King Crimson

“If you have ever slept on an island you will never be quite the same” (Unknown). I have slept on an island and it truly has changed who I am today.  This little island is called Pumpkin Knob and sits in Casco Bay, Maine.  It is a place that has inspired and moved me to see life in a different perspective.  It all started back when I was three months old, on July fourth weekend, and ever since then my family and I have traveled the distance to stay on our little island of Pumpkin Knob.  Till this

The autumn sky gave a brisk cool wind. Scarlet loved this time of year. Going for many adventures through the local forest, the leaves had already started turning colors. Beautiful crimson red, citron yellow, and burnt orange leaves could be seen everywhere. The path itself was covered with leaves which had already fallen. They would crinkling under her feet with every step she took. Scarlet could hear the birds chirping in the distance. Animals scurrying around as she mindlessly strolls along

CHAPTER 3-Chance Encounter The autumn sky gave a brisk cool wind. Scarlet loved this time of year. Going for many adventures through the local forest, the leaves had already starting turning colors. Beautiful crimson red, citron yellow, and burnt orange leaves could be seen everywhere. The path itself was covered with leaves which had already fallen. They would crinkling under her feet with every step she took. Scarlet could hear the birds chirping in the distance. Animals scurrying around as she

state of her complexion — a healthy though delicate bloom — the mark wore a tint of deeper crimson, which imperfectly defined its shape amid the surrounding rosiness. When she blushed it gradually became more indistinct, and finally vanished amid the triumphant rush of blood that bathed the whole cheek with its brilliant glow. But if any shifting motion caused her to turn pale there was the mark again, a crimson stain upon the snow, in what Aylmer sometimes

Bráshk never responded to Jessimes comment. Of course Bráshk hardly ever conversed with the boy, conversations were often one sided. Communication was scarce between the two elves, unless it involved Bráshk telling a story or Jessime being insubordinate. Jessime felt his master comb his fingers through his hair, the young elf accepted Bráshk comforting affection, letting his guard down only to be yanked by the hair close to the taller elf’s groin. Being so close to the older elf’s crotch caused

But what many people don’t know or don’t realize is that fact that both Ballmer and Gates were college dropouts. They weren’t dropouts from just any college, though, but from Harvard University. Now, Gates often jokes about how he is, according to Crimson, “Harvard’s most successful dropout”. In his 2007 Harvard Commencement Address, Gates uses three key factors to make his speech a greatly memorable one. He used humor, seriousness, and motivation all in an adequate way that helped his speech be one

Journal #5 In all his adventures, McCandless possessed little to nothing in possessions and subsistence, but that didn’t stop him from doing achieving his goals. Likewise, the American dream or character stands on the same foundation of success where anyone can gain wealth and happiness even if they start from nothing. Though McCandless was privileged with a comfortable life, he intentionally threw everything away like his college money and car to prove he could continue without having a head start

I open my eyes and listen to the sounds around me. I can hear an animal. It was not any animal though because the animal happened to be a pig. What was odd though was the pig was blockish as if we were in a game. “Where are we?” I intended to ask myself. “Minecraft!” I turn to the voice that came from my cousin, Jacob. Realization hits me and I began to panic. If this is Minecraft, then we both know that when it gets dark, or when it turns nighttime, the monsters come out and are hostile

Prologue One year ago – All was quiet within in the Forest of Forever Winter, the snow descended from the dark moon lit sky. Snow builds in the branches of the many dark skeletal trees. Treading through the snow filled path was a shrouded figure wearing black and blue garments beneath a slightly tattered navy blue cloak with black inner lining, billowing in the breeze. The lower half of his face was obscured by a black mask and his eyes hidden beneath the hood. Strapped across his back is a Daitō

Symbols, imagery, and figurative language are present multiple times throughout James Hurst’s story “The Scarlet Ibis”. Since the story is about two brothers who are very different from one another, this helps set the tone of the story. James Hurst’s use of symbols, imagery, and figurative language in the story “The Scarlet Ibis” creates an extremely dismal tone. Firstly, James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” is a dismal story due to the figurative language that is used. This figurative language forces