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What is Fear?

When I got this essay, I thought I knew precisely what I was going to write. I was going to write that fear was the thought that you were going to die any moment. But then I thought that wasn't true. Fear isn't a direct feeling or thought. It's a mosaic of feelings and thoughts, which create the ultimate confusion. But how do you explain that in 800-1200 words? I guess the best way to show someone is to share a personal experience.

I was a freshman at Bedford Road Collegiate, in the city of Saskatoon. I had just turned fifteen, and the year was nearly over. Life wasn't perfect, but life for a freshman rarely is. I had a lot of friends, I was

Aerodynamic Downfall

A current whistles like the choir
Aluminum birds fly by wire
Hearts beating under wings of white
The manmade star shining in flight

Aerodynamic hollow sky stone
The all-seeing-eye that spy's alone
Flying car with a bird's-eye-view
Caked between two layers of blue

Rise, Rise, Airplane Rise
From all hands, to the skies

The God of winds sees blasphemy
Unholy manmade tragedy
A metal splinter in the sky
Mankind was never meant to fly

Two stones taken from the heavens
Are cast into turning engines
Marks the stone bird a tragic scar
Burns the light of a falling star

Rise, Rise, Airplane Rise
From all hands, to the skies

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Slackers- 001 3-03-02by $renonevada

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The first of a long series of strips that I've been drawing. In a perfect world I'd like to do this for a living. Well, maybe in a few years. I've built up about 3 or 4 months worth of strips, so here we go with the first!!!

Copywrited material!!! I will come after you ;) (Wink)

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~keirra Jan 5, 2005

maybe you can sign-up in keenspace and upload your strips

its a good way to have your stuff published netwise and be promoted too.

~bird4peace May 17, 2003

"i'll pretend you didn't ask that" - hee hee, that dude KNEW the joke was old... :D (Big Grin)

~jackazz38 Dec 29, 2002

OMG! That's hilarious, these are great! I'm gonna have to read all of these now!
heheheh animal crackers are funny.

~thewretchd Jun 17, 2002 Writer

AH YES!!! VERY GOOD!!

~zen-x May 22, 2002

WTF?? Kevin Smith a big influence on you?? We could never have seen that from your icon...

Nice style, I think the clean technique of the images really works well; especially the folds in the clothing and the detail in their hair.

Peace

Zen-X
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....:I must eXist in the Peace where Reality Fades:....

~pittgirlie May 19, 2002

...animal crackers Laughing

...i like em! LOL
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just :) (Smile)

and back away slowly

;) (Wink)

PittGirlie ;) (Wink)

`bratchny May 18, 2002

reminds me of jay and silent bob, only they're much better :P (Razz)

nah, its funny, good smooth lineart...funky design, and the joke makes it silly, but clever.

~supern0va May 6, 2002 Digital Artist

LMAO!!!! I love this man, I know you say they aren't modeled after Jay and Silent Bob.. but they really remind me of them... great I love the animal crackers ;) (Wink)

~peepingdan May 2, 2002 Digital Artist

its a popular joke, but I love the last cell =) (Smile)

Thats not a common answer

~sportsking Apr 20, 2002

its pretty good. hopefully I'll see this in the newspaper in a year or 2 :D (Big Grin)

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I am Flash :D (Big Grin)

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