Gladiators 2000

THE BEAST The gray colored sheep grazed in the field of the farmer, then it heard a howl from a nearby hill. A creature lunged at the sheep and snapped at it's neck,the sheep did not move.The creature dragged the sheep up towards the hill, its paws were matted with blood. Frizz yawned, it had been so long since he had been outside to play with the sheep.He carefully opened the door, then paused he couldn't find his beloved gray sheep. He looked in the barn, no sheep, he looked in the meadow,…

“Can I get a Wolfpack?” someone yells across the field. “Wolfpack!” I yell back with 190 other schoolmates. We repeat this call and response two more times before letting out a fierce cry. I am proud to be a member of this tradition, also known as the end-of-practice call of the Plano West Mighty Wolf Band. I am also glad to be a part of this organization because it has connected me to many friends at Plano West. But what a majority of those friends do not know is that I had never been even…

The Recession of 1981-1982 Compared to the Great Recession of 2007-2009 Post-Great Depression, the United States experienced several recessions, which reveal trends that may help economists predict future recession cycles. The Recession of 1981-1982 and the Great Recession of 2007-2009 were similar because both were the worst recessions the U.S. has faced in terms of unemployment rates. While the Recession of 1981-1982 resulted in the peak of unemployment post-WWII at 11%, the Recession of…

“She is the consort of Azazel! You don’t think I have a valid reason for wanting to destroy her before she produces offspring just as dangerous as the seirim!” “Seirim?” I asked. She slapped her head, frustrated. “Do you not know anything about what you are getting yourself into?” “Azazel mentioned them once, but did not elaborate” “The seirim are legends. They are goat demons who dwell in the desert. They are the offspring of Azazel and his first wife Naamah, who also slept with Semjaza.”…

V. T. Grace N. Maniu Aylen Rounds English 101 August 12th, 2015 Dead and Gone: The American Dream What is a dream? Is a dream something that can’t be attained? Will a dream always be just an idea? The “American Dream” is often seen as a pathway to large homes, expensive cars and lots of money, however, the “American Dream” for Americans has always been defined as an ideal that every United States citizen or resident should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard…

The author Rana Foroohar wrote the article “What Ever Happened to Upward Mobility?” which was published in the New York Times on November 14, 2011. This article can be divided into seven sections. In the introduction, the author states how hard it is for Americans to climb the ladder of success. In the second section, the author explains that America is no longer the leading country of opportunity. It’s in such critical state that there is only a 17% chance for people born in 1970 to move from…

Located south of Sydney, Australia, the beach town of Austinmer is home to some unique and beautiful beach homes. The Austinmer Beach House designed by Alexander Symes of Australia, is an incredible beach home that sits up high on the coast of the Tasman Sea. The family beach home consists of: a “floating box” living space that sits on top of concrete pillars, a ground floor that contains the majority of the community space, and an underground loggia that opens out to a beautiful sub-terranian…

When the society experiences an economic recession, people often think about the Great Depression in 1930s. Up to the present, many researchers attempted to study on Great Depression to gain a lesson. Friedman claimed that policy makers could not take proper actions depended on the radical changes in the international environment after the First World War ended. However, he only considered a single factor and excluded other important factors such as Customs Law and international monetary system.…

Indigenous role models play a crucial part when it comes to inspiring Indigenous youth in Australian society. The focus of this essay is to demonstrate how Cathy Freeman became a noteworthy Indigenous role model; examining her history and the key events that aided in her success and how these have contributed to Australian society. Catherine (Cathy) Freeman was born in Mackay, Queensland on the 16th February 1973, to parents Cecelia and Norman Freeman (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and…

Growing up within a middle class family as a first born millennial, was one that of a comfortable lifestyle. My parents were happily married, my grades were well-rounded, and my passions for soccer and creative writing flourished. Hope for a better future had never been brighter as we moved into a modeled neighborhood. It would have seemed only a dream, especially for my father who came all this way from a much more demanding life in Santiago, Chile. Life was good—well, at least for a while.…