minutes later the wood began to peter out; oaks were replaced by scrubby bushes and shortly they emerged onto the common. The path led diagonally across the broad expanse of grass