Jade Snow Wong

stopped for a minute and got out my hand warmers and used them, and checked my watch. I was out there for 2 hours man! So I was freaking out more than every now and I rod the snowled board thingy all the way and then I found a snow plow just a plain old boring snowplow. Well the snow plow was on a path that said caution now someone's probably like, well you wouldn't go down there find another way around, NO! I put my board on and just started cruising through the that caution tape. I followed…

A gentle breeze on a crisp fall morning passes through the windows in the kitchen. The wind blows the chimes on the porch and they play a beautiful melody. Off in the distance, the first snow storm of winter begins to brew. Many every day happenings, such as these, often help us to remember or feel a loved one’s presence. This presence in particular, is one of someone that is no longer living. “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep,” argues that a person doesn’t really disappear from the world after…

base—“sandwich papers and empty bottles and peasant women singing Stand Er Auf” (Stephen, 222), but that still as a mountaineer he looks at the alps in awe at the “imperishable majesty” (Stephen, 222) because of the memory of scrambling in rock and snow to…

When it snows When it snows what comes to your mind? Maybe snow angels, maybe sledding, or hot chocolate. I love when it snows because I love winter. I like having to wear big jackets, scarfs, and boots. It usually feels like winter to me around the end of November or at the beginning of December. Snow makes me want to cozy up with a blanket in my warm pajamas and fuzzy socks and watch Christmas movies all day while drinking hot chocolate. In 2014 my family and I had a competition…

No Barriers Reflection Imagine every sport you love playing being ripped away from you. One day, you’re able to hike up mountains to see a breathtaking view, and the next you can’t see two inches in front of you. This is exactly what happened to Erik Weihenmayer right before his first year of high school. Although he didn’t go blind out of the blue, it was still as if the Earth had shifted from right beneath him. Erik always new his juvenile retinoschisis would one day claim his vision, but…

Imagine someone pushes a snowball down a hill as it rolls down the steep hill someone else give it an extra push. Who's fault is it when the snowball, massive in size, hits a pedestrian and injures them? The one who initially pushed the snowball down the hill or the one who gave it the extra push? This is what happens in Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the witches gave the initial push to Macbeth while Lady Macbeth gave an extra push all leading to the murder of many. Before all of this,…

With the temperatures falling, you're most likely searching for an activity for the entire family. Ice skating is a terrific way to get much-needed exercise in the winter when it's too cold to play outside. Whether you're an adult skating after a long absense or lacing up skates on your children for the first time, there are ways you can avoid injury on the ice. When it's your first time skating, you should choose figure skates over hockey skates. The blades on figure skates are longer and…

She crosses the tile floor, hazel eyes fixated on the bottom drawer to her antique desk, late forties or early fifties. What lies in the bottom drawer is a device so powerful—no—so dangerous, that it had to be hidden once it reach completion. It's been many years since she dared to gaze upon the device in fear of someone with nefarious intentions stumbles upon its dwelling place. Falling to her knees, she ignores the burning of her nose as she stirs up dust and cobwebs, and reaches for the desk…

ourselves, trends we follow, and our behavior are derived from our culture. In this way, the misunderstood Minnesotan culture has impacted my perception, personality, and habits. For anyone unaccustomed to the weather of Minnesota, my perception of snow and cold weather must seem quite bizarre. While non-natives bury themselves beneath layers of blankets when the temperature drops below freezing, I pull on my jean shorts and flip flops in an attempt to wring every last drop…

Lutena was strolling through the bushy terrain, when she heard a rustle among the trees. She started making her footsteps light, careful for an animal and quiet for an intruder. Then all of a sudden Jason jumped out with warning. “Look out!” he shouted. Lutena jumped and turned around and gasped all at once. “Don’t ever do that again!” She slapped him on the arm. Jason flinched. “Hey, it’s not my fault you’re too fun to scare.” “Rude,” Lutena responded. Today they were in the forest to cut…