Christina's World

“Good luck out there,” said Tom, or at least I suppose that was his name. He was my guide, leading me to the most terrifying and exhilarating moment of my lifetime…. No one in the world has my name. It is one of a kind, and that is just one aspect that defines my individuality, that is why not many people forget about me. There are multiple unique adjectives that depict me from others, such as education. It is a huge contributor to the many reasons that I am who I am, it is what drives me…

“Heros represent the best of ourselves.” Being a hero takes selflessness and couragousness, but heroism is not getting in the way of others hopes and dreams. Heros put others before themselves. For example, the poem “Frederick Douglass” states, “...with the lives grown out of his life, the lives fleshing his dream of beautiful, meaningful thing,” which proves that Douglass is selfless. Also, in the article “Love Triumphs”, Demonte Love rescues his family from Hurricane Katrina. “...6 year old…

Heroes are special, in the way that they can help others while putting away their own needs. Such heroes can be seen in many places where they help others without worrying about problems they have for themselves. People who can be defined as heroes in S.E. Hinton’s book, The Outsiders, are the teenagers Johnny, Sherri, and Ponyboy. Johnny can be defined as a hero in the book, because of what he does for other people. Johnny proved that he could be a hero, when he dashed in with Ponyboy in the…

Once upon a time the Red Baron was my greatest enemy. Snoopy, my wingman sat atop his war bird of a three foot dog house and together he and I could accomplish anything we put our minds too. Where a simple “theres a snake in my boot” or a “to infinity and beyond” could not help but produce an innocent smile or giggle. Anything our imaginations could think of could be assembled with the sea of lego bricks found scattered across my own childhood room. A time full of breathtaking innocence that…

I remember growing up and having this set standard of what my body was supposed to look like, what clothes I would wear, and what makeup (or lack of) I had caked on my face. Each country has a specific type of woman or "Barbie" that little girls desire to become, that men adore, and that other woman envy. However,I've come to realize that what is "beautiful" in one country is not necessarily in another. America and Japan are two excellent example of this. Ranging from the expected body types,…

My heros, fictional and real fit this particular quote by Joseph Campbell “ a hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. This quote explains my choice of heros Maurice Hirst and Gandalf the Grey/White. Gandalf is a fictional character from the book The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit. Gandalf is a wise elderly wizard, who acts as a mentor to Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. I chose Gandalf because he is a understanding person who is caring , firm, wise and moral.…

There’s one day where some of us wake up, and we find our world has changed; however, nothing has changed, the sky is still the same, and the sun is still shining, the same people in our lives are still there, but what has changed is us, the change happened within us. Our world peripeteia out of the blue, and life itself never feels or seems the same anymore. I was one of those peoples. After that day, I wanted a better life than I have right now and also a better future. That change has made me…

The World Bank project has conservation efforts to address the conflict and share knowledge and provide incentives to reduce illicit animal trade. The World Bank has a project in Bangladesh that has proven to be successful, as Bangladesh has established a Wildlife Control Unit and Area Management Plan. III. Policy and Solutions:…

astonishing characteristics. One characteristic that Jackie Robinson was best known for was his perseverance. Since Robinson was the first African-American baseball player to play in the major league, he got a ton of hate from baseball fans all around the world. Sometimes, people would come to Brooklyn just to shout and throw stuff at Robinson. People called him terrible names, harassed him verbally, and even threatened him and his family. After all that, he still never gave up on his dream of…

Over the years, countless things has shaped the way our society views people and things. Some things our society has strong opinions about are schooling, body image, and Social Media. If you ask an older generation, they might say that technology is dooming us and creating an irreversible problem, but if you ask someone in my generation, they might reply with a completely different answer. To get a better look at what someone my age thought, I sat down with Bailey Lundberg and asked for her…