In My Bed

The National Guard was responsible for the Kent State shootings. On May 4, 1970, the National Guard made an enormous mistake. Every year on May 4th, some witnesses recall the horrifying events that happened at Kent State University so many years ago. They recall the tragic deaths that occurred on that day. What started out as an innocent riot turned into four cases of a bloody manslaughter. The National Guard was ordered to go to Kent State to stop the riots, but to their dismay, their…

Eliza Doolittle has a very strong character. For example, while she is selling flowers on the street of London, a phonetic professor named Mr.Higgins is treating her like she is not important. In fact, Eliza says, “He's no right to take away my character, my character is the same to me…

Poetry Response 2 The theme is power. Even before the first line of "The Colonel" by Caroline Forché, you know you're dealing with not just a colonel, but the colonel, a man of power. Alongside the speaker, you enter the lair of a military ruler who has position, money, and rank, and who is not afraid to use them. After enjoying the dinner, the maid was called using a gold bell which is indicative of the royal style of living that the colonel lived. The colonel's used to giving orders, and…

uniform in his open bag, nor did he see the wallet that Rashad was pulling out at the time. “‘I have money right here!’ With my free hand, I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips. But before I could even get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted up in a submission hold, my arms twisted behind me, pain searing up to my shoulders.” (Pg. 22). “‘ but he could’ve been!For a bag of chips that he was gonna pay for! For having brown skin and…

But there were so many questions she wanted to ask. The princess was confused and excited by distraction. “Who are you?” she finally said. “My dear Ela, we are your godmothers,” said the timid one who hadn’t had a chance to talk. “Your mother gave us the mission to take care of you before dying when she gave birth to you.” “You knew my mother?” Said Ela with exclamation “For sure we knew your mother.” Answered the three elf all at once. “Every body knew her. She was the most beautiful…

How Toni Braxton is Living Her Life with Lupus Toni Braxton is an American singer, record producer, and songwriter. She is best known for her hit songs “Breathe Again” and “Un-Break My Heart”. Her songs made it on top of music charts and she also won numerous awards as well. This is the reason why she is considered one of the most successful personalities in the industry. However, apart from succeeding in her career, she has also succeeded in battling lupus. How Toni Braxton was diagnosed with…

How could he even suggest that? I could not even leave for a weekend to go to my mother’s house. Danny’s attitudes, complaining, impatience, rage and lies were breaking me down. I was not treated lovingly. If he actually spent money on a gift it was something that he wanted. He bought presents for me that he wanted for himself. Danny objectified me, his claims to love me were crude gestures of sexual impulse. My lack of interest was one more excuse for his tantrums. I wanted affection but he…

our lives are both similar and completely different. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that someone who is fairly famous and someone who has no significance in this world can be alike in many ways. Having read this book a few years back, it was actually helpful to me. It may have been helpful in the most indirect way possible, but helpful nonetheless. The Glass Castle had a small part in helping me through my problems with depression and anxiety. It is very hard for me to write…

Barack Obama was first brought into office in 2009 and has held the position for the last six years. There have been forty-five presidents of the United States, but prior to him, they had all been white. A new comer to the post with many disliking him, this speech was pivotal, an opportunity to assert his authority and to assure the people of America that he was not just suitable for the job but also a visionary president. Obama managed this by using a variety of paralinguistic features, far…

My journey here has been extremely tough, frankly I don’t really know how I survived it all. Thankfully, the gods found some mercy in their hearts to let me live. I was met again with death, but that will not stop me; I am forever determined to make my way back to my home, Ithaca. Once I found my way to land, my dream that once felt so far away wasn’t anymore. I knew that if I was able to survive my first night there without anybody or anything finding me, I would have a good chance. So I…