I Will Not Bow

Different Role I had always admired the cellos in the music rooms of Trudeau. In Grade 9, I started playing the double bass when I joined the strings program, and while I enjoyed bass, I had always wanted to play the cello. Making the switch was extremely difficult, but I worked hard for it, and now, over a year later, I am able to play decently. One of the first memories I had with cello started in February of 2015. I had just finished an entire semester of playing bass, and I was looking for…

Throughout history we hear the word nomadic and constantly associate this term with words such as, savage, heathen, hunter gatherer. What if I made the claim that nomads created the largest land empire in history in the shortest amount of time. It might be hard to believe with words commonly associated with Nomad. The Mongols from Northern China empire began in Northern China in 1206 and expanded from the Pacific ocean to the Black Sea. Impressively they were able to achieve this feat in only…

I, William R. Waldorf, was born on February 21, 2004 in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Bronson Hospital. I have two parents, Sydney and Mac Waldorf. My parents told me I weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces. When they brought me home to Richland, they took a lot of pictures of me. In some of those pictures my chin has a W rubbed on to it. I find it weird that my first and last name both start with W and I had a W on my chin. As I got older, I started to experience more and more things. When I was a toddler,…

High powered rifles should not be used for hunting. There are many different reasons why they should not be used for hunting. Hunters could use so many others guns than the high powered rifles that they are wanting to use. High powered rifles are not good for hunting animals, and there are many different reasons for that also. High powered rifles are dangerous for hunting animals, since most people are unaware of the high velocity of the bullet. Some other guns is a 410 , a 410 does not shoot…

preachers. I was raised in a Christian school and had the privilege of hearing preaches of all different denominations and ways of thinking give their opinions of the world in a Biblical context. The problem seemed to be that many of them had different opinions. I found that Romans 1-8 is a good place to start uncovering God’s truth for areas such as: the natural world, human identity, human relationships, culture, and what my worldview should be. One of the greatest truths that I cling to…

have no fear, but war and violence is key to the nomadic empire I am a part of. Overlooking my camp, I have spent fifteen years preparing myself to become one of the warriors of a huge army full of fearsome fighters known in Central/Northern Asia, for the rest of my life. Ever since I was young enough to remember, I have been training with horses with hunting and herding them. Now that I am of age to be a part of the military life, I was given four horses to alternate with, so each one could…

most to me is entitled “Rest Energy” performed with collaborator, Ulay. The performance piece consisted of Marina Abramović holding the grip of a bow in one hand as Ulay also grips the arrow and string in one hand with one hand. With the bow and arrow pointed towards Abramović’s heart, the two lean back with the weight of their body as they tension the bow…

example, when he comes across Charybdis again, he was, “heaving myself aloft to clutch at the fig-tree’s height…I held on, dead set” (12:466, 471). If it weren’t for his strength, he would have fallen into Charybdis and died. Also, when Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, sets up the challenge for the suitors to string and shoot a bow, Odysseus, “with his virtuoso ease Odysseus strung his mighty bow” (21:456). None of the other suitors were able to come close to stringing it, but with his physical…

rises and I wake up, I noticed a coyote 10 yards away from where I laid. I picked up a rock and threw it at one of my friends that was still sleeping. When the rock hit my friend on her side she woke up screaming! I had to quickly figure out how to calm her down before she scared off the coyote. I decided to hug her so she didn't think anything would happen to her. Then, she finally calmed down. Then, I pointed to where the coyote was, and it was gone. After, I noticed the coyote was gone I was…

used in 14th century Latin, meaning distinctive quality. I say character is defined how a person reacts when their back is against the wall. I say this because, it is only then when you have two options, either to stand and fight or lay down and die, is your character shown. That is figuratively speaking, of course. A historic example of character is the biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These three men, would not bow down to the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s statue,…