Clean and jerk

The Naughty Court Stenographer Willie was an IT technician for the county’s courthouse. He had been in that position for several years. He was repairing court room equipment so that they could run smoothly. Lately though, Willie, a middle-aged man had his mind on this beautiful new stenographer that had started working at the Aberdeen courthouse. He had the pleasure of going there to repair her stenographer equipment and he became immediately infatuated with the young woman who seemed to be…

'Courage ' is a word that should not be used carelessly. To show courage one must be bold. It is to stand firmly for what you believe in when everyone has turned against you. Courage is a rare trait that is not commonly found in many people. In Harper Lee 's novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird" it shows that a person can be courageous in many different forms in almost any situation. The characters who display this feature in the novel are Jeremy "Jem" Atticus Finch, Arthur "Boo" Radley and Atticus…

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! with power washers and M-80s! One-eighth a stick of dynamite! She saved…

I lay in bed staring at the wall, clutching my pillow close to my chest. All the thoughts in my mind race around. Faster and faster they spin, out of control. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know how to stop these thoughts, these feelings. His screams echo in my head, You stupid, worthless, bitch, you’re just like your mom. Her words whisper through my mind, like the wind whistles through the trees, When Xavier turns 18 none of you will need me anymore, so I’ll just kill myself. I roll over in…

For two months, as I followed every conceivable lead, Caulder grew nastier, fuming constantly about my incompetence. “What the fuck have you been doing with your time?” he bellowed. “Do you have any idea the flack the department will take, that I will take, if it comes out we killed a guitar player while trying to dispatch an ambassador’s daughter? I’m not letting you jeopardize my reputation—or my retirement.” “It’s not my fault. You taught her every trick she knows.” “She switched sides, Mark.…

Kathleen Carroll Mrs. Loughlin Honors Freshman English 5 October 2015 One Moment Everything can change in an instant. Olivia tried to wrap her mind around that thought as she stared at the blank ivory wall of the room Matt was in. Although some things took place over a period of time, ultimately it came down to just one moment. Matthew had always been more than just Olivia’s older brother; they were best friends. Throughout their childhood, they had always been there for each other: standing…

with a punk buster ready and swinging. The spikes off his toes caught one of Gatlocke’s arms, causing it to misfire away from Rex. Gatlocke still had his other arm— he geared it to double-blades, aiming at the build’s smallest point to sever the it clean off Rex’s leg. But Rex already had a funchuck set, knocking Gatlocke away before the strike was dealt. Rex landed in a skid, allowing the momentum to ease him farther downhill and increase the distance between them. He saw…

My boss was a real jerk, but he did teach me the principles of business. While working there I found the love of my life, Jim Halbert. We eventually ran off together to State College, Pennsylvania. There Jim ran a sports marketing company, which sponsored Penn State, and…

People are naturally good. I believe that everybody has some type of compassion and mercy inside themselves. Many people look for religion to help guide their good intentions in helping others and showing compassion and mercy. Metta and Karuna are two practices that help and guide people to compassion and using their inner good. Metta and karuna are two fundamental practices in the religion of Buddhism. Both contain extremely broad definitions. The most basic translation for metta is…

Nowadays, we think of knights being great soldiers and good people, but this is not the case, as they were arrogant jerks that would not listen to commands given to them. Knights were well trained, highly experienced warriors of the feudal system. Feudalism was a very effective system that fit the needs of all classes during the middle ages. Knights are the men that fight for the feudal system and were born by its many oaths and agreements. Feudalism was an effective system that met the needs of…