The Red Fern Every countryside has its own famous legend. In the Ozark mountains, the legend was of the red fern. Legend has it, that the red fern was found between two Native American children’s frozen bodies. It can only be planted by an angel and is immortal. This special plant is considered a miracle and a gift from the heavens. However, it was seen by a boy named Billy in the late 1900s. In Wilson Rawls’ realistic fiction, Where the Red Fern Grows, the red fern is presented as a symbol…
Adversity is when someone is having to deal with a difficult situation at anytime during their life. This can affect people in many ways, for some it can become motivation and for others it can be an excuse to give up. Two stories that go along with the a troubling time is “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty. In “The Most Dangerous Game” it is about a man, Sanger Rainsford, who ends up on an island and meets General Zaroff and Ivan. Thinking he is…
Adversity is something that everyone faces at least once in their lives. People are usually able to deal with difficulties through a supportive family or group of friends who prop them back up. However, when people have a lack of emotional support, they are incapable of overcoming the adversity before them. Orphans often lack the psychological support because they do not have parents there for them. There are also metaphorical orphans – children who have parents that they do not have a close…
The song that played in class on Thursday March 1st was sung buy Johnny Cash. Release in the same year as the stock market crash in 1987, the song 16 Tons is about the struggling constraints in a coal miners’ life. Focused on highlighting the reality of poverty, Cash states that “a mind that a-weak and a back that’s strong”. This is an example of the lack of education that may be a constraint that keeps one in poverty. Thinking on economic terms, poverty is a sever constraint on ones’ ability to…
In life people will overcome many obstacles whether it be a physical or a mental obstacle. Such as an disorder or something as simply as going to school as some try to work through their problems it's not as easy as saying “hey get over it!” most of the time saying something within those lines makes it worse for that person. To be able to overcome an obstacle i feel that you need to know mostly whether something is wrong or right, having a smart decision when given choices and trust me there…
Every man needs a real woman in his life. A woman in one way or another make a man 's life better. There is a time in every men or woman 's life that they decide to be alone for a period of time till that right person come alone to complete one to the other. Every man and women look for different qualities in their future mate. Some are fussier than others when it comes to find the right person that would change their life. In this essay I will be describing some qualities about my future…
Relationships are like roller-coaster you start off slow and then you begin hiking up the steep mountain, soon you reach the top now your free falling enjoying the ride, but what do you do when the roller-coaster comes to an end and it’s time to exit the cart? Have you ever had troubles cutting the string that’s attached to the perfect match that recently burnt out? Or had many failed attempts to walk away from the past? Here are my steps on breaking out the cocoon and becoming a free beautiful…
One direction has reached millions of fans through their music. The five members got their start on United Kingdom’s X-Factor competition in 2010, they won third place. (Lamont Par 2). One direction’s career took after they were eliminated and their fans started promoting them on social media. On March 25th, Zayn Malik left the band leaving the fans in fear that the band was going to break up. The rest of the members reassured them that they will be releasing another album before going on their…
After I left Charter of Grapevine, I was brought the Buckner Ranch in Burnet, Texas. My parents brought me there. I was dropped off and after a little bit of time they left. The house had a huge common area with three doors on each side that lead to bedrooms for two people. There was a small kitchen, dining area, and washer and dryer. The office was in the main hallway and there was a hallway to the immediate left as you walked in that had a Master Room and another Single bedroom which was for…
I 've always known that aliens are real. I mean, the universe is way too big to only have life on one planet. There 's so many planets and galaxies out there in our universe and the people of Earth are the only ones in it? I don 't think so. I never get confirmation of aliens, however, until I meet Micah Prescott. We meet about a few weeks before I get proof of aliens. He 's the new kid in school, and as cliché as it is, he doesn 't make a whole lot of friends. Until he meets me, that is. I…