Backpack

the freezing blacktop”. I slowly sat up with the help of my frail arms, and reached inside my pitch black backpack to retrieve my flip phone. I flipped open my old Motorola pink phone, and a little tone rang. No miss calls, no text messages, nothing. “Man, what luck I have. I should head home.” I whispered to myself. I stood up, and a throbbing pain surged throughout my body as I slung my backpack over my swollen right shoulder and limped my way home. As I was walking through the tall wheat…

we can leave our bags, money, and laptop around the halls without worry that they won’t be there when we get back. I hear stories from my friends in other schools about having their belongings stolen out of locked lockers, or having to hide their backpacks away from the larcenous hands of other students. Not only is this environment of trust and respect one…

Krakauer mentioned that "The heaviest item in Mccandless's half-full backpack was his library... titles by Thoreau and Tolstoy and Gogol..." (page 162) These authors have journeys of their own that influenced McCandless to follow them. Sadly McCandless was unprepared for this adventure and couldn't survive. Tolstoy's beliefs…

Francisco Castellanos: Finishing Strong “I didn’t really meet my dad until I came to the U.S. at the age of six or seven. I know that he visited me while I was in Mexico with my family, but I have no special memories of him when I was a young kid. Meeting him in the U.S., going to San Jose, California to work for a year, and then coming back to Los Angeles, always following the job, one of the things that happened during this time frame was that we lived with my oldest brother Alfredo. In this…

some useful accessories for you. The travel vape case and organizer from Kroo is ideal for frequent travelers. The small and slim organizer’s outer cover is from semi-hard shell nylon with white piped-trim. The case has a hook to attach to your backpack…

with ADD & ADHD they put me in a special learning program called IEP. One morning while playing dodge ball at recess with Hector, Brian, and Anna. Hector wasn’t your typical 3rd grader, he was bigger than most kids and always taking things from us, backpacks, money, snacks even a kid’s bracelet. Hector didn’t want Anna playing with us so he kept pushing and calling her names. I told him to stop and just let her play. So Hector picked up the hard red dodge ball and whipped the ball at Anna. One…

Ring! Ring! The buzzing sound from the alarm went off to wake me up to go to school. OHOOOO wait I have school today, that’s why the alarm went off. I did not wake up right away. Instead I hid under my big warm blue blanket until Dad came, and knocked on the door to make sure I am awake for school. When I finally got out of my bed I went to the bathroom started brushing my teeth and washing my face. As I was walking out of my bathroom door to the hall way, my dad started slowing dancing along…

The brand I will be discussing is Foot Locker, Inc. Foot Locker is the leading global retailer of shoes and apparel. The company was first established by Frank Woolworth and in 1974, the first Foot Locker stores opened. Per footlocker.com, Foot Locker, Inc.’s headquarters is in New York City and “the company operates 3,363 athletic retail stores in 23 countries in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand” 3. These retail stores operate under the brand names: Foot Locker Approved, Kids…

surroundings and therefore more likely in the face of harm. I also try to tell others if I feel that they may be in any kind of danger even if it is minimal. I would always rather be safe than sorry. That doesn’t mean having the mindset that every backpack has a bomb stored inside of it, but it means being aware of your surroundings and making sure to follow your intuition when it comes to your…

In the poem, “The Red Hat”, by author Rachel Hadas, he describes the emotional endeavor that a parent undergoes when it is time to let their child become their own person. The poem to me symbolizes the meaning of growing up and finding our own path. The process of breaking the child-parent bond is important to the growth and personal finding of a child. The author expresses the emotional battle of letting her son walk alone to school in the quote, “parallel paths part; he goes alone from there”…