Birthdays

On a fishing day with his friend, Déagol, they chanced upon on a shining, golden ring under the bottom of the water. Sméagol asked his friend to give him the Ring as a birthday present but he refused and under the evil influence of the ring, Sméagol killed him " he caught Déagol by the throat and strangle him, because the gold looked so bright and beautiful. Then he put the ring on his finger"(Tolkein p70). It is that temptation and power that caused him to be…

Kingman, Arizona, where I lived. We had mutual friends, but all we exchanged were glances and smiles in the hallway. Little did I know, she would become my best friend in just a few short months. On July 21st, 2016, Kyla’s 17th birthday, we ended up going to Sakura for her birthday. When we got to talking we realized we had the same favorite favorite singer, Kane Brown. I happened to be going to his concert the next week, and I had an extra ticket. It was all history from there. Kyla has done…

Maleficent is a recently released movie that we viewed in class. It discusses contemporary issues in a contemporary version of the story of sleeping beauty. It relates to our class because it challenges the way we view stories and interpret things, which is very Post Modern. The film is a spin on the famous tale of Sleeping Beauty from the evil witch’s perspective. Maleficent is the star of the movie and is a beautiful teenager of pure heart. Maleficent is a powerful fairy that lives in a…

boys are known to be wild. Junior 's behavior is not acceptable anywhere, the deviant acts he did are just not the norm. Setting your room on fire, causing your grandpa to fall down the stairs, hitting little kids with bats, destroying another kids birthday party and inviting criminals to the house are not acts of good behavior and is not normal but it is a little more acceptable coming from Junior due to his history of negligence, isolation, and…

asks the other residents of the cemetery if it is possible for her to relive a day from her past. Against the advice of Mrs. Gibbs and other cemetery ghosts who tell her it is a bad idea, she decides to relive her 12th birthday. After re-experiencing the morning of her birthday, she breaks down crying. Her traumatic reaction to reliving that day made it clear to her that she would no longer be able experience life now that she was dead. She realized that time ended at her death. This is a…

Audacious, ambitious, workaholic, very fun, and carefree when not working, which is very seldom. Black hair, green eyes, and tall in height. Gives Royce the Mustang for his late eighteenth birthday present. Hero’s Journey:…

Sofka Zinovieff, whose Russian father met her seventeen-year-old mother on holiday in Greece, grew up in England, and later meets a Greek man in Russia, who she then marries. Spending most of their marriage in Russia and England, in 2001 Zinovieff and her husband moved with their two daughters to a suburb in Athens. In Eurydice Street. A Place in Athens, Zinovieff narrates her family’s first year in Greece. As an anthropologist by trade, Zinovieff has a sharp eye for detail, and writes with…

midnight creeps up, a small group of friends gather at the bar for their first shot of the night. The beginning of a long and messy tradition for one lucky individual called, The Crawl, is a Rite of Passage event for some emerging adults on their 21st birthday. Erik Erikson’s theory of identity development plays a role in an emerging adult’s rite of passage tradition because these practices assist in forming personal identity. Tradition is not the only factor that plays a role in identity…

Happy early birthday to me! My sweet boyfriend, Christopher, just told me we are going to Miami, Florida. We are leaving Sunday night. He says that we are staying on the beach in a rental house. Their beach is gorgeous. We plan to stay a total of 8 days, so I need to pick some places to go while we are there. While in Florida, one cannot miss a trip to the beach. For this trip, I have chosen to go to the beach on the island of Key Biscayne. This island has a beautiful lighthouse that draws me…

Living With Asperger's Syndrome Bill did perfectly spell and in the first grades understanding to read. His writing, however, was atrocious. He became an excellent reader and looked to recognize everything he read. Furthermore, he consumed proper grammar and punctuation on the way and became a good speller. His math skills seemed to be the weakest link in his learning process. In math, he did great while in the early levels, but in middle school and high school, math was a problem for him.…