The Bright Side

The nightingale and the rose At first, I was angry that the bird sacrificed it self for nothing, because the nightingale had so much love to give and was courageous. Compared to the boy he gave her life to, she was much stronger and much kinder. The ending was, itself, great, although it made me want to punch a wall, it was nicely written and rounded up the story quite well. Nevertheless, my reaction was not actually punching said wall, It was more me silently looking at my friend with a look of despaired. I think this story was written for children, but it is more understood at an older age. By example, as a kid you might understand that the girl was selfish and mean to the boy, but as a teen or adult, you can see that the story was more about the fact that the bird thought wrong about her own life and its worth.   The nightingale and the rose has a dramatic ending, it ends with the death of the protagonist. Most typical fairy-tale stories (and we’re talking about Disney s...

My immediate reaction to the ending was incomprenshion. I was troubled by how the whole story was just a thought in his head and that he was just thinking about seeing his wife and kids. The denouement of the story was just two lines of the whole six pages. It just hit you like that! I thought that it was well written to accentuate that the majority of the action was in his head. My only thought on the end was: it is a bit too predictable. It was not probable that Peyton Farquhar would survive not only the hanging but also the riptides and the shots that were shot at him by the military. It felt a bit too "cheesy". But also if he would of lived through all of that, i would of been surprised. Having that in mind, i think the ending was well chosen for how the action was going. Regardless of all of that, i liked the story! It described the action and the environment very well. Also the fact that it was a surprise ending also made me like it a bit more. There was a lot of imag...

Untrammeled: unrestrained, free Florid: flowery, reddish Bland: peaceful, soothing Hitch: Harness, to fasten or tie Barbarism: uncivilized state Exuberant: joyful or vigorous Rhapsodies: enthusiasm, epic poem Emanated: to flow out, to proceed Barley corn: grain of a plant Aforementioned: cited or mentioned previously Peals: loud set of bells Waver: to sway Moiety: different social groups  

The Lady and the tiger is a short story written by Frank Stockton . It takes place the olden days and is about a king and his justice system. The system is somewhat barbaric and relies on faith. Long story short, in the king’s arena, there is two doors. One leads to certain death where you will be eaten by a starving lion and the other to a beautiful young lady, who you’ll marry right after choosing the door. People who have wronged the king get pushed into this unfair justice system. However, if you take into consideration that this story takes place in the years of gladiators and fighting arenas, it is rather a good system. Let me elaborate, the prisoner is given a choice, either live or die. Even though he isn’t the one choosing it, it is still there. And the chances of them picking the good door is fifty-fifty with the bad door. So with all this in mind, I think it is still a good justice system for the date of this story. The story itself was not difficult to read but it...