ipl-logo

Fourth Ward Polls: A Short Story

389 Words2 Pages

The door slams shut. A dry breeze follows me into Ryan’s Fourth Ward Polls as I escape the cold October night. An eerie group of men eye me up and down as I walk to the bar for my evening dose of cognac. As I shake their stares off, an old bartender greets me.We indulge in some light conversation about the upcoming Election Day as he pours me my smooth glass of cognac. Thanking the Sir, I grab my glass and sit down to relax but find myself in a slight state of paranoia. A muffled scream is heard and I see some silhouettes dragging a figure towards a room. Thinking nothing of it, I return to peace taking slow sips of my drink. That peace is broken as I feel two strong men grab me, and someone else covers my mouth with some sort of fabric. Before I can even struggle, I feel my heart ache in pain and my body gives up drifting into a state of sleep. I wake up in a room full of liquor and 3 buff looking men. The worst thoughts go through my head and I realize where I am. …show more content…

They fill me with booze and tell me I will be voting for a Whigs politician. At first I refuse, but with one punch to the stomach I immediately agree. These men dress me in a straw hat, some torn pants, and a snug jacket. Another glass of cognac was given to me as a reward and right away we exit Ryan’s Fourth Ward Polls into Lombard Street. From poll to poll we go around to different parts of the city, and I am getting more intoxicated by the second. I feel my heart starting to give out but these men don’t care. I refuse to vote at this point, but that was a colossal mistake. They take me out of the cage and into an alleyway where they began to beat me again until I agreed to finish voting. When done voting they drop me back at Ryan’s Fourth Ward Polls and there I lay feeling as if death was staring me in my

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of Cory Booker's Campaign Against James Sharpe

    1237 Words  | 5 Pages

    One women, living in government-assisted housing, was evicted for displaying a pro-Cory Booker sign. Sharpe did not just stop with intimidation and coercion of Newark constituents. Booker’s campaign trailer was burglarized, important documents regarding information on Newark voters were stolen, and phone cords were ripped out of the walls. Booker’s campaign signs were vandalized and he was attacked in the media (Street Fight). An additional characteristic of machine-style politics is exhausting great energy on the mobilization of voters (Judd & Swanstrom, 49).

    Read More

  • Ap Euro Dbq Research Paper

    288 Words  | 2 Pages

    Document 42-B It was just a normal Friday night-shift for Guard 528. He worked as a part-time officer at the insane asylum. Walking into the asylum was like diving into a pool of screams. For any other person that is what it sounded like, but for the guards it was like walking into any other place.

    Read More

  • Stereotypes In The Film 'Boys State'

    621 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the documentary Boys State, filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine capture the week-long process of 2018 Texas Boys State, where 1000 seventeen-year-old boys gather and run a mock political election. Moss and McBaine make several rhetorical choices throughout the film to cultivate a humorous, suspenseful, and at times shocking story. The directors appeal to pathos, use individual interviews with the candidates, and implement unique camera angles to show multiple perspectives. Moss and McBaine apply pathos, especially when telling Steven Garza’s story, to elicit empathy from the audience and introduce an emotional angle to the largely factual scope of politics. Garza, a candidate with liberal views who runs for governor with the Nationalist

    Read More

  • Farenheit 451 Week 1 Division Research Paper

    568 Words  | 3 Pages

    After years of waiting in anticipation for the ceremonial selections that most of the Erugents jokingly refer to as the early reapings. I exhausted most of the night overdramatizing each division to the numb singling out the defectiveness of both Undaunted and Canestor before coming to a definite conclusion of where I belong. Perhaps there is a reason behind why I do not conform to fit one division perfectly because, human nature can not be defined by one characteristic we are all selfless, kind, brave, honest, and intelligent in our own way. If being Deviant means that I am offbeat in an otherwise synchronized society following to the beat of one drum. I accept that I am insubordinate by acting on my independent free will but, how is freedom an ideal which our government is all about a crime punishable of death?

    Read More

  • Black Citymakers Book Review

    596 Words  | 3 Pages

    In chapter 5, he juxtaposes the Du Boisian observation that the Negro vote was a tool of republicans (p. 167-168) to the post-civil rights era. Hunter also examines how the campaigns by the American’s for democratic action and the Philadelphia party create conditions for the election of Mr.

