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In The Man in the Well, a group of nine-year-old children stubble upon a man that is trapped in a well. They found the man at an abandon farm lot near their homes while outside playing. It is very mysterious and frightening that the kids without even talking to one another agreed to leave the old man in the well. I believe that the willingness to leave the man in the well displays the cruelty of the children. With that being said I also believe they were just children trying to have fun,…

Socrates ' friend went to the Oracle of Delphi to ask if anyone was wiser than him. When the oracle said that no one was wiser than Socrates, he did not believe him and Socrates began his search in Athens for those wiser than him (25). Socrates knew that he does not know something while others believed they know something they do not know, and Socrates searched for those who knew they knew nothing. First he began with a politician, whom helped run the town. Socrates believed that surely he must…

Pt. I Happiness is experiencing love. It doesn’t matter what kind of love it is, whether it is loving yourself, loving someone else, or having someone else love you. When we experience love, we experience happiness. There is a study in the world where people in Finland, Sweden, and Taiwan mapped where they felt their feelings. The intensity of sensation, or lack thereof, created a “body atlas” for the emotions. A depressed person lacked sensations all over the body, an angry person had…

This little accident better produce a traumatic brain injury. ~ Wobbling up the driveway, she met Pete working on his rubber band ball. “Hey, what’s wrong, Millie?” Rubbing her head, “I don’t know. I think I crashed your bike.” “Get off right now!” He made a careful inspection, “I don’t see any scratches. Hey, what happened to your face?” Thunder rumbled in the distance as Millie tried to see the back door through her blurry eyes. She tripped over the threshold and stumbled into the kitchen.…

Living in the 21th century, things have definitely changed since the millennials and the technology era comes in place. Easy access to information, communication, entertainment, and even ‘easy ways’ to get rich are so all over the place. Our era has become an era where everything needs to either be fast or easy. Let’s just say Starbucks. Back in the days, we used to brew and make our own coffee, but not anymore. Now, everyone goes to Starbucks in the morning to get their morning coffee.…

Biblical Psalm 63 is a psalm of David, when he was in the desert of Judah to escape from Saul. When David encountered resistance and lost battle to his enemy. He prayed to god, asking god to help him. David believe that the Lord will help him to win. At the same time, it also shows that god is with all of us. Only by god, we can prevail in the world. All the words in the psalm are about the joy, appreciation and gratefulness to the God. There are mainly three sections of this psalm. The first…

Cole and peter had stayed on the island. Peter had forgave Cole and they been going to soak in the pond and carry the ancestor rock. Cole help peter to build his own cabin. Every day they talk and walk the island to find new things about the island. One day Cole and peter got up to go soak in the pond and carry the ancestor. When they got to the pond, they seen the spirit bear soaking in the pond, Cole start walking to the pond, Peter ask Cole what or you doing. I’m going to soak in the pond…

I hear myself huffing and puffing as Lena and I run away from the terrifying loud cops chasing after us for stealing some food. I start to slow down exhausted but what keeps me going is the terrifying look on my poor sister's face, so I have no choice but to keep going. The police are getting closer and I am thinking thank god they didn't bring the dogs. I grab Lena´s hand and I pull her into an alley that is completely dark hoping to lose the police. We lean against a wall covering our mouths…

Overcoming adversity always starts off by knowing that you can achieve anything you put your mind to. Through your whole life, overcoming adversity has many struggles but you can either wait out the obstacle or avoid the problem by finding an alternate solution. People overcome adversity by learning to accept their differences, believing in their self, and having a positive attitude. During, the story “A Work In Progress” not only did Aimee Mullins accept her disability, she never gave up.…

Taiga smiles, wide yet sad. Hands clenched into fists, Ryuuji stares at her face. It feels heavy, the tick of the clock marking each painful second that passes. Crimson red colors his face, love was something that never got easier for both of them. It's wrong in his mind but he fights a battle between his innocent love and his dirty body. He struggles to find the words to fill the empty apartment. Tick, tick, tick. "I love you Taiga," he whispers with hesitation. He knows her pain, her fear…