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The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire
The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire
Bim Peacock

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor

Bim Peacock believes that it is ridiculous to write a bio about himself, but considering he is currently at gunpoint, he has little other option.  He enjoys long wanders through the forest free from this oppressive schooling regime and loves the feeling of the ocean waves much more than this chain around his ankle.  The freedom of the world is his greatest love of all, yet, as his communist oppressors now inform him, the love for his classroom should suppress that.

All content by Bim Peacock
“Still do I fail to understand who that fool was, just what it was he bled for. Perhaps the wonder lies in that which our souls will see, but our minds will not.”

Of a Dead Man and his Sea

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
May 23, 2016
Beyond the bars lie not freedom, but the pleasure of merciless nature, and certainly escape from a disjointed breath upon the ear.

Concerning a Disorderly Breath

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
May 10, 2016
To the darling girls, the dearest of boys; Hear now of the Fox, whose clock now stops Because he was a monster, for it was he that destroys.

The Fox on the Rocks

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
March 24, 2016
An aikido practitioner throws his counterpart during his test to rise in “belts”. Aikido, like Karate, is one of the martial arts to have emerged from the older fighting schools of Japan. (Used with permission from the Butoku of North Georgia Facebook page)

The Spirit Behind Japanese Martial Arts

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
March 8, 2016
Hardly a fact is more sobering than watching literature fall from the grandeur of Dumas or Dickens to the sloppy drama-fest of such stories as twilight.

Where Did the Storytellers Go?

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
January 27, 2016
Wraith of the Riverstone Reel

Wraith of the Riverstone Reel

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
January 14, 2016
1. Cloud city by the Union of Architects of Kazakhstan takes on a design based on the structures of the sky themselves. Rather than the traditional solid-building design, Cloud City’s structure is designed to have different levels of compartments that vary in position as the building rises. To put this in perspective, most of the building’s base structure is hollow support while connected office compartments reach out from varies places, allowing all of these office and apartment areas to be naturally lit due to an absence of light obstruction.

Building the Future: The World Architecture Fair

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
January 8, 2016
The long time film star, WWII elite, and heavy metal star Christopher Lee passed away this past summer, leaving journalists to recount his amazing life.

Lee the Legend

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
October 12, 2015
Ash and Flame; that’s all we are. The ash to give us shape, and the fire to hold us together.

Ash on the Clockface

Bim Peacock, Literature Editor
October 12, 2015
The archeologist Ivan Šprajc investigates his surroundings in the jungles of Mexico. The Slovenian man began exploring the wilds of the region in 1996 in search of ancient Mayan ruins. “On several occasions we've had two, three weeks of just cutting through the bush to get to some location, without knowing what we would find… When we get to the site it feels like a big victory.”

Discovering Mesoamerica

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
May 14, 2015
One of the astounding minarets rises from the Blue Mosque, located in Istanbul, Turkey. These works of architecture show the remnants of the beauty and innovation of the Islamic nation.

What Once Was a Diamond

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
May 12, 2015
With a single spark, everything in a dark world can change, even the course of time itself.

A Spark to a Blind Eye

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
May 8, 2015
As it turned out, the job came out as more than just a personal experience. The three generations of men on my dad’s side all came out to work: Tom (Grandfather), Thomas (Father), and me (Thomas is my middle name, imagine that). Building beside my own fathers was something I had wanted to do my whole life, and I’ll never forget the experience.

A Habitat by Habitat

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
May 6, 2015
Humanity was born to change the world with every step of their earth shaking feet, yet witnessing the fear and weakness of today’s culture truly poses the question, “What happened?” People were once unstoppable machines of change, and this article shows the some of finest figures of history that stand and show the unrelenting personality of the human spirit.

Those That Define Humanity

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
March 12, 2015
So wanders yet another legend into the desert’s waiting hands. So waits death to take his long escaped prey, finally come to die. But when the final tally comes to collect an old man’s deeds, just what will it find hidden behind the mask of a wanderer?

Only the Brave Die

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
December 9, 2014
The Philae Lander drifts smoothly into its rendezvous with comet 67P, marking the climax of the Rosetta mission. The Lander, launched March 2, 2004, took over ten years to reach its landing point, circling the sun numerous times before finally riding up alongside the comet. “With Rosetta we are opening a door to the origin of planet Earth and fostering a better understanding of our future,” Jean-Jacques Dordain, the Director General of ESA said.

Catching the Comet

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
December 4, 2014
UGA Marching Band Performs for Forsyth

UGA Marching Band Performs for Forsyth

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
November 20, 2014
When the candles are lit on All Hallow’s Eve and sneering faces glow across the darkness, whose path do they light? Whose darkness do they ignite? Listen closely, and you’ll know the tale of Jack’s foolish deal with the Devil, and why his face lights our doorsteps the night when the spirits return.

Jack of the Lantern

Bim Peacock, Photo Editor
October 31, 2014
Closer comes the fog. Closer come the shadows.

Of the Fog

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
May 19, 2014
The balance between light and darkness is held within the minds of those who have seen beyond the brink.

Sanity’s Brink

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
May 12, 2014

Bonaire: The Stony Vista

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
April 21, 2014
The world reaches far beyond the bounds that any word could capture. Out there, out in the wilderness, or even just within the walls of a foreign, exotic city lay the answers to all of life’s struggles.

Lost Spirit

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
March 21, 2014
Erin go Braugh (Ireland forever)

Emerald Blood

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
March 10, 2014
What a beautiful place for rebellion to catch fire.

SOS Venezuela

Bim Peacock, Staff writer
March 4, 2014
Two inches caused the end of days.

Snowpocalypse

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
Simmering, waiting, watching for its next victim.

Branded

Bim Peacock, Staff writer
February 7, 2014
An ordinary day may become one’s last.

A Near Demise

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
December 12, 2013
Foolish children. You never should’ve interfered with The Hallowed.

The Hallowed

Bim Peacock, Staff writer
November 15, 2013
The cliffs and outcroppings surrounding the peak of Sawnee Mountain give a great view of the land below. The carved out portions of rock known called the Indian seats (not pictured here) give a great observation spot. The stony walls also create a fun place for rock climbing.

Discovering Blue Ridge

Bim Peacock, Staff Writer
October 11, 2013
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