A pajama party with her friend at home, watching scary movies and drinking. That’s how the nightmare of Daisy Coleman, a 14-year-old Cheerleader who was living in Maryville, started. Days before, she started texting with Mathew Barnett, a senior football player that she knew at high school. The night of the pajama party, Daisy and her friend Paige were invited by Mathew to his home, and they said yes. The girls had to sneak away through the windows basement of Daisy’s house.…
1. I feel the main thesis of your draft is that you chose Facebook as the best social media site for the residents to use. After you said "I was hoping that if Facebook was too overwhelming, Snapchat in its simplicity and friendlies would be right for them," I was then a little confused at what you felt was the best social media for the residents to use. 2. There were many good reasons in your essay of why Facebook would be the better choice, but I feel like you sometimes stated too many good things about Snapchat.…
“She barely made it into the stall, threw all her stuff on the floor, damn the laptop, and fixed herself so she could sit on the commode.” Cheryl, the main character, held her stomachache from work to library because she thought she could get away with it. Despite the circumstances, she inputted more food into her stomach. The embarrassment moment was when she was in the restroom with the other two girls on the right and left side of her. In "Strange Encounters of the Restroom Kind", Deartra D. Madkins-Boone used chronological order, imagery, and humor in the story to strengthen the plot.…
In the world today there is police brutality, gang violence, and gun violence. People react to violence differently, some want to use guns as a way of protection while others hate guns and think that they are the problem with society. In the article “An Experiment in Empathy” by Lisa Miller the purpose of writing this article was to bring forth a very difficult topic, whether guns should be used or not. The people in the article talk about their personal experiences they have had with guns to help explain why they feel guns should or should not be allowed. Through different techniques Miller does an amazing job of telling both sides of the arguments.…
Storm brought his empty plate into the kitchen. He stood by the sink and watched Penny out in the patio. She stood back listening to the conversation between her mother and father, Arnold, and the two plump astronomers from ANU. She nodded her head politely and no doubt about it, gave polite chuckles at just the right time while they chatted on and on with each other.…
"Come on now, Berwyn", the nurse says with the plate of food. " No...I'm not hungry", Berwyn mumbles as he turns down the food. "Come on Berwyn, you always use to eat your food, what do I have to do to make you eat?", the nurse says, looking at Berwyn concerned. Berwyn tears up. "I want friends back", he whispers.…
It was Thursday, May 6, 1937 a normal day, cold and cloudy in Lake Hurst, New Jersey. Hannah Smith( 14 years old) had a bestfriend named Avery Boyd ( 15 years old). They were out for a walk when they realized it was getting cloudy. They remembered their parents telling them to be home soon because there was a storm on the way so they figured they better head home. When Hannah and Avery were walking home they saw a group of reporters standing by a tower and thought they would go see what was going on.…
The forlorn and depressing sky hangs above their young minds, sweeping them away into summer. Although the clouds say otherwise, the teenagers orbit the town of South St. Paul, throwing mud to others in the river and digging up asphalt as they ride, skimming across the streets in inhuman speed. The rain fastly approaches the vulnerable children as they watch the first drops shudder on the ground, shaking from the merciless wind that sweeps the trees and hats off of teens. The school rings the bell, although most have left already, their hands aching from pencil work.…
Best friend, starts dating Andy Evans, the boy who rapped Melinda. Melinda has to battle with her self to try to tell Rachel because even though they aren’t friends because she does not want her to get hurt or any other girl who might proceed them. Melinda finally decides to confront Rachel with her situation but at first Rachel get mad and just abandons Melinda more. Only because she questions Andy about it does she realize that she was telling the truth and dumps Andy. This causes him to go in a fit of rage and attack Melinda again, but because she has spoken the truth she is no longer an outcast and has gained her voice back her friends come to her rescue.…
The House of Dolls I wake up panting and screaming not knowing where I’m at. All I can say or think about is Yuri. ‘’Yuri! Where is Yuri!’’ as I’m screaming I see nurses and police rush into my room.…
Societal issues are apparent in the evident gap among sexes. Anna Quindlen’s essay, “Between the Sexes, A Great Divide, discusses just that. Quindlen reflects upon the questions: Can one cross the divide of the sexes? Or, are these differences inevitably incurable?” The author addresses the inevitable chasm that exists between male and female.…
Universally, people are prone to use emojis on their specialized devices such as, smartphones, tablets, or computers. Furthermore, among the various categories of emojis that is offered there is an emoji called “Dancing Girl,” which is an eminently well known symbol for the literal meaning of dancing. The original intention was to be used as gender-neutral also, “Woman Dancing was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name ‘Dancer’ and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015” (Emojipedia) . Not only can this emoji represent the meaning of dancing but it can also be referred to as a party, celebration, or excitement. The useage can be applied to mostly everywhere for example, through social media apps or messaging between family and friends.…
Steadily Fading Most people think that being in college and living far from their family is a relief. Lisa Parker’s “Snapping Beans” tells how a young lady’s college experience was different. It wasn’t a relief from home. The “hickory leaf still summer green” blown off the tree symbolizes the young lady because she left her comfort place when she left for college in the North.…
In her book "Pride and Prejudice", Jane Austen illustrates the female protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet as a strong advocate of feminism and female independence. She manages to do so by drawing a stark contrast between Elizabeth and the other female characters, Charlotte, Jane and Caroline. Each of these women conforms to the socially imposed gender conventions of Regency England, while Elizabeth artfully challenges gender discrimination. Contrary to her female foils, she remains steadfast to her feminist intent, persistently refusing to concede to the highly mainstream views of the society that women should elevate their chances of marriage with a man of good fortune. This, along with her determination to alter the societal bounds that…
'Party Animal' Tells of Partying Too Hard James Scott A poignant but humorous affair, Party Animal deals with the dangerous personal fallout of alcoholism. Drinking takes practice. At least, that's what the protagonist in director and co-writer Adam Bowers' film Party Animal wants us to know.…