2004 Summer Paralympics

"Wh-" he clears his throat, "what was that for?" I shrug, "just..wanted it." His face fills with pink and he stutters out words, "I-I-I..That caught me off guard." He laughs a little, "I like that." I stare at him. He notices my face then changes the subject, "that 's why I like gray." I smile and chuckle. He pokes my forehead, "you excited about going back to school?" I nod. He mocks my nodding, "are you gonna speak any?" I shake my head. "I 'm going to do everything that will make you…

"Proserpina, my love please come out and eat." I groaned to myself not again. First of all I am not his love, second doesn 't he understand I will not eat until he allows me to leave this place. Although he has been trying so hard, I feel bad to act so cold towards him, because it just really isn 't my personality. I just cannot stop thinking about what my mother is going through right now, she warned me not to go into the garden alone. And what do I do? Exactly what she told me not to, which…

Ben Stout Mrs. Peeden English 9 3 March 2015 Humans Suck Humanity is coming to an end. Katharine Hepburn “We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It 's never your fault. But it 's always your fault, because if you want change you 're the one who has got to change.” Elders are abused by kids and the ones they love. Education is failing, and the economy is collapsing. The police are corrupt. Politicians lie, and…

Lord of the Flies by William Golding addresses humanity’s weakness; humans can’t; control themselves when evil is controlling them. The novel explains that the humans are evil when they are born; everyone in the novel has a dark side, just like the moon at night, though their dark sides are hardly visible to others. When humankind is far away from civilization, society, and rules, the beast deep down will show its true color.The beast in the novel is a symbol of the inhuman actions that…

He sounded a little reluctant at first, but then answered, "Agreed." On the sofa, I had grabbed a throw pillow and begun to squeeze it. I was so nervous... "I need to tell you about a certain kind of person," she began, "...and these kind of people you may know, and I want you to keep an eye out for them. There are certain kind of people who specialize in fooling others for their own personal gain, and they have no way of empathizing with other people." He shuddered. "This is scary..."…

We are continuously learning about the world around us, through school, and most importantly about ourselves. My mother always told me that you learning something new every day. I still use this saying to this day, and never can forget it since it is so true. The quote from Carham i think resonates with me really well with this fact. Although it is taking it in a different sense than we usually think about. Most people do not look through God’s work to try and find themselves. The quote to…

“The day in the life of the Cracker Barrel Waitress” Arlington, Texas - Three servers from the local Cracker Barrel know all the tips and tricks to getting the best tips and staying on top of the game when it comes to serving. Angelique Ochoa has been a server for just under a year and believe that it is her bubbling personality that gives her the edge in getting tips from her customers. “If you are rude to them and act like you don’t care about the customers, I guarantee that you would be…

Growing up, I always considered myself and everyone around me invincible, like nothing bad ever happened to anyone, I was wrong. You see, when something bad happens your mind races with a variety of different emotions. You feel disbelief, panicked, and then you have to wait, which makes you overwhelmingly anxious. The first time I felt these emotions, was when I was sixteen, it was also the first time I realized that everyone around me that I loved wasn’t invincible. At first it didn’t seem…

The Pastor cleared his throat. "Your father has gone to be with the Lord." Fifteen years ago, my dad received a kidney and pancreas transplant. It was a successful surgery. He was a juvenile diabetic, and for the first time since he was nine-years-old, he didn 't have to inject himself with insulin. It was a successful surgery. Two weeks later, on New Year 's day, my older sister and I were sitting in the family room waiting to go to our next door neighbor 's house. My dad had been throwing up…

The effect you’ve had on my cognitive growth has been a lot both for the good, and the bad. You taught me everything, you both did. Everyone thought I was going to fall behind, but we showed them and I was doing more than most babies my age except for the walking part. You guys made me so smart I almost failed out of kindergarten. I never had to study in high school either so I had to accommodate my schema for learning new things in college, which I assimilate with my college courses now, and…