After an initial kiss, in which he explored the depths of my mouth with his tongue, I was immediately wanton… I wanted more of his kisses… after another kiss, I realized what I was doing - that was when I tried to resist. He had considerable strength; he easily subdued me and pinned me to the bed. He kissed me softly and then sunk his teeth into my neck and drank from me- I did not want him to stop- I could tell it was hard for him to stop, but he did. He told me that he wanted to keep me with him forever and ever- that was why he drank my blood- and that was why I drank your blood Salomé; I want to keep you with me, inside me forever and ever… You too, will soon be immortal. We can make love till the end of time… just you and me.”
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Undoubtedly, we were at a lower elevation; I could tell we were deep in Bayou Lafourche and not right on the river. The guttural grunts of alligators and frogs filled the night air. The fog had lifted to near the top of the trees and moonlight filtered through the fog. Giant oaks surrounded a huge whitewashed stone mansion that glowed in the filtering moonlight. The limbs of the oaks were so heavily burdened with moss and age that they swept downward, nearly touching the ground. There were six huge Corinthian columns across the front of the house that reached at least twenty-five feet in height and had to be six feet in diameter. Eight, eight-foot tall windows, four on either side of the large double doors, were evenly spaced across the front along the veranda.
Myles turned toward me, his expression expectant; I knew he was waiting for me to say something about the plantation.
“It’s beautiful,” I said, “very ornate…” I thought of Louis’ Labelle and Boudreaux’s Duparc, this home rivaled those by its sheer size.
“Wait until you see the inside,” Myles replied, taking my elbow and guiding me onto the veranda toward the front door. When he opened it and ushered me in, I do not know what I expected, but it was not such
Deep in the American South lies a swamp so vast, so diverse, so mysterious, perspective changes its very nature. The appeal of this swamp, the Okefenokee Swamp, as an inspiration for writers lies not only in its mystery, but also its many faces. Describing the swamp, from its terrain to its inhabitants, authors can bring out its beauty or terror, depending on their purpose. While both Passage 1 and Passage 2 define and describe the Okefenokee Swamp, they differ in their style, intended audience, and general purpose. While Passage 1 attempts to provide an authoritative, objective, and precise description of the swamp, Passage 2 uses descriptive imagery to convey its essence and spirit.
Things that you need to know about the city of New Orleans. This is the biggest city in the state of Louisiana. It is also known for jazz music. It has a basketball team called the New Orleans Hornet and a football team called New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has lots of things to see and to do. Like Mardi Gras it is a parade that’s held in New Orleans. I will be talking about New Orleans early settlement, traditions, culture, weather, lifestyle, closing, and works cited.
His heart began to beat faster as Daisy's white face came up to his own. He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.
One of the most effective methods that the authors of Passage 1 and Passage 2 employ to paint a picture of their perspective of the swamp is detail. In Passage 1, the Okefenokee Swamp consists of “small islands (called hummocks) surrounded by marshes” and “extensive prairies.”’ Clearly, the author is aiming to portray the swamp to be an area of paradise. It seems to be a peaceful place where one can to become one with nature. Moreover, “Exotic flowers, among them floating hearts, lilies, and rare orchids, abound,” and there exists “abundant wildlife, with about 175 species of birds and at least 40 species of mammals.” Okefenokee Swamp is shown to be filled with pure beauty and nature. As implied by the author, joy and calmness can be easily attained in this ...
One early winter morning, GHS administrators received a call about students skipping classes at the bayou. The landlord, of a nearby apartment complex told administrators that she has seen this same group of boys several times. She expressed her concern for the students as well of patrons of the nearing neighborhoods. Campus police was dispatched to verify the claim, Officer Adams returned with 4 Hispanic males that had in fact been skipping class at the bayou. All 4 young boys admitted to being under the influence of marijuana after failing a neurological exam, performed by the school nurse. About midway through the investigation the lead administrator, Assistant Principal Custer, noticed the continued strength in scent on one of the young
and in her bosom I’ll unclasp my heart. and take her hearing prisoner with the force. and strong encounters of my amorous tale. Then, to her father, will I break? and the conclusion is, she shall be thine.’
