Storms River

Alex flinched as a thunderclap broke the silence, hating that every time a measly storm blew in, he’d be transported back to before America. He’d been through some serious shit, yes, even he’d admit that. But that didn’t mean that it could just pop up at random intervals in his life - especially when it was not wanted. But he was fine. Yes, he told himself furiously, everything was fine. ‘Notfinenotfinenotfinenotfine-’ was what immediately followed as lightning lit up his tiny apartment.

I've come to know these words well, as it's my favorite fight song. Ironwood has asked for me to do his dirty work. I guess his “specialists” aren't special enough. I'm about decline, of course, when Ironwood starts filling me in. Atlas was under threat of a Yeti Grim, as tall as a mountain, and everyone they sent in failed to take it down, so naturally, it was my turn. That’s my job. I’m a consulting specialist. As the only one with the title, it's sure is a pain for them if I turn down a job. I’m

adds to such ideas. The idea that nature poses not only strength but the smarts and heart right along with it. A concept that is not readily shared by many essay writers. Despite these other writers, John Muir follows suit with Clifton in, “A Wind-Storm in the Forest”. Where Muir bashes his reader with the harsh reality of winter, followed by an explanation of the gentle caring hand nature extends to us all. Mother nature has the power to shelter and protect, nurture and grow, but also has the power

The first line introduces the extended metaphor saying, “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” The metaphor in the first line leads us to question, what is hope?  In the first line Dickinson is suggesting that hope is more than just a feeling it is something physical, in this case, a bird. Each part of the bird has meaning in this poem whether it be its actions its or its physical appearance. Hope relates to a bird a lot more than one would think. Feathers are what makes a bird fly, they protect the

the water preceded to. Ziegler also claims to have seen a turtle in his living room, and passed a tuna fish on the way out of his building (Simpson, S.B). A handful of Texans evacuated before the storm made its appearance, but many stayed behind not realizing the power of this storm. Since this storm was so devastating, many nonprofit organizations have come together to provide Texans with the support and relief that they desperately need. Big-named organizations such as Red Cross, Samaritan’s

symbols, it is evident that they represent the character’s relationships and conflicts. The farmland in the story represents the strain and desolation of Ellen and Paul’s marriage. One of the uses of this symbol in the story is after days of dust storms have ruined Paul’s farmland. Ellen believes there is no hope to grow crops, but Paul remains hopeful. “‘We [will] have crops again’, [Paul persists]. ‘Good crops – the land will come back. It [is] worth waiting for’” (Ross 67). Paul blindly believes

regarding hurricanes. PREVIEW: Hurricanes are huge violent storms, that form near the equator, and are categorize by experts. TRANSITION: Let’s begin with what is a hurricane BODY I. According to Brain Dunbar, from Nasa, a hurricane is large swirling storm that produces winds of 74 mph or higher. That is much faster than the world’s fastest animal on land, a cheetah, which speeds range from 68-75 mph. Hurricanes are powerful rotating tropical storms which an average diameter of 100 miles. A hurricane

spotted an enormous storm that was moving our way quickly. As I observed our surroundings, I noticed that there was not a single soul in sight. We were a good ways into our expedition, so we chose to continue. The storm would catch up with us one way or another. The distant thunder became louder and louder as the storm neared us. Eventually, it was so loud that I thought it would deafen us. I got a whiff of something burning, and I realized that it was the smell of the lightning; the storm had caught up

What scientists predicted in the past is now occurring. Droughts, heat waves, change in precipitation, sea-level rises, ice melting, and currently most alarming; hurricanes. So why don’t we seem to care? We’re stuck between an on-going dispute between the effects that we cause on global climate and the policies that should be implemented to avoid these undesirable effects. We are facing the consequences of global warming mainly in result of our burning of fossil fuels and releasing heat-trapping

convinced myself that I had them yet either. But it did cross my mind that if it were true, that I did have abilities to affect the weather, and if my mama did as well… then maybe that was why that storm which had come through the valley a couple of weeks back had been so bad. I’m referring to the storm that had busted up the windows in the rear of the house and had killed those children in that terrible car accident. I remembered that my mama and