1. Short Story - If I Could Save Her
It seems like only yesterday Caitlyn was complaining of not feeling well. ... It seemed like it was only minutes after Caitlyn passed, Sebastian started to run a fever. ... It made me so angry when I saw them leaving I could have killed them myself. ... Some of the neighbors are even burning down the entire house in hopes of getting rid of this Black Death. ...
It made me think of a midnight snack. ... One of the phrases that stuck out to me was black sleep. It reminded me of a book, the fifth ring that had theses creatures, called orlocks that referred to death as the black sleep. ... This also made reminded me of death. ... Ripping chunks out of another person and eating it like a hamburger. ...
I don't really understand why Ras wants no mingling of races or why he thinks it's a good idea to beat the crap out of a guy just trying to make life better for all black people. Ras and his movement kind of remind me of Garvey and his back to Africa movement. Not so much the violent acts but the idea that blacks should not cooperate with whites. ... In the "epic battle scene", as I like to refer to it, you could probably smell the trouble brewing in the air. ... It was a great release of violence that didn't leave me felling bad like the torturing that had previously taken plac...
There is nothing and no one that can help me now. ... Everything is black, white, and gray." ... She was dressed very simply, like all of the people of PureLiving. ... Why would you get it for me?" ... I feel like you are an angel, helping me solve all of my problems at once." ...
In all honesty, however, even I could paint a giant canvas black with my fabulous art skills. ... I am positive that I could never draw a picture like that. ... Every person has a different taste of what type of painting or even play they like. I am sure that some people would even love to have the infamous aforementioned giant black piece of canvas hanging in their home. ... When learning of the "true" meaning behind a painting, one just thinks to themselves, "Oh god give me a break." ...
She was wearing a tight purple mini-skirt with a thick black belt over her hips, which had curves like a goddess. ... She was letting her black high-tops slip away from the heels of her feet, off of the footrest on the stool. ... It's been about a month so far and I feel, or at least I think I feel, like I can date again. ... Don't ask me exactly how much I've had cause I really can't remember. ... And then it hits me like a load of bricks. ...
The metaphor that stood out to me the most was his one about cashing the check. ... To me, it was easy to comprehend the point he was trying to get across. ... Sometimes, to me, a mental picture in one's own mind can have more affect on the individual than a bunch of crayon scribbles on a blank white sheet of paper. ... There was a problem with American society in the way that they treated the blacks and there needed to be a dramatic change. ... Personally I would have liked to have been there, on that particular day in 1963, to have been able to witness such a profound speech given...
Sticks and Stones Today seemed like any other summer day in the eyes of a seven year-old. ... And then it hit me. I felt a sharp pain from my arm shoot through the rest of my body like lightning. ... Then suddenly, all I saw was black void of nothingness. ... Overcome by the intense anxiety, I blacked out again. ...
I always am able to answer myself when that thought arises and my answer is, "because although you don't fit in with them, you like how they are the nicest people you've ever met. ... The influence of the group not only affects me, but also the whole community.... This question did give me a nice perspective on how I conduct myself whenever I am in such diverse groups. ... The influence of the group not only affects me, but also the whole community.... This question did give me a nice perspective on how I conduct myself whenever I am in such diverse groups. ...
After Tony and me took our minds off of the dance crew idea a new idea came to one of us like we knew one would, Tony had suggested going to a rave break-dance club and checking out some of the other crews to see some moves and see some of the composition. ... Tony and me decided that since we were there and that there were crews there we would visit with a few of the crews to get an idea on how they had started. ... Like our routine we wanted a name and style that was different then other crews, to make us stand out above the others. After debating for a while we decided on colors, out colors...
For some odd reason I awoke on Christmas morning only to find that nothing was under the tree for me. ... It seems to me that someone didn't check their list twice. ... This year I asked you for a pair of black Timberland boots with the gray trees on them. ... I wanted just a few new outfits from Old Navy or maybe Lazuras, so that I could like nice for the holidays. ... Like I wanted to go to a few parties and the movies. ...
He told me about one of his experiments on monkeys" reflection. ... Now, it hit me. ... In their society, one of the blacks did something wrong; all the blacks were cursed forever! ... Not all blacks are bad, and the water guns do not always have water in it. ... Atticus reasoned with his children, not like other parents, who only knew punishing and praising their children. ...
