Long Path

****** 1 - Ambush ****** The sleek bay horse that bore Reginald Windsor ambled down the forest path with the comfortable, well-known rhythm that he had become accustomed to. It was the third day out en route to Fort W. and with luck the weary courier would bed down tonight in the relative comfort of his bed at the barracks. For nearly a month now he had been on constant duty as his superiors worked out the details on the plan to move out the native population from the area once and for all. Colonel

The space is empty, only a shadowy figure can be seen. Their bright silver eyes pierce into my soul. A mischievous smile is drawn upon its face, sending chills down my spine. Their long curvy horns are attached to each side of its dark smoky face. Their long tail is divided into three wispy strands. It approaches slowly, as if waiting for an opportunity to strike. I try to escape, but my legs are under a wave of fear. The figure is closing its distance, raising its arm out towards me. I prepare for

one step forward. You must go back to your origins and only by following in the footsteps of your ancestors can you pull yourself out of the murky ocean of confusion and bask in the light of one’s own character that they themselves forged along the path. Milkman, the protagonist of Songs of

Drinking from different water fountains, going to different schools, and even being racially harassed constantly. This was the reality for African Americans in the early 20th century. The passage “The Long Path to Equality,” by Meryl Kwan, is about events before the civil rights movement (1954-1965). Meryl Kwan used the court cases of Murray v. Pearson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka to show how much happened for African Americans before the civil rights movement. Meryl Kwan used the court

The Long Path to Christianity in Surprised by Joy       Surprised by Joy is essentially an account of those factors that brought Lewis to a mature, adult Christian faith. Lewis begins his work with an overview of the Lewis household and his early schooling. “The reality Lewis found on the pages of his parents' extensive library seems as tangible and meaningful to him as anything that occurred in the "outside" world” (Hannay 41). Lewis depicts himself and brother, William, as absolute confidants

Music, over the years, has introduced new sounds and patterns into our everyday lives. From belting out your favorite song in the shower to quietly tapping your foot to the new song on the radio. The long and winding path torn from music’s origin has expanded through time to today’s modern music. Modern music consists of contemporary ideas and traditional tunes with a twist. Music has undoubtedly changed over the years and most people have a persona definition of what music is to them. The simple

VAXclusters is made to be used by using many VAX computers so that all these systems could work together and operate as one unit. Professionals are making new programs so that updated working could be obtained through VAXclusters. Users of VAXclusters are able to have speed for almost 70MB per second which is able to handle nearly 3000 messages in one second. It means that users of VAXclusters are able to have high sending and receiving of messages in this system. Multiprocessors are tightly coupled

Children desire for everything: friends, jewelry, clothes, toys, electronics, and much more; if I were to continue this list it would become infinite. A small girl’s birthday is around the corner so her parents decide what to give her, after a great argument they conclude that they should buy their adored child a purple dollhouse. Along with the dollhouse, the parents bought dolls to occupy the space in the doll’s house. The day of her birthday, she impatiently unpackaged her wrapped present and

headed home. He laid in his small bed as he waited for sleep to take over. He thought about the occurrence and the information about the beastmen. He always thought that there was more to the world than what they had here in the village. Now that the path appeared in front of him, he was more than willing to walk down it. Pretty soon, his eyes grew heavy and his breathing stabilized. .......... John 's eyes flashed open as he heard the first cries of the rooster and the first rays of sunlight peeked

choice is not easy, since "long I stood" before coming to a decision. Lines four and five examine the path as best the narrator can. However his vision is limited because the path bends and is covered over. These lines indicate that although the speaker would like to acquire more information, he is prevented from doing so because of the nature of his environment. In the following three lines, lines six through eight, the speaker indicates that the second path is a more attractive choice because