The Story Of A Short Story

Like an iceberg, Cole Douglas's depravity and lack of care and empathy for others lay ninety percent hidden. With his good looks and personable, charming demeanour on display for the world to see, the remainder of the twenty-three year old's true self lay in wait for an unsuspecting ship to pass in the middle of the night. To tear a ragged hole torn in it's hull and sink to the bottom of the ocean before it could react or the warning sirens be triggered. Forever damaged, even if was subsequently recovered from the murky depths.

Death and rescue are elements of change that can affect you and the world you live in. These changes affect the main character in The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, Phillip Enright. The main character in the book, Phillip was emotionally attached to the secondary character, Timothy. Timothy and Philip were stranded on a deserted island and experienced hardships and struggles, during their almost one year of being shipwrecked. Timothy was Phillip’s close friend and unfortunately died in a tragic hurricane accident, during their time on the island. Phillip was rescued in the end however; the time he spent stranded on the island turned him from a inexperienced boy to a well rounded man.

The chapter started with Cole still lying down on the ground with a broken arm, pelvis, and rib. Today, Cole’s blood was running fast than the streaming rain until the bear approached him. The bear sniffed at Cole as if he had a strong desire to know something about Cole. As the bear stayed motionless, Cole was 100 percent sure that this gigantic beast would kill him. Strangely, Cole was not scared of the bear anymore. After the fear was gone, Cole decides to rub his shoulder so he could feel the warmth. Suddenly, the bear moves and proceeds his way to the bay.

to the situation, was that he had brought in a large log. He had two choices ; carve a canoe or to cut the log in half and use it for craving. Cole’s final decision was to cut it in half and carve it because he had known that he shouldn't ruin his second chance, knowing he would not get another

Our story starts off in a small, war ravaged greek village. It is not technologically advanced, nor do they know a lot about science and how the world functions. Here, we find Ventra, a young teenage boy, using his wind powers to destroy a small market to steal the delicious fruits. As Ventra is on the run, he bumps into a middle aged woman named Brite. She thought he did it on purpose, so she blinded him with her light powers, knocked him out, and took him to her hideout. When Ventra woke up all he could hear is a woman walking towards him. The room was pitch black, until many torches were lit to light up the room.

On an early Monday morning the sun rises over a small house located in a quiet town by the name of Old City of Rhoads in Greece. When the sun hits the small house, the house looks even smaller and the shadow of the house outlines the old looking torn apart boards holding the roof together. Even though this house looks old and small everyone in the town knows the story behind the man who used to live there, and the family who lives there now. The man who build and used to live in the house went by the name of Floyd Blackwood. Floyd was a master fisher man and would bring food to the town for family’s to buy and eat, because the town of Old City of Rhoads has always had a shortage of livestock. Floyd was basically a hero. He would spend his nights fishing, and his days building a house for him, his wife, and son. One day Floyd finished the house. And while his wife and son were settling in he decided to go fishing on his boat. Floyd went out to sea and started fishing but, before he could even realize how late it was and turn around he was trapped in a sea storm and did not make it out alive. The small house is now owned by Floyd’s wife, violet who lives with her now 17- year old son John.

As Bahauddin pushed the door to the shaft as slow as molasses falls out or the bottle to make it so no one would be able to hear the creak of the rusted and moldy hinges that are barely holding the door up. He could see the invaders about 100 yards away from him consumed in their fighting as if there's nothing else worth paying attention to. He slowly began to climb out of the shaft he realized that the lanterns were giving off light in the smoke of the cannons. He could hear the invaders yelling things such as

