All Good Things...

dissent for something that I felt strongly about due to the possible negative social, emotional, economic, and often physical results of a protest. In The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Smith faced all of the negative consequences for standing up for what he felt was right, but at the end of it all he felt like the sacrifice was worth it. After Smith had been put in the boarding school, he had been identified as a special talent, and the Governor wanted to exploit that gift for the…

Values are very important when talking about a person or a thing. A value is usually described as the worth of someone or something, which in this case is someone. A value is also important because this could be the reason you like or dislike someone or something. In The Sword of the Rightful king by: Jane Yolen, values are an important part in King Arthur’s life. King Arthur shows many values for better and worse for the people of Cadbury and himself. The Sword of the Rightful King is a novel…

Ove then proceeds to get in their car, and back the trailer right into their driveway without much hassle. This, in my mind really made me picture Harry Potter at the Dursleys. They are huge curmudgeons and always point out the worst in people and things.…

From the first stanza, the Emily Dickinson starts off with a hopeful suggestion to the audience that “hope” is like a thing with feathers which is perched within the soul. The author seems to be using the metaphor that hope is like a bird because birds with feathers. Since birds perch on objects, the soul is used as a metaphor to suggest to the audience that the bird or hope is sitting inside the person. The audience from this point could assume that the bird or hope is inside every person. The…

The Conjuring As the noose dangles, dread looms and by gazing upon The Conjuring’s movie poster that’s the intended effect. The Conjuring poster is effective through it’s the use of sinister imagery, an effective narrative told by the poster, and the colors used by the designer to give the poster an effective tone. Analyzing this poster will give the reader a better understanding as to why it succeeds in being an effective horror poster. Without reading the title, one can conclude that The…

has “the sight” like Nora Bonesteel. When Ben went into Larks hospital room he thought there was going to be all kinds of famous people, but there was not. I could not imagine being in the hospital and not have any family or friends there. Lark has just pushed some many people out of her life that nobody wants to be with her. I feel so bad for Lark because she did not get to patch things up or even say goodbye to her father before he died, but at the same time she made her decision. I just…

spark on their own communities. The Yakima Hop Strikes led to some great things. There were three court cases and one of them was before the state supreme court. The outcomes because of these things were the right for union organizers to enter private property to reach workers, and no use of intimidation which included the use of firearms to threaten the workers, right to organize, and wage increase. This was a major thing because it gave these workers rights that they deserved and they were…

Certain holy and sacred matters exist in the world. Things like the Bible, cute cat videos, Gandhi, and pizza are Earthly treasures that no one dares to tarnish. However, leave it to America to try. One brave soul on YouTube decided to demolish one of Earth's most famous musical masterpieces. Nintendo and Mario may never recover. AMERICAN ON YOUTUBE UNLEASHES FREEDOM ON NINTENDO AND MARIO At first glance, this might look like an innocent video honoring a birthday and an old friend. However,…

absolutely no attention to their surroundings. No one stops to value, and truly think about the everyday conversations, the people met while walking down the street, and even books, which continuously are being left unopened. With that being said, they all just get kind of brushed off. Everyone is off being busy with their own life, leaving no time left to appreciate the little gifts that they are blessed with in the first place. “Alphabet” by Heather Crickenberger persuades the reader to stop…

It all started just two years ago. My best friend was signed up for cross country and she somehow managed to talk me into it. I walked in on the first day unprepared for what would come next. That hundred degree with a high UV index is burned into my mind. I managed to run a pathetic .75 miles, especially with everyone else running up to five miles. Although it horrible and still holds the same description as horrible up to this day, going out for cross country resulted in many lessons. The…