Cassie

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by author Mildred D. Taylor, is an example of historical fiction which depicts the many struggles blacks endured in their fight for civil rights. First, one hardship blacks suffered was the horrible school supplies. Cassie was looking at the stacks of books on Miss Crocker's desk, taking in all their details. "Sitting so close to the desk, I could see that the covers of the books, a motley red, were badly worn and that the…

One afternoon right after a long day of school I went to cheer practice. Our major focus was the pyramid. My flier was cassie and we were trying to get her inversion higher. We kept trying and trying and every time it would do the same thing. I thought that it was because I couldn't see because i took my glasses off before stunting. So I walked over and put them on. I went to go put her up, something happend and she came down. Her post didn't let go of her, when I was looking at her falling all…

playlist of choice most of the time. Half of the songs come from Disney movies such as High School Musical, Cheetah Girls, and Camp Rock. The other half, influenced by my cousin, includes early 2000s hits: Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved," "Me and You" by Cassie, and "We Belong Together" by Mariah…

A few weeks ago, on my way up Mund’s Park in Flagstaff for a camping trip, my dad stopped inside the Northern Arizona University (NAU) campus. We were meeting my dad’s old friend Milo, along with two of my friends, Julia and Sharon. It was around lunch time, so we all went ahead and ate. While devouring our Mexican food, my friends and I asked Milo a few questions about NAU. He works as a network engineer at NAU. He is the guy who keeps the campus running smoothly. He told us how the campus is…

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get along. The night it happened Stacey woke up to hearing T.J. wanting into the bedroom for help. “Stacey, help me get home,””’he pleaded” (Taylor,248). T.J. was disparate to get home because he was in pain. After walking T.J. home, Stacey sent Cassie, Little man, and Christopher John to go get Papa because the KKK showed up at T.J.’s house. Papa wanted to bring a gun and Mama didn’t like the idea of it. “I know, David, I know. But theres got to be another way. Some way they won't kill you too…

Have you ever fainted? Let me tell you it’s one of the most perplexing things that has ever happened in my life. It’s happened to me not once but, twice, twice, and I’m still not used to it. Trust me, it’s not a pleasurable thing. I have had many spine-chilling things happen in my life, but this is one of those unnerving things that you can’t control or even remember. I had just arrived to my horse riding lesson at the Dragon Fire Dancing Horses barn. They were down by the furthest opening to…

Hate. Violence. Racism. This is what the Logans had to undergo in Mississippi in 1933. But why were people like this? Surely you wouldn’t carry out this action! Would you? The truth is, you probably would. The Logan family was African-American, which meant they were a prime target for racism. The Logans did have 400 acres of land, but Harlan Granger, a racist white, tried his best to take it away from them. The land is all they have to keep the Logans viable, but they could just dispose of it…

Introduction A. Take a moment to think about a test you have to take, or one that you have had in the past. The pressure and emphasis placed on its significance can almost be overwhelming. B. Good afternoon, Dr. Jones and fellow classmates. I am Cassie Concepcion C. I’m here today to persuade you to challenge the purpose of National and State standardized testing. II. Body A. Issue 1. Standardized testing has the ability to distort students. There is an overemphasis on the importance of scores…

Dreamland, by Sam Quinones, focused on the opiate epidemic that has been flourishing within America. Similarly, the documentary, Heroin Cape Cod, USA focused on the widespread abuse of Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone that has led the U.S. into the rise of an opiate addiction today. Both of these sources not only focused on the operations behind the administration of opiates like heroin, but also the factors driving the epidemic in the U.S. A driving factor of the opiate epidemic both…