Killington Beast Essay

As the story went on Simon had found a World War 2 pilot “ He finds the airman, rotting and fly-blown” (Document E) . All along the kids were worried about a dead pilot thinking that it’s a beast coming after them. But little did they know that it was something much worse. Next Simon “Then he sets off, weak and staggering, to tell the other boys that the beast is human” from Document E, he was so close to telling* the real truth. The kids would have never guessed what the beast is.

A crashing plane comes down hard after being shot down during WWII and leaves a band of school boys stranded on a untouched, tropical island and the story of Lord Of The Flies begins to unfold as the terrified children recuperate from the crash. As the boys explore the island, fear from the unknown, and anger from the reoccurring conflict and disagreement, begins to rear its ugly head. Much of these fearful and evil feelings are beginning to create the beast itself. The mindset of there being a beast changed the boys for the worst throughout the novel. The children soon overcame their fears and became savages of war and conflict. From this fear and conflict, they became the beast themselves.

When I first joined the North Attleboro Swim Team my freshman year of high school, I did not know what to expect. Prior to joining, I had never swam on a team before so it was a whole new experience to me. As the first week of swim started, I was apprehensive if I wanted to continue since I was not on the same caliber as my other teammates were. The practices were brutal but extremely rewarding, as I strived to prove myself and to my coaches. As my freshman season was under way, a couple of upperclassmen took

6) So what happened on Sunday with the Beast/Ultra Beast and the water situation? It appeared your staff was not prepared and this made for a dangerous and upsetting outcome that potentially could hurt returning racers/spectators for 2017.

I ran back up the hill to our camp, trying to move quickly without wasting too much energy, took my inhaler, and rushed back down the hill. Soon, it was time for the race to start. The officials gave an overview of information about the race and how it would start. The official behind us blew a long whistle. We stood, motionless, just waiting for that starting gunshot. Pow! The race was off. I sprinted out of the pack. I tried to find a good pace and settle in. We ran up a few hills, and then we made it to the first entrance to the creek. Unintelligently, I didn’t slow down very much going into the creek. Because I didn’t slow down, I splashed into the creek with a belly flop, almost submerging my whole body underwater. I got up quickly, then began to climb up the mud wall. I clawed at that wall like it was my enemy. I avoided the rope, even though it actually wasn’t that busy at the moment. I was too focused to switch strategies. We continued to run on, passing many fans, their cheers a chaotic blur. We passed through the second part of the creek, which was not nearly as deep. It was only about mid-shin to knee level, so I made my way through just fine. We ran all over the vineyard. I wasn’t feeling too awful. I was just caught up in the thrill of the race! We made it to the cornfields, and there were lots of small hills. I ran through them staring at the ground, and I kept seeing the same pair of shoes. For some strange reason, I kept staring at those shoes. People do crazy things when they run, you could say! Anyways, I passed the person wearing those shoes. We ran away from the corn fields and under a bridge. I was coming closer and closer to the finish. I was struggling to continue, but I would not quit! I pushed through the pain, but by the end of the race, I was just done. I saw the final hill in front of me. It was one of the biggest hills on the course, if not the biggest, and it was definitely the most difficult after

Greater lawrence, pass him, Sprint. So i finish on the floor dying couldn’t breath properly so i deep breaths and needed water my mouth was dry. After the race was over needed time to process like what happen in the beginning i knew we’re going to face greater lowell next week needed to be prepared for the time being. I needed to fix on my start so i don’t have to be the hero. I need to work on is my breathing it didn’t go so well and how to keep a pace with someone so i won’t lose the guy and cost the team some points if i do that well i’m gold. I needed to workout my legs so they won’t hurt during in races. The most important i have to do is keep my body calm and mind during the race next week. I knew in my next race it’s not all about having speed and it was mostly having a good mentality. So i work on a one week later race against greater lowell again i have done better which i did before at least i had the knowledge of the course to back that up it was a great

