I Know What You Did Last Summer

hazy mind as I lay sprawled out on the couch. My thoughts slowly cleared and I remembered the messages from my phone. Yet another ring awakened me as I realized I had invited company. “Here” the text read. My plans for the night hit me like a sledgehammer to a nail and I sprang from the couch to grab the door. In came Emma followed by Devan and Curtis. We all exchanged a silent glance, for we all knew the routine - and headed upstairs. The rough asphalt shingles stung my bare feet as I slipped…

What are scare tactics and why do people use them? A scare tactic is a strategy that intends to influence the public’s opinion by arousing fear or anxiety on a specific issue. We see scare tactics every day when we watch the news. News stations use scare tactics because it simply boosts their ratings and people tend to pay more attention to the negative things than the positive things. The order in which information is presented is important especially when using scare tactics. To have an…

class was bored this summer, but that was not the case for me. My summer was packed with happy, funny and scary memories that will last a lifetime. The three main events in my summer involve friends, swimming and my trip to North Carolina. Beginning with my friends. One of the fun things that happened in my summer was when I went to Canada's wonderland with Maia. For our first ride we decided to go on one of the scariest rides in the whole park that was our first mistake. Why did we decide…

My story My very first memory of my existence was when I was playing with my big brothers Scooby doo toy. But the life of an innocent child didn’t start there it started in May 8Th of 1999. Rapidly growing passing through kindergarten (elementary), middle school and resulting in high school. High school is nothing compared to what was before that or even beyond. In elementary no one really knows the seriousness of education or life in general, most of the times, like in my case; we go to school…

previous blog post, I mentioned that I have summer homework that I have to do everyday. As I said in my last post, this is not necessary for all people to be successful, but I just feel like it helps my confidence the next year at school. In addition to doing summer homework, my mom also makes it a requirement for our summer. Of course, there are exceptions to doing the homework Like, I had a sleepover the night before and my friend ended up staying all day, or I have an intense summer camp that…

hunt the same way their ancestors did thousands of years ago. They also to the same rituals after a successful hunt as their ancestors did before them. Some rituals don’t last, but if they do and they stay around long enough they become laws. This is what happens in the story “The Lottery” The author of this short story Shirley Jackson tries to show her reader what happens to rituals that stay around too long. That is why she wrote this story, to show her readers what can happen if we just…

At the beginning of this last summer I realized I potentially had greatly hindered my ability to chase my dreams and spend my life in my own paradise. It turns out I did hinder my abilities to do just that, I got the letter in the mail stating clearly in more polite and politically correct words “I FUCKED up big”. At that point I had two options fix the mistakes I made or get comfortable with the idea of doing something I hated. I choose to think in a creator mindset and take the approach…

This I Believe I believe hard work and determination will get you to where you wanna be in life. When I was was thirteen going into 8th grade I was trying out for the varsity field hockey team. I was down in Alabama visiting my dad during the summer before tryouts. I ran a mile almost every single day that summer to prepare myself for the tryouts. I was running one day, and I had the thought of how awesome it would be if I actually made the team. I wanted to play with my cousin Kerrianne her…

State University  Post-Project Reflection Group projects – either you love them or you hate them. In some ways, it can make your paper-writing easier because you get to hear other people’s opinions, and your share of the total outcome is usually small. In other ways, it can make your process of finishing your paper frustrating because you and your group members do not share the same thoughts. I think that during any group project, you will go through times with frustration and other times…

On the last week of July, I completed my sophomore service as a volunteer at a Vacation Bible School at a local church. I had gone to the Bible School ever since I was seven but I aged out and decided to become a volunteer. At the Vacation Bible School, the service I preformed was to help the kids and take them to their activities as well as introduce them to Christ. Before the Bible School started, I was nervous and excited to talk to 11 and 12 years old about Christ. When I did the Vacation…