Napoleon’s greatest work: Battle of Austerlitz The muskets were firing and the soldiers were yelling. The boom of cannons and screams of pain from troops from both sides sounded across the battlefield. But the violence kept going, and suddenly, the bugle sang the song of war and the sound of hooves thudding against the dirt could Read more…
The Rescuers movie (an adaptation of Margery Sharp’s The Rescuers and Miss Bianca) is an exciting and fun movie that keeps you in suspense at times, making you wonder what will happen next: especially the parts where Bernard and Miss Bianca were getting chased by the crocs, or when Evinrude was being chased by a Read more…
Fording the River to Grab Independence As the soldiers grabbed their oars preparing for the cold journey ahead, they knew that this could be the crucial moment that changed everything. They plowed ahead of the ice and strained against the current to cross the icy Delaware. Determination kept them warm as they crossed the dangerous Read more…
“The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower” by Dylan Thomas describes an internal conflict he has with his body as he struggles to grasp how to describe himself as nature. This poem is composed of vivid comparisons between parts of himself and free-flowing aspects of nature in the world that surrounds him. Read more…
Giant panda, ailuropoda melanoleuca, is a typical bear. It is completely white except for black fur on its ears, around its eyes, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. Giant pandas first became endangered in 1990 due to excessive poaching in the 80s and deforestation, depleting their bamboo food source. However, in 2016, their extinction status got boosted Read more…
The picture takes place in the Porcelain Pagoda, and more accurately in Miss Bianca’s bed with its pink silk sheets. She is worrying over her plan of rescuing Mandrake, which is the reason she is sitting up with a look of worry on her face, with her sheets crumpling down to the ground, to which Read more…
Spoiler Alert – if you have not read “An African Story” do not read the below. Roald Dahl was not only an author but also a pilot for the Royal Air Force. His short story, “An African Story”, is profound. Dahl writes this story as if it is a manuscript that he found, as if Read more…
Bernice, Marty, and Laverne’s Trip to NYC My name is Bernice Krebs, and this is my trip to New York City. It was Friday and we were almost off work for a few days. “Hey girls! We worked so hard this year, let’s go somewhere!” I said. “Ooh let’s go to a big city! Where Read more…
Though I’ve only read about 100 pages in A Long Way from Home, I have noticed that Claude McKay thinks very deeply about what others say to him, but doesn’t always take their words into action. McKay is a like this when both Frank Harris and Max Eastman want his set of poems, and Harris Read more…
RISE OF THE WEAK WOLFIE I’ve been a weirdo since birth. Skinny legs, almost no hair, and a body so small I can pass as a Labrador retriever. I am an alien. My mom, desperate to make something strong about me, named me Ripper. As if that would help at all. Everyone called me “Rip”. Read more…
