Some days I go to escape the stress and anxiety of a school day, or when coach got really sick, I went to weep, hope, and prey. Today it is my destination, as my quadriceps burn, and calves ache. As my bike veers off the paved ocean side road, and dips down the sandy narrow path, relief pours over me. Castle Rock- towering high above in natural strength, and pure beauty- I am in awe. Tossing the handlebars down, I leap toward the rock face. I glance up, scout my path, and begin to climb. It is not a long climb- just challenging enough to give one a sense of accomplishment at the peak. I hoist my tired body up onto the flat summit. Standing, I look out- my breath leaves my body for that instant, (unconsciously this happens every visit.) The feeling of being able to see out in front of you forever- nothing in your way- is frightening, and at the same time, gives encouragement, hope, and security. .
The massive ocean dances before me, each individual wave in sink with each other. The incomparable sound of the sculpting of the shoreline and the rock I stand atop fills my ears. I tiptoe forward, slowly, cautiously, to the edge where I sit with a sigh, and rest. This rock, a bulging mass that stands on its own off the shore of Marblehead Neck, has forever been my secret getaway. As a young girl, my grandmother would walk with me to the bench that is positioned just below the rock. We would eat lunch of cheese sandwiches and then she would tell me to go see how the ocean was feeling that day. Under her watchful eye, I felt safe and independent. I would scale the rock with my tender bare feet, and once at the top, look out and study the waves. Usually they were angry, moving swiftly, crashing into each other and spilling over. Once in a while, though, the waves would caress each other, and reminded me of smooth creamy frosting. But one thing that always stood out in my mind was how clean and pure the water always appeared, so I never thought of it any other way.
History of the two major castles. ... History of Stirling Castle. 1. ... History of Edinburfh Castle 1. ... The castle is situated at the top of a 250 foot high rock and enjoys tone of the the most commanding locations in all of Scotland, also with its surrounding hills.... Also the castle was built on a rock, rising out of a surrounding forest....
Thus the castle was born. ... In time of war, the castle would be garrisoned by the lord's tenantry, fulfilling one of their feudal obligations; castle-guard. ... We have already seen that castles were a feature of feudalism so it follows that the Normans introduced castles to England. ... What were these first castles like? ... Where possible use was made of natural hillocks or outcrops of rock, but most mottes were raised by digging a deep ditch around its site and heaping up the result soil. ...
Castles were very well built and very detailed. Castles took many years to build. ... Castles had moats, but they were inside the castle walls encircling the main building. The castle walls were made of three layers of rock and stone. ... Samurai castles were often encircled0 by two moats, but they would not go all the way around the castle. ...
Ralph's group set out to Castle Rock for a final attempt to convince all the boys of sense and sanity. ... The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee?... In Piggy's attempt to convince the tribe of sense and sanity, Roger viciously killed him by hitting him with a rock. ...
After this Legrand noticed spots everywhere in which looked like figures lined up, that looked like this: But after studying the piece of cryptograph he was able to figure out what it said, and it said the following: " " A good glass in the bishop's hostel in the devil's seat forty-one degrees and thirteen minutes northeast and by north main branch seventh limb east side shoot from the left eye of the death's head a bee-line from the tree through the shot fifty feet out." " Then legrand went out to try to figure out where the "bishop's hostel" was located and...
The two text I studied this year are "Soldier Boy" written by Anthony Hill, along with "I had seen castles" written by Cynthia Rylant. ... "I had seen castles" is a book written by a female author about John Dante during the Second World War. ... "I had seen castles" written Cynthia Rylant is a vastly different novel to "Soldier Boy". "I had seen castles" is a much more emotionally involved, written in a first-person context. ... Ginny was his rock, she held him down from making silly decisions when John's best friend Tony died in the war. ...
I found myself a cold and uncomfortable rock to sit, so that I could view where I was, again it was beautiful! ... The foam of the waves remained stuck on spaces between the rocks and quickly dissolved leaving the wet rock with a dark grey almost black stain. ... I knew for sure that the rock of the cliffs were limestone because of the light grey almost yellowish color. ... My most valuable and well preserved memory of that place was the castle. ... As the morning appeared, the castle was brought back to life by the light of the sun surpassing every inch of darkness and shadowed spaces. ...
This is shown in the following quote: ""Promise me you will find the castle. ... Did she live in a castle? ... The castle Gitl described to her grandchildren was in fact an extermination camp, Chelmno. ... Another technique that Yolen used was onomatopoeia: "...fear and anticipation so mingled with the woosh of the rocking seat being lifted, that the story was forgotten" (129). The use of the word woosh describes the sound of a rocking seat on a ferris wheel. ...
DMB-Rock and Soul In my lifetime there have been a few famous artists who have had an impact on my life in one way or another. ... Matthews's music has a timeless feel to it, with strong emotion and moving lyrics Dave Matthews has given a new name to rock and roll. ... In the early 90's various grunge and hard rock bands would sing about violence and hate, whereas now after DMB made it big, it seems like there are more bands like Lifehouse, The Calling, and Train bringing in a more finely tuned melody and singing about love and romance. ... A few lines from "Crash into Me" suc...
