Geoffrey nods again. Ms. Ellice smiles Well, see you tomorrow Geoffrey! Don’t forget to do the homework Geoffrey walks down the hallway only to be pointed at and laughed at. The scene is slow and dramatic. Geoffrey stops and covers his ears, overwhelmed by everything. Geoffrey is shown in bed, sleeping. [ Night time as Geoffrey lays in his bed] NARRATOR Geoffrey is rustling with his sheets, trying to get comfortable I sleep with deep anger and frustration, As laughter haunts me with affliction, Geoffrey’s eyes open As the shadow in me has awoken, Geoffrey is shown attacking a student. After beating the student, he live them in the night. I do not scream or appear like a moss, But mess with me and lives will be lost, Geoffrey walks towards the …show more content…
camera, away from the body Do not come to think that I am alone, For it is me who will soon take the throne Ms.
Ellice knocks on the Principal’s door. She’s called in. MS. ELLICE Ma’am, children are disappearing from my classroom I’m worried. PRINCIPAL LIN It’s nothing Ms. Ellice, return to work MS. ELLICE Ma’am please, I’ve contacted their families. The kids haven’t returned home, they’re worried sick. It’s been weeks PRINCIPAL LIN Visibly annoyed That’s the police’s problem Ms. Ellice MS. ELLICE Desperate The police have ruled them as runaways PRINCIPAL LIN Glaring Then they’re runaways MS. ELLICE Moving forward, trying to get her point across Over 15 kids Amanda! 15 kids are missing and you truly believe that they’ve all run away? PRINCIPAL LIN Threatening I trust you will be careful with what you say next Leanne! MS. ELLICE Voice growing louder Something is happening here ma’am, I can’t turn a blind eye to it. PRINCIPAL LIN You will! MS ELLICE I can’t ! PRINCIPAL LIN Now standing, feeling threatened and offended I will not have you or some-some psycho ruin what I have done for this school. For this town. MS. ELLICE Quiet almost smug So you admit something is happening to them, that someone is doing this? PRINCIPAL LIN Defeated, sits back into her set with her head in her hands.
Quiet. Takes breath I’ll contact someone who will keep this quiet. Now please, return to your job. ACT 2 ( As the bell rings the teacher stands in front of all of the student to bring up what is happening at the school.) MS.ELLICE So, I understand that most of you already know about what has been going around the school, and how scary it may be. However, we will still continue our lessons on Beowulf, and check the homework that I had given out to all of you. Let’s not let this killing get in all of our heads. ( Gazes at everyone for a second and then back at the textbook.) Okay, so, let's open our books to - ( as a knock on the door is heard and the Principle opens it to only bring in a transfer student for the class. The transfer student however, is an investigator who came in disguised as a student to find out more about the killing.) PRINCIPAL LIN I apologize for the interruption Ms. Ellice, however I have a new student who moved here recently and is now going to be a new member of your class. ( As she calls for the transferred student)
In Elvia Alvarado’s memoir Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart, she expresses the struggles that people such as herself, and numerous other Honduran citizens face every day. Elvia Alvarado was a Honduran woman, who was considered a peasant. She was born into a poor family in the countryside of Honduras. The book retails stories from Alvarado’s life and the obstacles she is forced to overcome in hopes of achieving a better life for herself and the people around her. She faces oppression due to her social class, ideals, and especially her gender. At the same time though, she is able to find support through these communities. While the odds are stacked against Elvia Alvarado, she is able to continuously preserve,
Trapped Narrator Bondwoman's Narrative is written by a person who called itself as Hannah Crafts. But since the book was a manuscript before the editor bought from an auction and published recently, it is not clear yet who actually wrote this book. However it is strongly supposed by its editor and other reviewers that the book is the first novel of a slave woman. The value of a narrative from a fugitive or former slave is significant in terms of historical context because of its relevance to understanding eighteenth and nineteenth century American history. (Andrews, 1)
I have discussed how Francis F. Coppola exploits a wide array of audio and editing techniques to create suspense, tense, and anxiety in the sequence to affect the audience’s feelings. Despite the simple fabula, this multifaceted film requires certain intellectual involvement and efforts of the audience to grasp fully its underlying meanings and subtle nuances.
