Twelve Days of Christmas

It was a hot August day, I remember waiting for my mother to pick me up after Raiderette practice. When I got in the car I could tell something was wrong with my mom. It looked as if she had been crying. I knew she took off of work to take my maw-maw to her doctor's appointment that day. I hesitated to ask what was wrong. My mother was driving, and I didn't want to bring it up if it was something major, that could possibly cause a crash, or make things worse. I felt like I could pass out in that…

¬- me. While my classmates chattered about their plans for the weekend, I silently ate my pizza. I had no friends to talk to or make plans for the weekend with. I had just recently moved and was now attending a new elementary school. It was my third day of school and I was having a hard time adjusting. All of my teachers were kind and made me feel welcome. However, I missed my friends. I was not happy about moving to a new place and starting over. What made it worse was the fact that I felt like…

Francisco Playhouse) the tune of “Ice Cream” (San Francisco Playhouse), a song that Amalia sang to show her newfound love for Georg, is brought back to illustrate their confession. In addition, the tune of “Sounds While Selling” is sped up in “Twelve Days to Christmas” to show that even though the same mundane task is being done the sales associates have no choice but to rush their way through everything. Music was also used to show the contrast between the two main female characters: Amalia and…

parents/our grandparents’ house every day for them to watch us, rather than sending and paying for us to attend a day care facility. In Missouri, daycare can cost anywhere from $455 to $575 a month therefore, my parents sending us to our grandparents saved them hundreds of dollars each month (Baby Cost, 2017). I spent every day with my grandparents and grow very close to them (Developmental Perspective). At my grandparents’ house, the first thing we would do almost every day was go to breakfast…

Twelve Years a Slave Throughout the novel Twelve Years a Slave, there were many examples of wrongdoing towards the African slaves, a constant example of that was the dehumanization that they faced. Slaves played a crucial role in the southern societies, yet they faced some of the worst treatment that the world has seen to this day. They were unappreciated, abused, and treated as they were lesser than their “owners”. Slaves were disrespected and were given almost none of the rights as the white…

when I come to Vanderbilt campus, this aspect of my life felt lacking. I quickly became enraptured by extra curriculars, developing friendships, the workload of classes, and working a job to pay for tuition. There were simply not enough hours in the day to maintain the level of service involvement that I was accustomed to in high school and sleep more than four hours a night. Alternative Spring Break seemed an interesting, submersive outlet. I am really excited by the opportunity to make new…

On a busy day, Community Link would have approximately twenty volunteers cramped together in the small home. As the years went on and the community grew, Community Link rose as a shining star to more than just the people in the Saginaw city limits. Community Link…

"Sunday school" mainly for kids. His parish constantly does a variety of work with; Emergency Financial Assistance, Food Pantry, Jail Ministry, Borromeo Legal Project, ESOL, Health Fair, Circle of Caring, Turkey Dinners (Thanksgiving), Giving Tree (Christmas). Many schools are named after him because he is the Patron of learning and the arts. An estimate of 60 schools and hospitals were named after Saint Charles. His uncle was elected as Pope Pius IV in 1559. The following year, the Pope…

Much more than a revolt, the American Revolution was the first modern revolution. It was the first time in history that people fought for independence. During this time period the original thirteen colonies rejected the British monarchy and were seeking independence from the British. Also during this time period the colonist adopted the declaration of independence, and defeated the British after eight years of war. These major events helped shape The United States into what it is today. Without…

I was eight years old, I broke my femur bone skateboarding. I was in the hospital for three days before I was able to have surgery to put the metal plate in my leg. “The only thing you were worried about was getting home in time for Christmas. You were so upset and thought that Santa wouldn’t come visit you if you were in the hospital on Christmas,” my mom said. Although I came home in time for Christmas, that would not be the end of my leg…