I really adore this image, because almost everything was set to make a perfect image: the angles and symmetry, focal point, contrast of colors. In this image at the Half Dome, where Ansel Adams is standing perfectly straight to take a photo on top of his car, there are many places in this image where Read more…
“A company of twenty was approaching” the dwarves and Bilbo, laying their weapons aside, seeming as though coming in peace. “Among them were both Bard and the Elvenking, before whom an old man wrapped in cloak and hood”. Like the time before, Bard came asking for a share of the heaps of gold and abundance Read more…
Spoiler Alert: do NOT read unless you have already read The Hobbit After reading “Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire” I had a mixed of emotions consisting primarily of confusion, excitement, and shock. There were so many twists and turns in the chapter that you would think it would end after a Read more…
Flexing my Favoto I strapped my helmet on and prepared for my first solo Favoto trip to soccer practice. My dad was still at the office, and my mom was at the Rotary club, stuffing shells for the big Women’s Gala coming up on Friday; Alice had left for college 8 months ago, and I Read more…
In The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt by John Bellairs, there were many many twists and turns throughout the entire story that constantly kept me on my feet wondering what would happen next. The amount of magic in this story really made me wonder how Johnny could overcome. The final chapter was definitely my Read more…
