happening around him‚ but often what he tells us seems the result of his own indifference or detachment. He is frequently inattentive to his surroundings. His mind wanders in the middle of conversations. Rarely does he make judgments or express opinions about what he or other characters are doing. Meursault walks through life largely unaware of the effect of his actions on others. Meursault is distant from set plans‚ ambitions‚ desires‚ love‚ and emotions in general. He has a difficult time with
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Noughts and crosses assessment In this essay I intend to show how the relationship between the two Main characters in Malorie Blackman’s first book‚ “Noughts and Crosses”‚ matures and reflect on the difficulties they face in a Society where people from different races are treated differently. The first indication that the friends‚ Sephy and Callum‚ have feelings for each other comes straight away when Callum says‚ “ Can I kiss you?” Sephy does not really like this idea at first and thinks
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Asparagus 1 Walking up to a cozy‚ tan ranch-style house in southern California‚ my stomach was howling for attention‚ waiting for a scrumptious meal to help ease its hunger. My aunt’s house was filled with the rich scent of roasted chicken and garlic‚ a smell that would drench my taste buds when I would have eaten mammal flesh. I could almost smell the tenderness of the succulent meat as it baked in the oven while mashed potatoes churned in melted creamy butter. The smells of a fulfilling feast
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on as I listen to the guy next to you snoring and the kid behind me kicks the back of my chair. The pilots’ rough voice comes on the intercom and says "Howdy folks‚ just wanna let you know that we are getting ready to land and we should be there in about ten short minutes.". Then I listen carefully‚ but don’t understand anything the Mexican lady is saying. Ten minutes go by and I hear the screeching and squealing of the airplane’s tires as they hit the Mexican runway. I feel as if I’ve spent decades
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College Graduation Spring is here you and I know you’ve heard of the saying “April showers bring May flowers”. I had been waiting for this morning to come for four years. In a few hours it came and went‚ but it was an important time in my life. Graduation day was the end of one life and the beginning of a new life with different problems‚ worries and joys. While walking in the theater‚ I had seen hundreds of parents‚ grandparents‚ children‚ and even alumni students’. My family
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moment in time adds another complication to the already complicated matter. Is it possible that within a blink of an eye you can experience love? That question makes me think back to a party I attended. There was this guy I met a few years back at a house party full of misfits recently thrown in to adulthood‚ whose coping mechanisms were to drink until you couldn’t drink anymore. They all had a meeting ground paralleling the watering hole found within the animal kingdom. A classy urban family home it
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mall in Ermita. We always ate tasty foods in our canteen and we watched some horror movies in his big‚ white house. We also shared our deepest‚ darkest secrets to each other. He gave me a silver necklace with a cross pendant. I thought that our friendship will last but then again I was wrong. When we were in second year‚ I didn’t expected him to do such a thing. He spreaded false rumors about me that I endured until I graduated. Right now‚ I’m very thankful for what he have done to me. I am what I
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I force the arms of sleep off of me and feel the cool early morning air whiff across my skin. Ugh‚ I wish I could get just two more hours of shut eye and I would be good‚ but it’s that time and I sit up. Eyes still shut sitting in my bed‚ I think about seeing my family and I get a burst of energy. It’s been two long years since the last time I’ve seen them. I’m going home! I walk across my room in the darkness of dawn and flick on the light. Smelling the dewy‚ clean‚ fresh air breeze by through
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Special Day There are not too many sunny days in the winter like today. It’s a little bit chilly‚ but nothing unusual for the weather in December. Stepping outside the house and going to take the Oath of Allegiance‚ in order to become a citizen‚ the fresh cold air clears my head and worries. I look for as many details as I can capture. The first thing that draws my attention is a clear blue sky. Its color is so pure that it almost looks unreal. A few clouds spread around the sky forming interesting
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just stood there‚ twirling her hair with her stick-like finger. Then she began to slowly slip away from reality once again. It was her second week in her new home but it was more than she could bear for it felt like an eternity to her. The house felt more like a horrible prison than a home. Ever since her parents died in a plane crash‚ her cheerful spirit vanished into an endless abyss of despair. She used to be one of those people who could talk non-stop but now nodding or shaking her head
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