Best Friend of Charleston

Donald Trump’s policies are imperiling american interests. At least insofar as we can call them policies. The republican frontrunner for the 2016 Presidential primary has not put out very many concrete plans but he certainly is not shy about blurting out controversial opinions and incendiary proclamations. Under the guise of being “politically correct” he threatens to ban all muslims entering the country and accuses mexican immigrants of being criminals and rapists. His economic plan, the…

trapped. She has no one to go to, no one to open up to — which leads to the start of a diary in which she tells all of her secrets. Go Ask Alice has been classified as a banned book. Banned or challenged books are usually restricted with the best intentions to protect others from difficult ideas and information. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objects of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Throughout history,…

There are two ways in which people can go about this, accept defeat and accept the changes, or fight to keep the identity alive. People such as Malcom X, Richard Rodriguez and Gloria Anzaldua were all placed in situations where they decided on what was best for their future. Culture and race had a major influence in their life because that decided whether or not they will succeed in fitting into a new society. Being around people who are not from the same race can discourage them from…

many affected by war. Louie was an Olympic runner who then decided to join the military. When Louie and the rest of his crew were sent on a search and rescue mission, their plane crashed in the middle of the ocean. After about 47 days, Louie and his friend Phil were the only survivors from that plane. They had landed in Japan in which the Japanese found out that they were Americans. They were then taken into prison camps in which they were treated brutally. Meanwhile, in the United States…

ship, landing at least one load of human cargo in Charleston, South Carolina. It is reported that at times he was so drunk and destitute that even his crew likened him to an animal. Once, he fell overboard and the crew refused to drop a boat for him. Instead, they threw a harpoon at him, with which they dragged him back into the…

Throughout Poe’s life he has been motivated and inspired to write poetry. He is known to be one of the best writers of all time. He was born January 19, 1809 and died in October. Many events led up to Poe’s success in writing poetry. During the time of Poe it was uncommon to make a living off Poetry alone. His inspiration of writing was based off his early life, his military career, and his publishing career. One of Poe’s inspirations for writing was his early life. Poe grew…

What is your sentiment when you evoke your memory of your childhood? Do you remember how happy your were when you got your delicate gift on Christmas Day? Do you remember your friends saw you in envy when you showed them your big lunch that your parents prepared for you? I have a lot of precious memory that I will never forget about my childhood because it’s sweet and joyous. However, there were some children who had very tough childhood. They experienced many obstacles and had to overcome…

themselves but rather accept that fact’’ (qtd. in Alvy, “Teaching Tolerance” n. pag.). Parents have to further their actions and realize even if they are not teaching their kids prejudice thoughts, that their kids are going to hear them at school, from friends, teachers, the news, books, and almost everywhere their kids go. The lynchings in Duluth are just one local example of how kids could be exposed to racism. The lynchings in Duluth was an unfair trial of 3 innocent black men in the 1920’s,…

harm you. Not to say that anything I share in this paper will be used against me, but I have become very sceptical about sharing personal information. For as long as I can remember I have always been a social butterfly never having trouble making friends in any environment. What I did not realize that instead of being myself, which was what ultimately drew people to my personality, I became a people pleaser. I began to thrive on being liked by my peers that I did any and everything to maintain…

This information came from interviews from different family members including Jan Burg, Travis Burg, Devin Burg, Jordan Burg, Sandy Blue, and Jana Gamage. My family has experienced a major shift in the past three generations, the shift was from a farming family to a suburban family. My great grand parents on both sides were farmers and expected their kids to be farmers because that 's all they really knew back then. When my dad’s parents were young, they took over the family farm. My dad’s…