Caving

It was a beautiful spring day when the incident happened. I am sitting in my room when Bailey texts the group message saying she wants Juice Stop. So I get in the shower, get ready, and go downstairs to ask my mom if I could drive into Sioux Falls, she says no but I end up driving anyway. After Bailey, Brock and I meet at Baileys we go pick Braedon up, which took forever. We are driving in my little truck and Bailey calls shotgun, so Braedon and Brock cram in the back. By this time we are on…

“Si no sirves entonces usted no es útil.” These were the words of my childhood mentor. And they continue to follow me to bed every night, “What did I do to help someone today?” My success is based on the amount of excellence I contribute to others. I originally pursued Environmental Engineering because I enjoyed finding out causes to pollution and designing methods to mitigate emissions. My science courses were based on ideal conditions, but reality always produced slightly different results.…

What does a person’s identity mean to them? The definition of identity is “who or what a person is”. A writer named Andrew Lam reveals what personal identity means in “Who Will Light Incense When Mother 's Gone. In this non-fiction story, Lam moves to America, and he begins to emphasize who he is as an individual, rather than becoming a duplicate of his family. Suddenly, since Lam moved to America, he does not recall is old ways of living, therefore he is on a quest for his identity presented…

Stephen Crane’s Maggie, Girl of the Streets is a Realistic novel during the time when novels were typically Romantic that demonstrates the unembellished truths of those who came to America to live out the American dream. When released, it brought a shock to the country. Maggie, Girl of the Streets is a dark yet truthful novel that illustrates the real lives of those trying to find a place in this country. One thing this novel teaches its readers is how society has the power to affect how…

Longing for something, not being able to control yourself around something, a deep desire for something no matter if it is good or bad. This is addiction. Addiction has very bad connotations often leading to problems. Addiction is present in many people's lives people can be addicted to drugs, alcohol, and even perfection all of which can lead to a person's downfall. Addiction is something that plays a pivotal role in many people's lives through themselves, friends or family. The novel The…

The bomber jacket has flown far and wide since its aviator origins. As a military uniform for pilots and soldiers during the war, the bomber jacket was picked up by style icons soon after and fast became a men’s fashion essential – which stands true still in the new century. Recognised for its transeasonal versatility – making it wearable in summer and winter – the bomber jacket’s cropped, square silhouette cuts a masculine figure and its ribbed cuffs and elastic waistband refine the torso of…

Five thousand years have passed, almost two centuries before to the Romans build their first mud houses, meawhile Egyptians started making buildings so huge and complex they stay right up 'til the present time among the most great structures ever constructed. For a large number of years, without the advantage of PCs, cranes, trucks or power apparatuses, the Pharaohs' architects administered the development of perfect works of art whose scale, excellence still admires the brain. This is a…

letting out a woeful sigh as if to say it was over. After a moment of motionless stares I looked inquiringly at my teammates, all run down across the aged, inclined bench with nothing left in the tank. My ears hear the sound of the squad backing down, caving through the pressure of what seemed to be a stress-free game. Three quarters flew by and we were down by a commanding double digit deficit, heads down and unable to fathom the shock losing another a playoff game it seemed as if the season…

Is the overweight body the new shape of the future? Studies observing various lifestyles over the past thirty to forty years have shown a significant rise in overweight and obese persons. This noticeable rise in overweight individuals has been identified as a worldwide public health challenge and is being studied and documented to better understand the cause(s) of this epidemic. However, over the past few years, several well meaning groups have also been working hard to reduce discrimination…

I decided to do my documentary review on the movie “Hoop Dreams”, a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James. Hoop Dreams focuses on the daily lives Arthur Agee, William Gates and their families. These families are usually invisible in the mass media but this movie brings their situation to light. I am going to give you a quick synopsis of the movie Hoop Dreams, expand on how this movie uses the rhetorical appeals, identify what claim is being made, provide you with some bias I…