Dark: Dark And Darkness

Darkness is the absence of light, but there are a lot of people that think that darkness can be more than that. As light is missing, so is our ability to fully see our surroundings. As Lecia Bushak’s article, “Why We’re Afraid Of The Dark,” states, “we're afraid of the dark not because of darkness in and of itself; but because of what it hides,” we can understand that the fear of the dark comes from our own cognitive

About 4 years ago I woke up to get ready for school and I could tell something was seriously wrong.Little did i know my grandfather was dying. My mom had tears in her eyes and I really did not think anything about it. And what was really weird was my dad was gone. I got in my moms car with all my stuff, ready for

My maternal aunt gathered us together and we all sat on the couch. She turned to my mother and told us she had cancer. I looked at my aunt and I did not know what to say or how to respond. Three months later, my father received a phone call from his sister telling him that my pregnant cousin, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with leukemia and had to give birth to her premature baby. She and I grew up in the same house in Arizona and what hurt me the most was not being able to be with her during this difficult time. When we went to visit her in Arizona, my dad told us before entering the hospital room that he did not want us to cry in front of her. I was scared to enter. I did not know what to say to her but I knew I had to be strong. We stayed there for the holiday season but we never celebrated the holidays, that was too

One day I was on my way home from basketball. My dad had told me that my mom had taken my grandpa to the hospital. She had taken him because he was having bad stomach problems. No one really thought a thing big of it.

I had lacrosse practice on the hottest day of summer. The best day was going to jump off a cliff and die. Practice was done and I was hungry for food. I got in my mom’s car and asked my mom to go somewhere and get some food. We went to Taco Bell. I finished and was ready to go home and get a shower. We were going down the road and suddenly my mom got a phone call from my aunt. As soon as my mom started to talk to my aunt she started to cry and break down. She

Chapter 9: There is a darker side to Norton according to John. This chapter shows the true persona of Norton, and John also speaks of more emotional issues that are ongoing in his life. The “Dear Alice” article was put into their book because it reminds him of what Norton was before he became a monster and a criminal. Norton also interrogates John and wonders why they visit the Pigman and wants to rob him and sell whatever he owns. John isn’t happy with what Norton is doing, so he threatens and teases him up to the point where he stops with his threats. John says he has been in his brothers showdown his entire life, his family doesn’t tolerate him, his family doesn’t treat him as he should, he also clams he likes the Pigman because the Pigman is the one who fills the void of a loving parent and treats John with kindness and respect unlike his parents, and John lastly states he would kill Norton if he did anything to Mr. Pignati because Mr. Pignati is a very important person in his life who he loves.

One day I woke up to find that my mom was gone and that made me feel bad. So I went to live with my grandma and I had to adjust to a whole new

We looked at each other, stood up, and headed down the big hallway and around the corner to find my mom gasping at the fact that her water had broken. This was a surprise seeing as she was not due to give birth to my little sister for another two weeks. Once again, we were out the door and in the car. My grandmother did not put me in my car seat right and I remember struggling to free my arms the entire ride. My mom sat in the front seat yelling and muttering words under her breath. I was afraid because my mom was in such a strange state but I soon realized that she was yelling more at my grandmother than at her painful stomach. Every time we approached traffic, she gasped and turned behind her with her hand on my car seat, as to secure me from some ejecting force. It was not until years later that I was told all of the stories about what a terrible driver my grandmother was and how many cars she destroyed in various "incidents," as my grandfather calls them. We reached the hospital in plenty of time, but with one problem remaining, my grandfather and dad remained uninformed and unreachable as the resided among thousands of intoxicated football fans. They arrived in just enough time to see my mom before she had my sister, but not without strategic methods to get a hold of them. They first had to be paged over the intercom and when that seized to succeed, event staff members were sent to find them standing

There is many details that can prove that Europe was in a dark age from 500 to 1500 AD. Some statements that may prove that they were in a dark age was, the black death, The Crusades, and the government laws. To start, the black death affected ⅓ of europe's population,for example “[The Black Death] was such a frightful thing that when it got into a house, as was said, no one remained." This demonstrates that the plague affected everyone, and everything.People lost hope during the black death because i hit everyone and you could even smell dead people all throughout the town. Another example of why europe was in a dark age, was the crusades. The crusade was when the Muslims, and the Franks [Christians] fought for Jerusalem

The realism movement of the late nineteenth century produced works in literature that were marked by reduced sentimentality and increased objectivity. The goal was to let details tell the story, and remove noticeable bias of the author through scientific and detailed descriptions. While this form of storytelling undoubtedly is most accurate, it creates difficulties for authors to incorporate their themes into the story. This resulted in an increase in symbolism in realist works. The objects and descriptions within the story are the author’s vehicle for displaying the values and themes of the work. Light and darkness are symbols commonly used in literature, and have held specific symbolic

We had just moved in March 2007 into my new house that my grandpa had built for us. I was so happy because I wanted to be closer to my grandma and grandpa. My grandpa was finishing up our house and his hip started hurting so he and my grandma went to the doctor. My mom was really stressed out because she didn't want anything bad to happen to him. One morning in April of 2007, my grandma and grandpa got a call from the bone specialist and they said that he had bone cancer and his hip was destroyed from it. Within the next few days they were planning hip replacement surgery. He had the hip replacement surgery and had to walk with a walker. Then things got worse because the cancer had now spread to his lungs and was stage 4 cancer. Within the next few months he had a massive stroke. Four days later my mom finds out my dad had stage 4 colon cancer and will not make it very long. One day later my grandpa took his last breath while holding my grandma’s hand. My mom was very upset about my grandpa dying and my grandma was screaming for him to come back. They had to take my grandma into another room so the funeral home could come in and get the body. My dad was still doing good at this time but then things changed.

That was one of the longest nights of my life because ‘Pop’ and I had a very close relationship. We would fish and play golf all the time during the summer. I felt a huge weight on my shoulders immediately for not going to visit him in hospital. I remember wondering why my Mom sheltered me away from everything during his last weeks. I know she thought I was too young and I wouldn’t be able to handle it, but I put a lot of regret on myself for not going. I cried for hours and hours and felt alone. Only being 15 years old I had no idea what to do so I ran up to where all my friends were and they made me feel somewhat better. Although they helped at the time, the regret I was feeling was not going away anytime

The story of Darkness Reborn is never ever luring. It is merely referring to a knight on the trip to get rid of animals, yet the knight wound up being cursed by a dragon's suffering.

I headed to the front of the farm trying to swerve around the monsters I had gotten used to. I thought about asking other families help. Instead I turned on my Blackberry which I had recently gotten for my birthday, and called my mom. They did not question where everyone else was, because they knew as soon as I stepped into the middle seat of the van I was not okay. The only thing they asked about was my experience, which I responded to with fake answers. We headed towards Buffalo Wild Wings ate some dinner, because it was around 7 to 8 p.m . I confessed to them the truth into what happened at the park, although not the whole truth. My parents were talking and the radio was on, yet they all felt very distant. My head was hurting and I was tired, and before I knew it I was knocked

My sleep wasn’t peaceful, I had the feeling of dark energy following me. A nightmare that was spooky, it was quite terrible in fact. I’m sure you’ve had a nightmare or two but I’m going to tell you about my nightmare. This happened a few weeks ago, I've had sleep paralysis with this nightmare, and it has recurred several times.