“When her family failed to hear from her, and Cheryl did not show up for work the next day, they reported her missing” (citation). After filing a missing persons case, a patrolling sheriff finds an abandoned car. When a computer…
Name: Owen Mcconnell Book: Tuck Everlasting Author: Natalie Babbitt Genre: Fiction *CONTAINS SPOILERS* *A LOT OF SPOILERS* Plot Summary- Soon-to-be 11 year-old Winnie Foster is tired of being told what to do by her parents, and not getting to make her own decisions. When she thinks about running away, she has nowhere to go in the small town of Treegap. Since Winnie’s parents own the Treegap wood next to their house, she one day decides to explore it a little bit, after a man in a yellow suit stopped to talk to her when she was playing outside.…
The 9/11 Day There was a girl named Alice. She had never met her mother nor father. One day a woman named Kendra Malik Taylor, who adopted Alice when she was 2. Alice never loved Kendra as a child would to their parents. She would yell, cry, hit, ignore, try to run away, have a tantrum, and won't wouldn’t listen.…
She explains that she was told she had been found unconscious behind a dumpster and had been raped. She details her experience of going through a rape…
Bud Bud is a 1991 GMC Sierra 1500. He has always been a good truck. The owner bought him for only $500. There are three really cool things about Bud that you should know. He has a 350 5.7L V8 engine, a 700 R4 transmission, and a six foot bed.…
In the clandestine cover of nearby bramble, I witnessed the raid of Ichabod Crane. Many have speculated, but I am certain of the events of that fateful evening and where legend abandons, I elucidate. I had followed Crane throughout the hours succeeding the attack. However, not only had I followed, I lusted.…
The noises broadcast by the government increases in intensity and violence during the course of the course of the story, paralleling the escalating tragedy of George’s and Hazel’s lives. When the story begins, a buzzer sounds in George’s head as he watches the ballerinas on TV. As he tries to think about the dancers, who are weighed down and masked to counteract their lightness and beauty, the sound of a bottle being smashed with a hammer rings in his ears. When he thinks about his son, he is interrupted by the sound of twenty-one guns firing, an excessively violent noise that foreshadows Harrison’s murder. Thought about the laws of quality and the competition that existed in the old days are shattered by the sound of a siren, a noise that suggest the extent to which the government has literally become the thought police.…
Lights go on in the house. We run back to the ditch. Is it to late? Did they hear something, and they are coming to check it out? Why are we even hiding?…
It was a tedious night in the office with a profusion of paperwork, and waiting around for for felonious acts to be committed. So as, just to alleviate the monotony in the small room. I remember the how the ring of the incoming call suffused its way throughout the room until all eyes found the source of it. I couldn’t wait to see what vermin we got to clean off of the streets today, for our moral citizens’ sake. I hoped it wouldn’t be a false plea or a call from an official.…
Have you ever been into or stayed in a duplex? Or have you been to one of these RV parks where you can hear the people in the other RV’s? If you have you know how awkward or how Jam packed it can be. Then try to stay in one for an entire winter!…
The Killer Dust Amiyah Carpenter It was a warm summer day in Oklahoma I went to go sit on the broken porch because, our family was to poor to pay to get it repaired. My mom went to go get some food for our family of four. We have not eaten in six days. My mom at left the house and walked to the market because we could not afford a carriage.…
Around the same time, another neighbour, Ms Burrows, heard a woman scream, "Oh My God, Oh My God". Ms Faletoese and her partner, Mr Gualtieri, then proceeded down the stairs to inspect, as they passed Ms Yeo's unit, there was silence. Though when outside they were again alarmed by a woman’s scream and almost instantaneously tracked the screams as coming from Ms Yeo's unit. Ms Faletoese began to bang and shout, demanding for the door to be opened, they heard Ms Yeo scream tirelessly for help and for the police to be called in what they described as a “state of deep and escalating distress” At this point several residents were gathered outside the unite, one resident heard her say, "He won't let me". The only thing the offender was heard to say (and in what was described as a calm and controlled voice) was, "Everything is okay,…
In today’s society, people are encouraged to adapt to the movement of political correctness as to not offend anyone. According to Princeton, political correctness is “avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.” While preventing discrimination is the alleged goal of the movement, I believe it is counterproductive and on the contrary instills intolerance and ignorance. One of the biggest goals of the political correctness movement is to adjust our language to be more sensitive to those who are discriminated against by race, sex, religion, etc. However, this adaptation does not show acceptance but instead points…
Deep into the heart of the music city, home to Brad Paisley, Johnny Cash and Blake Shelton. Back in a dark old run down bar, stands a girl. She’s been in just about every little restaurant this town has to offer. Where she stands is on a small soap box, with smoke coming from old cowboys cigars, she sings through the fog. The tune to a new popular Carrie Underwood song comes from her mouth, and everyone turns to look in awe of her voice.…
Wind bustled through the branches of the trees, making the leaves howl in their symphony. Walking along the gravel path in the woods makes you realize how intricate the clash between weather and nature can be. Two natural forces both in harmony and constantly fighting. The rain was going to come down any second; it’s distinct smell was filling the air. Plush, intertwining clouds pushed their grey front towards where I stood.…