Happy Tree Friends

Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong in the predetermined path that was set out for you? In the short story "Ten Little Indians" by Sherman Alexie, the main protagonist Corliss faces adversity in her academic identity. Corliss and I are similar in the fact that we strive to overcome these obstacles. Through finding different avenues to escape we ultimately find ourselves and our true identities. Corliss is a Spokane Indian who was stereotypically supposed to live a certain life. She…

that the royals called home, and set about collecting wood for the fire. He started to boil up some tea and waited patiently for his family members to awake, hoping that the sounds he made would help wake them. They did. The first to exit their small tree-hut was his grandmother, rubbing her eyes against the brightness of the morning sun. Next came his grandfather, large and wise, waddling out from within his…

When I first learned about the mid term project I did not think about what relationship I wanted to do the project on until I was talking to my roommate about home. I realized that I wanted to do my project on my mom who reminds me of home all the time. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do with this until I saw some of the other presentations on the first day and that is where I discovered my inspiration and that night I worked on my first art piece. This whole process was definitely a…

weight in any of these. Your best weight is whatever size you're truly happiest at.) Where it all began: In fifth grade, I was always a bit fluffier than my friends. Which was totally okay, I still hadn't grown out of my baby fat. When I reached middle school I suddenly thinned out. I was unusually tall for a female my age, I was known as "Tree." I never minded my weight nor paid attention to it, until others started continually saying, "You're so skinny!!" "You need to eat!" At first, I would…

Thursday April 23, 2015 was a normal morning for me. I woke up, got ready for school, and went to pick Debra up for school. Debra was my best friend and we carpooled every morning to school. I went to first and second hour like normal, but during academic focus around 10:30 a.m. I received a call that left me puzzled. “Hello, I work with the Belton Police Department, is this Brandy?” asked a man. He then went on to ask me if I knew someone by the name Shanon Harvey. “Yes I know him,…

In America, Christmas is an annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth, but some people look at this time to give gifts and greeting cards to family and friends. Puerto Rico celebrates Christmas by having Christmas caroling, and when they carol, they play some sort of instrument, either guitars or tambourines. They also gather together inside for refreshments and music. Panama celebrates Christmas by having…

a friendly greeting. We are wishing them well and hope that they are happy. We want people to be happy during this holiday celebrating family and love. But, are we really merry during the holidays, or are we collectively as a whole unhappy as some songs and research suggest? Or are we truly happier during the holiday season? Also, where do many of the traditions around the holiday season come from? Why do we have a decorated tree in our houses, and why do we feast? Why is gift giving a huge part…

Most families have holiday traditions and ours was no different. Our most treasured one was going to Grandma and Grandpa Dietzler’s for a family Christmas feast of roast duck, glazed ham and all the related goodies that left us painfully plumped. Afterwards there was the much anticipated gift opening. Our gifts from Grandma and Grandpa were special because, during the WWII years, the manufacturing of toys was a low priority and they were often unavailable. But, since grandpa was a carpenter…

They serve the same function; both are ornamental and add charm to the Helmer household. She dresses up the tree just like Torvald dresses her up for the party. It is interesting to note how Nora will not allow her maid or children to look at the tree just like she won 't let Torvald look at her before she is dolled up the costume party. This is emphasizing her role as a plaything within the house role as a trophy wife for Torvald…

For a party of 25 to 30 guests, I believe a budget of $12.00 per person would be adequate for your food and drink budget. To keep cost down on other things for your party, bring out your holiday CD’s for music, your tree decorated will take care of decorations and ask a couple of friends or neighbors if they have any extra tables and chairs you could borrow for your…