I Can't Sleep at Night

It was a dark and stormy night. A bolt of thunder crept into my room and shocked me awake. “Mom!” I yelled, bolting from my bed. My chest rose and fell in rapid succession; I made my way toward the door of my room. I was always afraid of storms. Lightning 's electric current only existed within the night, and within the night existed the dark, and I was always afraid of the dark. Anything could be lurking. My hand grasped the metallic silver door knob, and I rotated it with a firm grip. The…

Throughout the community I reside in, there is a continuous problem of what goes on in the streets. It is not uncommon to see people walking the streets late at night, or begging for money during the day. The reality is these people are struggling, and they need help of some sort. They can’t provide for themselves and we as a community are unable to provide for the amount of people who are struggling. What is the best way to help solve the problem in our community? Many people are going without…

Distracted driving is any activity or distraction that takes a driver 's attention away from their focus on the road (“Facts 1”). Distracted driving in the United States is becoming a huge and increasing problem. As many as 660,000 Americans are fiddling and playing around with their cell phones and other technologies while driving (Perry 1). Every day nine people die and 1,060 people are injured due to distracted driving (Halsey 1). To reduce the trend in distracted driving among teenagers,…

The cowboys would take turns with the night shift.One cowboy takes a rest while the others have to make to red river valley.Adults need 9 hours of sleep each day. Cowboys didn’t even get a wink to sleep.According to Document D Cook stated “At times we went for days without getting a scarcely wink of sleep because of the bad weather.” The cowboys go days without a moment of rest.Also some cowboys are left behind because they are too tired and can’t continue more.In Document A paragraph 2 Baxler…

calls. I follow his command. Now put your gun down. I follow his command. As the officers surround me, I panic, and take out my other gun, and shoot an officer, right in the head. I feel a sharp pain in my leg. I look down, to see the hole in my leg. I pass out. “I want a lawyer,” I say. I have the best lawyer in the country, because I am a billionaire. I just messed up. My lawyer arrives, and asks me what happened, from the beginning. I explained what happened. “I just, I just, I just…

800 meter run, my favorite. While I was running I looked behind to see Lily, my best friend, a few feet behind me. She was a exceptional runner, just not a great sprinter. The second I turned back around, I heard a laugh and a fall to the ground. It sounded as if boxer threw his opponent against the ring. I spun around just in time to find Sarah sprinting past Lily, who was now on the ground with a huge bruise on her left knee. I knew I should’ve stopped, but I crossed the finish line…

unquestionably scorching June evening, three years ago. I would be going into fifth grade. My mom had just dropped me off at the tumbling gym for an open practice. I couldn’t wait to start practicing. I had been looking forward to the open gym all week. I walked into the gym and almost everyone was already there, I think there were about twelve people. I started practice with the regular routine, stretching and doing warm up passes. Once I was stretched I went to floor and started doing my…

repairs. “Sorry, Lia, I know how passionate you are about rock climbing. Hopefully they’ll open again soon,” her mom sympathizes. She’s trying to be comforting, but Lia is only guilty about not being disappointed at all. In fact, she’s slightly relieved that she doesn’t have to worry about rock climbing today. The gym is open again a few days later, but the manager tells Lia that one of the walls is still being renovated. “Oh...I was planning to climb that one today. Maybe I can come later when…

When it comes to the topic of dog parks I believe, in my own personal opinion, that they would be very beneficial to everyone. People with their dogs could finally have a place to take their dogs so they, and their owners, can interact with eachother and develop friendships. Most cities have a leash law which causes pet owners not to give their pets the necessary type of excersise they may need, dog parks could fix all of that in a heart beat. I know some people may complain about the noise and…

and work a lot there are still going to be sent to the basic line where they consider it to be poverty. I believe that people who live in poverty have an unequal right to education, health care, and healthy food choices. In the essay,…