2009 in literature

If only I hadn’t had that accident I would not be where I am today. Every day I am thankful and grateful for the accident that I was involved in while in Iraq. I always said while joking but serious at the same time, that God if I was not in the military I will give myself to you completely in ministry. A few months while deployed to Iraq my vehicle was hit with an I.E.D. and the armor truck rolled down a hill on top of me and shattered my right knee and many other injuries. I believe God…

Limon watched as his Adar [father], Naneth [mother], and Muindor [brother] get ready for the Spring Festival. His parents are warriors of Rivendell though not talked about much they are great protectors of their lands against the darkness. Limon was ready not caring much about his hair as much as everyone else in his family. His brother, Tadion, being the eldest of the two sat him down and braided his hair. “Naneth, can Tadion and I leave for the festival now?” Limon asked in a sweet tone…

Everyone has faced a certain point in their lives where adversity has led their aptitudes out. Adversity affects people in different ways whether physically, mentally, or financially. In the quote by Horace, a roman poet, adversity is viewed as hardships that people overcome every day in their lives that make them who they are today. Although adversity can make people endure, adversities develop the person to become prosperous and bloom vigorous and effulgent like a rose. From personal…

Adversity has countless forms, as such, each person’s experiences and opinions regarding adversity are different. The Merriam-webster definition for adversity is “a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune”. Regarding this definition, we can interpret adversities create an intense, negative emotional response. We become angry, embarrassed, humiliated, depressed but if we utilize these emotions to overcome our individual tribulations (as Benjamin Franklin once said, “out…

My definition is being able to make your own choices and do your own thing. Freedom for me would be like going to the movies by myself with my friends. No parents. It’s kind of fun having your parents around, but sometimes you just want to go without them. At some sports games parents yell at you to do better and then the other team is laughing about it. This means that everybody has a different perspective of freedom Martin Luther King Jr. said in his I Have a Dream speech, “I have a dream…

My name is Mike Jon my age is 18 I have 2 brothers who hasn't passed a bar mitzvah and one sister, 10 years old, I live in Los Santos as a child at the school about 10 I had no friends because no bapscot I used to play with these friends to watch police at work liked to read books about cops and even went to the police station to ask what is the minimum age to be a COP, even though I knew it wasn't my age and I forgot to tell you I have been pleli and I don't want that. Know why I provide…

Great Wolf Lodge Hi, I’m Phylissidy and I’m going to write about the time I went to Great Wolf Lodge. My brother and I both got to bring a friend. His friends name is Liam. And my friends name is Donna. And I’m going to start with when we got there. When I went to Great Wolf Lodge I got to bring a friend. So I brought donna with me. When we got there Donna and my brother’s friend fought over the bunk bed. My brother’s best friend tackled her. But we ended up getting the bunk bed the first night…

It’s in the middle of the night and Peter wakes up. The next morning Peter bravely decides to check the closet. He finds a trap door. There are pictures on the wall - with a monster!! A monster... and ME!!! But I’m sleeping.. Peter decides to draw a plan to capture the monster. Later that night. Hands up, I got you! The monster smiles: “Oh, don’t worry about me, I’m your protector, your buddy buddy.” Peter says: “Really? You are not here to eat me?” The monster laughs out loud and says: “No,…

Inside America's Most Dangerous Year Round Job It was just before 9:00 on a rainy Autumn morning as I drove up the muddy gravel drive of Baker Logging on the outskirts of Manchester, Tennessee. The outside of the green metal building appeared fairly new, as I walked in, I noticed the smell of lumber faded to a mixture of grease and pumpkin spice candles. It was almost as chilly inside as it was outside, only dry. The desk was full of paperwork and behind it sat Mr.Baker. He appeared almost as I…

The Grand Canyon is an awing miracle, but the most interesting thing about it is how it was formed. Water, simple and pure, was what carved the natural landscape of towering rocks. Hardships are like water, powerful yet plain, carving us out to be strong and beautiful. A hardship can positively impact a person's life because they influence outstanding personal growth. When I was seven, my grandma, “Nanny,” died of ovarian cancer. We were very close, so the loss shook my family to the core.…