African Short Stories: “The Garden of Evil” by William Saidi and “The Wicked Tongue” by Mohammed Moulessehoul The stories incorporated in the book‚ Hot Days Long Nights‚ which also comprises the two stories to be studied‚ relate different scenarios and pictures of the African continent. They are compact and precise‚ giving the readers an insight to the customary laws and traditions of its people. Some of them depict the painful collective memory of wars‚ while the others narrate the story of an individual
Premium White people Colonialism Short story
Emily woke up in the dark to an electronic beeping coming from her backyard. Tossing the blankets off her body‚ she quickly ran to the window and peered into the expansive garden. Among the rose and honeysuckle bushes‚ she could see two small spheres glistening softly in the moonlight. Each of the metallic balls had a small light‚ blinking in time with the strange noise. The lights were so bright that Emily could distinguish them from her bedroom window one hundred yards away. She was seven years
Premium Rose
pretty huge and amazing.” Alex paused for a minute. Actually‚ he went through the Yuma Proving Ground which is highly restricted by the U.S. Army‚ but if he continue his story‚ the authorities would know that he was trespassing. Alex decided to skip this part of the journey. “But one day‚ the canoe crashed and unfortunately‚ I barely lost the control of the canoe. I was so busy saving myself that I didn’t realize that I already passed the border and I was in Mexico until the canal came to the dead end
Premium
that. Nah‚ you know better than that and trolls were basically just humans. Only a little bit more grey. You’d been stealing money from this asshole for about as long as you knew he existed‚ it’s been at least four months and asswipe here was none the wise‚ such a shame for him considering that every time you came around‚ there was something new to be learned about him‚ his hive‚ and the schedule that he kept. The most important thing you’ve uncovered‚ however‚ was that none of the files on his slaves
Premium Profanity Fuck
He scraped together enough money to merit an in-store greeting and a breathless caress. When was the last time he involuntarily held his breath? The muskrat gave the slightest smile. True‚ he smiled all day long with potential customers‚ but that smile was like smudged carnival face paint. It was full of an alienating effort that meant nothing to anyone. This hat had come to define the inside of the muskrat’s head‚ and his thoughts flared into a psychedelic
Premium Magenta
In the story “The Machine Stops” there were many fantastic happenings that in the time it was written in 1906 people never gave it any merit of it possibly happening. Although‚ it is a story of fiction written in the past it seems to foreshadow what is very possibly an outcome for the United States of today. For example‚ in the story everyone has become distant and although they have the means to travel and have a face to face encounter with other people they would rather sit in the rooms with little
Premium Technology United States Washington
saw an elderly women struggling with carrying her groceries into her house. She had been hard of hearing‚ so Jim had to repeat himself about three times until she understood what they were saying. She mumbled‚ “Thank you so very much for extending an olive branch to a helpless women like me.” The old woman wound up giving them a little tip for helping her without her asking. Since they are young‚ and have never seen her before they did not respond to her because their parents told them not to speak
Premium Old age Middle age Gerontology
Nirvana song‚ it was driving her up the fucking wall at this point. Standing at the bottom of her stairs‚ she called up. "I’m gonna come up there and throw that damn thing out the window if you don’t stop!" Did her son hear her? Most likely. Did he listen? Not a chance in hell. She mumbled some shit about her ex-husband while walking back towards the kitchen. It was Colin who had bought the The Beats Pill speaker and Lorelai was almost certain he did it just to annoy her — their son was a brat and
Premium Profanity
The short story “Who‘s Passing for Who” by Langston Hughes was influenced by Hughes’ background in his society. This racial influenced story exemplifies how people thought of and interacted with those of a different race and those of a similar color. Hughes proves his credibility in writing the piece through his experiences that he endured in his lifetime during the Harlem Renaissance. The life he led was filled with daily racism and discrimination; he experienced much of his subject matter regarding
Premium African American White people Race
an entirely unwelcome surprise‚" Niklaus smirked‚ leaning back into his seat‚ staring at his older brother who had now returned home after a month long business trip. "And what an entirely unsurprising welcome‚" Elijah replied. "Who
Premium Sibling