Branch Davidian

Malicious A twisted tree trunk protrudes out of the silt like earth, covered in crude knots and lanky dead branches; the trunk hovers over the small stretch of land it sits upon. The rough, callous bark of the foreboding tree a dark hazel splattered with sections of sunken grooves. A shadow casts upon the intruding tree, darkening the bottom section of the once splendid trunk to a sinister shade of black. The upper top half on the trunk splintered, as if its own structure and size had betrayed…

The cedar tree has lived on planet earth for thousands of years, watching the evolution which has taken place to bring us to current day. Standing tall at heights of up to 150 feet, the cedar tree takes pleasure in the beauty of it’s surroundings. The cedars are known for their networks of strong roots which go deep beneath the ground, as well as their strong trunks which protect them from anything mother nature has in mind. Cedar wood has also been extremely useful to the people, and has been…

a passing child who asks why the tree branch is being chopped down. The branch symbolizes Melinda because she has a branch that is dead from a disease. She realizes that she needs to cut off those branches, no matter how painful, in order to grow again. Another example of redemption is when Melinda is finally able to complete her art project. “My tree is definitely breathing.. One of the lower branches is sick. If this tree really lives someplace, that branch better drop soon, so it doesn't kill…

I felt the harsh dirt under my feet. Bobbing my head, I swayed back and forth, struggling to avoid hitting my head on the low branches that filled the dense forest. In the background of my thoughts, I heard my friends trying to talk to me, asking me, “Hey, you gonna jump?” “Mmm..hmmm,” I replied. Their question didn’t matter to me. I wasn’t interested in what they had to say, only intense focus filled my mind, about what I was about to do. Distraught about my decision to sneak out with my…

In the children’s book, “The Giving Tree” there are many life lessons displayed. The tree selflessly gave everything she had without taking a second thought; while they boy selfishly took everything the tree had to offer without thinking twice. The boy went the tree and said, “I want…” although he did not say he “needed” the things he received he treated it in that way. He should take life easier, and not let his life be ruled by his wants. If he would’ve let his love for the tree rule his life,…

Monkey Bar Accident “How on Earth are you brave enough to do that?” I asked my best friend Idhaya, startled as she gracefully leapt on to the monkey bars. I was trying to be nice to her, but as many times as she did it, she seemed more and more like a show off. Ugh… I thought in my mind. “Aren’t you scared?” “You are such a scaredy cat!” she replied in her joyful and in a kind of mean way. I rolled my eyes as she did it again. “ Do you ever stop?” I almost screamed. I always hate it when…

Many people know, or have heard the name Jackie Robinson, but many don’t know who he really was. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, and desegregated the game of baseball. It’s important to know who he is because he not only made changes for equality on the field, but also off the field. To learn what kind of person he was, and his inspiration, we have to learn more about his life. In this essay you will learn about his early life, his career, his accomplishment, his hardships, and most…

Who was the first person to break the Major League Baseball color barrier? Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Busting through many obstacles such as segregation. Through all that he set the example that color or race did not matter and that you could be what you want to be no matter what color. So he changed the game of baseball by being the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson was born on January 3,1919 in Cairo,…

Every day, people are experiencing turning points in their lives that change their lives for the better. A turning point is a life-changing event that changes your life. Sometimes, it can even change the country and the way people view things. Three articles that were referenced for this essay are, I Never Had It Made By Jackie Robinson, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Beals, Guts:The True Stories Behind Hatchet, and The Brian Books Made By Gary Paulsen. Some people who have had life-changing…

When Bill Robinson was only 7 years old his grandmother raised him after the death of his parents. At age 5 years old Robinson began tap dancing for a living. He would soon drop out of school to pursue a career in the Art of Dance. In 1886, he joined the Mayme Remington’s troupe in Washington, D.C, and toured with them. In 1891, at the age of 12 years old Robinson joined a traveling company in the South before the War. in 1905 he worked with George Cooper as a vaudeville team, which…