In the midst of one of the biggest storms of their trip; cold, wet, hungry, and scared, were the prevailing feelings of the group, yet spirits remained high as it was set to be their last. It had been a long, hard journey, but even a tempest this ferocious could not dampen their morale. With their new lives set to begin so soon, nothing could get in their way now. … The sky as black as ink and the rain pouring in torrents, nineteen-year-old Nala, hunched over in the middle of the boat trying…
they've experienced more than one type of friend. Everyone has had friends who end up stabbing their back, just as much as everyone has all had those friends who have been there since day one, which goes to show the wide variety of friends, and all that is in between. For example, there are friends with different personalities, styles, intentions, intelligence, mindsets, and capabilities that can all tie into the friendship. With that being said, current friends can turn into a worst enemy,…
Various super hero movies and shows are made each year that millions of people watch. They play a major role in our society not just as a sort of entertainment, but also as a way to provide us with an ideal image of a person. In society today, superheroes represent the concept of success, valor, and courage. These movies and shows constantly impact the viewers thoughts and even to the point where people may relate to them. The show I will be focusing on, in particular, will be one of my favorite…
In April of 2012, on a spring break day, my sister and I had no clue that this normal-seeming day would turn into a day full of surprise. Maya, my sister, was four years old with blonde hair and eyes as light blue as a clear sky. Many people said her hair was as soft as silk. I, on the other hand, was seven years old with dark brown hair and chocolate eyes. The morning was a typical spring morning near the beach in Santa Cruz, foggy and cold. My mom, dad, sister and I had just approached our…
Dilip Chitre creates a stark impression of the isolation of old age in his poem ‘Father Returning Home’ by showing his fathers’ estrangement from society and his own family. Chitre conveys this isolation by using literary devices such as similes and repetition, and addressing themes such as modernity vs tradition. The poem begins when a father is waiting outside for a train which will take him home. We know this as it says ‘My father travels on the late evening train’. Already by labelling the…
With rain ferociously pounding the roof of our vehicle and sharp bolts of lightning illuminating the sky, we bounced along as the primitive roads struggled to maintain their shape. The six-hour drive was not much of a warm welcome to the country—weaving through the severely impoverished urban areas near the airport, then tossing its passengers about in a tropical thunderstorm. While our van climbed to the Haitian central plateau and several of my team member’s stomachs surged with motion…
My Greatest Friend My best friend, my most memorable friend, and the most interesting “friend” has all been traced to the same person. This grand honor belongs to none other than the one and only Phyllis Law. She has this queer and awesome ability to lighten any mood and was never seen to be disheartened. Her mind was always operating and working, not on superficial tasks, but on a grand story of her life. Despite her somehow contradictory mood and personalities, she is able to penetrate…
to influence their children. If you really think about it, us kids spend more time with our friends than with our parents. We prefer to hang out with our friends than with our parents. We are in school more time than at home, then when we get home we do homework than either talk to our friends but not really hang out with our parents. In the book “ToKill A Mockingbird” Scout wanted to be like her friends and not know how to read because her teacher yelled at ther for not knowing how to read…
one hundred friends out of nighty-seven only three people will be identified as the real friends? The other majority number only rely on other things such as money, power, and extravagant lifestyle. In life, a person should identify the difference between the real friends or fake friends. In addition, do you know the main qualities of a good friend? Well, the qualities of good friends are trustworthy, good attitude, and supportive. To begin with, one quality of a good friend is…
No one should be hurt by "friends" online, if we are, how can we call them our friends? In our world today, social media has a large impact; Also, social media is a big part of what makes us who we are. The number of internet platforms continues to grow which gets more people using them; numbers for the media sites are crazy high. We cannot make real friends online. They could not be truthful about who they are, do not get necessary things for a friendship, and we become unsociable with others.…