Ditch

supported by violently trembling arms. I’ve fallen into a ditch, I realize, one that’s taller than me; this time I do sob, and rightfully so. The images of Molly, Ted, Emily flash in front of my eyes, faster and faster, an unending cycle of anguish. I squeeze my eyes shut and grind my teeth, one, two, three, BREATHE, four, five, six, BREATHE. A guttural sound escapes me, and I force myself to my feet.…

NOTIFICATION AND ARRIVAL On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at approximately 2:07 p.m., I, Trooper Brad Brachear, received a telephone call from Sergeant Robert Ventura. Sgt. Ventura advised Trooper Daron Barge of Illinois State Police District 11 requested my assistance with a car vs. two pedestrian crash on the ramp from Interstate 64 westbound to Illinois Route 111 in Canteen Township in St. Clair County. I responded from the Metro East Crime Lab in Belleville, Illinois to assist. The crash…

Everyday my son comes home from school telling me that the field has something wrong with it and I shouldn’t go on it, but I didn’t care about what he said. To the left side of the field was a deep ditch, which made the game more difficult. We had to be very careful to avoid having it fall into the ditch. But today was the first time, since we started playing on that field, it ever fell in. “Russell you…

authority. In this commercial a man waits on hold with his cable company. This causes him to become frustrated and a series of events unfolds. Things snowball and become out of control. At the end of the commercial the man ends up in a roadside ditch. This is a Direct TV commercial which portrays if one uses Direct TV they will not have to wait on hold and will remain safe. If one chooses to remain with their cable company though many of these unfortunate events may occur. Direct TV uses the…

America has been influenced by many different ethnicities and cultures. “Latinas Make Sweet 16-ish Their Own” by Lizette Alvarez states that the traditional quinceanera party is over done in this generation. Journalist Alvarez’s purpose is to inform the readers that birthday party is a waste of money because many people treat sweet 16th birthday party like weddings; therefore, this statement is a categorical truth. The idea of a quinceanera birthday party started from the Spanish culture. The…

•What level of responsibility does Australia have to ensure that uranium is used for morally correct purposes? Australia has a high level of responsibility to ensure that uranium is used for morally correct purposes. For example, Australia has been shutting down some mine temporarily because of the effects of nuclear radiation to the environment and the people of Australia. •Economically, Australia gets benefits by selling Uranium. Do we have the right to tell other countries what they can and…

where you're going. I would start walking and the next thing I know I get hit with a tree limb on the head. As we walked and walked we found the deep, long ditch the…

A Muslim extremist who attacked a church in a central African country and tried to kill its pastor has embraced Christianity after a man with “nail-scarred hands” appeared and spoke to him in a vision. In mid-March, Ibn Yakoobi and other Muslim extremists attacked Christians gathered for a 21-day prayer and fasting period at the Assembly of Loving God (ALG) church armed with rods and swords, but the believers were saved through divine intervention, Bibles for Mideast details. When Yakoobi tried…

The family ends up being involved in an accident because Bailey loses control of the car and it flips over ending up at a ditch. Trembling in the ditch, the family waits for help, the grandmother then notices a black hearse coming down the road, and she flags it down until it stops. Three men come out of the car and begin to talking to her. All three have guns. The grandmother says that…

“A Worn Path” is about a grandmother, named Phoenix, who needs to go into town, called Natchez, to get medicine for her grandson. The path that she has to take has many obstacles to overcome. Even with the obstacles that lie ahead of the journey, she still goes. Phoenix age is emphasized with the descriptive details that are given by the narrator. Some of the obstacles that she had to overcome are dense forest, walking over hills, wild animals, thorny bushes, barbed wire fences, and winter…