The osprey rose, carrying in its claws, pontoon-wise, a silver fish…From invisibility came an eagle. The eagle, with great sweeps and stillnesses of wings, descended upon the osprey…The osprey tried to escape. Then, as if suddenly accepting his defeat, he dropped his fish. Down swooped the eagle…Did a bird’s rage or a bird’s acceptance possess him? (Wilson, 113-114)
If France considers Louisiana however as indispensable for her views she might perhaps be willing to look about for arrangements which might reconcile it to our interests. If anything could do this it would be the ceding to us the island of New Orleans and the Floridas. This would certainly in a great degree remove the causes of jarring and irritation between us, and perhaps for such a length of time as might produce other means of making the measure permanently conciliatory to our interests and friendships. It would at any rate relieve us from the necessity of taking immediate measures for countervailing such an operation by arrangements in another quarter. Still we should consider N. Orleans and the Floridas as equivalent for the risk of a quarrel with France produced by her vicinage. I have no doubt you have urged these considerations on every proper occasion with the government where you are. They are such as must have effect if you can find the means of producing thorough reflection on them by that government. The idea here is that the troops sent to St. Domingo, were to proceed to Louisiana after finishing their work in that island. If this were the arrangement, it will give you time to return again and again to the charge, for the conquest of St. Domingo will not be a short work. It will take considerable time to wear down a great number of souldiers. Every eye in the U.S. is now fixed on this affair of Louisiana. Perhaps nothing since the revolutionary war has produced more uneasy sensations through the body of the nation. Notwithstanding temporary bickerings have taken place with France, she has still a strong hold on the affections of our citizens generally. I have thought it not
Immersed in a labyrinth of timbers sat a house. Not a soul dared to venture near the decaying exterior, but the one who claimed the eerie dwelling as their own. Some accused the owner of witchcraft, believing a home that demented could not exist without the aid of the supernatural. Most were too petrified to believe in such fantasy, blaming the lethargy and peculiarities of the resident for such an abomination of a home.
Sitting in the back seat between two towering piles of clothes and snacks we drive up the abandoned streets of Adell. I see vast open fields of corn and dense wooded forest filled with life, along with the occasional, towering grain house. We pull into a dry, dusty, driveway of rock and thriving, overgrown weeds. We come up to an aged log cabin with a massive crab apple tree with its sharp thorns like claws. The ancient weeping willow provides, with is huge sagging arms, shade from the intense rays of the sun. Near the back of the house there is a rotten, wobbly dock slowly rotting in the dark blue, cool water. Near that we store our old rusted canoes, to which the desperate frogs hop for shelter. When I venture out to the water I feel the thick gooey mud squish through my toes and the fish mindlessly try to escape but instead swim into my legs. On the lively river banks I see great blue herring and there attempt to catch a fish for their dinner. They gracefully fly with their beautiful wings arching in the sun to silvery points.
2.) In both stories the females did overcome their original convictions of the outside world for another. However, in “Beyond the Bayou,” La Folle did so for the sake of a child she deeply cared for. She overcame her own fear of the outside world and the representation she had believed it to be based on an event that happened when she was a little girl. Whereas in “Ma-ame Pelagie,” Ma-ame Pelagie did so for the sake of her sister and inadvertently her niece. She gave up her dream of seeing her family home restored to its former glory all for the sake of making her younger sister happy. Yet, she is still haunted by the past and the dream she gave up; La Folle on the other hand is facing the world beyond her little section of the Bayou with a
...e river; and the ceiling is not so lofty as it would be in an older house of the same pretension. The windows are open, giving access to a balcony with flowers in pots. If you stand with your face to the windows, you have the fireplace on your left and the door in the right-hand wall close to the corner nearest the windows. )3.1-7)
I stood there in amazement. A tingle surged throughout my whole body. It was a rush of excitement I had never felt before in my life. When my eyes hit her angelic little body, they froze and I couldn't think or acknowledge anything else around me. The world seemed to stop, hold its place in time, just for that perfect moment. While she slept I stared at this precious little angel. My hands quivered as I slowly reached down to touch her little fingers and feel the softness of her skin. I ran the tips of my fingers very gently across her smooth face, and right away, I fell in love. Then my brother said, "I can wake her up so you can hold her." I was ecstatic, I was finally going to meet her! As I held her, I stared into her gorgeous blue eyes and knew instantly that I would love and cherish her forever with all my heart.
When I was a child I used to be frightened of entering such a place for it seemed so imposing and somewhat dangerous, especially when music was being played. One day, in order to keep a promise I had made, I saw myself forced to enter. It took me quite a while to get the courage to pass through the old oak door, but the moment I stepped in, I realized just how enchanting and breathtaking this building could be. Its fantastic architecture and exquisite frescoes reflect perfectly the unity between this earth and the unseen kingdom of angels in such a manner that one cannot say where one ends and the other begins. The way in which the church was built is also the vivid testimony of a medieval period. Although it is a place that can sometimes be cold and ask for respect it is where prayers are answered and magic is done. An overwhelming feeling of inner harmony takes over you once you enter and God seems much closer. Darkness and light are welded perfectly together creating Redemption’s house. The tower allows you to see the entire town from the smallest river to the biggest building site, offering you its mightiness.
“Words died away, the listening air was very still, the black night waited. In the straining darkness. I felt his body moving with desire, his hands on me were trembling, and I felt my sense opening like a flower to his urgency. I closed my eyes and waited, waited in the darkness while my being filled with a wild, ecstatic fluttering, waited for him to come to