You know we're gonna have a lot of fun like always." ... I wore some black jeans with a black blazer, borrowed one of Charles's purses, and some sandals. ... "Charles, you look okay to me. ... Hattie, the church deacon and my favorite elderly person in the church even had the audacity to say, "That boy need prayer coming in here like that!... Charles turned to me with tears of joy saying, "You told me I was going to kill them with my swag! ...
The character I liked the least in this novel was a man known as the "curate". ... Right from the start I did not like him because he was portrayed as a mindless drone . ... Soon these machines began to exterminate the human race using "Heat Rays" and gigantic tubes of a black substance. If this black substance was inhaled by humans, it killed them instantly. ... First of all, this paragraph struck me as extremely well written. ...
The next piece of art I notice was just to the left of me as I came 25 feet to the doctor. ... The teal blues and parts of grey drew me in, the unique shapes and floating objects made me wonder what she was trying to capture but overall it was the blues of the sky that had me intrigued. ... I really like how realistic the green apple looked almost as though you could eat it. ... I soon came across Eddie Jackson's Black Beehives and it really made me ask myself what is at? ... But if you really look, you could see many shades of purple, black or maroon. ...
My best friend, John Frerichs, once told me, "Dare to be different." ... This is a flawed argument because we are made to like Mookie from the beginning of the movie, Sal himself refers to Mookie as "like a son to me." ... They saw a black man fighting with a white man, and being white police officers, they assumed that the black man was at fault. ...
In the novel "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison, Pecola Breedlove must learn what it is like to deal with racism (man versus man conflict). ... In 1941 there was not a white person in the south that gave the black people of the community equal rights. The black children growing up never really knew any different. They just like Pecola had grown accustomed to being looked down upon. ... You didn't need me before. ...
I chose fiber because it looks like a soft pillow, non-intimidating, inviting and comforting. ... "Let me take you underneath, where the strong are weak."" ... Do you like what you see? ... My piece uses contrast by contrasting the white heart that is stitched through the center of the pillow and be white against the black back. It also uses unity by liking the front and back with the black outer shell of the branches on the front. ...
"Between the World and Me", by Richard Wright, is one of those poems that does not have a clear black and white theme, like most poems. ... The title of the poem reflects the fact that there is an area "Between the World and Me," and this is the area where the person of the poem is. ... The speaker describes the event in such vivid detail such that "they had me, stripped me, battering my teeth /l into my throat till I swallowed my own blood." ...
Short black hair, I'm a big boned chick but hey I'm fine with that now. ... Back in my high school days it seemed like everyone had someone but me. ... It just seemed like this year was the year he finally started to notice me. ... The very same day my now ex-boyfriend texted me saying "Sorry you had to find out like this you weren't going to give it to me so I had to get it from somewhere". ... Some may not like me but they will always respect me. ...
These images are appropriate for me because the cheetah is a very fast and energetic animal. Whereas people see me as a person with ample energy, and the gold background and red triangle that surrounds the paw represents how people see the wealth in me by my organization and passion for life. ... This soft mist that feeds the two daisies on my shield shows that the mist is peaceful, not crazy like a downpour, or very powerful like a waterfall, but peaceful hence the soft mist. ... For example in the mid section of my shadow shield is a waterfall pushing a circular patch of grass down it into a...
What would she look like now 15 years later? ... , worse yet, what would she ask me? ... By this time it is pitch black and no flashlight. ... To my surprise she texted me early the next day and wanted to get together again. ... Sometimes it is easier to go with the moment, much like everyday life, and see where it leads. ...
Authors Point of View- I think that the author, Stephen Crane, wrote this book to give an example of what life would be like as a young person who is faced with the situation of war and the possibility of death. ... Me or Not- The character that I think I am most alike is the youth, because he is a young man like me who doesn't have a lot of confidence in himself. ... I am also like Henry because even though I like to hunt animals, I think that if I might actually have to kill a person, or maybe even be killed myself, I probably would be so scared that I would think about running away t...
The movie done in the dark appeared to be older and was in the classic black and white horror movie style. ... The reason I think he was nice to the old man was because he actually liked him, but just grew a hatred toward his eye. ... Those similarities are what kept the movies interesting and made me want to keep watching. ...