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Most Americans do not realize this, but water plays a significant part towards our survival. We use it for almost any basic need; drinking, cleaning, entertainment, and so on. Water is always there when we need it. However, in California, water is diminishing. Residents are finding out that they cannot take a shower, brush their teeth, or even drink water. “You don’t think of water as a privilege until you don’t have it anymore,” says Yolanda Serrato. Lakes and rivers are disappearing and…

Hailey’s Journey It was a dark and stormy night in the town of Olathe, Kansas when Mr. and Mrs. Burt heard a knock on their front door. Upon opening the door, the couple noticed no one appeared to be there…except for a small basket with a beautiful redhead baby inside. Inscribed in her blanket was the name Hailey. They brought the crying baby inside and noticed a small golden necklace left at the bottom of the basket with an unknown symbol on it. Mister and Misses Burt raised the child as their…

In the early 1900’s, the loss of habitat and extermination programs led to the gray wolf’s demise. Wolves have once roamed all over the country. They’ve been nearly hunted to extinction with only 50 wolves left in the wild when Yellowstone National Park was young. Hunters back then thought they were helping the deer and elk by killing the wolf, its main predator. They were wrong. A 30 year project to restore the wolf population was made, and the wolves made an amazing recovery. The wolves are…

Alyssa Giardina Ms. Cleghorn American Literature 1 April, 2024 Into the Wild: Survival Guide: The Paper “If it isn’t clear, Christopher McCandless was an asshole. He was a selfish bugger who put himself in harm’s way and who was so self-absorbed he abandoned his sister to the (reportedly) abusive hands of their parents” says enraged blogger Daniel Kelley. Chris McCandless, the now famous, forever twenty-four-year-old, has made a name for himself in one of the most controversial adventures in…

settles like grains of sand passing down an hour glass. A hypothermic state with no dreams, no emotions, no neurological function. Their eyes dilate as they pass gently into the long, dark nap. It’s peaceful, really: this sleep; this death. Death which bears the promise of resurrection; man becoming a modern Lazarus, lying patiently dormant in an iron sarcophagus. But I’ve outlasted Lazarus, haven’t I? He spent four days wrapped in grave-cloths. I’ve spent seven years. “Wake up, Professor…

Genevieve is also the author of the published short story titled “The End” and poem titled “My Fire and Ice.” In her free time, she plays soccer and volleyball. A long time ago, deep beneath the deep blue sea, there was a beautiful cream-coloured shell that lived with her two coral-coloured starfish parents. Shell was happy, but she always felt as if something were missing, as if she were different than everyone else. Unfortunately, different was not a good thing at her school. All different…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…