Camp Rock

My fingers slip on the keys during cool night rehearsals where the condensation gathers mischievously in the location it should not. I forgot my jacket on the day determined to dip below forty degrees; the player in front of me lent his jacket to his girlfriend but Will wears vests. During the break, whoever was kind enough would lend me their sweater until the next break. It was a regular stadium rehearsal that lasted two and a half hours but it was longest rehearsal I’ve ever endured. I was in…

Maus explains the past and present story of Holocaust survivor Vladek Spiegelman. Art, his son, wrote this graphic novel to learn about his father’s experiences in the Holocaust. He depicts Jews as mice, Germans as cats, and Poles as pigs. It goes through Vladek’s whole journey from marrying his wife, Anja, to ending up in Auschwitz. In “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale”, by Art Spiegelman, the author shows through family relationships, not only the struggles and hardships that Vladek, the main character…

summer camping programs including Kanawha county day and residential camps, and state camps. • 2,178 youth received nutrition education yearly through the Family Nutrition Program.…

Juvenile Boot Camps Butterflies fluttered in Andrew’s stomach as the wailing sirens developed closer and closer. All Andrew could deliberate was how disappointed his parents were going to be, how he blew his chances of his new car. Everything just went down the drain. Andrew was from a wealthy family, and was raised well. He was a child of good, never made rebellious choices until Saturday night. Andrew had never felt so much regret and guilt. His heart steadily beating faster and faster, for…

right now, compared to what I have seen in life before. Taking a walk back down my memory lanes, I remembered how I grew up in a Karen refugee camp that resides in Thailand. I was only eleven years old. My dad and I left Burma…

Refugee Camp We have fear of something. We all get struggle towards things, but we find a way to get out of it. That makes us human. My fear is when we get into refugee camp. Refugee camp and what I saw affected me and change me a lot. It change me to be patient and to be strong in hard times. First, when I entered the refugee camp, I saw tent in the desert. It was evening, and I was scared. My heart was beating very fast. “ oh my god, what is this place.” that what I said to myself. Although…

Although, this story is fictional, most of the pain that people are going through is still there. She portrayed the refugee camp as bad places for refugee, she shows the pain of walking through Najmah and how being a women as a refugee in a camp is dangerous. Also in real life all these struggles are real. To illustrate, the idea of refugee camps Staples portrays the camps as a starving place, where food is very scarce. When…

Imagine yourself, stumbling and dragging on through countless hours of physical torture with little food, water and shelter, slowly progressing to a life in a tiny, brutal camp, that is a punishment no man or women should suffer. This is only a piece of the struggle of a refugee. In the book "Under The Persimmon Tree" by Suzanne fisher staples, the content portrays a relevant connection to the daily life of a modern-day Middle Eastern refugee but there are key parts of the lifestyle that are…

(STEWE-1) Najmah travels with a family to reach a refugee camp at Torkhum. While she travels with them, they run out of food and supplies. “'Where is the food?' Khalida asks, her voice rising. Akhtar doesn't answer. 'How will we walk to Torkhum without food? It's more than a week! Already the children are weak'”(Staples…

Arban’s Book I had a trumpet instructor in 7th grade. Chris preached the Arban’s Book like the bible, afterwards I quit because as a 7th grader it was “too hard”. Looking back on it now, I realize how lucky I was to even get lessons with him and how stupid it was to even quit. Band Shoes These are the most comforable and enjoyable shoes I have ever worn. If I wouldn’t be questioned so much about wearing them then I would wear them daily Cheerleaders We know sometimes we start the fight song…