Intercom

on the Cruise were top of the line. Seaworld, hands-down the best animal exhibit ever. I definitely recommend this trip in your future. "Will Flight Number 723 please make your way to gate 7 we will be boarding shortly?" Says a lady over the intercom. Excited to go on my trip me and my parents make my way over to the gate. Boarding the plane putting all of my luggage in…

Red Cross Safety Plan BANG! BANG! "LET ME IN THEY'RE COMING" A young man is standing outside the Red Cross in central Covington. BANG! BANG! "Hurry up, they'll be here soon." BANG! BANG! One of the nurses opens the door and the man comes rushing inside. All of the Doctors step out into the hall to see what all the commotion is about. "Zombies, zombies have infiltrated the northern borders of the city. They're headed right this way." No one moves, there's nothing but blank stares on everyone’s…

Do you feel safe at school? Do you feel as if your school is a safe place? These are questions we shouldn’t have to ask students. Students and teachers should feel safe coming to school, they should not feel afraid and paranoid about coming to school, because of the fear of someone walking into their school and possibly hurting them. Gun laws/Gun control has been a very controversial topic amongst many people. On February 14th, 2018 a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…

Every day, millions of passengers depart to their desired destination traveling by plane. It is not abnormal to see passengers go on a plane frequently because of the reliability and added safety compared to a car on the freeway. When families go on vacation that is not domestic, they trust aviation to reach their destination. The importance of safety that makes these planes so trustworthy is an item that cannot be achieved by anything on the ground. Countless people think planes already have…

The film, Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón illustrates key methods of overcoming adversity. Cuarón uses film techniques to highlight certain situations within problematic circumstances. Certain situations where the lead character Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and her supporting actor Matt Kowalski (George Clooney). These situations are shown throughout the film and keep the audience’s seats gripped firmly. The sound and music accompanies Cuarón’s camera work gracefully. Certain parts of the…

A movie versus a book the age-old debate but how much can they differ when telling a story about something as universal terrible like the Holocaust? This is what I intend to find out when comparing the movie Life is Beautiful (directed by Roberto Benigni) to the book Night (Elie Wiesel). The most notable way these two differ is in the way they are presented (book vs movie), their plot and most importantly the reason they both were created in the first place. The most glaring way these two work…

You know that feeling when your stomach drops and you instantly feel nauseous? When I heard that my brother was getting deployed on a nine month long deployment to Afghanistan I felt exactly that way. With tears pouring out of my eyes I couldn’t help but to think of the worst case scenario possible. My brother joined the Army in 2013. In fact, he joined the Infantry Branch. Also known as the people who are on the front lines. After being in the Army for two years, he was getting deployed for…

“Calla, what’s life like on Earth? I’ve never been, but I’ve always wanted to visit and see what life was like on a planet that hadn’t known about life in other parts of the universe for so long,” Ida attempts, trying to make conversation to lighten the dreary mood that had settled on them all once again. “It’s boring, I guess. Nothing notable. And, it’s not like people didn’t know about life in other parts of the universe, it’s just that Earth has done some… fairly questionable things and most…

Act l Scene l In the year 2017 in Bauxite Arkansas, it's a very breezy cold day at Bauxite High School. Announced on the intercom the first baseball and softball game of the season is tomorrow March 23, at Bryant baseball and Softball fields . Makaylah a short, blonde, softball player that moved to Bauxite, because she heard how good the softball team was. Makaylah tried out for the team during summer, and made the team. The Only problem was Makaylah didn't know anybody at Bauxite except…

Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to travel to Hawaii for a relaxing vacation with my family. Finally, we planned to go to Hawaii right at the beginning of summer. I don’t know anyone who would decline the offer to go to Hawaii. Knowing that this would be a vacation that I might never experience again, I knew I had to make the best of anything that happened. What could possibly go wrong? Whenever I picture Hawaii, I just think of the beach, the pink and orange sunsets, and…