It was 4:13 am in East Oaks neighborhood in the City of Compton. The Wallace family was asleep until two Compton officers knock on their door and say, “Yolanda Brown open the door or we will be forced to break in”, said a Compton police officer. As she rushed to the door, she said, “Terrell wake up baby the cops are here, and get your little brother”. As she opens the door two police officers were armed with pistols she was horrified she asked, “What is going on?” , the officers replied, “step out the house right now!”. The officers slowly move into the house and search for Terrell, Ms.Brown’s oldest son, they find him and arrest him for possession of drugs and destructing property.…
After the Revolutionary War, Napoleon became a French general and was now in charge of the Italian military. He is currently meeting with the man who was in charge of the Italians before, but has now been demoted to lieutenant. “Good morning, General Napoleon. Your new Italian soldiers have been awaiting your arrival in the barracks. I hope you are satisfied with the army,” The Italian Lieutenant said nervously.…
Bullets whizzed overhead hell-bent on hitting their targets. James pressed himself against the mud wall of the trench, as if by doing so it would take him away from the corner of hell that his old naive self had willingly entered. Allied planes tore through the open sky with kamikazes right on their tails. Gaping holes left in the ground by heavy artillery were full with stagnant water and the rotting corpses of dead soldiers, their weapons bent and rusted displaying a haunting past that time wouldn't forget.…
I am sure you have received various postcards and letters from me before. I am currently writing this while I hide from the Germans in our dug out. I am fine. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you about the ongoing events because letters are going to be censored, as they are very strict. Germans are constantly shelling us, sometimes during the day, and sometimes during the night.…
My dear mother, Just a few lines to tell you of my current state. I am in the hospital, but no need to worry. I am recovering from a minor injury. I may not be returning home anytime soon. The weather here is rather rainy.…
Rghhhhh!!! Ahh! That big rig tried to kill me. I do not like this. It is so scary.…
The President's Plate Joyce’s family was gathered around the table to celebrate her special day. Today, Joyce has turned five years old. After summer, she will go to school with the big kids. “Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, dear Joyce!”The family sings loudly and off-key.…
On Monday night about 8 o'clock, I reached the guard, about 100 people passed it and went towards the custom house where the king's money is lodged. They immediately surrounded the sentry posted there, and with clubs and other weapons threatened to execute their vengeance on him. I was soon informed by a townsman their intention was to carry off the soldier from his post and murder him. I immediately sent a non-commissioned officer and 12 men to protect both the sentry and the king's money, and very soon followed myself to prevent, if possible, all disorder. Nay, so far was I from intending the death of any person that I suffered the troops to go to the spot where the unhappy affair took place without any loading in their pieces; nor did I ever give orders for loading them.…
It was October 5th, 1945. The war had just begun. Dust was flying all over the area, making it hard to see for the soldiers. Bombs were flying, no one knew where to go, everyone yelling, stay down, stay under cover. Soldiers losing their friends hoping to get out alive with loved ones worrying at home.…
I'm miserable. I have not recorded anything for a time, despite making an attempt to avoid wasting what is left of my time in this wretched trench. Some nights back a cloudburst happened which left both sides basically fallen. As luck would have it did not hurt anyone but creating it very difficult to fight. Nowadays I think of these trenches as holding cells for prisoners, the site I am guaranteed to spend the remaining months of my life in until i am eventually exhausted and then we are killed like some pack of mice in laboratory experimentation.…
A couple days, I was excited. The adrenaline pumped through my vines when I got on the bus to go to training camp. There was laughter and chatter on the bus, abuzz with excitement. I could sense the mood, everybody was eager and thrilled to be playing such a big role. I had a big smile plastered on my face as I was headed to Camp Val Cartier in Québec.…
The day dragged on until the bell rang at 3:30. I grabbed my siblings and ran home before dark. Since we live in a small town there is no school, so we have to walk two hours away to the closest school. When we got home it was nearly dark. Abuela always cooks supper with the food we can afford, we mostly eat potatoes.…
Well, during the Trek trip, Sarah was talking about how she's going to be in Europe next July and she wanted to visit people. Helena chipped in and said she should visit her town in Sweden. I also told her she should come visit Folkestone. Anyway, a few months later she started asking me about the cities she really wanted to visit - London, Bath and Liverpool. I told her I'd never been to Liverpool, but that it was on my list because of all of its Beatles connections and musical sites.…
Exploring Philadelphia is one of my favorite things to do. I live a little outside of the area, but I am taking my new home by storm. This weekend I took in all Philadelphia has to offer. From subway to walking, one place to another my experience was one for the books. It was a bright Monday afternoon when our excursion took place.…
Sleeping peacefully in her bed, Laura was cradling a pillow to her chest. The sun was beaming through her blinds causing the woman to stir. Usually, waking up was a simple task for Laura; she was a morning person after all. She groaned when the first beam of sunlight hit her face. Picking up her alarm clock on her nightstand, Laura looked at the time.…