... boat. It was also at this point in my fight against this fish, that I learned that I had an enormous Northern Pike on my line. And when I saw how big the tail and the head of this fish was I instantly knew it was the biggest fish I had ever caught. My dad grabbed the net, and tried to get the fish into the ... net, tail first. That did not work, the fish was just too big, and it jumped right out of the net. My dad tried a second time to get him into the net ... by the tail, but that was just not working. The only other option we had was to try and net the big northern pike head first. ...

• Word Count: 923
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... attitude of harsh reality. White slowly describes his love for the lake to express the lifeline of a person. He explains how people live a dual existence from children in their fairly tail land, to adults realizing the reality that everything isn't always perfect, as everything is constantly changing. White uses a great amount of imagery to show just how "perfect" this lake was ... ...

• Word Count: 326
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

... dogs. Daily, he does something sweet and lovely to make me smile and laugh. Codin is a full breed black Chihuahua, he has a white paw, white chest, and he has a curly tail that is never straight. I always get complimented on his ears because they are double the size of his small head. A nice, wild and very crazy dog. It's hard to believe ... ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... , as she groaned in a deep voice. Barely able to open her eyes, or even stand up, she stayed lying down in the corner of the house, not even wagging her tail, as she usually did when she saw me. It was now I began to believe what was happening to Mica and decided to let her take the emergency treatment. Mica spent ... ...

• Word Count: 744
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... across them. Like he says, "I mess up everything I touch". Not the case when it comes to card games though. Every time I play cards with my dad, I mange to kick his tail every time! My mother and father both love to play card games. My mother loves to play Rummy. While my father loves to get tangled up in a game of Gin ... ...

• Word Count: 1032
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... my favorite purple sweater so that I wouldn't freeze up there in the mountains. My father put my hair in what was called the "Daddy Special", which was your basic pony tail. The one thing that stands out in the picture about my outfit were my shoes; they were sandals with socks. If I were my mom I would have just put me in ... ...

• Word Count: 1069
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... hold of a boat, and in a sense of bravado, rowed out into the river. He had only been fishing for a short time when a crocodile hit the small boat sideways with its tail and the terrified boy was thrown into the water. The father heard a scream, saw what happened and, without hesitation dived into that crocodile-infested water. He swam out to his ... ...

• Word Count: 441
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School