2004 novels

In Everyday Heroes, three people overcome serious obstacles to reach their goals. One person who overcomes serious obstacles is Yvonne Chavez. Yvonne Chavez became a mother as a teenager. She was stuck in an abusive marriage and around gang violence for some period of time. A teenaged mother involved in gangs and drug violence is something no one wants to hear of. People in the world think the bad things in your life can hold you down for life which is possible in some aspects but not in her…

Week 7 Case Study on Amy Amy is a 50-year-old, white female who has presented with a multitude of symptoms. She reports that she has recently been on medical leave from her job due to the fact that she had back surgery. Prior to her having the back surgery she states that her job might not be there when she gets back because her position is a grant funded position and the grant was expiring. There has been no word on whether the grant would be renewed up until last weekend. Amy offers up…

The girls were a bit in front of me when I seen it trees and what does trees mean it must mean water! The girls are flipping out but can’t run because of being so tired from the heat. As we approach the trees I seen a little porch and 2 large trailer with the smell of rotten food. As we all walked up gina says “Maybe we should knock to see if anybody is in these if not lets break in!” I said “Okay that sound good both girls went up to the trailers and knocked “KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK” but no answer…

Think about Prom. What is it? Listen to me. I will tell you. Literally, Prom is a dance. Yet, when you look beneath the surface, Prom is a rite of passage. Hear me out. I am a teenage girl, the worst and best times of my life are happening now. I have never been to Prom myself, yet I have heard many things both positive and negative. Listen as I recall. Listen without bias. It is where dreams come true and hopes are dashed. It becomes a memory that cradles you as you cry yourself to sleep or it…

I wake up warmer than I usually do today. I open my eyes but all I see is darkness. As I start to sit up the darkness falls away little by little. When I am finally up I examine what caused the darkness. I look around and recognize the street I’m on. A blanket lays beside me which seemed to have been on my head. I also notice where the warmth was coming from; a human is sitting beside me. His eyes are closed, and I decide it would be best to leave if I don’t want to be beaten. Something I…

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Dr. Lila Ryan looked over the case file she was supposed to testify on the following week. A woman who had thrown her infant child from a sixth story window. Postpartum psychosis was the diagnosis the defense attorney was pushing for, and she would going to have to evaluate the woman before then. She pushed the file back on her desk sipping at her tea, looking for a distraction, an excuse to put off the case for another day. Fortunately for her, distraction came in the form of a text, from her…

Death Valley “Look!, an old, abandoned campsite,” I yelled,”I hope it's not just a mirage,” she thought. “I see it!” Jenny gasped. “there might be food there, or maybe someone to rescue us!” we walked over there and saw nothing but some old, gross alligator jerky. Jenny wasn’t so pleased. “if you want to survive, you have to eat it,” I told jenny. “ugh, it’s all sticky” gina said, Jenny gagged, “uhg, it tastes horrible.” “well would you rather…

“C’mon do it, or you’re a chicken.” Those were the words that started the disaster. Now Bill and Joe find themselves fleeing for their lives. It all started on a rather bitter day of August, when the clouds blotted out all sunlight. Down in the small town of Edgar, a group of children are chatting. “Man, just our luck to live near that old insane asylum!” “Ahh, it’s nothing to worry about, it's been abandoned for over 20 years” said a boy about 13 years of age, who goes by Joe. “Well, if it's…

It was a dark gloomy night, rain drips slowly down my window as I awake in the hospital bed. I didn’t know how or why I was there, I tried calling the nurse. But no one answered, I didn’t know what was happening. The last thing I remembered was me and my partner getting shot at, trying to lock up a criminal for robbing a local gas station. I unhooked the machines from my arm, and tried to push open the door. But for some reason it wouldn’t even budge, after pushing the door with everything I had…