Devil's Night

Lucy Walker’s documentary, Devil’s Playground, examine Amish teens dealing with rumspringa, in which when teens turn age 16, they are given the opportunity to explore the outside of the world and experience “English” way of life. Rumspringa can last couple of years, until they make decision to become baptize in their faith and lifelong commitment or reject to return to their Amish villages. If they decide to join the Amish faith they have to give up all their "American" way of life. During Rumspringa

Ambiguity of Characters in Franz Kafka’s ‘In The Penal Colony’ and ‘Waiting for The Barbarians’ J.M. Coetzee is one of many well-known post-colonial writers. He was born and spent hid childhood in South Africa. Therefore, many people think that his novel “Waiting for The Barbarians” is an allegory of the situation of South African in a time of apartheid (Head 75). In addition, Coetzee is strongly influenced by the famous author, Franz Kafka. As a result, it is not surprised that “Waiting for

images to get his message across in a lot of his stories such as "Chicamauga" and "The Affair at Coulter's Notch". A good portion of his short stories were stories of innocent people and soldiers and their experiences. He also wrote a book called "The Devil's Dictionary," which reinterprets a few terms in the English language. Ambrose Bierce's cynical perspective, which can be seen within his literary works, actually masks a sensitive idealist, who wants to create an awareness in the readers of the horrors

“The Devil’s Wife” by Carol Ann Duffy is a tragic and powerful poem. Written in the form of a dramatic monologue, Duffy adopts the persona of Myra Hindley, the notorious Moors Murderer. The poem consists of five individually titled sections, each describing an individual part of Hindley’s experiences from meeting Brady to feeling sorry for herself while sitting in her prison cell. At the end of her life. Themes relating to avoiding responsibility, self-pity and her fear of society’s reaction to her

clump of weeds. When she opened the door, she thought her heart would burst. She could smell her fear. What if her great aunt was inside after all? But apart from thuds in her chest, there were no other sounds. The last time she was here had been night time. Today the curtains were wide open to let in the last rays of sun. The house looked far worse than she remembered.

Have you heard of the Wal-Mart lingo “customer’s always right?” Well, the lingo only work for Wal-Mart because the notion is far from that at Roadrunners or “Roadies.” I started working night shift at Roadies in the beginning. And then moved to swing shift to opening shift at 4AM, Mondays thru Friday. So, I know the whole operation like the back of my hand. Roadies in Wapato, is known for its hot deli food. The convenience store is a one quick stop shop when you’re in a hurry, for a quick bite to

His eyes darted around the circle. There were twelve objects surrounding him. Without even realizing it, he was about to make the most important decision of his life. This was probably the most bizarre collection of items anyone will ever see. A book, a chicken leg, a ruler and a lipstick would have no business being together in any other circumstances. After a few more minutes, he crawled toward the seal. The man and the woman standing around the circle tensed in anticipation. At the last moment

In Night by Elie Wiesel, the author reflects on his own experience of being separated from his family and eventually his own religion. This separation was not by any means voluntary, they were forced apart during the Holocaust. Wiesel was a Jew when the invasion of Hungary occurred and the Germans ripped members of his religion away from their home in Sighet. A once peaceful community where Wiesel learned to love the Kabbalah was now home to only dust and lost memories. Most members of that Jewish

It was a dark and stormy night, the wind blows as the ghostly moonlight filled the darkness. George the highwayman made his way toward Bess the innkeeper’s daughter. She was gazing out the window when the two of their eyes met. Hers, black as the night sky, and a dark red love knot placed on her hair. A red dress made of the fabric silk. Her hair was a dark brown, but could have been mistaken as black. Her outfit fit her personality as much as it did the highwayman. I hope he loves poetry.

destroyed. Elie Wiesel’s relationship with his father is tested on numerous occasions throughout the time of the Holocaust. Wiesel writes about his horrific experiences, most of which are in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz, in his memoir Night. Throughout his time in the concentration camps, Wiesel manages to stick by his father’s side, which is hard to do. In doing so, Wiesel’s relationship with his father prospers, rather than declines. Wiesel’s relationship with his father, although difficult