The Golden Ass

I just got off my shift. Working in a bar means staying out late and being exhausted by the end. I stepped out the front door and into the night. The air was bitterly cold, I huddled myself within my coat as I walked down the street to my car. It was close to December, it would be getting much colder. Up in New Hampshire, winter starts in late early November and just keeps getting colder. I opened the frozen door of my little car and climbed in. The engine sputtered when I turned the key. "No, no

Your chances were rather dull and slim in this situation. You hated it; being weak and trapped like a herd of sheep. "I don't need help," You wanted to look away from his engrossing pupils but he locked his hand around your jaw to prevent any movement. "If you're going to kill me, why are you holding back?" You snapped at Springtrap who nearly flinched--not from your recoiling statement but from a distant flashback. "It's a long story, do accept the offer of being alive right now. He-I

of the gods’ interactions with the humans, which the Romans took seriously. Some examples of these myths were the story of Aeneas and his eventual role in the Trojan War in The Aeneid and the story of Lucius and his transformation into an ass in The Golden Ass. An important text that involved many myths is Metamorphoses, written by Ovid. This epic involved many stories of different gods and different humans and their interactions. The main theme in this epic is the theme of change and transformation

disassociates himself from everyone else. This is a common tactic used by Holden and is a recurring issue throughout the book. ““Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” “Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it.” Game, my ass. Some game.” ******. Holden’s uncommunicative indifference towards others, especially adults, can be observed in the nascence of novel. Blatant disregard for

Waldorf is “queen bee” of the Constance Billard School for Girls, and throughout the seasons, Blair, Serena, and younger classmates fight for the “queen bee” status. Additionally, Gossip Girl features the poorer, aspiring writer Dan Humphrey, the “Golden Boy” Nate Archibald, the arrogant, womanizing Chuck Bass, Serena’s mom Lillian Bass,

father combine I grab some white bread and leftover fish sticks and went to bed but I did not fall asleep, I pulled out my mother's old dictionary and just started flipping through the alphabet just one by one ABC D around 1 o'clock I have the entire ass and that memorized but I do not stop there I started doing it backwards ZYXW. After I knew that I had it down backwards and forwards I could rest soundly, so around 3:45 I fell asleep, in them woke up at 5:30. Start is there where I was ready to fight

The sea: it was once the place that I called home. A mysterious yet beautiful unknown hidden world to human eyes which held the deepest, shimmering eternal blue, just like the finest sapphire jewels or the prettiest earth flowers, hidden deep beneath the dark crystal waters. I was born in these waters, and to the ocean is where I will return and die. I closed my eyes, as I turned my face to the wind. The warm, gentle breeze caressed my bare ivory skin, as I felt the warmth and feeling return to

heart melt, sea-blue eyes that seemed to have the ability to pierce into your soul and dig up your very essence. He also had a double charm to him, one side would reveal him to be a golden boy, very heroic and kind, yet he always had a hidden twinkle in his eye, hinting that beneath all that charisma, he was also bad-ass. All the girls flocked to him. All except one. Aphrodite. Aphrodite overflowed with love and beauty. How could she not? She was the goddess of Love and Beauty after all.

Jeremy,  You really think I could be content and settling answering a phone at a desk 40 hours a week again? I like a challenge and problems, so I can kick ass with progress. Perhaps if I was president of a college, CEO, Administrator or consulting, writing an article/book/movie from home while looking at you eating strawberries naked with chocolate fondu, "Jeremy, I hope all that fat goes right to my cake". I’m going to make you feel as alive as Jennette down the road did me, everyday of my life

“White washing in film is the practice of casting white, Caucasian actors in roles originally designed for people of color” (Pitman). Today the epidemic is more problematic than ever. While there are many views on the idea of whitewashing, one thing remains true— it is a somewhat a standard practice in film. Today some believe that this epidemic takes opportunities from perfectly talented actors of color. Others beg to differ and believe that whitewashing praises white people as “authorities” in