I Am

"I'm. Am. So. Bored!" I layed on the couch, fully sprawled out, looking at the ceiling as the tv plays some commercial about a limited time offer. Only three hours since I had woke up and I already felt bored, occupying my time with tv at first, but after awhile even television's sweet embrace wasn't enough to quell my boredom. I then looked over at the coffee table, seeing the plate where my breakfast used to be, along with the tv remote, a magazine, and the note mom had left for me on the…

James Clark 890610686 HUSR 310 Berelowitz I. Introduction I Am Not Your Victim by Beth Sipe and Evelyn J. Hall is an autobiography, written from the perspective of Beth Sipe who gives powerful insight on the life of a victim of domestic violence. Beth Sipe was in a 16-year marriage with Sam Sipe, throughout her entire marriage she was constantly exposed to physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse. Beth’s children were also victim’s of this abuse, two of which she had with Sam and the…

I am David: Movie and book comparison The book and movie I am David I about a young boy named David who escapes from a concentration camp. The book and the movie have some very similar and some very different. The big differences the scenes that were added or tweaked or even taken out. These changes changes are there to make the movie shorter or to make it more amusing for all ages. From the time the movie starts to the movie end changes are happening. For instance at the beginning of the…

assumption but, it always holds an element of truth that leaves the reader contemplating whether or not, the story is authentic. In the novel, I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore, the reader is introduced to a universe of doubt and mystery;…

Refugee Poem Where am I going? Am I going to die? I feel like I'm going to cry Where I'm going is not showing Being eighteen is pretty hard Chills from bills and they will Make me upset and I don't have skill In survival on my own – I must keep up my guard. Well, I shouldn't be a Negative Nelly. It can't be that difficult to find an occupation But, I am going to a new nation. At least I have money for some food for my belly. This boat ride makes me feel sick The swaying at…

no matter how tall it is you are going to be afraid to fall. I am afraid of tall rides but what really scares me is falling. I am afraid of heights. They are my biggest fear. I hate roller coasters; they go so fast and move side to side and up and down. I remember the first time I got on a roller coaster, it was with my dad. At the moment it seemed really fun and attempting. My dad and I got on and buckled up, it starting going slow and I thought it wasn’t so bad. Until, when started going up…

same rights and opportunities as they are. However, this is not the case in every country around the world. Views on women differ from country to country, and this effects how they are treated by society, and places certain expectations upon them. I am a Girl by Rebecca Barry, released on the 28th of August 2013, focuses on the lives of young women around the world; Manu, Kimsey, Aziza, Habiba, Breani and Katie. Their cultures differ, but they all share the difficulty of growing up as a woman in…

can clarify what society resemble at a time period. Post-apocalyptic movies have the ability to embody the true reality in films. Visual films imply that alongside an effective plot, a film can give quietly truths through hints and image. Lawrence’s I Am Legend is one of the best illustrations of a standard movie that is not reluctant to dig into profound topics through the blend of symbols and intense…

I was so proud of who I was back then. I proudly called myself a Mexican-American. I don’t know anymore. I would call myself a Mexican-American such as I did back then, but I can’t. It’s not an answer that is accepted by anyone. Not by my family, my friends or my classmates. I have to choose between these two options, but I am not accepted in either one of them. If I call myself an American, there will people telling me that I am not a true American because my parents are not from here. If I…

from the University of New Hampshire describes his love for golf and for Tiger Woods in his article “ I am Tiger Woods”. The author recalls as a five year old boy receiving his very first gold club; a rusty old sawed off five-iron. He went out to his backyard in Canton, Michigan to hit his very first golf balls. He says “The second those Top Flite dimples whisked into the high grass behind our house, I was hooked for life” Cameron would practice putting into a plastic cup with his grandfather's…