Khaki

I put the phone down with deep anguish. My mind is racing. Liesel. The little girl with the blonde flowing hair, who reads my books, who delivered my washing, who is now in the unknown. Liesel. I quickly changed out of my bathrobe and told my husband to get the car ready, we are going to Himmel Street. My mind was moving faster than the car, racing down the hill from Grande Strasse, I could only think the worst. What if I get there and there are bodies everywhere, buildings crumbled and, Liesel,…

Mothers, grandmothers, and stepmothers play an important role in every child 's life. They show and tell their child what to do. In the short story “Girl,” written by Jamaica Kincaid, a mother is doing just that. She is telling her daughter what to do and how to do it.“Girl” is more complex than a simple list of instructions and how-to’s. In Kincaid’s work, she dives deeply into the perspective of a young woman living in a poor country during the late 1970s as well as the girl’s mother’s…

of hair, and even whom they are friends with. Many schools around the world allow students to do just that. But recently, high schools have been enforcing a stricter dress code by demanding students to wear school uniforms. Common uniforms include khaki pants, a plain collared shirt, and classic plain, white shoes. Over the past few years, public high school uniforms have steadily increased. The National Center for Education showed that, “as of 2007-2008, 16.5% of public school require a school…

2:00, arriving at the Hearthside a few minutes late, and attempting to hold out until 10:00. In the few minutes I have between jobs, I pick up a spicy chicken sandwich at the Wendy’s drive through window, gobble it down in the car, and change from khaki slacks…” Besides quitting after a short period of time, Ehrenreich seemed to be handling her hectic work schedule with a “do or die” attitude. This is an important reason why she can be considered a native. In addition, the author bonds with co…

Butterflies filled my stomach and my palms started sweating. This was the moment I had been waiting for since third grade. “I must be next… right?” I thought to myself. I looked down at my outfit: tacky dress shirt, obligatory tie, creased khakis, and boat shoes. I put in the work, I dressed the part—there’s only one piece missing. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is our Hillsborough High School varsity lacrosse team,” announced the coach. Cheers and applause poured out from the crowd, but it left…

On the first day of my 4th period Pre-AP Social Science class, my teacher announced that she would be nominating 2 students for a scholarship based on their academic performance and service to the community. For an 8th grader, this seemed to be the most exciting opportunity I had ever heard of. It would allow some separation from my ultracompetitive classmates at one of the top middle schools in California. Even though history was not my forte, I devised a regimen that I would follow. I studied…

The only son of Bly and A. G. Jonas, Senior, A. G., Junior , owner of Lenoir Mirror Company, avid golfer, and all around gifted athlete has lived a good life. A. G. Jonas Junior, my grandfather on my mom’s side of the family, is a very unique man. This out of the ordinary grandpa was born on April 29th, 1935, in Lenoir, North Carolina where he continues to live and still goes to work every day. Lenoir has always been his home, he attended college at Lenoir Rhyne for his last two years of…

down in large numbers before they even reached the gaps in their own barbed wire. (Newfoundland and the Great War, 2014) Private Anthony Stacey, who watched the assault from a forward trench, recalled he “could see no moving, but lots of heaps of khaki slumped on the ground.” (Veterans Affairs, 2014) The few Newfoundlanders who made it to the German lines realized the week-long artillery barrage that preceded the battle had not cut the German barbed wire. In 30 minutes, it was all over. Over 700…

The Center Over the last few years, the workforce has been less than charitable to me. I, like thirty percent of Americans, worked solely for income purposes. Like a robot, I stiffly rolled out of bed each morning; However, I had little to no emotion geared toward the bland day ahead of me. My outlook changed drastically five months ago, when the position I currently hold tumbled into my lap. I now work as a Certified Nursing Assistant at an adult Alzheimer’s center. Days are just as long;…

The story Girl and speech Ain’t I a woman by Jamaica Kincaid and Sojourner Truth are very different but, similar. As stated being different, Girl by Kincaid is a story about a mother telling her daughter about how a proper woman. Then in Ain’t i a woman by Truth it is a speech about women's rights. One would realize that the similarity would not come clear until analyzed. After analyzing the paper one would see some of their idea would be men’s perspective of women, women’s intellect and how…