Somersault

little bird isn’t going to take down a million-dollar plane.” “But what if it does?” “It won’t.” “But the bird might—,” I was interrupted by the movement of the plane. I was seated by the window and could see us moving. I felt my stomach do a somersault and closed the window. I looked around the plane and noticed that most of the people around me were sleeping. Were they not worried? I had read that most plane crashes occurred during take-off and landing, mostly not fatal, but I was still worried

Nezhen Peromari Professor Tate Hurvitz ENGL 98 11/30/2014 Preschool Observation: Konnor Setting/Environment: On November 13, 2014 at Grossmont College’s Child Development Center, I observed Konnor who was born on March 11, 2011. At the center, there are roughly around 15 children between the ages of three and five; there is one adult for every six or so kids. The preschool center’s indoor environment is safely secured with a locked gate that separates the outside door which leads to the younger

in the story the wallpaper was described as “The color is hideous enough, and unreliable enough, and infuriating enough, but the pattern is torturing. You think you have mastered it, but just as you get well underway in following, it turns back somersault and there you are. It slaps you in the face, knocks you down, and tramples upon you. It is like a bad dream” (Gilman 548). The pattern in the wallpaper basically represents the narrator’s mindset. The narrator calls herself “hideous” and “unreliable

Curling his fingers on his hands like claws, Todd did the best Frankenstein impression Nathan was sure he could muster. Giving a monster “Rarr” he lunged forward slightly. Nathan laughed, admiring Todd for going through what he did and saw what he saw, and still being able to entertain. “So why aren't you afraid?” Todd answered with his own question. “Why you, wave me?” “Because you're my friend,” he said. Todd put his hand on top of Nathans and smiled. “Dats why no awaid,” he said patting his hand

Visual Effects Created By E.E. Cummings In His Poetry Edward Estlin Cummings, commonly referred to as E. E. Cummings, was born on October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a source of vast knowledge and was responsible for many creative works other than his poetry, such as novels, plays, and paintings. He published his first book of poetry Tulips and Chimneys in 1923. Many of his poems are known for the visual effects they create through his unusual placement of words on the page

Throughout Ishmael’s book A Long Way Gone it’s very clear that Ishmael was forced to provide for himself when he was isolated in the wild and always on the run. He had to battle starvation, deal with extreme weather and remain sane despite all the crazy things he was going through. Although Ishmael was tested by all the factors, he showed resilience and ended up being the only one in his immediate family to survive the war. On page 54 (sixth line from the bottom to the third line from the bottom)

Many of the men working on the bridge knew each from previous jobs around the city or drinking at the Old Vic, the Blarney and the Commercial. Some played in the same soccer or football league or stood next to each other at a Bulldogs games or at the cricket; there were blokes who knew each other from school, from the neighbourhood. Antonello hooked up almost immediately with Sam and Slav, he knew both of them from soccer and Sam from a couple of previous jobs. They took to having all their breaks

Ben held his hand out, not sure what to expect. The woman had lost her mother less than five minutes ago, and stabbed a man to death. It probably wasn’t the start to a day that Sky was accustomed to, and he should have known that she wouldn’t just jump into his arms, and accept his offer of help without question. However, underneath his unsympathetic demeanour, Ben wasn’t as lacking in empathy as it might seem. It was just that he was aware they wouldn’t be safe until they’d distanced themselves

Fear Found at the Creek In the short story, “The Man in the Black Suit” by Stephan King, an old man named Gary retells a story of himself as a nine-year-old boy meeting the devil on the bank of castle stream. In Gary’s disturbing encounter the man in the black suit delivers some horrifying news of his mother to young Gary in efforts to eat him up. In quick haste, Gary gets away and runs into his father who did not accredit the boy’s story at first but later found himself a believer . King uses setting

The Fall At the tender age of five, my family decided to put me into gymnastics, one of the most challenging sports, both physically and mentally. Gymnastics revolves around obtaining perfection—an unreachable goal for anyone, especially a five-year-old. Albert Einstein defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Performing the same routine in front of a panel of people who will judge even my smallest flaws fits this definition to a tee. Welcome