Third rail

me to be on time because I am usually late to ultimate Frisbee. The second way that I viewed it that he was warning me not to be late but I did not take it that way because his tone of voice did not sound threatening when he was speaking to me. The third way I took this statement was that he did not trust me to because he doubted my dependability for being on time without him reminding me. The second situation was when I was playing ultimate Frisbee later that day and one of my teammates told…

In the short story, “The Use of Force,” there is an ongoing conflict between the doctor and Mathilda the young girl with a sore throat. The doctor is called in by Mathilda’s parents to see if she has a potentially deadly disease known as diphtheria. The young girl Mathilda refuses to let the doctor take a throat culture and the doctor refuses to be manipulated by the young girl. “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish,” (Bradstreet). I feel…

same time, in order to determine the relationship between the two. Poverty and war are two problems often intertwined in the same country. There is a huge connection between war and poverty, including the sale of ammunition, relationships between third and first world countries, and huge military…

When I asked a transgender male about the biggest issue society faces in accepting transgender individuals, he replied, “I think society’s biggest failing is not seeing us as people. Being transgender does not make you any different than anyone else.” His words moved me and reminded me why I felt his story needed to be told. Anthony Davis Pait is a transgender teenager who transitioned from female to male. In October of 2016, Anthony started taking testosterone and he plans on getting surgery…

Have any of you gotten asked, “Why don’t you just cut off your p… a-r-t-s if you don’t like them?” No, just me? Two people in this classroom identify as something other than a girl or boy. At least, to my knowledge. I am non-binary. Non-binary, also known as genderqueer, is a term under the transgender umbrella. This term means my gender identity is not exclusively “girl” or “boy”. Some more specific non-binary genders are agender and genderfluid. People like me feel ashamed and unsafe due to…

Do you want your kids to be protected from bloodthirsty insurgents from Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria? I’m guessing you do that's why we need to let Private Military Contractors continue to protect us in foreign countries. We need to let them continue their life threatening work to help us stay safe and defend some of America's most valuable assets. First off let’s just start by saying that Private Military Contractors (PMCs) are very highly trained. They are hand picked in most security companies.…

Words Their Way Inventory - Primary (1-3), Elementary (1-6) or Upper Level (5-8): I used the upper level (5-8) list. Nolan scored 70/99 and his spelling stage is late syllables and affixes/ early derivational relations. The spelling inventory showed that Nolan uses blends and digraphs 5/5, vowels 9/9, complex consonants 7/7, inflected endings and syllable juncture 7/8, correctly. Nolan uses but confuses unaccented final syllables 7/9 and affixes 7/10. The features that seemed to be absent were;…

Owen beals Should eddie buy these sneaker Why do people buy expensive shoes? The book is about two sides one side yes to buy the 170$ shoes that side is eddie. side the other side is eddie mom side were she says no for buying the shoes the side i chose was eddie mom side.because expensive shoes they are the same but just look cooler that is it but sometimes quality. More resume is that you can buy happiness and happiness come from experience also true friends dont judge what you wear.…

The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams is a short story that shows how humans can justify using force, even when the use of it is immoral. The story about a doctor visiting a poor, helpless family, worried about their daughter who might have diphtheria, turns from noble to evil. The drives, actions, and words used in the story tell us the aspects of humans in certain situations, through point of view, diction, and imagery, the reader can see the personality of the doctor that keeps the…

In the movie Shrek, there is an ogre named Shrek who encounters a problem when fairytale creatures start to takeover his swamp. Shrek speaks to Lord Farquaad about his delima. Shrek is sent on a quest to find the Farquaad as princess named Fiona so that Farquaad can become king and Shrek can have his swamp back. In order to get Fiona, Shrek and Donkey must get passed a dragon so Donkey distracts the dragon while Shrek got Fiona. Once Shrek has Fiona, he saves Donkey and they make their way to…