Vespers

“Perfection.” Her shaky voice replied. Alice kissed her on the cheek before Lori led Alice’s grandmother up the stairs. “See you this afternoon!” Vesper called up to her. “Bye, you all.” Her soft voice called down. We were left with the static of an old fashioned radio she kept plugged up all the time. “Thanks for making breakfast, Ves.” Alice twirled herself around in a pink floral dress she had chosen for the day. I dug a finger in one of the holes in my jeans. I envied her natural ability to be

still awake and wandering around in the dim lighting. I felt like finding a place to sleep. A few cheers came from strangers to when they saw us and I blushed. I made my way to the hammock forest in the dark, squinting my eyes to find an empty one. Vesper walked behind me, his steps were silent until he passed me, and slammed down into a hammock. "What's wrong?" I asked and I slid next to him in the fabric, causing it to swing uneasily. I pulled my knees up to make room and crossed my legs. He didn't

How James Bond is symbolism in the story Casino Royale by Ian Fleming such as how James Bond’s car is a symbol of him. Along with how his drink and his gadgets symbolized James Bond. In this book James Bond’s car was the Bentley 4.5 liter and it was supercharged and it is called the blower Bentley. The reason it is called the blower Bentley is because of the supercharger. Superchargers spin really fast with the RPMs of the motor while its spinning it’s blowing air into the engine that’s why it is

If you read or watch the news, it is not hard to find shocking and dramatic examples of people who harmed themselves or others after playing video games. The American teenagers who committed the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings all played video games. In South Korea, where online gaming is very popular, a 15-year-old boy strangled his mother to death and then hanged himself after “a fight about internet games” (Plunkett), and a Taiwanese man died of heart failure in an internet café after

are very different people who have had contrary life experiences . Yet their works are still very similar. To further prove my case I shall use some of their works as examples. Edgar Allan Poe 's “The Fall of House of Usher” and Thomas Cole 's “Vesper Hymn” will be the first two works of art that are comparable. Poe 's “The Fall of House of Usher” possesses all of the Gothic elements like a haunted house, dreary landscape, unknown sickness, and multiple personalities. The creepiest part of this

The film Casino Royale is an adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 Casino Royale novel. The film was directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and written by Neal Purvis Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. Casino Royale rebooted the whole Bond series and established a new timeline now with Daniel Craig as the lead role of agent James Bond. This reboot reintroduces Bond as a more aggressive, courageous and brings more of an unrefined edge to the character. Craig’s interpretation

He was offended. “I would never lie to you and you know that. I’m just as shocked.” “Have you read your father’s letters? The book safe Zeldyn gave you, have you gone through it? Maybe it will mention anything like that.” He shook his head and recalled the other events. “Her face gave away that it was true, before she denied it. She knew about our family and lied to me about it. I 'm trying so hard to see the way she thinks. I can comprehend wanting to give your child the best life, but my dad kept

bulk and strength. His arm muscles were being shown off in his sleeveless tank, revealing his tattoos once more. Sebastian and Alice were already chatting with the blond boy. Introductions were exchanged again and I waved goodbye to him and followed Vesper up the steps. The second floor was basic. Another small coffee table sat in the middle with Caspian and Crystal facing each other on either side. One was drawing on a map and manila folders were strewn on top of the two short couches encasing the

A naive child, standing tall against the deepening colors of an approaching sunset, felt the shudders of air through his skin. Vibrations erupted through the rusted metal and ancient wooden boards, leaving him to inhale the smoky wind as the beast arrived. A squeaking groan traveled its way up his skeletal figure as the booming became louder, headlights already in view from afar. He planted his feet sturdy between two boards, his usual routine. With his arms upstretched to the ever changing hues

Word count: 634 Using the James Bond films, You Only Live Twice and Casino Royale, discuss how Bond meets the criteria of a hero. You Only Live Twice directed by Lewis Gilbert and Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell show the character of James Bond to have the characteristics that make up a hero. It is questionable throughout both texts if James Bond is actually a hero. During both texts Bond foils plans that would cause havoc for regular civilians, for example, in You Only Live Twice Bond