The Howling

Star of the Sea is a piece of prose written by Joseph O’Connor published in 2002 by Secker & Warburg. The piece takes place on a passenger ship, at a point during which a violent storm arises and follows its unwinding. Throughout the extract the author depicts the storm through visual and aural details, generating a sense of power, and suggest a relation between the ship and the sea, as well as making a parallel with the events occurring above and below deck through narrative voice. O’Connor is

It's easy to view the 1980's in childlike wonder like it's some distant fairytale utopia. The economy was booming, the music was bumping and fashion was fly. However, lest we forget, the 1980's had some serious low points. Take Hollywood for example. Even the good movies seem a bit "campy" these days. Today, we're not here to talk about the good films, though. Sadly, we're about to delve into the bad with the 10 worst films of the 1980's. Let's begin. 1. STAR TREK V: THE LAST FRONTIER "Trekkies"

Day 1: It's dark and cold. The storm grows stronger. It is howling. It sounds like a groan of agony. What is that sound? It sounds like…Death! I hear its wicked laugh, it’s getting louder! I get up and run but I cannot escape. The screams are piercing my ears ever so slightly to drive me into madness. A jagged pain rushes up my spine, I am losing vision. I am truly at poseidon's mercy now. I awaken. I cannot breathe. My lungs are burning inside me. I reach for the surface I can finally breathe but

“And when, on the still, cold nights, he pointed his man at a star and howled long and wolflike, it was his ancestors, dead and dust, pointing his nose at a star and howling down through the centuries and through him” (London 26). The novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London. In this story, there is a dog named Buck. Buck is a privileged dog living on a very nice estate with Judge Miller. Buck was taken from his home and beaten and taught The Law of Club and Fang. As Buck retrogressed through

Wordsworth illustrates this idea of nature by personifying nature itself and describing it as living entity, “This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; the winds that will be howling at all hours” (lines 5-6). Wordsworth depicts the wind as wildly “howling” and the sea as daringly revealing herself to the moon, which expresses the romantic belief that nature is wild and changing. Furthermore, in the next line Wordsworth contrasts this romantically vivid and untamed

Young Goodman Brown In the book “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is necessary for us to know the time period and to pay attention to the place where the story begins or is taking place in able for us to fully understand the story. In every story, a setting is used to help us understand the story line as it is important in establishing the mood, plot, and the physical layout the author is trying to convey to his readers. Just like the story of the “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel

made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn’t half cold down there in the night. But the first Ralph says ‘fire’ you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!” (47; ch. 2) Symbolizing rescue and connection with civilization, the fire is juxtaposed by Golding’s depiction of how the children build it. Additionally, he uses the words “howling,” “screaming,” and “pack” to associate them with animals. Piggy discovers this frightening truth in human nature and tries to

American films have been divided into two main categories: Blockbusters and Independent films. In order for a film to be categorized as a blockbuster there has to be heavy advertising and a high production value which calls for an enormous financial budget. Blockbuster films are usually produced by one of the major movie studios such as Warner Brothers or Paramount and star well known actors in order to draw in the audience. There is a misconception that a film is considered a blockbuster based off

All of James' life he thought that he was just a simple man and that he would die, perfectly ordinary, in his small village. For 18 years he had lived life as it came to him, growing up in Thornwood. His life was peaceful and dull. Every day since he was young he gathered edibles and alchemy ingredients from the forest, to be sold at a small price. It was an easy job that he was good enough at, but for a long time, he had held a secret dream, to leave this place. If only he had more money, more power

When I was little, most kids my age pretended to be Buzz Lightyear or a classic Disney Princess like Snow White for a day; me on the other hand … I was a little different. My imagination crossed the line when I believed for months that I was a living, breathing werewolf when I was 7 years old. I was not pretending however, and I tried to keep it a secret from everyone. I wasn't one of those flesh-eating murderous werewolves, but a werewolf that would run around at night exploring and wake up the