Gashing

Since the beginning of time individuals have always been competing for power, whether it is in a kingdom, workplace, or class. The journey to obtain power often times results in the destruction or betrayal of other people because of the numerous conflicts. “Song of Powers”, by David Mason is about a famous game by the name of “Rock, Papers, Scissors”. This poem depicts the battle of power in society, by using these three objects and showing how each person destroys one another. At the end of all

Escape Trees, trees, trees Branches, sticks, leaves Whipping, gashing, slashing at my arms I can't get away no matter how fast I run Tripping, falling, crawling on the floor Ragged cuts, tattered clothes, jagged breathing as I start to slow My eyes are heavy, my vision blurred Distant images start to stir He's right behind me, he's catching up I have to keep moving but my legs have had enough Getting dizzy about to pass out, a distant figure starts to stand out A distant scream, a whispered plea

throne, playing King Arthur, and announced that the first thing they were going to do was a ritual of fealty.”(Kincaid 129). Elliot does not always make very good choices and likes to stretch his power. “Yet the alpha wolf kept circling, leaving tiny, gashing injuries on the magnificent creature too powerful to be toppled by such a pitiful atack.”(Kincaid 95). Elliot sticks to his plan even when it is not working. ”But the team strategy sucked. Three of us were already dead.”(Kincaid 97). This is Tom complaining

The bloody Battle in Gettysburg rages on with Robert E. Lee leading the Confederates to a loss. The key war was at Gettysburg it was good because it was not a capital and it was the turning point in the war for the Union. It was good for the North because they had the mountains, and we had the ground which made it ultra hard for the South to run uphill, shoot, reload, and do all that at the same time. The Union had the advantage at the war because they could rest most of the time and shoot when

In paragraph 33 he says, “And so enslavement must be casual wrath and random manglings, the gashing of heads and brains blown out over the river as the body seeks to escape.” These descriptive details make the audience grieve for the experiences that slaves were exposed to in America. The explicit scene unveils the truth of what happened everyday

quite popular, and to me, it must be that the Smoky Mountains are the most visited National Park. Many people who walked by me gave me strange looks, as if I was some sort of alien to them. Of course, my clothes were quite dirty, and I did have a gashing scar on my right leg. The most painful is the feeling of loneliness that aches in every bone of my body. My first stop was Dollywood, a Dolly Parton themed theme park. This seems like an unwise decision just to walk around a theme park looking

The life after highschool is like being released into a minefield, if you take the right steps you get closer and closer to where you want to be, but if you take the wrong ones, you blow a chunk into your body that could either heal or permanently damage you. Of these steps in life many feel like college is the only first step but there are options because not everyone is ready financially or mentally to go straight into college. Lawrence B. Schlack in his article “Not Going to College is a Viable

It was nighttime in the Kaiser Permanente hospital when I was born on 26th of February, 2000. My grandfather decided that I would be named Ian, because he thought it was a swell name to have. My mother, whose name is Lily, also works at Kaiser Permanente as a pharmacist. My father, whose name is Ike, is an aerospace engineer who works at a disclosed company. My sister, whose name is Irene, is a college student at University of California Berkeley who plans to become a medical student. At last, I

Throughout the epic of Beowulf there are three main battles; the battle with Grendel, Grendel 's Mother, and the Fire Dragon. While there are notable differences be- tween the battles, common motivations and themes exist. The epic 's protagonist King of Geats ' Beowulf, is a great warrior who fights with courage and honor to fulfill his role as a hero. The sense of duty associated with being a hero inspires him to fight, but ultimately leads him to his demise. Beowulfs battle with Grendel is the

Albert Camus was a half French and half Algerian existentialist. He was a columnist, dramatist, author, writer of philosophical essays, and Nobel laureate. In spite of the fact that he was neither trained nor processioned philosopher, Camus works considered through his artistic works and in various audits, articles, papers, and talks made vital, mighty commitments to an extensive variety of issues in moral philosophy, from terrorism and political savagery to suicide and capital punishment. In granting