Many people believe that 4 adults took the kids after many sightings of them were seen weeks after the fire happened. Other people believe that the police and fire department were paid off so the kidnappers could get away because the police would not investigate further and the firefighters were so late to the fire. Either way, the parents of the missing children believe that their kids are still out there and alive today.””A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body” Benjamin
One’s culture somewhat affects the way one views others and the world. It is up to the person whether they want to view things with an open new mind or from one’s cultural perspective. A few examples of how culture somewhat affects someone’s view of others and the world can be found in Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri and in “By Any Other Name” in the book Springboard. It depends on what one’s viewpoints are on other cultures and traditions. If someone thinks that their culture is better than any other, then they might approach the world differently than how a someone that is open to new ideas and is willing to make a change.
"Oh, Max." said Mama Mouse. "This just means Santa must have come." Max looked confused. "If Mr. Santa was supposed to spread holiday cheer, why would he eat all the cookies?" Papa Mouse chuckled. "Max, don't you know? The more cookies you bring Santa the more present he brings."
Though movie has censored many of the main themes which were depicted in William’s original play. But the internal turmoil, struggle and chaos of emotions which is portrayed by the characters in the movie, makes for this deviation and enables the viewer to feel the gravity and magnitude of entire situation vividly.
The Bondwoman’s Narrative, written by Hannah Crafts was uncovered in 2001 and published in 2002 by a man named Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The narrative is modeled on sentimental novels, borrowing structure from Dickens, Scott, and Brontë, as well as from slave narratives such as that of Frederick Douglass and numerous Biblical passages.
After the fire, the family started to recognize a large collection of odd moments leading up to and following that fearful night. “A woman claimed to have seen the missing children peering from a passing car while the fire was in progress” (Abbott). Another woman who owned a tourist shop 50 miles away from Fayetteville said she fed the children breakfast the day after the fire. A different lady at a Charleston hotel saw the children’s photo in the paper and claimed to have seen four out of the five of them a week after the fire. They were accompanied by two Italian men and two Italian women. Registering about midnight, she tried to talk to the children in a friendly manner but the men became hostile and refused communication. Sources say that they left early the next morning. If the children were supposedly spotted three times, could they have still been
He creates a suffocating atmosphere mirroring the characters feeling: “crowding in on her thick and fast”, “The passage of an old woman with ophthalmia and a disease of the skin distracted her from her
“We haven’t been able to contact the family of the guard to send our condolences, but when the phone call came our hearts dropped through the floor.” Explained Robert Bennett, the grandfather of the twins. “We all hoped the phone call was his family, but instead it was a recorded message asking for 5 million dollars for the release of the twins. Unfortantely our family doesn't have that much money so we have started a GoFundMe.com page where you can donate money to help us get the boys back.”
I am Estefania Perez. I am a first generation Mexican-American college student. Growing up we did not have many luxuries. However, my family and I were fortunate enough to take a few trips to Mexico. We stayed in my grandparent’s farm, a remote rural area 45minutes away from the closest city. The houses are still made out of adobe and the night sky is brighter than any city. This is the place where I fell in love with simplicity and where my appetite for adventure was triggered. During my stay I was free to roam the country without any worry but with curiosity, something I couldn’t have back in Chicago. As I grew older and enhanced my education I kept looking back at my travels and knew they held something meaningful but I wasn’t certain what
As the curtain rises, the audience are curious as to why a man who is so clearly distressed is sat over the girl, Betty, who lies motionless and 'inert' on a bed. The audience grows more curious as he calls for God to help him, and the audience are intrigued, wondering what is happening.
Six feet in height, and constructed like a train. An intelligent, witty business owner, in the midst of poverty, he opened an auto repair shop, between the poor and rich side of town. Bohdan never let Erin say a bad word against his Father. Being a teenager, Erin often displayed moments of defeat. Knocking another hole in the garage wall with his fist, Bohdan displayed his temper, shouting at Erin with his strong Russian accent, ‘Boy, you better think twice! Straighten up, and I never want to hear another bad word from your mouth! Your parents have always been righteous people!' The oppression was never-ending for Erin; Bohdan understood this, the grieving wilted his heart every Sunday, standing over Erin's Mothers grave.
I listened intently as Cecelia speak about her day, and then took a sip of her tea. She seemed like she was thinking about something else, but then she chimed in again. "How did you know I was nervous? Is it true you could control emotions? I had heard that you could feel and manipulate emotions, but we never talked much before, so I did not know if it was true."