Joseph E. Brown

away with a frown, he’s already being picked on, and on the first day no less. He looked over his shoulder to see someone already in the seat he was pushed into. The boy he sat next to was staring out the window, he had an undercut while his light brown bangs hung over his eyes. Armin looked closer and noticed he had earbuds in. He must not of noticed, or heard, what had happened. Armin tapped on the boy’s shoulder to get his…

Cold and dreary. This is the feeling that Ava Perkins woke up to every morning. She dreadfully got out of bed and put on her rusty slippers that were immersed in dirt. Everything Ava received was handed down to her from the other children of the orphanage. Ava's parents had left her when she was two months old. Ava always wondered why her parents didn't want her, and where could they be? Ava's daily ritual was to gaze out her shared rooms tiny window, and think about her future aspirations. Ava…

while many discuss the lives and habitats of Alaskan brown bears. The critics will often times state that the lives of these bears are changing, one critic that mentioned this was Suring, who while studying the effects on brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula, pointed out that in many areas bear populations and their habits were declining due to human encroachment and interaction. This assumption was also brought up in a special committee report for brown bears in Alaska, which mentions that while…

Wood Drive, everything was normal. All the house owners slowly sipped there coffee, and the children still slept stung in there bed. Well almost everything right outside the house of Mr and Mis Quinn was an old cheery red pickup truck that had the brown rust were the wheels and doors where stuck out like a sore thumb, as all the cars were put up for the night. The shadow of two men sat shoulder to shoulder in the small pickup truck letting the cold December air pick at there exposed flesh. …

The leader I chose is Harriet Tubman, she led hundreds of people safely away from slavery. Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland.On the month of March, in the year of 1822. She had very little education she wasn’t aloud to have been educated. Her job was to show slaves the underground railroad so they could be free. Somethings to know about Harriet. Harriet earned the nickname "Moses" after the prophet Moses in the Bible who led his people to freedom. In all of her journeys she "never lost a…

John Brown was a 19th militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Born on May 9th, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. He worked with the Underground Railroad and the League of Gileadites. He was brought up thinking and knowing Slavery was a sin to god. He believed that violence was the case to end slavery. Eventually, that led to an unsuccessful raid on the Harpers Ferry federal armory. One of John Brown’s 12 kids passed away in the raid. John Brown went to trial was found…

According to Webster’s Dictionary, reveal is defined as “to make known through divine inspiration”(“reveal”). As ever human develop aging we tend to face difficulties and good times in life as, we learn to see what is good and bad. Throughout events that occur in life or even in society we are revealed to all things that we learn from. As we grow we reveal many life lessons that we live through and can affect anyone in several ways. In the novel, “Spill Simmer Falter Wither” by Sara Baume we…

If you were a teen, would you go boating by yourself? Boating is “rowing or sailing in boats as a sport or form of recreation” according to google dictionary. The article “Boating Starts Early for Many South Florida Water Kids” indicates that many children start boating when they’re little. “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life” by Paul Harris and “Families Call Off Search for Missing Florida Teens” by CBS News are the two main articles that will be used…

Manisha where do I began? I suppose I’m sorry is where to start. I am so sorry. Since, I don’t have your number I do not know how to contact you because you seem not to speak to me in person. I said a lot of things last year, I made a lot of mistakes and in the end, it was down to me being weak, alone, scared and hopeless... I blame myself for every moment that caused you pain. For this, I'm truly sorry... I know I've said that word a thousand times but out of everyone in this life that I've…

Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War” written by Tony Horwitz who is one of New York Times bestsellers. Horwitz began his profession as a newspaper reporter and issued many stories that dealt with conflict and working circumstances in America for The Wall Street Journal. Yet, throughout the book the author writes about an abolitionist named John Brown who has greatly impacted the start of the Civil War through a diversity of raids. Horwitz’s thesis is that Brown had ignited…