Forced disappearance

I remember few things from when I was in elementary school however, one thing that has stayed in my memory is the sudden disappearance of my Spanish class. The class didn’t stop completely but it did become less frequent. Along with Spanish class, my art and gym classes were also becoming less frequent. Later I would find that these were the effects of budget cuts. I’m not sure if these cuts were made more apparent to me because of my mother’s position in my school or if I had noticed them by…

The Gothic Duo Two Different authors, two different styles, yet two of the best gothic short stories. William Faulkner an American writer and Nobel Prize winner is one of the most well known authors to date. Like Faulkner, Edgar Allen Poe an American writer is also one of the most well known for his poetry and short stories. Despite the years apart and many differences both of these authors created two of the best short stories. Although “A Rose for Emily” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are both…

Carl and Harley. They are new to Wattle Beach as they were just intending to stay for a few weeks with their Aunt Beryl, but a few weeks turned into a few years. When the two boys first came to Wattle Beach Carl found it very hard to fit in. He was forced to drop out of school and find a job. After looking for a job he finally found the barge. The barge is where carl feels most accepted and fits in the most. “He couldn't explain to the boy how he loved working on the barge, how alive he felt…

Ariel Castro did not stop there and in April of 2003, he spotted Amanda Berry, age 16. She was walking home from work when she encountered a vehicle in a driveway. She saw a man and his daughter in the van and thought she recognized the girl. A little while later, she noticed that the van had started to follow her down the street. That is when the man inside asked her if she needed a ride home. He was alone, but she replied with a yes anyway. Ariel Castro was the father of a classmate from…

A dark and dingy room with a single spotlight above the rusty gray operating table feeling the cold steel table on her back as she endures a sharp blade tearing her abdomen open. Experiencing dreadful pain, screeching, and pleading desperately to stop the agony. Then a burst of relief as she hears the wailing cry of her newly born child. Mothers, such as Laila, goes through obstacles created by the Taliban to restrict women’s health and the lack of necessities to operate a hospital. Khaled…

interrupted throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. More consequences of the Black Death were the loosening of moral life, the trend to a more superstitious religion, and the development of mysticism that was seen in Europe determined by the disappearance of many priests and especially elite clergy. Finally, the economic consequences during the Black Death were the closing of numerous stores; people fled areas, and agricultural production decrease. Agricultural lands were unused, abandoned by…

The novel, Cue for Treason, by Geoffrey Trease, gives an opportunity to look at a world that might have not otherwise been known. Throughout the novel, a fourteen year-old boy named Peter Brownrigg is telling his story through his eyes. Peter becomes an admirable character that is easy to identify with. He is a common, but brave, boy who takes great risks and is loyal to his friends and his country. All through the story he is put in dangerous situations but is always determined to solve the…

Ever heard of the Blair Witch that haunts the Black Forrest in Maryland? It’s based on a true event close to The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, that happened in 1692. The Blair Witch Trials were held because a woman was accused of witch craft, almost identical to Salem, where a group of girls accused over one hundred and fifty men and women of witchcraft. Witchcraft was a sensitive subject in the 15 th and 16 th century, which caused multiple unnecessary deaths to take place. This is…

KIO3 is then weighed and dissolved with water in an Erlenmeyer flask. Excess KI and HCl was added to react with KIO3 to form I2 in the following equation: KIO3 + KI + HCl  KCl + I2 + H2O. Since KI and HCl is added in excess, the reaction will be forced to the right due to Le Chatalier Principle. It is important for the titration process to be carried immediately after HCl is added since iodide oxidizes readily in the presence of oxygen in air due to an acidic environment. The resulting I2…

The War on Drugs has had negative consequences on people and has not been very effective. Joel Miller in his book Bad Trip: How The War Against Drugs Is Destroying America outlines several of the negative consequences of the War on Drugs and I will discuss some of them. One of Millers biggest arguments that lay’s a foundation for his book is that he believe making drugs illegal and criminalizing them creates the circumstances for crime and violence (Miller 1). While the government approaches…