Beat 'em up

I went to a lens manufacturer-sponsored event where there was a bunch of saber rattling about how much this brand is better, new vs. the old, big vs. the small, etc. Off in the back of the group was one of the pros with a tattered Canon 1dMKII. The grippy stuff was peeling away from the metal and had heavy brassing around the buttons and knobs; you could tell this had seen serious action in its lifetime.  It was a stark contrast to the high dollar offerings in the hands of people still trying to

According to Keyes in the story, “... I hate that mouse. He always beats me.” (205). Right there, Charlie was disappointed in the operation because he still could not beat Algernon. Soon, Charlie will beat Algernon. After Charlie beat Algernon, he wanted to make friends with the mouse. According to Keyes in the story, “I said can I feed him because I felt bad to beat him and I wanted to be nice and make friends.” 207. As more time passed on, Charlie and Algernon started

main character, Scout. The town 's prejudice against the Radleys makes them subject to gossip all because when Arthur (Boo) Radley was younger he was charged with “disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery,” (Lee 12) then locked up inside their house, “to give no further trouble”, by Mr. Radley. Scout, Jem, and Dill use Maycomb’s talk of Boo to fabricate their game of the Radley 's lives, “It was a melancholy little drama, woven

at the “Swim House”. Most sports will host a party and typically we have a core group that goes out, Mads, Em, Kenz and I. We tend to stick together. Making sure our lashes were just right and our belts were too tight, we bounced down the stairs and to the car. The music transferred with us. As you could picture four girls in a car, isn't your average night drive. Within a month we picked up each others dance moves and performed them routinely to our favorite songs. “Jealous by: Nick Jonas”, This

in the novel. He felt sorry for Mayella so he did some chores for her, but when Mayella tried to kiss him, Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, caught her and accused Tom of rape. “Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed it try more’n the rest of ‘em-” (Page 264). This shows

The novels Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Great Gatsby are both very well respected. However, they have major differences that set them apart. In the first novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie Crawford searches for love and intimacy in marriage. She goes through two abusive, unsuccessful marriages before finally meeting the right man. In the other novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway tells the story of his cousin, Daisy, who marries Tom Buchanan for money. Daisy’s original love, Jay

to lunch after Scout Finch beats him up on the first day of school for causing her to start off on the wrong foot with her teacher. During the Finch’s dinner with Walter, Scout makes a rude remark about Walter Cunningham’s table manners. Calpurnia quickly responds to Scout by saying, “There’s some folks who don’t eat like us,” she whispered fiercely, “but you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t. That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the tablecloth you let him

1) Atmosphere created by author’s tone in natural environment “When the night came again it was black night, for stars could not pierce the dust to get down, and the window lights could not even spread beyond their own yards”(Steinbeck 3). HL The creation of Steinbeck’s setting with nature’s finest elements leads the path for the plot of the book. Similar to scientists’ “big bang theory,” about how in the beginning there was nothing, so the absence of light leads to no standard. Steinbeck sets

remains in existence and there seems to be no way out of this dilemma. With discriminatory tendencies of cultural still rampant around the area, I don’t fault them for their unblissful ignorance but I recount something more I insolent, I got a dwelled-up feeling in me that cost me to a state of excessive instinctual influx. As I began to waltz out the door seeking to the self-compliance of my occupational schedule that seemed to be a proper focal point I heard the bell rang out disturbing the silence

the use of rhetoric such as euphemism. So, in the middle of Miserable America, Abstract uses an anecdote that he went through with his boyfriend. To set the scene Abstract’s boyfriend wouldn’t let him meet his parents because his “skin might scare ‘em.” However they’re “not afraid of my{his] appearance” meaning that they accept the fact that he’s gay but his boyfriend's parents are still racist. Maybe people think of this as being situational, thinking it doesn’t happen very often, as it was only