Sure, the walk home was long, but lying on his own bed was so much better than waiting forever in the library. He walked out of the gym and the afternoon sun’s rays glared painfully bright, blinding him for a second. In the distance, a group of older boys was playing basketball, their voices raised in unison as one player made a quarter throw shot. Simon stopped, raising an arm to shield his eyes from the sun.…
The three of us, being willed on by the attentive, watching eyes of our peers, went into the house to find a spot to sleep for the night. It was around eight o’clock, and the last glimpses of brilliant orange and pink light were beginning to fade into a star filled canvas. We first chose to explore the large, three story home, and then later choose a place to rest. I, against my will, was leading the pack because I had the flashlight. We walked towards the back of the house with the boards screeching and bending under our feet.…
It was a gray day. The sun did not shine; it could not sever the layers of powdery black skies and the fog. The thick mist that was not really rain and not really fog covered the southeastern corner of New Jersey. It was depressing, just like most days in the area surrounding the Overbrook Asylum. On the outside, Overbrook was a welcoming place where patients were treated with care and respect; the inside was very different.…
I'm interested in becoming a Wilcox Confessions admin because since I'm already an officer in Key Club, I want to try something that isn't a officer type of thing and being an admin for this page give me the opportunities to do it. I want to learn the different between an admin of a page and an officer in a club. Maybe homework or tests, other than that, I don't have any activities that might impact my ability to post confessions on weeknights. We would prevent it before it got publish into the Facebook page. When we check the confessions, we would leave those out so that it wouldn't upset anyone.…
Usually after this was done, we would quietly walk in a single file line down the hallway to the playground. That day, however, it was different. When I opened my eyes, instead of an orderly line of kindergartners, there was one little boy chaotically jumping up and down. As red in the face as a tomato, he seemed to be getting antsier by the second. “Teacher!…
I've come to realize that being a lesbian is a big part of who I am. It's not all that I am, but it's a single word that succinctly describes an otherwise mysterious part of myself, and it comes with an entire culture. It might seem like an arbitrary trait to focus so heavily on, but I think many people don't realize what a big role their orientation plays in their lives. Humans naturally want to understand themselves, but that was hard for me in a society that allows little flexibility in regards to gender and sexuality. Growing up with that pressure added to the feeling that my true self was buried under piles of assumptions and expectations, and it took a lot of digging to unearth it.…
Writing: Analyzing the Monster “Come on back and we’ll see if you remember the simplest thing of all – how it is to be children, secure in belief and thus afraid of the dark.” It is a stormy, rainy evening. In only a couple hours, you know you will have to go to sleep. As you look towards your window, you see the raindrops hit the window pane; The sun is dying off.…
The classroom infused with joy and summer warmth was all but quiet. Seventh grade voices echoed through out the small space. Banners hung on every wall, some drawings, some influential quotes. The last moments of the school year edged closer, and joy erupted from the students. Brisk breeze blew throughout the room, intruding from the open windows.…
It was a snowy Wednesday night in the middle of December when I was wandering downtown after a short guitar lesson. To avoid the cold wind, I stumbled into an old, small bookstore where most of the books they sold were used. Being an eighth grader who did not like to read, I leaned against the wall by the door waiting for my mom to pick me up. The owner of the bookstore addressed me asking if I needed any help looking for a book. I politely declined and told him I wasn’t much of a reader.…
Schoolteacher made one open up my back, and when it closed it made a tree” (20). When trying to get to her children, whom she loves so much that she would…
My First Day of School in Kindergarden “Click” Good morning Natalie! Wake up! my mom said excitedly. My mom is a very loving and happy kind of person who always thinks positively. I groaned to indicate to my mom that I was awake.…
One morning I woke up at home to the buzzer that is sounded at a basketball game. Not only did this horrifying sound wake me up, but it also made me fall out of bed and onto floor. I did not think that my day could get any worse, but this was just the beginning. As I opened my door to go to the bathroom, I was hit with a wall of the stench that reeks from the lunchroom bathroom at Council Rock South. I never thought in a million years that this dreadful stench could ever plague my own home.…
I Grew Up Here I as a young bouncing child grew up in Dickenson, Texas. I was mostly raised by my Nana Restivo, Uncle Mark, and Papa Restivo. My Nana and Papa are my grandparents who live in Dickinson and my mom is Stephanie ulen. But on the weekends and some other weeks I would go and live with my mom. Scott and she had already separated and Scott was in the army…
I was once a boy named Lombardi. Now I’m a girl named Krystal. I live in Corneria and my life was to say the very least, humiliating. When I was 14, I developed a strange ability; I could change from human to an animal. I don’t know how this happened exactly, but I definitely didn’t tell this to my parents.…
The Circles of Sexuality There are many different levels to be understood when it comes to sexuality, not only yours, but also your partner’s values, feelings, and attitudes towards sexuality. With so many different views towards sexuality, it is better to talk to your partner about how they feel on the subject without assuming you know. With learning about sexuality, intimacy, sexualization, sexual identity, and sexual health & reproduction, I feel more confident in knowing what I feel is important to me when it comes to these topics. Having a better understanding of these topics will help define a relationship from the start.…