A Night to Remember - Original Writing It was the day of the concert. The lively atmosphere around the arena was only beginning, being there early before, I saw the transformation of the what seemed to be spacious hall, into a jam packed stadium, mocked with nothing but up for it Geordies and music lover alike. As the lights sparkled above the stage, the huge amplifiers buzzed, vibrating the seat in which I had suddenly risen from. Announcements through the loud speakers were cropping up every minute, adding to the anxiety, whilst the crowds poured in, creating a carnival like atmosphere, despite still being an hour away form the main performance. Market stall like shops were beginning to unfold around …show more content…
As Kelly, the lead guitarist and singer, introduced himself, the drummer, Stuart, Began a huge ear splitting fill, leading to the bands first song 'A Thousand Trees'. After hearing this song on there album I thought it was great, well now it was beyond great. With the atmosphere of the watching crowd and the raucous instrumental music being played before me, the words couldn't stop coming from my mouth, then again, I wasn't alone. As the song came to an en, the concert had just begun. The deafening roar from the crowd said it …show more content…
The band were performing 'Local Boy In The Photograph', a song about a lad who had died, bringing tears to the faint hearted amongst the uplifting crowd. As the night progressed so did the noise level. The faint ringing in the back of my ears was only being kept below the pain barrier by some of the most wonderful pieces of music I'd ever heard. As the played out there penultimate song 'The Bartender And The Thief' Cables drum pattern breathed life into the song and momentum into the show and the song was, with all due respect, finally complimented with a huge applaud as lights quickly fluttered around the arena and shone brightly on the top of the roof where balloons dropped falling slowly the ground, where they were greeted with an ecstatic crowd as the band began to play there last song 'Hurry Up And Wait'. By this time those watching had literally gone mental as the urgency to get a final glimpse of this truly magnificent band was pondering the minds of all around. Pushing harder and harder forward, the band seemed to
Holocaust had a big impact on people’s lives because of the indifference and injustice of the people. The story “Night” by Elie Wiesel, The movie “The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas”, and the article “Secret life” are the sources that tell us how bad the holocaust was and how we should stand up when we see people suffering rather than staying aside and be an observer. Being indifferent and an observer encourages the tormentor, which is the opposite of what we should want. By speaking out and acting against injustice we can change what’s going on in other people’s lives that is unfair, and we may save them from their horrible situation. Some people focus on their own needs because they want to save their life and don’t put themselves in danger of other people’s lives, but by being silent and inaction in the face of injustice they will not help other people’s lives and they won’t change what is going on around them that makes them feel bad. The people who are indifferent will not be happy with the outcome of being an observer. If we speak out and act against injustice we can make other people happy and help them to relieve from their situation. If we are speak out we might lose our life, but everybody around us will always remember that we died for other people and we weren’t selfish about our lives. This essay is going to support my opinion of how people should stand up for themselves and other people and how we should act against injustice by giving details from the three sources.
In every story, past or present, fantasy or reality, there is the good and there is the bad. These “forces” are expressed through antagonists and protagonists. More often than not, these antagonists and protagonists collide. In the well-known novel, A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord, there are quite a few antagonists. One that is prominently presented to the readers is society as a whole. The author wrote, “After all the Titanic was considered unsinkable” (Lord 64). As expressed in the quotation, the infamous vessel, the Titanic, was essentially known for its “unsinkable” reputation. But, it is simply impossible for a ship to be unsinkable. People are gullible. The human race, in its entirety, can be told something absurd hundreds of times,
Truman Capote’s story A Christmas Memory, is about Capote’s childhood memory of a particular holiday season and how he enjoyed that moment in time with a special friend. Capote is illustrated by the main character, Buddy. Buddy and his distant cousin have a bonding friendship and tell of their exploits during that Christmas. They pick out a very special Christmas tree, make each other presents, and make fruitcakes.
We have all heard about the Titanic. Either we have watched the romance movie or done our research in a different way. No matter where we get our information from we know the biggest parts of the tragedy. The ship Titanic crashed into an iceberg on a cold April night on the Atlantic Ocean while sailing its first trip. But haven’t you ever wanted to know more details about? Maybe how the people who were on it and survived? How could the situation be prevented? Couldn’t they have saved more people? Well in the book “A Night to Remember” it has details on the Titanic you have probably never thought of knowing. While reading the first chapter some parts really caught my attention. One was when people felt the jolt from the collision with the ice berg people didn’t suspect what tragedy was to come. A girl named Marguerite Frolicher, who was accompanying her father on a business trip, woke up with a jump since she was half asleep she was thinking about ‘little white lake ferries’ landing sloppily which made her laugh and thought to herself “Isn’t it funny…we’re landing!”. They really did...
In the story “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote, he sends us a message that says memory has the power to let people relive their lives. Capote conveys this message through mixed emotions between Buddy and his 60 year old cousin. Memory helps people remember great times with different people and how they felt during those periods of time.
When life becomes a question of survival, do rules in everyday life/ behavior seem to matter? Lies and deceit can show to be motive if or when life is threatened. Throughout this paper it will become apparent that when put into a certain position where there are decisions to be made, everyone might show another side of themselves that you may not have known to be there. Within the story, Night lies and deceit will prove to show not only character traits, but how they affect decisions that are made and how the overall ending is changed due to denial that comes along with it all.
In the Chapter “A Night” from Hospital Sketches, Louisa May Alcott describes her typical night as a nurse during the Civil War. Though Alcott did serve as a nurse in the Civil War for a brief period of time “A Night” is a fictional story of what Alcott actually experienced. A major part of this chapter has to do with the fictitious wounded soldier named John. Although many readers may just see John as Alcott’s idea of a perfect man, I argue that John is more than what is described, Instead, John is an allegory for a higher power. John, given the state he is in, is unrealistically perfect and provides a light to many wounded in the darkness of war.
‘Night at the Museum' is an American fantasy-comedy film produced in 2006 that was based off the children's book of the same name written by Milan Trenc. It tells the story of Larry Daley, unemployed and divorced, who accepts the job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History where he soon realises that all the exhibits in the museum come to life after the sun sets. With the help of President Theodore ‘Teddy' Roosevelt, Larry is able to overcome the complete chaos that enfolds the museum and become an idol in his son's eyes. Through the manipulation of camera shot types, camera angles and lighting during the scene where Larry reveals the contents of the sarcophagus, an air of mystery was able to be conveyed successfully to the audience.
Beryl Markham’s West with the Night is a collection of anecdotes surrounding her early life growing up as a white girl in British imperialist Africa, leading up to and through her flight across the Atlantic Ocean from East to West, which made her the first woman to do so successfully. Throughout this memoir, Markham exhibits an ache for discovery, travel, and challenge. She never stays in one place for very long and cannot bear the boredom of a stagnant lifestyle. One of the most iconic statements that Beryl Markham makes in West with the Night is:
opened the ultimate door of stress upon myself as I have to get all of
and a carton of ‘Yum Yum Orange Juice’ in the other. She was wearing a
The wood was enormous. It was dark and it was cold and I needed to get
I was doing everything I said I would never do. Sure I still went to
As the kid went into the candy store, the reaction of his face was priceless. Like all kids in a candy store, his eyes livened up and his mouth drooled. It was kind of amusing to watch, but the grandparents loved every second of it. They knew that as the kid grew older, he would go his separate way and would not be as close to them. They wanted to cherish the moment, enjoy every little detail about the boy, and spend as much time with him before he would “leave the nest.”
In Mid September 1998 a telephone call to my mum and dad was change my