Flip-flops

Everyone is excited to see the wild ponies. Kids pointing, sister picture snapping, husbands talking and laughing, and I’m gripping the seat wondering if Assateague Island will be as enjoyable as our normal beach day. The bus approaches the drop-off point and the chatty bus driver warns us to be cautious of the wild ponies. He then proceeds to tell us about a person who thought they could ride the ponies. “That person did not make out very well.” remarked the driver with a chuckle in…

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a rare disease caused by bacteria called as Clostridium tetani. The bacteria enter the body through cuts or puncture wounds and produce a specific toxin that affects the function of the nerves, leading to severe muscle spasms in the abdomen, stomach, neck and extremities. The name lockjaw comes from the fact that spasms in the face and neck lead to the inability to open the mouth. Tetanus is extremely dangerous and fatal in up to 30% of cases. [It’s important…

Emery and Adaline are two close friends. Their always together, if emery is somewhere expect adaline to be there as well. Although they are close friends, emery and adaline differ in many different ways. Their biggest difference is their personality, like in science opposites attract. They also have other differences, another being clothing choice, one likes fitted clothing and the other likes loose clothing. As well as differing in personality and clothing choice, they also differ in taste in…

that comes with the loan. And if the business flops and you lose money, you still have to pay back that loan and the interest that goes along with it. I also learned from a personal lesson, that when you’re nearing the end of your life, (the end of the game) buying another business may not be a wise option. Although there might be a chance for you to make your money back, it is not guaranteed by any means, as I learned with Teen Jeans Co. On the flip side…

The great Anna Anna quindlen wanted to help the unwealthy , poor families have at least a meal a day. It was a school lunch program that she created and it became a big success. It helped the families that couldn’t supply for their children to eat and for them as well. Her purpose is to help families while she can before school’s out, so they’ll at least have something in their bodies before the summer begin. She was a nice person she wanted to reach out to everybody. Before she even…

Throughout history, gender has been a dominant factor of society. Stemming from biological sex, gender is the set of unwritten rules that people follow pertaining to their sex. That is, whether they exhibit masculine or feminine characteristics. People have, in the past and present, been given different jobs pertaining to their gender. It has served as a way to easily organize humanity into one or two categories: A person is either a male or a female, and this person’s actions pertain heavily to…

In the Oakland Museum of Calfiornia stands Viola Frey’s life-size but larger than life Pink Lady. In 1956, Frey received a bachelor of fine arts at the California College of the Arts in Oakland, then received a Master of Fine Arts from Tulane in 1958. She settled in Oakland, where she became a tenured professor in ceramics at CCA in 1965. Her work is renowned for its non-classical, unique form and thematic notations regarding “gender, cultural iconography, and art history.” Her piece Pink Lady…

Suddenly I start to smell smoke and I almost froze. I grab my little brother and run to the window it wasnt a far drop but enough to get hurt. I run to my closet grab my box and throw it in my bag and grab the fire ladder for my window. I grab two flip flops that I couldnt see because the room start to fill with smoke. I grab my brother and pull him to the window. “Start to climb down im right behind you” I tell him. We finally reached the ground I grabbed my little brother and headed towards…

My brother, Ben, was a short, chunky, little sixth grader. He had jeans shorts, a bright red short sleeve plaid shirt on, and a pair of black flip flops on. He loved to play outside. He would go on bike rides, ride his skateboard around, and just hang out with his friends outside. He would be outside from sun up to just before the sun set. He was an active little middle schooler. There were not many things he hated to do outside but when it came to do work outside, he hated being out there. He…

major brand that retouches images. Coincidentally, their market is younger females, who are more so at risk for have body image issues. By retouching ads, we are allowing girls and boys to feel that what they have isn't good enough. They easily buy into this ideology that whatever product is being falsely advertised will aid in their quest to be prefect. Companies are allowed to photoshop, alter images, and make a large profit as a result of making the consumer insecure. Standards of beauty…