In the story a clean well lighted place a man is sitting in the shadows alone in the night at a clean old cafe in the 1920s. In the film they completely obscured the way it was described. It was suppose to be placed in the 1920s when clearly there was a man wearing a watch that was made in the 1940s another man wearing a ridiculous ring that was made in the 80's. The man wasn't sitting in the shadows. The two bartenders were sitting in the hall by the bathrooms. That's not the ideal place for two cafe workers to sit. There were surround sound speakers around the cafe which, from what I can logically tell, weren't made in the 1920's. The tables were much to modern to be in the 1920's and I know you are probably thinking that the intention of the director was not to place the film in the 1920's but then a man walked buy in a World War II uniform. Ireland wasn't even in World War 2. Everything was off.

A Clean Well Lighted Place

 A Clean Well-Lighted Place

In the story A Clean Well-Lighted Place an old man with nothing left in this world tried to hang himself. His niece cut him down, and in my opinion, I don’t think he was too happy with that. When you get old in life, things get taken from you ; but you don’t realize that until stuff gets taken from you. Nature is smarter than people think. It strips things away from you until the question finally pops into your head. You start wondering why you’re still living even though you have nothing to live for. That’s what happened to the old man. He just had nothing to live for.

What Place Is It?

The sun is starting to gently fall. As I watch with patients I take everything into account. The snow is melting and patches of grass poke in and out like spots on a cow. Rays of sunlight shoot through the trees and illuminate the wet snow. It’s so cold that I can see my breath yet I feel so warm. My cheeks are red and my nose is stuffy. I stare at the majestic land as I sit on the wet grass. A light breeze sweeps its way through the forest. The trees wave side to side and make clacking noises as they knock against each other. The trees look so dead yet move like they are full of life. The sound of birds singing pour through the air. The tune is so sweet and filled with joy. The sound of water rushing echoes throughout the sky. It sounds like the roaring rapids of the Mississippi River. The sun fills the sky with different shades . The sky is clear and filled with shades of pink, yellow and purple.

As the fire ball in the air drops behind the horizon, stars begin to pop; one by one they come out. The moon is full and the world is silent. There are trillions of stars out and each one shedding light, yet none of them have the power to light up the earth. The sound of silence swept through the night sky. I fall asleep to the coldness of the atmosphere and the dampness of the ground.

When I wake up fog is rising from the ground like steam in a sauna. My breath is visible and mimics the smoke of a pipe coming out. The sun is not strong enough to hurt my eyes so I can stare almost directly at it. The ground is glistening with dew. My hands are bright red and numb, but in order to see this amazing majestic sight it is worth it.

You may be wondering where this place is? This place of harmony and peace. This place of bliss and Heaven on earth. You might be wanting to go here on vacation. I can tell you how to get there by just walking. At about 5:00 pm go into your back yard. That is where you will see a miracle happen. It happens every day, it always has and always will. If you haven’t gotten the moral of the story yet I will give it to you. The moral is that people see something amazing happen every day, yet they don’t take the time to enjoy it, then they proceed to complain about not being on vacation enough, and not seeing enough beautiful things. If you want to see something incredible, just watch the sunset in your own back yard. 

The Real Slim Shady

                He stood up. 

The Power of Words

It was a beautiful cool sunny day. A husband and his wife were just sitting and watching their babies. They were laughing and talking like they were old friends that didn’t have a care in the world, the babies were nice and quiet and they looked beautiful. Then it happens, all of their joy swept away like a tsunami taking away cars.

A man had come into their home and killed their children and Marlin’s wife, every single baby died except for one.  Marlin was in shock, he didn’t know what to do. He just, sat there for a while mourning the loss of his children and wife. He loved all of them equally and he will always miss them.

It was the first day of school! Marlin dropped off his son and talked with some other parents. It was a beautiful day and everyone was smiling. Until finally Marlin’s son ventures off, into the street and he was kidnapped! His son is screaming "Dad help me please, dad, dad!"  His father can't do anything. He is frozen, like a pop-cycle. 

Marlin does not know that the kidnappers aren't just kidnapping his son they are sending him to his death. When they get back to their torture chamber he is kept in a cage he is barely fed. He hopes his father is coming to save him odds are he won't be able to get him on time. He is going to be sent to a serial killer. He is most likely going to die.

Marlin will not give up. He will never give up. He does not care if he dies he just wants his son to live. Although he is trying his hardest he is lost and has no idea where he is. Luckily someone with a heart cares enough to help him save his son. Her name is Dorothy. She leads him to where she thinks the serial killer is. She is right and Marlin saves his son from being brutally tortured to death. 

This powerful movie is a must see. It was amazing and emotional. It is an instant classic but before you see it you should probably know the title. You already do. The story I just described… was Finding Nemo.

Prediction

In J.R.R.’s There and Back Again, Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in the comfort of his home. But a wizard named Gandalf came with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their journey. I predict that Bilbo will join the quest and fight a fight that isn’t his.

I think my prediction is right because it is a fantasy story so anything could happen. Also a Gandalf asked Bilbo “Would you like to go on an adventure?" In addition when Bilbo is talking to Gandalf he asked “Are you the one that told such wonderful stories about dragons and goblins and giants and the rescue of princesses.” Those are just some example.

I believe that this story is similar to The Tale of Despereaux because they are both fantasy and the main characters go on a journey fighting evil. In Deaspereaux’s case the treasure is saving the girl he loves. In Bilbo’s Case the treasure is a ring that can save all of the dwarves. Concluding my paragraph I believe that my prediction is logical and could very likely happen. 

Cole Mathews

Lonely and afraid a 17 year old boy named Cole Mathews resorts to a life of crime and violence in order to cope with all of his troubles in life. When he beats up a boy named Peter, Cole is sent to a remote island in order to transform into a new person. Cole pretends that he wants to change, when he gets to the island he is not even willing to stay for a day.

I know there is a psychological explanation for Cole’s actions. His father beat him constantly and when he wasn’t beating him he was never around. His mother on the other hand, would never stop her husband from beating her son, she would just watch and slip underneath the cowardly cold blanket of alcohol. In my opinion those are the reasons Cole feels he needs to beat up on other people, just like his father did to him.

To cocky for his own good Cole tries to escape, swimming against the below freezing  crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. He is pushed back to shore and is frozen, like a popsicle. Trying to swim against an ocean isn’t a good idea. When he can finally move he sets fire to the cabin that he was suppose to stay in. The cabin burns along with Cole’s safety, and warmth. The last stupid thing he does is try to wrestle a bear. He is nearly mauled to death and has to survive on eating his own skin and a dead mouse.He did learn something from all his mistakes; he learned that he isn't stronger and bigger than everything.

After being mauled by a bear he  finds himself lying helplessly in a hospital bed. He knows he needs to change in order to prosper and live a good life. Just like John in the book Crash he changes and becomes a role model to everybody. He also becomes friends with the person he use to bully, just like Crash.
As he recovered from the mauling he was given, Cole left being lonely, afraid eating his dust,.and threw a life of crime and violence in the trash. He now lives a very good life and is a very good person.