I Was Hoping

The day seemed to drag on and on, as I waited, counting down the days to California. It was a humid, sunny afternoon down at the Alton pool, where I usually spend most of my summer days working as a lifeguard. Today was very different than most…. And maybe the reason why was because it was my last day of work before I flew off to the big L.A. Most days at the pool the time went by slower than any I have ever known, with the scorching hot sun burning my skin, and little kids yelling at their…

I was walking with my friend to class when it happen. Before it happened, I noticed that I had seen no teachers or adults for that matter in the halls. When it happened, there was the sound of a large crash and the whole building shook like there was huge earthquake just under Badger. What happened? At first, I had no idea what happened until I looked out the window then I saw it. A huge glass dome had covered the entire school. Floods of students like moths to light ran outside to see what had…

with a referee, I asked if she had played water polo in her high school years and how it has changed in comparison to today’s game. “They are still out there working as a team and out there having fun, that is how it was for me.” (Jen). In the interview, her most stressed point was that the teams know they are a team and treat each other like they would family. That is exactly what the team I am apart of focuses on most and is why I am able to connect so well to the game and team I…

Jeb did as he was told and secured a room in the hotel. He made sure to get one near the back and on the top floor so they would be as far from the prying eyes and ears of the more popular rooms as they could get. He wasn’t sure what it was that Ben was going to find out from this Darcy character, but he was sure that whatever it was they shouldn’t probably be talking about it where others may get an earshot of it. Once he had brought the saddlebags up in to the room and secured the horses…

Truthfully, I never had much interest and had no plans on going to prom mostly due to the fact that I was really bashful and unconfident. Even still, my friends would constantly ask whether or not I was going to attend prom. I would tell them “I don’t know” every time, but since it was finally my senior year, my friends filled me with guilt, saying that I would regret not going to our final high school dance. After constantly thinking and being jealous of all the prom proposals that were…

have gone through so much change that making comparisons to others are almost unattainable. There are a plethora of changes that range from far and wide; language, environmental, mental, and physical. A major change was literature in itself. Prior to western influence, literature was never around for most of the stories and song were done orally. For most people change in the end may be beneficial, but often times bring conflict and hardships, and unfortunately many of these hardships begin in…

Every morning, I have to look at the only mirror in our one-roomed home and tell myself this, “ Marina,” I tell myself, “Listen to the government. Accept your feet. Accept that everyone every day in the past, present, and future will always have to look at feet with no protection. Don’t change. Obey the government.” You may be thinking: Marina, what’s wrong with feet? I like my feet. They help me walk, and jump, and play, and work and do all the things that I do every day. I get it. I like…

she was the age of eight,…

and I on a small, five day trip to different places. This year, we decided to go to St Louis. Little did I know that this trip would soon turn south very, very, fast. It was the middle of August, 2013. I believe it was around the 13th. My dad, sister, and I were on our way to St Louis to do various activities before the start of my first year of middle school. By the time we got on the road, I decided to take a nap. I am usually good at staying awake on the road, but for some reason, I was…

most hated guy in France. He was a great military strategist and won great many wars because of it. The French Revolution created opportunities for young, ambitious military leader Napoleon. After military wins in Egypt and Ottoman ruled Syria, he quickly rose up in ranks and became a favorite among the people. In November 1799, Napoleon became the first consul named by the Directory. After his win in the Battle of Marengo in June 1800, his power was cemented. He was on of the…