Shotgun

Of all elements that any story is composed of (characters, setting, plot, etc.), there is no true way to determine which is more important to the development of the story; without characters, there is no one for the plot to occur to, no one to occupy the setting. Without plot, there is nothing for the characters to do, the story is merely stagnant. but with no setting, there is no place for the characters to exist, for the plot to occur to-there is no available catalyst in which the story may…

In the American sports pantheon, football reigns supreme. However, there are people who don’t comprehend the game. Three parts make up the exciting game of football, which is the offense, defense, and special teams. Being a collision sport, football is very physical and gut wrenching. An overwhelming level of excitement is present, that other sports cannot obtain, and knowing how the brute game of football works will make the game more entertaining. I will get into detail on the players and…

Douglas J. Pettiford Stanley “Tookie” Williams CRIMINOLOGY July, 6 2015 The life of a gang member is a harsh one that often leads to imprisonment or death. Many who embrace gang life do so to fill emptiness or void in their life. Gang leadership frequently offers to fill that void, under the pretense of fellowship and family. Those who do accept the call gain a sense of power and belonging. The life of most in gangs follow a path that is riddles with violence, crime, mistakes…

die. Then I black out. I’m waked by a gunshot. BOOM! “I was starting to think you were not going to wake up” growled a masked man. He wore a Japanese sun hat with a robotic mask, with one red dot in the center. He had a shotgun that was black with a red stripe, a purple scope and a yellow word on it that read Suros. “I’m going to make this easy for you Endeavor, or should I say Hunter Cayde. Where is Jormungand?” He said in an echoey voice, that sounded more…

Today, the world is a pretty messed up place. Everyday we hear about some tragedy that happened and things that could’ve be done to prevent it. Events like these cause the world to reflect on life and look at certain things differently, one of these events would be the Columbine. On the morning of April 20th, 1999 students of Columbine High School were getting ready for school, not expecting anything but another lame school day. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, however, knew it wasn’t just…

In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are two men named Lennie and George. George is portrayed as a leader and a caregiver for Lennie who is mentally ill and childlike. Lennie ends up being shot in the back of the head, because of his careless actions. Lennie was careless by killing animals all the way up to killing an innocent life. When Lennie started killing mice,George did not think anything of it because he knew Lennie did not mean to. Lennie then killed a puppy, and…

film and the novel Perry and Dick talk of how they will travel to Mexico with their fortune and live in luxury. When it came down to the nitty gritty for them they simply walked into the Clutter home killed everyone with one blow from the 12 gauge shotgun. They did interrogate Mr. Clutter for his safe money and it was all a hoax. A trifling 43 dollars was found because Mr Clutter rarely kept cash but only checks for knowing something like this would ever…

civil rights activism, their family faced frequent harassment. Malcolm once said, “‘When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home, Malcolm later remembered. ‘Brandishing their shotguns and rifles, they shouted for my father to come out.’” (biography.com) This shows how Malcolm and his family have been harassed for a very long time; they had even been harassed prior to Malcolm being born and after he was born.…

covered in this format ensuring clarity of the task at hand. There was no talk of resources being allocated to Rowan. He wasn’t even given enough information to realistically accomplish the mission. The commander that gave this mission should put a shotgun in his mouth and pull the trigger with his toes. There is key information that should have been given to Rowan to help him accomplish his mention. It seems like his commander totally disregards Rowan as a soldier and asset due to his…

he was not going to let Lennie get away by any means. As a little man, Curley had a lot of hatred for Lennie, not for killing his wife, but because Lennie was a big guy and Curley had “Short Man's Syndrome”. ”I'm gonna get him. I'm going for my shotgun. I’ll kill him myself. I'll shoot ‘im in the guts” (steinbeck 96). To add more fuel to Curley's fire for Lennie, Lennie broke Curley's hand in a…