Bench

With an expressive hiss the door slid open. The cold, moist weather sprinted in the door painting goose bumps over every inch of our bodies. To stay warm, we had to keep any unprotected skin tucked away from the harsh October weather. The Sartell Varsity Soccer Team and I slowly inched our way off the bus in an attempt to stay as long as possible in the warmth. Taking my first step onto the wet cement sidewalk, I was battered with frigid snow and strong winds. I had only just stepped foot on the…

The Timken Museum of art holds the painting Death of the Virgin by Petrus Christus, ca 1460-65 Putnam Foundation, oil on oak, transferred to mahogany (171.1x138.4 cm). There are six different galleries the Italian gallery, the French gallery, the American gallery, the Donna Knox sefton gallery, the Special Exhibition gallery and the Icon gallery. The Italian gallery is pink and the paintings hang from the walls on pink cords. The French gallery is a mirror image of the Italian gallery. The…

their limbs are strong and sturdy, reaching out to us in a warm embrace. The wind rustles the leaves, and gives me a cool rush down my spine. My friends and I stand on the wooden benches of the amphitheater at Camp Timber-Lee. I look down at the worn bench and think about thousands of other people that have stood where I stand, and have felt what I feel. Our feet are dead from standing, but our lungs are full of life. We sing with our hands high and our hearts open. My voice is meek in…

Elena Kagan is the fourth woman in history to be appointed as a Justice in The United States Supreme Court. In this paper her background including her early life, legal education, and professional activities prior to her nomination to the Court will be discussed. Justice Elena Kagan was born on April 28th 1960 in New York City to Gloria and Robert Kagan. She was the second of three children in a middle class Jewish family living on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Kagan’s mother Gloria worked as a…

to lift heavy. In baseball you have to know how hard to swing the bat and when to hit the ball at the correct time. In the gym, you can bench press a certain amount on your own without a spotter. I remember a time when I was in the gym for the first time and I saw this massive body builder make lifting weights look so simple and easy. So I went over to the bench press and tried lifting 90 pounds for the first time on my own and struggled with the first rep but felt enough energy to do just one…

When first entering the center, there are many features that stand out. The two floors have numerous distinctions. The bottom floor is for the weight equipment which includes bench presses, weight machines, and free free weights. The top floor includes a few weight machines, but mostly cardio equipment including treadmills, ellipticals, and stair climbers. There is a clear gender divide between these two floors as well, where…

waiting for the ferry to get back to our hotel. While they were away from us, the boat captain gave us stickers with Mickey Mouse on them. I also told the sister who was waiting in line with me that I took all of mom’s cigarettes and put them under a bench across the park. She was shocked and angrily told me that they were very expensive and that I should not have done that, but also could not hold back her laughter. My face dropped because she yelled at me, and our mother walked over all…

The Count Down Another humid and damp day in the Port McQuire or in other words “The City of Sadness” where smiles are rare and tears are near. Mean while as I twiddle my fingers counting down the final five minutes of school before my weekend can begin. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… “DING DONG DING DONG!” Boy how that brings music to my ears, rushing out of school thinking about nothing except the weekend. First up, asking Denice out; Denice is this very beautiful girl that I really like. So before I leave…

“And I didn’t open my eyes and I didn’t look at my watch… I had been sitting on the bench for approximately 5 hours”(180). This shows how whenever Christopher detaches his mind for his body, he completely ignores everything that is happening around him and can stay like that for hours. Likewise, when Christopher is talking about detaching…

going to break your wrist." I should've listened, but I didn't. A couple of minutes later I slipped and fell onto the cement. My wrist twisted and folded back. I got up and ran. I ran into my grandma and she asked what was wrong. I just went to a bench and sat there almost passing out. My grandma took me inside and said I had just sprained it but I knew I had broke it. When I got…