    Read More

  • Collinson And Reston Rhetorical Analysis

    732 Words  | 3 Pages

    To establish pathos, the authors disperse emotion-charged diction throughout. These words include “anti-establishment fury” “…potential voters believe that the party’s leaders have ignored them and squandered victories…” (Collinson, Reston1). “‘Crazies have taken over’” “’This is insanity,’”

    Read More

  • Black Dragon Gang Essay

    598 Words  | 3 Pages

    Prospects have no voting rights until they receive their patch. MacFusty 's Pub: Named after the original president of the hebridean black dragon gang, this pub is an eyesore in the borough of lambeth. there is always loud music blasting and a high chance that a fight can break out at any minute. it 's a member 's only pub so you best make peace with your gods if you enter the building without any links to the

    Read More

  • The Land That Never Has Been Yet By John Biewen Ap Language

    1028 Words  | 5 Pages

    John Biewen, the author of Scene on Radio for his series, ‘The Land That Never Has been Yet’ made this series to talk about different historical events that relate to U.S. democracy. Biewen retells events about democracy in the United States in his own insight that they are glories and full of flaws. Episode 2 of this series recounts a specific historical event with the purpose of interpreting how U.S. citizens used their hardship as an opportunity to demand a better life. This historical event is Shay’s rebellions. Throughout the episode, John Biewen uses different rhetorical modes like example, narration, and ethos to broad out his insights of this event.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Rebuilding The Grand Old Party

    619 Words  | 3 Pages

    The question of the campaign was whether this new type of Republican could win a general election. As political canvassers, my team was on the frontline of this effort. We employed retail politics in our local neighborhoods,

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast The Expansion Of Suffrage Dbq Essay

    562 Words  | 3 Pages

    The election process was simply a popularity contest voted on by both drunk and sober men who wanted a change in leadership. Also, as illustrated in the painting by George Caleb Bingham in Document 6, the expansion of suffrage resulted in dirty, uneducated, and unsophisticated men voting for the country’s next leader. These men made poor and unwise decisions that trumped the ideas of the educated and sophisticated

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Overbrook Asylum

    1298 Words  | 6 Pages

    I noticed he had a barber’s razor in his hand, I rapidly grabbed his arm no to mention started to wrestle the man. He slipped causing the man to cut my throat, as I fell to the floor seeing nothing but black and red dots trying to talk, making nothing but gurgling sounds. The man looked to the floor not knowing what he had done. He fell to the floor telling my body to “Wake up! It was an accident, I swear!”

    Read More

  • Calvin Coolidge Reflection

    784 Words  | 4 Pages

    By restraining the influence of the government on daily life, the United States will be able to return to the great nation of freedom; a nation in which its founding fathers so vehemently fought to build. Similarly, politics should not be controlled strictly according to political parties, and Coolidge urged people to support the values they believe in, not a certain political party. In today’s world, I think many politicians would benefit from acting in the way of doing the right thing, rather than supporting sides merely based on political affiliation. For this reason, I am passionate about educating myself as much as possible to candidates beliefs, and I look forward to being able to take part in my first elections in coming

    Read More

  • Political Parties In Texas

    457 Words  | 2 Pages

    The gathering concedes to some proposed strategies and projects, with a view to advancing the aggregate great or assisting their supporters ' advantages. Most importantly, Political parties compete against each other to have the capacity to

    Read More

  • Personal Reflection On Voting In Canada

    754 Words  | 4 Pages

    Abi H. Civic Reflection Issue 1- Change in Point of View: In Canada, voter turnout has become a major issue; as there is a large amount of the population that does not vote in elections. Back in 2008, a total of 58% of the countries` population voted in the election. This is a startling low number, which since has begun to increase only slightly in recent years. In a democratic society, voting is essential for it to function with its full potential. Doing so enacts one of your basic responsibilities as a citizen, as well as shows that you are staying involved in your community and government.

    Read More

  • The Use Of Suspense In The Tell-Tale Heart And The Monkey's Paw

    625 Words  | 3 Pages

    I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt as though I must scream or die! – And now- again- hark! Louder!

    Read More

More about Fourth Ward Polls: A Short Story

Open Document