... I came back to Angela V. Sitting here in this wooden rocking chair, I see her working on one of her embroideries. Her ongoing beauty still catches my old squinty eye. From her long black and gray hair to her big twinkling brown eyes, not even all the stars in the great heavens can measure up to Angela's beauty, not ... dance. I will never forget how she looked, that day. Her long black hair that shone in the light of the bar with her big hazel brown eyes and luscious red lips caught my attention. I placed my coke on the counter and accompanied her to a dance on the dance floor with every...

• Word Count: 2004
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... the arts and music, Ernest played the cello and attended operas. When he gets older he tries to join the army, but cannot because of his bad left eye. Therefore, he joined as a Red Cross ambulance driver on the Austro-Italian front. While he was in the trenches one day it got shelled by a group of Australian troops. He then picked up ... . He received a medal for his bravery but had to stay in a hospital recovering. That when he met her, his first real love. Agnes Hannah von Kurowsky, a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross, who has nurse while he was recovering in the hospital. Hemmingway h...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... painted with henna or mehndi to decorate her hands and feet. It is believed that the longer the paint stays on the hands of the bride and the brighter the red coloring, the bride will be treated well by her in-laws and that her future husband will be good to her. The wedding sari, the gown, is bought months before ... , wedding, reception. Each sari is woven with 22 karat gold thread and are very intricate and heavy. The engagement sari is of any bright color; the wedding sari is usually red or gold and should compliment the brides" complexion; the reception sari should indicate wealth t...

• Word Count: 1293
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... over generations of traditions and rules people have come to despise such an act because of the repercussions it may have on how a person can be viewed in the public eye. In the last couple stanzas, Olds makes it clear that when it really comes to the meaning of life, "love" is actually meaningless. All people have are experiences ... physical point of view. This person will always be the "single body alone in the universe." But to the deeper intellectuals who can see beyond the "faces red as steak" (6), realize in order to make a connection with the universe an emotional bond needs to ...

• Word Count: 774
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... how the astronomer had plenty of control over her and that he makes her the way she is. While the plumber is there the author states how she was wearing red kid shoes. The reason is probably she wants to feel young again. Her marriage makes her feel like an old lady and she wants to feel her age. When the ... is introduced into the story he appears to be a manly-man. He is gruff, tough, and hardy with dirty shoes. When he "looked at her fully almost insolently in the eye" he gave her attention with his masculine stare. But the most important thing is that he is respectful to her. He tak...

• Word Count: 1192
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... there is something supernatural about Nicholas. He thinks that studying so much is bad. He is so jealous he takes the hinges off his door so he can keep an eye on Nicholas. He mutters "spells" to try to break a curse on Nicholas, Nicholas hears this and realizes how gullible John is and devises a plan so that he and Alison can ... him and sticks her butt out the window. Absalon kisses it, and then hears their laughing, and realizes that he'd been made a fool. He swears vengence on them, and gets a red-hot poker to burn them with. He comes back, and tries to tempt her to come out again w...

• Word Count: 837
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School