The Wild Girls Introduction Wild Girls is an early 1970’s book, written by Pat Murphy, that takes place in San Francisco, California. Joan is a 12- years old girl, nevertheless she has just moved from Connecticut. One day while she was taking a walk in the woods, she meets an eccentric, and wild girl. The eccentric girl (Sarah) wants to be called Fox, and gives Joan the name Newt.
In her novel Tracks, Louise Erdrich shows the lives of a small group of Anishinaabe people. Two different narrator’s Pauline and Nanapush, the tribe elder, tell the story of the woman Fleur Pillager. They tell this collection of short stories through the years about Fleur to her daughter Lulu. Fleur Pillager is a very curious and mysterious character. She was found nearing death in the beginning of the book by Nanapush in a house where her family members were already dead.
Handkerchief by Abdullah Aljundi Period 7 ‘’The weather was unusually warm for the last day of October’’ (Lee 341) When the fisherman finally figured his true love a farmer’s daughter; he cared for her more than anything in the world. The farmer’s daughter Emily also loved the fisherman named John and would do anything to be with him. Emily ‘s dad on the other hand didn’t think he was good enough, so to keep them apart her dad sent her to live with her uncle on the other side of the country. Soon after she left, John got very sick and died of malaria, but everyone said he died of a broken heart.
The Thing in the Forest by A.S. Byatt is a fairytale like story that takes place during World War II. It captivates its reader with a mysterious lack of detail, keeping the fairytale aspect up to the imagination. Through symbolism, metaphors, and juxtaposing character development, Byatt shows how war and trauma kills childhood innocence. This story is about two young girls, Penny and Primrose, who are sent away from home during World War II for safety.
The majority of teens and children nowadays have access to technology. This can be dangerous, as is the case in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. In this scenario, the kids, with the help of technology and its autonomous control, ultimately kill their parents. First, George and Lydia Hadley notice there is something wrong with the nursery, a room which changes depending on a person’s thoughts. The nursery is always stuck on the simulation of an African veldt.
June 23, 2022 the US Supreme Court made a choice that drastically changed women's health care in many ways, for me, my mom, and my friends. The courts voted 6–3 justices to abolish Roe v Wade: a landmark case that protected the right of abortion. This law is something that has protected women's access and rights to abortions for 50 years. Without this protection, each state is able to individually choose the laws and rights behind abortion. This decision has caused and will cause countless issues across the world such as medical issues, safety issues, and human rights being taken away.
Story 1 La Belle et la Bete, a 1756 short story by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont (1711-1780) moved from her native France to England in about 1745 and from England to Switzerland in 1764. A prolific author of over 70 volumes, she was highly regarded in her day, but is now known only for her version of "Beauty and the Beast." In the first, there was a very rich merchant who had six children, three sons, and three daughters; he was so satisfied with them and gave them everything for their education and all kinds of masters. Also, his daughter youngest and beautiful who called the little Beauty; her older sisters were very jealous and bitter of her.
How is Animal Imagery used in Chronicle of a Death Foretold? Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a novel based on true events that had occurred in 1951 in Colombia. As the title indicates, the author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez creates a timeline of how one citizen, Santiago Nazar was murdered. Unlike the norms of a detective themed novel, the audience is aware from the start of the victim, the killers and the reasons.
The Yellowstone Park Expedition It’s the day 68 and we are still here in Yellowstone Park. I woke up in the middle of the night in my tent. Something told me, “You are not safe here.” I wondered amongst the tents to see if someone has woken up too.
Jean Auel is one of the leading authors in historical fiction novels, filled with adventure, romance, and creative views of her characters. Clan of the Cave Bear is her smallest novel of 468 pages, which is filled with her lengthy paragraphs describing in great detail, the historical land in her books. One night she suddenly began working on a short story, after inspiration struck she learned as much as she could about prehistoric life and the world in which all our ancestors came;now one of the leading authors in historical fiction novels, filled with adventure, romance, and creative views of her characters Auel attended University of Portland. While a student, she joined Mensa, and worked at Tektronix, as a clerk , a circuit board designer,
He went to a store but no one was there. He grabbed some food and left. He found a hiding place so he slept there. In the morning he ate soup that he got from the store then he saw someone pass by. He felt nervous.
The forbidden Kirau forest. Once upon a time... There was a young muscular boy with light brown shoulder long hair and cold blue eyes, Hampus. Hampus was trained to be a soldier all his life so now when he was eighteen he could fight seven other soldiers at once.
Forgotten Tales Droopy eyelids. Sandy caruncles. Sheet-marked skin. Bent and disfigured hair. The aftermath of living a fantasy, a story that would go down in the history books.
She felt ugly, betrayed, and not on her element. After 2 hours of thinking, she decided to go visit a witch known for black magic in a small town outside of the city. The witch opened the door and asked (in a rough voice): “ what can I help you with?” Kenza explained to her that she had a crush on a guy and he proposed to her cousin for marriage in her house. The witch started laughing and said: “Hmm..should we kill her or kill him?”
The White Tiger Soft, quiet footsteps is all that was to be heard at the heart of the jungle as a man quietly walked between rotten branches from the ancient trees. His bow was raised, ready to fire. He was somewhat of a wind, once there now gone, going its own direction. The wind was blowing his way which made this day perfect for hunting. The morning was cold but the sun was already shining.
