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on me, and he started singing like a canary. “Sophie slapped me!” Jimmy shouted as he clutched his face where I hit him. “Sophie that was uncalled for! You are staying inside today for recess and we are going to need to talk!” Ms. Thoen yelled. ‘Great, I was going to have to miss recess for this!’ I yelled in my head. Missing recess was a big deal in a fourth grader's mind. It was the perfect time to let all your energy out. When the bell dismissed the rest of the class to recess, I stood…

Water rushed around his ears, tossing his body like a ragdoll through the currents. A blurry face stood in front of him, its smile stretching from ear to ear and eyes gleaming brightly. Union had never felt so tired. All the energy had been sucked from his body, leeched out like toxins from his skin. His heavy eyelids closed once more, the breath…

eyes flew open and he waves his arms in the air trying to save himself but, to conclude falling out of his chair.His long black hair falls into his face has he looks up at his teacher.”Sleeping in my class again?”the woman looked down at the boy The other teens started to laugh and giggle at him. He started to get up and brushed his hair out of his face and looks away. He then stood up brushing the dust of his black ‘Skillet’ band sweatshirt and shakes dust off his dark blue jeans.His carmel…

challenges that RMFD faces in addition to the lack…

Throughout time art has been the main connection between the many generations of people who have roamed earth. Slight and noticeable contours in varying pieces of art tell stories of royalty, reveal the nuances between different culture and present historical facts. Egypt, a country that has literally and figuratively been painting pictures of their world through art since the start of time, have many particular pieces of art that tell more than just seen. The sculpture Mycerinus and his queen,…

language in their car. Continuing, social media provides a “mask.” In this era of social media, online dating, and cell phones, people have developed multiple personalities. The internet gives the opportunity to say things that would not be said if face to face with someone. Bullyingstatics.org states, “Over 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for cyber bullying”. Lastly, cosmetics today allow anyone to cover their…

up in life because I feel that speech is so important not only to my career but just to build good relationships with the people in the world around you. I think many people in my generation have lost the basic skill to communicate effectively face to face and I would like to really work on my communication skills away from technology to help me in school, work and in life…

Interpersonal Conflicts: The Importance of Maintaining Face During Adolescence Why is it important to maintain one’s public image or face? Why is it that we as a society form these images? Is it to hide who we are or is it a strategy used to fit in with a given culture? Face theory “helps us understand why and how people construct their public images and the strategies used to maintain or restore these images” (Baxter, pg. 203-204). Symbolic representations or images reflect our knowledge about…

The year is 3031… Except it’s not really 3031. In fact, it’s not really any year because the government decided that civilians knowing the year apparently gives us too much power. All records and calendars were ordered to be destroyed back in 2020. Back then, the Ancients tried to continue keeping track of the years and for decades they were successful. However, as the Ancients started dying out, their decedents cared less and less about the year. Now, only the top scientists and high ranked…

they will choose the side which is benefit to them at the situation that may lose their life. Therefore, people might say that Johnny is very selfish, but he just put his life at the first place; and there was nothing wrong with that at the special time. At the end of the film, Johnny was totally shocked when he saw the concentration camp’s serial number on Nelly arm. He realized that his wife is truly alive. Nevertheless, just like the lyrics of “Speak Low”: “We're late, darling, we're late.…