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The Awakening You awaken in a bright room it takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to the new harsh light. Your body is numb lying on its side. “Death, death is something that is that is so familiar, yet it will never happen to you. You will never die that is your curse, to watch the people you love die right in your arms.” She whispered this in to your ear as she pulled the four foot sword out of your stomach. “You will not be able to sleep, dream or age.” Her voice lightened…

Dan takes a deep-anxious breath. "Hannah," his voice cracks, "Dear, we 're at the Orphanage." A puddle of drool ran down her seat cover. "Hannah," he repeats. Disoriented, she wakes up: "What, what 's going on?" "We 're here." "At the Orphanage?" She questioned. "Yes, dear, we 're at the Franklin Orphanage." She looks at her watch: "How long did I sleep?" "You mean, how long did you snore?" "Okay, cut the crap. Seriously, how long?" He rolls into an empty parking space. "I guess about an hour."…

"The Mug." He replies in a monotone. Is he concentrating or annoyed with me? Probably both. And even with the awful mood I 'm in, I can 't help feeling a tiny cheer go on in my mind when he answered with that. At least we 're going there. He pulls into the parking lot and parks near the door. I sit in my seat, still buckled, while Blake gets out of the car. I lean my elbow on the door, and rest my head in my hand and close my eyes. What is going on?! Camden screws me over, but maybe he doesn…

Chance Bradley Leister was the kind of person every single member in our family wanted to be. He was every one of my cousins idol as children and even to this day. He was always there for anyone that ever needed someone and he always kept his word. Not a single person could stay mad at Chance. He was just an uplifting person that could make your whole day in a heartbeat. He has memories with so many people it’s unbelievable. Chance and I would stay up night after night just playing with legos…

"Adina, you are only asking me to come with you out of sympathy", but in that moment I realized my true motivations, and she was wrong. It was my freshman year and I had all the worries and uncertainties of most new students in a new school: doing well in my classes, making friends, finding my place in my grade and in my school. There happen to be many restaurants right down the street, and after spring break freshmen are allowed to leave the building to get lunch. Everyone, including myself,…

The Radical Transformation of Jimmy Santiago Baca Through Poetry What a person does in the hard times and struggles is what defines a person’s character. It is easy to stay down when the world is constantly trying to keep you there, but the strong people in this world are the ones who pick themselves up from the ground and transform their lives. A perfect example of someone who exemplifies radical and powerful transformation is Jimmy Santiago Baca. In his memoir A Place to Stand, Baca explains…

“HERMES! TELL ME WHAT YOU DID WITH MY SWORD!” I was filled with rage as I stormed through the entrance of the central palace. As all the other gods and goddesses rolled their eyes, Hermes looked up at me with a calm expression despite my obvious anger, This only made me want to punch him in the face that much more. Yes, Hermes may have freed me from that horrible prison the other gods called a mere jar, but when he made that fake, innocent look I could have cared less. “Now Ares,” he said with…

A Rhetorical Analysis of “From The Ground Up” Introduction “From the Ground Up”, by Dan and Shay, is one of my favorite love songs. In this paper, it will address the following question: What are the implications for “From the Ground Up” when analyzed through Aristotle’s rhetorical proofs and Stephen E. Toulmin’s three types of claims. “From the Ground Up”, a song by Dan and Shay, was written at an emotional time. Dan’s grandfather passed away, and Shay’s was in the hospital. Both their…

Current Events Paper DeAnna Settje Liberty University Abstract Ashlie Ovesny was at home in Van Vleck, TX with her two children when a tornado hit her mobile home and rolled it several times. Tornadoes are measured by strength and range from EF0-EF5. To get an idea of how strong the tornado was an EF1 is what hit this area and the wind range is 85-110 mph. To help Ashlie and her family with the trauma of this crisis, it is important to understand and utilize the ABC model of crisis…

There are few things I know for certain in this world. The sky is blue, everybody dies eventually, and I am gay. My parents were way more accepting of it than I expected. After spending nearly half my life in the closet, I let it slip out one night. Bowling, of all things. You have to understand— I’m the world’s worst bowler. I can’t throw the ball down the middle of the lane to save my life. And so, after yet another toss into the gutter, I turned around and announced to my parents that…