Jab

referred to as extreme humor. This kind of humor is out to offend as many people as possible like South Park. South Park recently aired an episode on gender identity — a pressing topic with much hype in the news — it was the show’s core mission to jab at the transgender community. Anyone can Google the word transgender: first you will see a definition of what the word transgender means, second you will see the most recent news involving the topic, third you will see websites dedicated to…

Jacobi Mauer Mrs. Booms-ryan CE Composition 15 December, 2015 In the Ring Hard work and determination is what drove me from the start. You can never be too good right? There is always room to improve and that doesn’t just go for sports. Boxing is my passion, just being in the ring with the roaring cheers and bad intentions makes it interesting. The nerves that build up before the fight, when you’re in your corner are exhilarating! Both fighters in each corner wanting nothing, but complete…

It has been stated that, “Approximately 7.6 million dogs and cats are euthanized yearly” (Bell 3). Due to the large capacity of commercial dog-breeding operations, there are more pets offered than customers desire. Stray animals come in all different shapes and sizes, and any breed could struggle mentally through this disastrous environment. Veterinarians and animal shelters have to make room for new incoming pets, and have no choice but to put down pets that are not claimed by an owner for a…

Sol walked over to the kitchen. It wasn’t until they reached up to the cabinet for a bowl did they realize that they’d been using their powers subconsciously. Sol hoped Anja never noticed. Glancing up at the TV, Sol watched as the news played a clip. It had a man making a vaguely red, almost crystal-like shield to protect himself from the cops. The reporter droned on, “The mysterious man is calling himself ‘Blout’, and several eyewitness accounts describe him as having a distinct scar across…

We were all crowded around the rectangular wooden table, in our musty smelling cabin, Grand Marais, Michigan. My mom- smiling her famous, beautiful white smile; my sister, Bonita-on her tiptoes attempting to be the same height as the rest of us; Taylor- my sister’s blue eyed best friend; my best friend- Ally giggling like usual, and finally me- wearing the same shirt I’d been wearing for the past few days gathered together like a group of “penguins” waiting to be fed their afternoon meal. We…

People differ from person to person depending on their upbringing, culture or values and this helps them develop into the person they become in the work place. These differences become apparent as groups and teams are formed in order to complete tasks. It is the team leader’s responsibility to take each of these differences and form a coercive group, while it is everyone’s job to highlight their strengths and weaknesses and grow from them. By taking tests such as the Personality Inventory…

true man of pride would. He had then said, “So this, this is how all do?” he shrugged, as he took his Southpaw stance, he put his hands up and in his eyes you can see his determination to fight, but you can also feel his fear. They then began to throw jabs then as he swayed left to right as an experienced boxer does. He dodged some and landed some, he was doing great as he was a talented boxer, but then he was struck with a knee when he tried to roll under the man’s left hook. He never fought a…

Speech and Debate When I got into high school, the one class I really wanted to take was Speech and Debate because I rather enjoyed arguing with people. I was not able to join it my freshman year because of band and other classes that I had to take. I did get a small taste of it, though, with Mrs. Thorne. It was a little bit less of an Honors English class and more of a demo Speech and Debate class. This year, when I went to go and decide my classes, I saw that my fourth period was open and I…

Throughout his memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, Nick Flynn discusses the varying causes of homelessness in America. He discuses every topic from mental illness to poverty, drug abuse to alcoholism, and how each had there own effect on the homeless. While there are a multitude of possible reasons as to why someone is living on the street, Flynn focuses on the effects it has on an individual and on the reactions of society. Flynn calls attention to the rampant crisis of homelessness in…

teachers are implying that anything other that heterosexual values are seen as divergent from the norm (Pascoe, 2007, p. 27-28). Furthermore, though sexualized discussions are explicitly discouraged between teachers and students, sexual jokes and jabs still occur, even in official classroom settings (Pascoe, 2007, p.…