Once he turned his back to the shell big gusts of wind wrapped around the turtle shell. ... Sam didn't believe the turtle, but decided to play along with his little joke. ... "Very well," said the turtle, and with a gust of wind and a few words of an ancient language Sam became a powerful and well-known fighter. ... the turtle was gone, leaving only the olive green shell. ... "I know you wont," replied the frog and with a gust of wind he was gone once again leaving only the shell. ...

• Word Count: 920
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The photo was so clear that you could see every single loose strand of hair that was flying in the wind. ... Man with long pipe (1990) was the second photograph. ... I"m glad I had this opportunity to have this assignment because if I didn't, I may not have gone anytime soon. ...

• Word Count: 620
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Weeks past, days gone by, sunset after sunset. ... He ate bread, occasionally with meat, pickled vegetables with some water and rum. ... Another few weeks gone by and Jessie had asked Stout why were they going to Africa and Stout told him they were going to buy slaves. ... Rain, thunder, and raging winds rocked the boat from side to side destroying bits and pieces of the ship. ... The man spoke with them and fed them. ...

• Word Count: 1821
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The mood of the story is created with the narrator's description of the boy's home and neighborhood. ... Finally it was Mangan's sister who spoke with him to ask he if was going to Araby. ... The train is practically empty which indicates that most people have already gone to the fair and have travelled back home. ... The story was one filled with frustrating trials, challenging circumstances, and defeat. ... The entire mood of the story is as if the boy is trudging forward against the winds of change. ...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Another guest at the Raynham Hall saw her too, only carrying a lantern with her. However, the guest had happened to have a gun with him and he shot at the figure. The bullet appeared to have gone right through her. ... The story behind the Gray Man I that he fell in love with his cousin, which in that time was alright to do. ... The other two, however, can be heard louder than the wind. ...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Do you ever feel like you've gone somewhere and worn the wrong thing? ... Hussein put up with much ridicule until those around him understood his background and culture, with this, he felt that he could finally be free and allow those around him to see him for who he was. ... We all try to fit in with those around us, keeping up with the latest fashion trends and exercising until we can't move a muscle as to not get another cellulite bump on our thighs, yet we still feel that there is something wrong with our physical appearances. ... "Wouldn't it be nice if I could just melt ...

• Word Count: 1933
• Approx Pages: 8

He used to live his ordinary life with his sheeps. ... And even he has no one talks the same language with him. ... Because he realises that he's gone... ... With the owner of the shop. ... They don't beliee them but one they later Santiago show himself and talked with the wind the sun and the nature itself. ...

• Word Count: 1857
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Research will show that boys raised outside of intact marriages are, on average, more than twice as likely as other boys to wind up in jail -- with each year spent without a dad increasing the odds of future incarceration by 5 percent (NJCCR.org). ... Perhaps if a child has never known life with a father, it will not be as difficult on him as a boy who is suddenly forced to live with only his mother. ... The independent variable will be whether or not a boy lives with his father or with other relatives. ... In fact, according to the study, boys living with a stepfather have higher rates of ...

• Word Count: 4534
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. ... The officer says that he is unable to understand how upstanding British lads could have acted with such poor form. Ironically, though, this "civilized" officer is himself part of an adult world in which violence and war go hand in hand with civilization and social order. He reacts to the savage children with disgust, yet this disgust is tinged with hypocrisy. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the characters and objects in the novel are infu...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School