Descriptive Essay : ' Lord Fox '

In the short story, “The Fox and the Forest,” from the anthology The Illustrated Man, Ray Bradbury uses suspense and symbolism to support the theme of the story. In the story, a young couple, William and Susan Travis, are trying to escape their past, which would be our future. They want to escape the future because it is all industrial, with a bomb and biological war occurring and human’s lives having little value. They use time travel to go back in time to Pennsylvania as a vacation, but during their stay, they ran away to Mexico. That’s where they are hiding when the searchers find them and a high tension capture of the couple happens. The theme of the story is, “Out of the frying pan and into the fire.” Symbolism and suspense are a key

“Well children, Elizabeth, I have some really bad news for y’all, let's go inside and fix some tea.”

In Canadian history there are many famous people. In my mind one really stands out among the rest. His name is Terry Fox and he is one of the greatest athlete to run on the face of this planet. Terry discovered he had cancer and then decided to run across Canada. He was a brave man who would take what the world through at him. Running across Canada was his way to show the world that he was not going out with out a fight.

He struggled to find comfort for his back, and couldn’t help wincing. He heaved a sigh of agony and placed his head on the pillow, lied on his back, rather uncomfortably, closed his beady eyes and speechlessly waited for that moment to arrive. Heavy footsteps ware approaching. Their shoes clap rhythmically on the floor.

“Hold these, please,” he said. He handed two fluffy spheres to her. She held one in one hand, and inspected the other one in her other hand. She turned it around a bit, then saw it had a face!

The delicious smell of the roasting turkey adds to the mix of wonderful aromas drifting through the house. My grandmother’s kitchen looks like a circus of pots, pans, and utensils spread out all over the place. However, it might look like a mess and cramped you can tell my grandmother and the other girls know what they are doing. It’s hard not to follow the scent of the buttery aroma of the fresh sweet rolls. Even though you know you’re supposed to stay out of the kitchen you keep finding yourself trying to get whatever mouthwatering food you can get your hands on. Every time you think your being sneaky, you finally think you successfully got a piece of food, but there’s always hand there to stop you.

But oddly she seemed uninterested. Her wagging tail began to sail across the carpeted floor, dragging more with each consecutive pass, and she had closed her moist snout. She gazed solemnly up into Benjamin’s quickly falling face.

Standing at the top of the stairs, the savory scent of baking biscuits drifted up from the kitchen below. She could understand why Fiona’s traveling salesman always picked this room. The luscious aroma filled the house with mouth-watering delight. The growling of her stomach led her to the dining room where she slid into a chair at an already empty table.

She bolted to her feet despite being asleep only moments before. "Not again," she muttered through gritted teeth, expertly throwing on a pair of tennis shoes and rushing out of the burning room. The girl dropped

“ Yes, I want her in my office in 30 minutes.” I told him as I walked past him. I went to the top floor of the house where my room was and cleaned myself up. The closer I got to meeting the girl the more restless my wolf got. As quickly as I could I got ready to meet the rouge that was brave enough to pass on to my

Ginny glanced up at Maude and saw her staring at her. Ginny was puzzled, wondering if she had food on her teeth or a stain on her skirt. She looked down at her skirts and did not see anything. What was Maude staring at then? "Is something wrong Maude?" GInny asked, hoping sometime was indeed wrong and Maude would go home.

If you are interested in purchasing a pet that is a bit different from the norm, but you are a lover of canines, you might want to consider getting a fennec fox. The fennec fox, which is also know as a desert fox, is a small canine that typically weighs only 2 to 3.5 pounds as an adult. Although there aren't too many people out there who own a fennec fox, they can make great pets if you take the proper precautions. Getting to Know the Fennec Fox As a member of the canine family, the fennec fox acts much like domesticated dogs that are kept as pets.

“Heaven’s to Betsy Olivia! Where did you leave your shoes?” Aunt Vonnie chimes as she notices my entrance. With an incoherent mumble, her eyes playfully scorn me as she uncovers the tin-foiled

“Ian!” she yelled. It was the only foreseeable answer to her dilemma. There was an entire flight of stairs between her and her belongings, so walking proved to be an obvious hazard. Imagine if she fell and broke something; she’d be out of work for months. No, it was too risky.

Jenifer watched smugly as he struggled, her abnormally bright green eyes gleaming in the faint glow of the ancient Duck Detective nightlight. “PLEASE!” Tomm shouted once more. The bedpost was beyond his grasp, a physical representation of his own hopelessness. His pale green eyes widened at the sight of the floor below. God, he hated heights.