“No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them.” This compelling quote from William Godwin shows the importance of integrity, guilt, and most importantly, innocence. Innocence, is the exact opposite of guilt, wrong, sin, and disgrace. Joan Bauer is the author of the extraordinary short story, “The Truth About Sharks.” This realistic fiction short story has a shocking ending where the main protagonist, Beth changes her point of view about guilt and innocence. One sunny day, a young girl by the name of Beth traveled one day to “Mitchell Gail’s,” which is her “go to” store. Beth needs to purchase clothes for her Uncle Al’s birthday party. As she browses through clothes she meets a friendly employee whose name is Hannah. Hannah offers hold on to Beth’s belongings while she goes into the changing room to try on clothes. As soon as she steps out of the changing room, she is caught by Madge P. Groton who is the head security guard of the store. Madge accuses Beth of shoplifting, but in reality Beth hasn’t stolen anything. Beth begins to feel hopeless as she is escorted to the main security office within the store. When a police officer arrives to the store, Beth is put into custody and sits in the back of the officer’s squad car. Beth is able to convince the police officer to take her into the store to prove she is innocent. Once Hannah tells the police officer what “really” happened, Beth is let off the hook and she is proven to be innocent. Beth is
“That day changed me forever and now I fight for sharks’ rights. I have always been an active animal and environmental advocate” (paragraph 5.) The risk the young boy on the beach took affected the rest of his life positively and if he never took a chance such as that, he may never have become the type of person he is. When the narrator decided to take a risk, he had no idea what the outcome might’ve been. He affected the fisherman’s way of thinking.
The police arrested Kinsella and Hallie. Both girls were put on trial, but ultimately acquitted of the shoplifting charges. Kinsella feels she should never have been held in Maddux’s office, arrested, or put on trial and is here seeking redress for the whole ordeal.
You go into a store to get some chips or a Coca-Cola, soon, thereafter you walk to the back of the store, where the candy section is. As you walk and grab some potato chips, the cashier yells “Hey put that back!” You wonder to yourself, “am I allowed to buy this or does he not want me to?” You go up to the counter and before he explains what happened, and why he yells, he tells you to put your hands up and don't go anywhere. You sit there for a while looking like you're reaching for something on a top shelf, a man with a uniform and badge comes walking in through the front door.
He had asked her to meet him in Texas to catch up and since she wanted to use her vacation time, she thought why not. So she drove from West Virginia to Texas where she was to meet Mot in a Walmart parking lot. She had rented a cabin for a week for them to stay
The main character of the book, Allison Mackenzie, came from a middle-class family that owned a home off Chestnut Street. Her mother, Constance, owned a shop in town called the Thrifty Corner Apparel Shoppe. Allison was born out of wedlock and her father was out of the picture. Constance was ashamed of this fact and hide her secret past from society. The situation surrounding Allison was an example of the time period’s denial of family dysfunction.
After a couple of months Abby Borden noticed that her jewelry and about forty dollars was stolen from the house. Both Lizzie and Emma denied having any acknowledgement of how this could have happened. The maid at the time was with Mrs. Borden the entire day and could not have committed the theft. The police began to investigate on the matter, however they were quickly dismissed by Mr. Borden’s request to drop all charges. However hatred still was high among the two girls and Mrs. Borden.
Grief and its complex journey to either recovery or non-recovery is a universal condition long examined in literature. Steven Hall’s novel, The Raw Shark Texts, delves into the complications and impacts of this experience, following protagonist Eric Sanderson as he navigates through the various stages of mourning. Hall captures the intense anguish and desperation of grieving as Eric confronts dangerous creatures that prey on memories, and battles with the ghosts of his past due to severe memory and identity loss. Various emotions, including denial and self-rejection, remorse, fear, rage, bargaining, and ultimately acceptance, are seen throughout Eric’s grieving process. This essay will trace Eric’s progression through these several phases of
After a night of drugs, drinking and toy boy debauchery, wealthy cougar Eloise Henderson and her new found young boyfriend get their heads bashed in. Sarah’s boss Chief Delaney is among the first on the scene after the station receives a call from neighbors that heard the commotion coming from the Henderson house. The Chief makes Sarah lead detective in the double homicide. Almost immediately, Sarah’s suspicions settle on Roger, a major property developer that had been until recently been involved with Eloise.
A few men come into the shop and raid it until there is nothing left. No make-up, no clothes, no toys, nothing. Just the sound of shattering glass and Nazi soldier’s boots clicking on the ground. As they are leaving, one of the men pushed Rebecca to the floor and started hitting her. I pull her away, and we run.
Greg and Rowley discover it is too expensive to advertise in the local paper, and the local paper won’t cover their Bazaar as they deem it to not be newsworthy. Greg and Rowley decide to then create their own paper to advertise their Bazaar, but Vice Principal Roy will not let them hand it out at school. Greg and Rowley decide to advertise for their Bazaar by creating signs and taping them to the school wall. When rain begins falling, it causes the signs to ruin – and green ink to stain the bricks. Greg and Rowley then flee when a teacher nearly catches them.
Dracula starts off in Johnathon Harker’s diary. Johnathon heads to Transylvania on a business trip to sell Dracula, a wealthy count in Transylvania, some real estate in London. After several incidents of Count Dracula attempting to suck Johnathon’s blood, and imprison him, Johnathon escapes and the novel switches to Mina Murray, Johnathon’s fiancé, and her friend, Lucy Westenra’s, points of view through their letters. Its mostly just gossip, but there are several references to Johnathon. Next, it shifts to Dr. John Seward’s, sometimes referred to as Jack, dairy with a description of Renfield who is a patient at Jack’s asylum.
So Kady is a girl from Africa who had just switched to a school in America. She finds herself to become friends with a couple of lames who fill her in on the info needed about the other kids at school. The she met Regina, beautiful, but nasty “slut” Eventually, after Kady can see for herself how Regina really is, she turns on her and turns everyone else against
Everyone knows that one day they will eventually die and their earthly life does not last forever, but no one knows what comes after. Each person has their views and opinions about what happens to the after they die but there is only one right answer and no one really knows. In the book People of the Whale, the author Linda Hogan creates a specific message for the readers to challenge themselves and their thinking about what really happened to the main character Thomas and if he is dead or alive. Hogan ends the book with the readers still very unsure and lets the readers choose their own ending to the story. Hogan’s style of writing is to ensure the readers are left with a message and uncertain understanding, leaving them questioning the end
This short story is about a young and rich man who chases a girl he adores. The beginning starts out with Dexter Green, a caddy for golfers. After he encounters an incident with Judy Jones, he quits his job in search for more. At 23 he makes good money with laundry businesses.
Imagine a life where everything seems to revolve around one important element. And just as everything seems to be going well, it all changes within a matter of seconds. In the novel Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham, the protagonist, Jane Arrowood, had to experience this. She had a strong passion for drawing, but she was required to have her dominant arm amputated because of a shark attack. As she recovered slowly in the hospital, she showed her true inner strength when she learned to draw and write with her other hand.