Brad Paisley

You slowly trample into a classroom, and you are tired, too tired to be there, too tired to look there, too tired to listen there and too tired to work there. You get cold, and then your eyelids drop, shut together, all done, checked out and hit the hay. You get your name called, you wake up and then your life's over, detention time for you, there goes that hot date you had with the boy of your dreams tonight. You ask the teacher why she says because you fell asleep. You think, “why exactly did…

Students, teachers, and parents are still arguing that kids have too much homework. Kids are arguing that it’s a waste of time. Parents are arguing that it takes away the time they could be spending with family. Teachers are arguing that it’s more work on them because they have to grade multiple sheets of homework they give out. Kids should have less homework because it takes away valuable time that could be spent with family and too much homework can cause a lot of stress and students barely…

Running through the woods, trying to find the creature that just ran off after kidnapping a young girl’s older brother, Dean and Sam hurried along hoping it wasn’t too late. “What if we don’t find it?” a nervous Sam asked his older brother while following closely behind. “We will, Sammy. Trust me,” so sure as to what he said that he was almost believing it, Dean replied to show some form of courage to his younger brother. While spending some much needed time with family, continuing to follow the…

Even though I had a great summer this year, my favorite time was when I went to the beach with my family. My day at the beach with my family was a great time to just kick back, relax, and have fun. We did things, such as set up the beach supplies, Swam in the water, walked on the boardwalk, and many more. For example, we played football, we played volleyball, soccer, and whiffle ball. Overall, my day at the beach was extraordinary and I can't wait to do it again. There are many types of…

“I won’t stand for disobedience, nor am I going to allow you to ruin your sister's wedding, with your acting like a victim.” Mama Elena is a character from the book Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. Mama Elena is a ranch owner and a mother of three girls, whose father died of a heart attack. Mama Elena also had a lover who fathered her middle child and was killed. Her husband’s heart attack was brought on upon him hearing this news. Mama Elena is an abusive, evil, and stubborn old…

The story "Sticks" tells the story of a man who always used metal poles as a way to try to communicate his feelings on holidays to his neighbors and family. Although the metal cross is decorated for the holidays, it is the only joy that the father allows in the family other times he is mean. His children grow up and see the same meanness in themselves. Their father is decorating the pole in strange ways. When his wife dies, he decorates it as a tribute to her using talismans belonging to her and…

There comes a day in everyone’s life where they can no longer live by themselves. Having to move out of their house and into a nursing home can be a very emotional and stressful time for everyone. Nobody really likes to move at any point in their life because it can cause a lot of change, and for most people change is difficult and hard to deal with. Not only has this person probably spent most of their life in their home but there are many memories that can be lost with the move to a nursing…

If someone were to witness a week in my life, they might be shocked at the multitasking that I do. Juggling good grades, work, family life, social life, extracurricular activities, and still having time for some downtime, I am able to go through my adolescent life relatively smoothly. They may think that having so much to do is one of my values, thinking that I never want to be bored, which I do not. If they watch throughout the day, my attitude changes, from serious to funny to a fake smile at…

For years I wondered was it possible to go to school fulltime and work fulltime? I wondered how more and more people were able to juggle full time work, and going back to school full-time? It did not seem like there was enough hours in the day to work and go to school. I often wondered if I would be to stressful to work and go to school fulltime. A study was done from Worcester State College in Worcester, Massachusetts for enrolled students over the age of 60. When asked, “ What would you…

The symbols of time and shadow play a major part in the novel, The Sound and the Fury. As a whole, these symbols represent the Compson’s fall from glory. As time passes since the days when the Compson family was in its heyday, the family slowly falls to ruin. Morals are lost in the flood of self-pity and self-absorption while the family bonds weaken and break. In the midst of the family’s decay, time and shadows take on different meanings for each of the characters. Quentin, running from his…