Derwintwater Legend Essay

Then on one eventful day, there was a knock on the door. Rainsford wondered who could be at the door since the chateau was blocked off by a treacherous, thorny path. As Rainsford hobbled toward

We could go outside after school but had to make sure we did our homework and had to be inside by a certain time every night. On the weekends, we looked forward to playing with our friends. We went to church every Sunday as a family. Sometimes we would walk to church or went in the car.

Daniel Boone was born on October 22, 1734 and later died on September 26, 1820. He was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier explorations made him one of the first heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the state of Kentucky. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, in 1775 Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky. There he founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone.

Spiderman, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman; when you hear the word hero or heroine that is who you think of. The most famous heroes of all time, as well as the not so famous heroes such as Hazel, fit the archetype of a hero; they are all courageous, resourceful, and strong-willed. Most people don’t notice that almost all action/adventure movies and novels are the same. All of their stories fit the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest. A heroic quest consists of twelve steps that the hero completes throughout his or her journey. In this essay, I will be explaining the parallels between Watership Down by Richard Adams and the archetypal pattern of a heroic quest; as well as the parallels between

It was a normal day in the castle of Goranson. All the townspeople were tending to their work when an explosion made a loud sound that ran throughout the castle. Townspeople stood there shocked as the castle stood in silence. After the seconds of silence another loud explosion shook the castle followed by arrows flying throughout the castle and vikings screaming as they charge in. Everyone ran to get to safety and the vikings never followed. They only had one mission, to get the king and destroy the castle. When all the noise had stopped and all the screams were silenced the townspeople went to look outside to see that the castle was all burnt down. One farmer had said “Quick find the king”. They all rushed into various buildings only to find the king was not there.

Bonnie Jo Campbell’s short story “The Trespasser” is a modern adaptation of Robert Southey’s fairytale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” In the story, a mother, father, and daughter arrive at their summer cottage and discover that it had been inhabited by trespassers—three men and a teenaged girl. The family explores the chaotic house and finds the various remnants left by the trespassers, particularly from the teenaged girl.

My movie is Mean Girls. I have probably watched this movie more times than I would like to admit. This is a great movies because any high school girl can relate to it. Mean Girls is about a teenaged girl names Cady that movies from Africa after being homeschooled for all theses years, and she goes to a public school and eventually ends up part of “the plastics” and completely changes from who she was. (Waters 2004) This movie really hits close to home being a teenage girl at one point. Mean girls has a lot to do with adolescence development such as: peer pressure, self-esteem, moral identity and observational learning.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, written by Annie Dillard, is a novel based on the writers

Isolation, meaning a state of separation, is often misperceived by many as people frequently believe that isolation is always a negative state of being; that isolation due to emotions is non-realistic, and that isolation is always involuntary. These myths are commonly accepted; however, the novel Crow Lake takes a different stand from these myths. Mary Lawson, author of the novel, demonstrated isolations in many of its forms through the protagonist, Kate, and a small, desolated rural community that represented the primary setting of the novel, Crow Lake. By doing so, Lawson reveals the counterfactual nature of these myths and thus correcting the misconceptions that the society has about isolation.

In Julio Cortazar’s story, “House Taken Over,” Cortazar creates an atmosphere of fear by not saying what took over the house and letting the reader assume and think what they want. In the story a brother and sister are living in a house together when one day something takes over the house and forces the siblings to leave and never look back. The author leaves us hanging by not telling us what took over the house. The text states, “I had to shut the door to the passage. They’ve taken over the back part.”

On April 1st 2049 Nathan Wake was born in the Commonwealth of America he went on to live a good life. He was valedictorian, captain of the track team, and a member of water polo and basketball teams. Upon graduation he enlisted in the united state army. And on May 5th 2069 Nathan Wake was killed in action.

The Life of David Gale The death penalty is often favored on the grounds that society has a moral duty to protect the safety of its citizens. Criminals threaten this safety. By putting criminals to death can the society make sure that convicted criminals do not kill again? The case against the death penalty is made that society has a moral obligation to protect human life, not take it.

The work of David LaChapelle can be seen everywhere you turn, be it on a magazine rack, album cover, advertisement, or even a music video. Dubbed the "New Surrealist", LaChapelle's vivid, colorful, bizarre, and humorous images have been admired by millions and have made him one of the most famous photographers alive today.

        We were all gathered around the fire, on the last night of the old year. Julie, the veritable pride and joy of the family, was there, and so were my father and mother, little Ross, and a small army of aunts, uncles, and cousins. And then of course, there was Uncle Van.