A jagged pain arcs across my chest as I take in a breath. My legs grind up one after the other, barely moving but still pushing me forward. The runners ahead of me continue to press on, legs becoming a blur as they widen the gap. Eyes glancing up for a split-second, I find a primitive strength rising up within me, something that says No. You are not done yet. Throwing my arms higher and feeling my body ache even more, I set my gaze on a tree that lines the top of the hill, and I gradually increase the length of my strides, slowly but surely catching up with the group that was about to leave me behind. As we pound around the corner and begin to coast downhill, I release a small sigh of relief, despite my exhausted lungs. I may have won a battle, but the war continues, and we continue to

The course went in to a stream bed for a brief and very at times technical section and then made its way out to the “Z Wall”, which was more challenging than typically as it was around 15.5 miles into the course and we just spent the last few minutes in very cold running water. A very short distance after the Z walls was the spear toss, which the hay targets where pretty beat up at this point and what typically is a dead in the middle of the target stick for me fell out. Another very short distance away was the next obstacle the “Monkey Bars”, which at least for me are way harder than the ones used at Spartan America races. The course went back in the cold stream bed one last time for a short distance and then came out just near the “Slip Wall” and just after the slip wall was the “Fire Jump” and then the finish line. Talk about a bitter sweet end to an amazing course, I just finished one of the harder Spartan races I have ever done and that was after doing the 10+ mile Super the day before and I should have been proud of myself, but I wasn't and I am not embarrassed to admit I cried like a baby because I missed the time cut

After experiencing events such as the horrors of World War II, William Golding represents the evil nature of mankind as the Beast in his novel Lord of the Flies. Although an illusionary character, the beast had the most influence in the development of savagery throughout the story. It is used to gain power, it is the violence within the boys and it is a factor that drives them towards a tribe- like form of savagery.

The course now went back in the woods and through another technical trail course that began with going down and then made a turn and went back up the mountain remaining in the

In Lord of The Flies by William Golding, the beast makes a dramatic transformation from the perspective of the boys through appearance and the actions of how threatening it is. For example, in the beginning of the book, Piggy talks for one of the littluns during the assembly asking Ralph, “What you’re going to do about the snake thing?” (Golding 35)” This snake-thing then becomes a beastie which makes all the boys laugh at the littlun thinking he is crazy and must have been dreaming because only creatures like that only show up in big countries like Africa. Also, when the littlun says the beastie comes out in the dark, it transforms into the ropes in the trees and hangs in the branches, which makes the boys silent and wonder if the littlun

This part of the run is not difficult for me, which is good because my mind is already focused on the cliff that I know is about 100 feet down the ridge and 50 feet on my left (north). Waiting for my turn at the top, I had lots of time to sit and think about what I was about to do, igniting my nerves and adrenaline, making my body feel numb. I ski to my spot above the cliff, and the iconic House Rock looks like it always does, almost like a fifty foot diving board that will shoot you out half-way down the rest of the mountain. I stop right above the point of no return. I must choose to hit the cliff or not. There is no turning back once I move from this spot.

What I admired about Restless Creature was that Whelan allowed the film-makers to watch her go through much of the process of the career transition as it was taking place. So we hear/see a lot of thoughts and reactions that perhaps we might not have heard or seen if she were to have given an interview five years later after she had sorted the transition out in her mind--or at least sorted out how she wanted her reactions to be perceived. She is sharing -- in a serious, dignified way I thought -- things that other ballerinas might prefer to keep to themselves. (And wasn't it interesting to hear what Phillip Neill had to say about how hard the transition from being a ballet dancer has been for him!) I thought Whelan took a brave approach towards

Running was a part of my life between 2014 and 2016, when I was still a young middle school kid. I tried out for the track team, and I ran for my first time in March. Track and Field was a new experience for me, I had

Before becoming a child soldier, children go through a process that seems to desensitize and break down their moral fiber. When faced with the situation of being a child soldier many are not given a better option then to choose to conform to the aforementioned lifestyle or die. This situation presented itself to Agu, the protagonist of the film Beast of No Nation. After losing his father and brother through murder by the government soldiers, he was left with being an orphan alone in the jungle to fend for himself. Thus causing Agu to be captured by a rebel group and recruited as a child soldier. However, how does a normal child turn into a killer?