Faulkner portrayed Emily Grierson, not as a murderous madwoman, but as a desperate woman who lost everything. Her father, the only man in her life, kept her from marriage and happiness. Abandoned by her sweetheart and ostracized society after the family fortune was gone and her father died, she spen...

9-11-2001 The event of September 11, 2001 was a major marker in our country. It showed our weakness, our economy, and how quickly it could be destroyed. Many lives were affected by this disaster. And they, as I will never forget that day. If I could change the situation, it stil would have hap...

Taken for a Ride When I think back I remember I would fallow my brother everywhere. One day my brother and his friends were going biking, I wanted to come along badly. Finally he let me come along. I was so excited. They were all expert bikers I had a hard time keeping up we were biking over h...

Oh my sweet Vivian, I stare into the dwelling sunset, so pretty, so key Why cant we go back...back to how we used to be The flare of your lips, the glare of your eyes...I am so bad at long goodbyes I stare into the stars, they glisten like your eyes The crew of colors begins rapidly...then die...

I picked a South Carolina football game for one of my cultural events. It was the Saturday the South Carolina Gamecocks played the Florida Gators. It was a very rewarding experience. I really enjoyed that day. I will always remember the experience I had. ESPN's College Gameday came for t...

The first time I met you we *censored*ed, going down in a tangle of energy in the dark room like the blue light that shoots from a socket when a cord is tugged carelessly from a wall. Are you here with me? rolled over and over in my head as we climbed and slapped at each other, co...

Why Me?? You came into my life like a strong wind from the east. Your love for me is beyond anything an ordinary man can comprehend. The beautiful eyes you look at me with are deeper than the deepest ocean. When I hold you in my arms all night your body feels like the softest blanket of wool. ...

It was his last semester of law school. Rudy Baylor was assigned to give free advice to a group of seniors. It is at that very time, and that very place, that Rudy encounters his first true clients. Dot and Buddy Black. They have been robbed by a powerful insurance company. A company with mil...

Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 It began on a Sunday morning, and was named after a country church near the battlefield. The Union soldiers weren't prepred for the impending charge of Confederate soldiers. The Confederates attacked at 3 am, totally taking the Union troops by surprise. Bad roads and we...

Ethan and Zeena Frome were always very rich, but Ethan hasn't ever been happy. He decided to start a farm. This worried Zeena very much so she brought along her cousin Mattie. One day while tending the land Ethan was sliced down the back by a fallen blade. After much surgeries he ...

Deep inside I was glad I was the chosen one Outwardly cool, yet within I was frozen, It was sudden death match and I have to be bold But a teammate did not do as he was told, My teammate made the kid squeal like rat I watched the opposing kid get pinned in the mat, The crowd cheered, t...

In to day's society education is becoming more and more important. The children of today need education to get good jobs and keep up with this fast paced modern society. Nobody ever explained this to my teachers through. High school was the worst. THe teachers at my school were losers and dinn't...

Reading the short stories "The Widow and the Parrot" and "The Apple Tree", I have discovered some compare and contrast between these stories. They both deal with poverty, and each character in the stories cherishes everything they have. Also another thing they have in...

She probably doesn't remember me, but I remember her. She told me that my structure was too small and I was never going to develop. She made me feel like a baby when I wanted to be a teenager and forced me to act like an adult when I wanted to cry like a baby. She reminded me that my glasses...

I had just been turned down for taking a girl to homecoming as her mom reminded her that she was grounded. I could not believe what had happened; when I got home my brother asked me how did it go. "She gave me a big kiss saying yes". I replied. I went up to my room got in my pajamas and cr...

There are So many ups and downs, highs and lows, goods and bads. Achievements, Disappointments. all of these I've seen. All these I've had. None other like the one that reached out and slapped me that night. As I walked myself half-asleep up the stairs. I threw on the light and pulled a...

Massive Monster Murders The monster that they call Grendel is on the loose. He has been causing terror to many civilians in Herot for the past 12 years. Murdering and spreading blood shed all across the town. He likes to strike at night, and he will only come out at night when everybody i...

The specific passage that I chose contains plenty of symbolism with colors. The passage clearly uses colors to symbolize new, old and transitions through out it. the In the first line Nick describes how the area is empty and everything around is "inessential". Here he describes everything...