Shut Down Your Screen Week Essay

you this for your own good”, grandma warned me with glaring eyes before walking out of the room. Tears were streaming down my face, tears of frustration and sadness. I dashed passed her up the stairs to my room, and when Tom saw me, his face flashed with absolute confusion and concern. He had no idea what all the fuss was about and I knew even he would not understand what I was feeling. “Eng, where are you going? What’s wrong?”. Before he could stop me, I slammed my heavy bedroom shut with every…

me to my core. However, that was not what gave me such a scare. There were old, rotted skeletons in each pew, all positioned as if praying. They were obviously moved since some sat atop rubble, clinging to a carving of Jesus on the wall. I walked down the center, admiring each, but being very careful to avoid any live ones. There weren’t any, but better safe than sorry. On my way up to the center, where the tower of the church was, I noticed something in a skeletons neck. There was a chip…

picked up the phone to answer. He glanced at the caller ID. “Jan,” he whispered. He answered, “Hello.” “Hi, Samuel!,” yelled his sister Jan. “How are you doing?” answered Samuel. “I’m great! I was wondering if you wanted to come up to Ottawa this week.” “Yeah,” answered Samuel, “That would be great.” “Alright,” answered Jan, “I’ll see you then.” The alarm rang at 3:00 A.M the next day Samuel woke up, and once again slipped on his shredded slippers. He started to dress for the trip that…

that was about sailors and submarines. To prepare them for this she went through what looked a lot like a “BuzzFeed” article (but for students) that talked about different types of fishes and then played two YouTube videos: one about a woman diving down into the depths using a submarine, and another that covers various facts about octopuses. Afterwards the students were allowed to either read the play in groups or on their own. All of her classes (both 7th and 8th grade) did this in order to…

flipped my phone open, pulled the antenna out and held it up to my ear. “Mom?” I responded again because nobody answered the phone the first time. “Oh, hey! Sorry I didn’t realize that you picked up. Do you have enough money for your trip tomorrow and do you still have your flight ticket?” my mom replied hastily, already assuming that I lost my ticket. “Yes mom, I have it. I’m headed to Logan Airport in Boston, MA to fly all the way to Los Angeles, California tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.” I…

Homework should be reduced because it affects parents more in many aspects. Parents are the staple in any child 's life. They hold together the bulk of everything and are responsible for a whole lot. Homework does not only take a large toll for children parent’s suffer from the large amount students get also. Parents have a ton of responsibility, their child 's homework should not create bigger problems for them. Household and parents stress levels are affected maining because of homework. This…

Introduce yourself, your writing and your books to our readers I have two careers really: One as a teller of truth and one as a teller of lies. After working fulltime as a journalist in the US for a decade, I abruptly decided to move to Yemen, where I became the editor in chief of a newspaper. My first book is a memoir about the experience of running that paper and the journey I took with my Yemeni reporters. It was the most difficult, hilarious, and rewarding year of my life. Writing that…

State University Professor Joyce Zhou Abstract Currently, French citizens only have access to one Subscription Streaming Video on Demand Service. That service is Netflix. Two years after breaking into the French market, Netflix has shut down their Paris office and moved to the Netherlands. After mixed reviews from Cannes and the French mainstream as well, Netflix executives agree that France was a tougher market than originally thought. Rumors attributed to reliable sources,…

There, up on the shelf, sits my shiny red hockey stick. The white tape is worn from my last time on the ice. Black puck marks on the white tape stand out and haunt me back to my last competitive hockey game that resulted in a devastating loss. No, it is not just any hockey stick. The stick that now sits and collects dust followed me on a long journey to places including New York City, Minneapolis, and Pittsburg. At times, it would feel me tremendously shaking with nerves and other times holding…

After the glaciers melted a long time ago, the water rose to 1,000 feet deeper. What used to be beaches and islands are now just underwater structures. There is evidence proving that the water level used to be lower, 1,000 feet lower. They have discovered underwater caves with stalactites, icicle looking mineral formations formed by dripping water, hanging from the ceiling. They also found tachylyte on the ocean bottom, which is a type of lava that would have had to dry above water. That shows…