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13 wishes “Th-th-this is the 13th wish what’s gonna happen?” “I’m scared..” “Me too” Before I knew it, it all went blank. Ugh another day with piles of homework. I stared blankly at the pile that looked like 70 papers. The perks of being accelerated. I rolled my eyes. Better start now. A little bit about me, I’m Aliyah, I’m 13 years young. My dad works as a lawyer but what embarrass me the most, is that he dumpster dives. I’ve seen weird things, at the same time though they are pretty cool. My…

soldier during the time of the Vietnam war in the book. Mark decides to fly his girlfriend out to Vietnam expecting her to keep him company and offer him her support. Mary Anne is described by Rat Kiley in the chapter, “The Sweetheart Song of the Tra Bong” as: “Mary Anne Bell was an attractive girl. Too wide in the shoulders, maybe, but she had terrific legs, a bubbly personality, a happy smile. The men genuinely liked her… Mary Anne Bell was no timid child. She was curious about things.” (95).…

young adults and adolescents typically in either middle or high school (NIDA 2016). Marijuana is known for many slang terms such as weed, pot, bud, ganja, Mary Jane and can be smoke by rolling it in a cigarette called a joint, smoked through a pipe, bongs, or smoke in a cigar called a blunt (NIDA 2016). The chemical that is located in the leaves or buds of a cannabis plant that is the psychoactive component is known as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC for short (NIDA 2016; Hubbard et al.,…

Fate and Free Will Life is like a game of cards. The hand one is dealt is determinism; the way one plays it is free will. In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Macbeth is told he will be king one day. He then has to decide if he has to make his own fate by killing the king, or let nature take its course. It is Macbeth’s own free will to kill the king, showing that fate could be permitted but it’s one’s free will on how it shall be reached. The problem of fate and free will is also seen in…

He tells of the nights that his infantry was camped along the Song Tra Bong and the warning they received from a dozen mama-sans. They ignored the warning not understanding the importance. This is some ways parallel the entire war. The mama-sans were trying to tell the soldiers that the place they were setting their perimeters…

“The Things They Carried”- People are inclined to display a confident image of themselves because they fear that if they do not, others will see them as weak. Device Concrete Detail Commentary Personification of intangibles to represent the true burdens of war “They carried the common secret of cowardice barely restrained, the instinct to run or freeze or hide, and in many respects this was the heaviest burden of all, for it could…

In Jimmy Santiago Baca’s memoir “ A place to Stand” Jimmy from a young age is constantly battling internal demons and is faced time and time again with situations that are beyond difficult to control, through it all all, all he ever wants like everyone on this planet is a family, a family that is their for him in the good time and the bad and some to love him and stand by his side unconditionally. In a crucial scene in the beginning of the memoir Jimmy talks about his mother leaving him and…

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and “The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield are both stories that have stood the test of time and are hailed as great by various critics. Despite differing in size and content, what makes these both successful war tales is the response that they are able to provoke from the reader. A great story is differentiable from other acceptable ones as it is capable of drawing emotion from the reader and compels them to question their previous beliefs. Through an incredible…

The Marijuana Legalization Marijuana, better known as Weed or Cannabis, is one of the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States and another part of the world. Many people advocates consider marijuana a harmless, or even beneficial, substance that should be made legal. Making marijuana legal would help the United States economic, unemployment rate, and even reduce the national debt of United States. “Also among the arguments for legalizing marijuana is its purported value in treating…

Marijuana is a Serious Problem Cannabis also known as Marijuana is a “ greenish-grey mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flower of Cannabis Sativa” (NIDA), Many users smoke marijuana “ in hand-rolled cigarettes called joints; many use pipes called bongs” (NIDA). Marijuana is a drug frequently used by teenagers. It is used to relax and it is used as a drug to get away from the user 's problems. Marijuana causes a lot of problems in teenagers brains. Marijuana causes learning problems for…