... Peyton had committed to be hung. Part two of the story strays from the action to another scene. This part helps describe Peyton and a meeting between him and Federal scout. This is where Peyton believes he can help the Southern cause by the report of the Scout, about a bridge being rebuilt by the Yanks. It included the information that the bridge would burn well because of dry driftwood that had ... his fantasy, he feels the stunning blow of the noose snapping his neck that truly ended his life. In the two short stories, The Red Convertible, and An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge the aut...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After hearing Agathon's views of love, Socrates relates his theory of love through a speech that was given to him by Diotima. In contrast to Agathon's view, which stated that love is for that of the young and the beautiful, Socrates gives a better understanding that is more of an evolutionary process. Socrates begins his speech by refuting what Agathon said, that love was a great god ... is a spirit, something that is in between gods and mortals. In this way it can serve as a bridge between the two. The spirits that held the world together as a whole, the force that relayed messages and praye...

• Word Count: 1661
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... my father because one muggy day while he was working he lost his footing and fell from the ledge of a bridge. He was impaled through the skull with a piece of rebar and passed away instantly. After his passing my mother had a few male companions but the ones that I remember left the biggest scars. When my brother was seven, my sister was four and I was five my ... , encircling his head like a halo. The man's ice cold eyes stared into the distance, probably locked on his last view of life. It was that moment in my life when I realized that life is fragile. At thirteen my downstairs neighb...

• Word Count: 1595
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School