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I was 12 years old the first time I snuck out in the middle of the night, I was 14 years old the first time I snuck out and got caught, and I was 15 years old the last time I was sneaking out ever. It was October 7, 2017, on a very dark cold night around 10pm, and I was about to go to sleep but I decided to post on Snapchat, “Text me, I’ll answer this time :)” Yes, haha, “this time”, see I don’t really answer anyone, but by choice, mostly because I’d rather watch netflix and everyone who texts…

Family Changes It was another typical school morning at my house. I, Mercadey Hilton was ready for another day of school- High school to be exact. I brushed my teeth, did my hair and I got into my clothes for the day. These mornings were quiet, yet exciting. I get to go to the one place where I can be free and not feel confined to my room. While waiting for the big yellow school bus to pick me up, I had flashbacks of when my parents, my little sister Emma , and I would go 4-wheeling and I…

Thanksgiving is one of my most treasured holidays. While there are some constants in the way thanksgiving is observed by Americans, it can mean different things to different people. In my family, Thanksgiving is a day to gather with those we love, to join together in a huge feast, give thanks for all that we have been blessed with throughout the year, watch football, and listen to the men talk about the big buck that got away during their morning hunt. My mother makes the turkey, the…

There are many films out there in the world of cinema where the audience has only seen the film from one angle. It is like going to the beach and all you can see is the surface of the ocean when there is so much more than just the surface. Film writers and directors want the audience to dig deeper and watch the film from multiple angles and different perspectives. Many films aim at a truth that they are trying to portray to the audience. The truth doesn’t necessarily have to be presented…

Narrative Essay Have you ever broken your wrist and had to rush to the walk-in because your parents didn’t want to pay the emergency room bill? My dad and I went to Granite Peak to go skiing at 4:00 P.M. on Friday. This incident changed my life because I couldn’t play soccer for team Wisconsin, play in state hockey and my wrist always cracks when I twist it. On Friday at 4:00 P.M. my dad and I went skiing at granite peak it was an icy night with a lot of ice on the runs. First, we skied for…

A sizzling pan is pictured as we hear, “This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?” The egg is cracked and cooks over the heat. This commercial has been etched in my memory since childhood. The issue of legalizing drugs has been debated even longer. Gore Vidal wrote his article “Drugs: Case for Legalizing Marijuana” in The New York Times in 1970, a full 17 years before the aforementioned commercial hit the television airwaves. Vidal’s piece was ahead of its time, but still…

My trip to SilverWood It was a sunny day while my family drove to SilverWood. Everyone who was in the car wanted to just get out of the car because it's a long way to where we live. But before me and my family went to SilverWood all of us had to go to our hotel to go put all of our materials in the hotel. I wanted to eat and so did my family so after we went to the hotel we went to go eat at Subway. Once we got in Subway it smelt so good the food was so delicious the bread was nice and soft…

Love, love is such a strong word now a day. Before it was just tossed around willy-nilly. You might have said, you were in love when you were with the first person you dated, or maybe the next person after that. However, the thought of it did you really want to be dating that person? Were you really in love? Do you even want to be in love for that matter? Or were you just playing along with the roles that society has given us today. Love isn’t for everyone, and Kipnis’ story “Against Love” and…

Alright that’s it; you just lost your phone.” I painfully surrendered my phone to my mother. But it wasn’t for a bad grade or any other typical teenage mishap; the cause was simple: makeup. Sure I was old enough and had any right to wear it, but her reasoning always remained the same, “Leah, you are too beautiful to wear makeup”. These words I heard over and over again as a child, but I questioned whether other young, African American women were told the same thing. In “Appearance Obsession”…

Lucas sunbathed on the balcony of his two-story house in Eastern Florida. The sun beat down on the ever-growing population of the town. The fact that it was summer meant that it was already hot. That temperature was driven up by Global Warming and what day it was- The Summer Solstice. Normally, Lucas would only go outside today for a few minutes, and following schedule, he had been inside for the rest of the day except for now. The stark white balcony was in deep contrast with the rest of…