My theme statement for the book Rot and Ruin, by Jonathan Maberry, is sometimes you have to be the change you want to see in the world. Benny realizes that no one else would leave the safety of their guarded town to look for Nix so he takes it in his own…
Forest Grove,Or. Where I did not meet my goals and decided to give up. It all started in August when everyone started telling me I was getting fat or that I was fat. I got really tired of people reminding me that so I decided to set a goal for myself which was to look fit. I failed at many attempts and gave up a few times but once I understood that failure only should motivate me and make me stronger. I decided to push myself past my limits in which I was exhausted everyday. It was…
I’m talking screaming siblings, hungry family, and most of all feeling uncomfortable the whole drive. Well, this is exactly what happened to my family on our 2016 road trip to California. Not to mention we had everything planned. Every place, cost, time, and snack. What could have possibly gone wrong? For as far back as I can remember, every other summer my family has taken a long journey to Southern California to visit relatives. Had we ever flown? Yes, but only when there were 2 children to…
Song of Myself “Song of Myself”, which is famous for “representing the core of Whitmans poetic vision” (Greenspan) was written in 1881 by Walt Whitman. This poem is baffling to many people because of both the symbolism and wordplay. Walt Whitman begins by introducing the subject in the poem, which is himself and he goes on by celebrating this theme. Whitman utilizes words such “I”, “myself” and his inner soul to generate a feel of being and depiction in specific sects of the poem. Whilst it…
But there were so many questions she wanted to ask. The princess was confused and excited by distraction. “Who are you?” she finally said. “My dear Ela, we are your godmothers,” said the timid one who hadn’t had a chance to talk. “Your mother gave us the mission to take care of you before dying when she gave birth to you.” “You knew my mother?” Said Ela with exclamation “For sure we knew your mother.” Answered the three elf all at once. “Every body knew her. She was the most beautiful…
How could he even suggest that? I could not even leave for a weekend to go to my mother’s house. Danny’s attitudes, complaining, impatience, rage and lies were breaking me down. I was not treated lovingly. If he actually spent money on a gift it was something that he wanted. He bought presents for me that he wanted for himself. Danny objectified me, his claims to love me were crude gestures of sexual impulse. My lack of interest was one more excuse for his tantrums. I wanted affection but he…
Andy whilst jogging, “are you kidding me Brand, she’s my girl”, argues Troy. After a bit of push and shove the boys are disrupted by a familiar face. “You’re mine now!” screams Francis Fratelli whilst limping up the steps. Hot on their tale they discover an old waterslide abandoned, “I love waterslides” screams Mouth with happiness, “not when you’ve got crooks behind you” replies Mickey. They land in a pool of warm shoulder deep…
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a group of loving and caring ladies who try to take care of their community when in need. They have been involved in several outreach programs within their community. A few of the community involvements they have been involved with are helping people who live in poverty, have put together a food pantries and have set up an Anti-Racism group. The sisters furthermore, set out the missions put in place by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The…
Breaking down large academies to smaller educational communities is a reform strategy to create stronger learning infrastructure for youth. In turn, these smaller educational communities provide more attention and personalization to better prepare youth for the real world. Internal changes of educational structure work in collaboration with teachers, advisors, and community advocates. Personalization programs that connect youth with adults are becoming more and more common. Mentoring…
The director of the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Joel Zwick, attempts to bring to light the cultural differences between Greeks and non-Greeks by portraying the characters in the film, their values, and different events throughout the movie in a relatively stereotypical way. This particular film analysis will focus mainly on the family representations, religious beliefs, dining customs, outer appearance pertaining to hair and style in which they dress, and lastly, on Greek nationalism…