“The girl was running. Running for her life, in the hope of finding a safe haven for her and her family. She never looks back, the only indication her father was still behind her was his ragged breathing above her head, forming puffs of air in this cold morning. She suddenly stumbles on a root, but her mother secures her fall with a small wisp of air.
They lock hands, all three of them, and continue pushing themselves, desperately trying to find the others they lost on the way. The rattling of metal armours and cries of anger follow their steps, showing no sign of faltering.
Still, they run, wishing that the soldiers would give up their chase. They were tired. Though the family didn't know if it had been a long time since they started running, it was long enough to make them lose hope, and the little girl's legs would
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Parents… Must be great to have… I’m cut off of my thoughts by someone gently tapping on my shoulder. I jump, so far in my mind that I didn’t sense anyone. I turn around, smiling when I see Dimitar, my “adoptive” father. He’s the person who found me in the woods twelve years ago. He’s an Earth Seraph and the chief of this village. His daughter died during the war, and his wife shortly after, so he was pretty much alone before he discovered me, this shabby, scrawny little girl without a family, bearing a horrible curse like they all put it. The truth is, this curse saved my life, so I would consider it more of a blessing, but well… Most people don’t know
The Outsiders Sequel When I turned in my essay, my English teacher looked at my work in surprise. He flipped through my 7 pages of writing, and then set it on his desk. He said I could leave for the day, and that he would grade it as soon as he could. It was almost four o’clock, and Darry would kill me if I didn’t come home by four thirty.
Jane quickly stopped singing and silently look at her mother with fear in her eyes. The men continued riding their horses to the house about a mile from where Jane and her mother were, Ruth told Jane they must be asking the homeowners if they saw anyone running around last night. As night fell on the swamp Ruth began carrying Jane. She was walking through field moving very slowly just incase someone was out looking for her.
It’s spring now and the winter was terrible let me tell you. There were 10 people dying every day from starvation or freezing to death or disease it was terrible. When we were marching there from the last battle we heard that there was going to be food there for 8 months turns out there was only food for 8 days. General Edwin and a bunch of other soldiers and commanders asked if they could leave and George had to let them go he just asked them if they would come back in the Spring ready to go. Hundreds of soldiers deserted valley Forge and went back home to their families.
The film All Quiet on the Western Front is a drama that was released in 1930. Throughout the film a black and white camera was used to film. After it was released it was accepted by the general audience and also spawned newer versions. The star of the film is Lew Ayres who played the role of Paul Baumer a young student who joins the military. Another important star was Louis Wolheim who played the role of Stanislaus Katczinsky a veteran in the military business.
Julia is a 16 year old girl who goes through a traumatic event and has to sort out what happened to her by herself. She and her friend, Liv, were running as practice for track which resulted in her being alone in the woods for two days. Now out of the woods, she had to find out why what occurred happened to her. Julia does not just find herself in the woods for two days for nothing. When running, her friend, Liv, gets pinned down by a man she does not know.
It was the beginning of World War One. The sun just started to dip behind the horizon. The sky is murky and grey. The clouds are black, surrounding us like symbols of death, reminding us soldiers of our mortality. The war planes whizzing through the sky were flying at rapid speed compared to the clouds that moved at their own pace, that has been given from God and it did not matter what else was happening beneath them.
After escaping from Polyphemus’s cave, Odysseus, and his crew were looking for their ship. “Oh, Captain!” exclaimed the worried men that stayed on the ship. “Are you alright sir, where have you been?” “Calm down my loyal men”, said Odysseus calmly. I’ll tell you what happened to me.
“Then it’s a deal.” “It’s been a pleasure doing business with you again, Levi. Please do drop by again.” “Don’t sweat it, pal. Next time I come back, I’ll bring some furs with me.
He looks at me solemnly "Any girl of your age would have been broken by now. And not just on the inside." "Any boy your age would've been hiding under a bed by now. " I retort with a sickly grin. "I highly doubt that, but perhaps some are already in hiding."
I hope the rations for bread have finally arrived. We have just driven the Huns back east temporarily, but it has been a dreadful past few weeks in the trenches. I have truly seen hell on earth. Wherever we trod, our legs sink into the repulsive mud and grime up to our waist, we are sinking in the muck, dying in the dirt.
Sophia is a twelve year old girl who has her whole life together but things change. The British came and invaded territory, so Sophia’s family decided to leave out of the country for a while, when they came back the father decided it was safer for Sophia and her mother to go alone at first. When Sophia and her mother arrived they saw someone getting hung, it was Nathan Hale and he was a spy whom the British caught and were sending him to his death. Sophia tried to stop this, “One of the soldiers kicked the ladder away. The young man dropped.
She looked around frantically, holding tight in her arms the one that she loved, knowing that there was no way that they would be able to escape. Mr. Pearson was a quiet old man who had a big belly that hung out, and he always wore suspenders with a plaid shirt. He lived a lonesome life in a small suburban home because his loving wife had disappeared a few years earlier. With no traces of what happened to her, he was left tending the house alone. A teenaged girl named Emma lived on the same road as Mr. Pearson.
The Black Death “Clara! roared The Doctor. Hold on!” “I am! ” replied Clara irritated. “What’s up old girl?
It was a cold September night and emotions were running high. 2 cars dramatically clashed into each other like it was the right thing to do. The cold night air brushed against my face with ease as I walked on the crunchy street to the scene to check for fatalities. The night sky was a beautiful navy blue, but the streets were covered in maroon red. Blood curdling screams could be heard from the cars and sirens rang in the distance which put me to some sort of ease.
Vera let out an exaggerated sigh. “Ugh, I’m still procrastinating on this essay,” she mentally beat herself up as she headed down the empty dorm hallway. A moment later, she stopped in her tracks and realized no one was around. Where is everybody? It looks like nobody cared to stay, she thought, feeling uneasy.