Dirty Dancing

Sibling Ties Through many trials and tribulations, people will naturally bond with each after facing countless adversities. These types of bonds are unmistakable clear in siblings most often when their parents mistreat them harshly. In Reyna Grande’s published book, The Distance Between Us, it’s shown the struggles of Reyna and her siblings while living in Mexico and the United States. Reyna retells her memories of Mexico and the United States that have greatly affected her as well as her…

Onika Tanya Maraj, who is famously known as Nicki Minaj, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to New York with her family at the age of five. Her father also lived with her who was a severe drug addict and had a very violent past. He even attempted to kill Nicki’s mother by setting fire to the family house but it failed. After all the struggle she has been through, she said in an interview, “I've always had this female empowerment thing in the back of my mind because I wanted my mother to…

Admiring the honeysuckle bushes with my cousins and dancing to the salsa music booming next door. Roller skating to the queens library and licking the melted Carvel ice cream off of my tiny hands. Singing on stage in Central Park for the first time. Climbing the top of the metal globe in Corona Park. These are the moments that defined my halcyon days. The moments that taught me anything is possible. These days were made up of firsts and millionths. The first time eating lasagna and the millionth…

in her fingers, creating the only distance between them. “In several ways, I suppose.” How he chose to take that statement would be entirely up to him. His chuckle was dark. “You didn’t expressly state it, but the meaning is there, isn’t it? How dirty, lying in bed with the boss.” Wrong. How wrong that was idea in and of itself, but Orlana couldn’t bring herself to feel anything more than apathy when it came to the Captain’s opinions. “What you think is irrelevant to me,” she stated…

daily, weekly, and monthly basis. There is a multitude of sensory date that I perceive when our apartment is a mess. I can visually witness perhaps piles of laundry or dirty dishes or trash that needs to be taken out. I can also occasionally smell that trash if it’s been left a little to long. Beyond just what is apparently dirty, I can also see the neverending clutter that seems to fill many corners of our tiny apartment. Having an unclean house brings about a number of physical sensations for…

of women because they were based on pleasure and the display of affection (Pini 371). Pini argues that unlike clubbing, raves were not materialistic, they were more about the experience. One example she uses is that raves were usually in secluded dirty basements and clubs were more of a sophisticated outing. Pini also argues that raves were less sex driven than clubs, where men would prey on girls and girls would try to get the attention of men. She claims that raves gave women a new sense of…

while Tom and Daisy are leaving one of Gatsby’s many parties Fitzgerald mentions how Daisy is captivated by the music while leaving the party and wants to go back inside. While Daisy was at the party it seemed as if all her problems melted away while dancing and listening to…

After the girls of Salem were caught dancing in the woods, they claimed they were under the possession of a witch; however, it was a big lie and just their way of hiding their sins and shame. Later on when trials proceeded due to Abigail’s accusations, John brought in his new servant Mary to…

distracted by looking above me at the the canopy the tree branches created. My eyes followed the patterns the sunlight was creating as it broke through the leaves and cascaded onto the uneven forest floor. The patterns almost seemed like they were dancing due to the gentle breeze that surrounded…

murder spree that captivates the world as the media glorifies their crimes making them the most infamous serial killers since Manson. Natural Born Killers starts out in a small diner in the middle of the desert, Mickey is ordering pie and Mallory is dancing to a jukebox, a couple of locals enter and one starts flirting with Mallory causing her to kick the crap out of him. Its when his friend jumps in that Mickey springs into action killing him and everybody else in the restaurant along with…