Brown County

Alessio’s POV I blinked in surprise at the sight before me “M-Mother?” I slurred, stumbling towards her with open arms. “You’re drunk,” She said nonchalantly and scrunched up her nose in disgust as I enveloped her into a tight embrace. Way to state the obvious. “You reek of alcohol! Let’s get you cleaned up, figlio.” “Us Italians have huuuuge feet.” I hiccupped, examining the ginormous red sock in my hand. “Those are where we put your presents, love.” She let out a chuckle, which floated in the…

John Brown, a fervent abolitionist, was born May 9, 1800. Throughout his life, he made many antislavery protests, though some were bigger than others. On May 24, 1856 Brown took four of his sons and two other men along the Pottawatomie Creek, where they seized and killed five supporters of slavery. After this, he travels to Missouri and attacks two pro slavery homesteads. There he confiscated some property and liberated eleven slaves. He then traveled for 82 days and over 1,000 miles to deliver…

Baker Mayfield, out of the University of Oklahoma, is the most controversial quarterback in this year’s rookie class. The first overall draft pick, 2017 Heisman Trophy winner, and newest member of the Cleveland Browns, is the subject of many skeptical views. It is true that Mayfield showed signs of inappropriate behavior, such as suggesting that an opposing team, the Kansas Jayhawks, “Suck [his] d***,” and then proceeding to grad the area in question. He served a one game suspension for these…

Many people have different viewpoints of John Brown. Everyone agrees that John Brown had some effect on slavery. Some people say that John Brown was a terrorist. Other people disagree saying that John Brown was a revolutionary. I say that John Brown was a terrorist for three reasons; John Brown was crazy, he killed a lot of people, and he started a bigger war between the North and South. The first reason of why John Brown was a terrorist is because he was crazy. In his family heritage, most…

The little squirrel is named Mike the Knight. He loves dressing up as a knight he wants to help everyone and save the world. He made his whole knight costumes. Mike said I bet when I become a real knight I wont have to make my own costume. This is a little bit about Mike. A couple minutes later Mike saw a little girl heading to the water by herself so he ran over there to distracted her. Her parents came running and picked up Mike and said thank you for saving my daughter. Mike said I love…

Many wonder if the American Dream is still alive. To decide one must look at what it once stood for, what is stands for today, how it was once achieved and if it is being achieved or is achievable today. When doing so it seems as if the dream has changed over the generations. There is debate on whether or not The American Dream is still alive for todayś young adults. “Some say the “dream” is dead. A 16-year-old says that they are already $144,000 in debt “therefore the American Dream is…

Rage Against His Machine I am a member of the Bleeding Green Nation. I have been an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan since before I can remember. Examples of my fidelity to the organization range from an irrational adoration of retired legend Brian Dawkins (AKA Weapon X) to a deep seeded hatred of the Dallas Cowboys. My membership of the bleeding green nation has been a potent influence on my life and there is not a day that goes by where I do not check the latest news. The hiring of Chip Kelly…

For my paper, I decided to interview my father, Bharpur Buttar, who immigrated to the United States from India in 1995 at the age of twenty-nine years old. I chose him for this interview because all throughout my life he spoke to me about how lucky I was to live in the United States. My father said the main reason he wanted to immigrate to the United States was because it presented a better opportunity for him and his future family. He found that it was much more advanced than India not just…

tells the story of John Brown and his journey from birth to his trial. Throughout history, many historians wonder if what Brown did was a correct decision. Is he a murderer? Is he a patriot? Is he a dedicated soldier? Or is he mentally ill? What drove him to made such decision? Almost all individuals want to know the answers, but no one knows for sure. Brown can be a murderer, a terrorist, or a patriot, but what he did has led to a war that free all slaves; therefore, John Brown can be…

A Stranger as a Sibling There I was, sitting in my father’s red truck. I was in Mexico for that summer, it was June. My father, who was sitting in the driver’s seat with his brown plaid shirt, was taking me to visit my sister. Trees flew by in the corner of my eyes, sometimes followed by the occasional cow or horse, as we drove off. I was going to stay with my sister for the day, who I only had seen twice in my whole life, and I was only fifteen at the time. An important fact about us, is that…