Even before Mary Lennox even arrives at her new home, she finds herself resenting it. But what else could she do? The young girl had never experienced love or excitement. Medlock, trying to pass the time, asks her if she has a favorite story. With her arms folded across her chest, and her face scrunched to show wrinkles, Mary retorts to the Medlock, “My mother didn’t have the time to tell me stories.” The Medlock, she is surprised, but simply shakes her head and remains silent for the rest of the journey. Mary had come from India, where she lived with her neglectful parent until they tragically died in an earthquake. Mary is so emotionally damaged that she said “I was angry. I never cried. I didn’t know how to cry.” When her parents died, rumors spread that she did not show remorse. People called her odd. At the manor, Mary quickly gives herself the reputation of being a spoiled girl, as shown when she commanded Martha to dress her, and then called her unintelligent when Martha was trying to make a joke about Mary’s wardrobe colors, which happened to be black. Mary is upset, but Martha ends up introducing her to her younger brother Dickon, who becomes her first friend. Mary goes outside and finds a garden, and an old man. He asks her why she is here, and she replies and says, “Where’s the door?” Mary wants to find the key to the garden, as she is intrigued by it. The old man(his name is Ben) tells her that, “No one’s been inside that place for ten years,” referencing to the

On September 19th, 2017 my Mama and I woke up early in our beautiful house in Puerto Rico for my hair appointment. The house was as quiet as the Dhamma Giri in India. All you could hear was the dripping water in the fish tank. My brother Jake and Papa were in a deep sleep. As usual, I went downstairs, started our vintage white stove and put water into the steaming hot pot that had little rust marks on it. I grabbed the glass container full of oatmeal and slowly poured in the grains. The sweet smell of the oatmeal filled the house making it feel all warm and cozy. I cut up ripe green apples and sprinkled them on top along with pure raisins to sweeten the taste. When I was all finished chowing down the oatmeal we hopped in the car and drove to the hair salon.

A story about an experience in my life that demonstrated my character or helped to shape it is when I got into a fight with an older kid. The day was a stormy day it was cold I only had a very thin sweater. It was raining and I was just sitting alone in the lunch room minding my own business. When l of a sudden I see a big figure walking towards me and he just took my lunch. I had no reaction because I was just too scared to. I wished my brother was still in the school to help me but he wasn't he was gone he was off to high school I was alone and I had to deal with the situation at hand. I was confused because no one has ever done anything like that. I was angry as soon as I went home I asked my brother what to do he said to fight him. That horror stuck with me through the whole night. I did not want go to school. I was not sure exactly how tall he was even though I knew he was much bigger than me. I did not even know what grade he was. But I did know his name Javier Alfredo.

Cole’s most significant moment in formulating was after he was overpowered and beaten by the “Spirit Bear”. Although others may believe that Cole’s most significant moment was either when he decided he wanted to live, and ate a mouse in order to survive, or when he was talking with Garvey about why he beats up others, and how his father beats him, creating a cycle of injury and pain, neither of these moments compare to Cole’s deep reflections during his weakest moment. Laying frail and weakened by the bear, Cole reflects on life, especially sacrifices he’s willing to make, as well as how much power he actually has in the commanding hands of nature. In this short period of time, Cole changes immensely.

"Is this my time," Tanis Lightbody asked himself as he lay with one side of his face pressed against the asphalt as the ricochets echoed in his ears as if they were the percussions of drumsticks and his head the drum. He knew that if he got up to run, his silhouette, his blackness, would be perforated with punctuations, with periods of light, by the things making the explosive typewriter sounds, the lead hailstorm falling all around him. He also knew that if he didn't, the end result would be the same. Tanis knew that like everything else it was just a matter of time.

I will be the best and only the best... I will crush my opponents. I will crush the competition. I will crush that ball. I am the Greatest of All Time. I am Josh Smith.

It was a lazy day for Mary and I when I asked the question ,“What is on these papers?”. “Nothing that matters just leave them alone.” She replies. She goes to her closet to look for a movie. I go for the papers to see what they say. I reach for them and I am about to start reading them when she spots me opening them up. “Meaghan stop!” she yells.

When I first walked into Cook’s Coffeehouse, I called out aloud, to see if anyone was there to help me with my situation. Eventually, a young woman walks towards me and asks angrily,