Knot

Russian Witchcraft Witchcraft has a place in every culture in some way or another, however in Russia it is utilized in multiple ways. Witchcraft in Russia has been around for a long time and consists of spells, rituals, and witch trials. The belief of witchcraft has been around since the seventeenth century when there was a witch hysteria that was the start of the witch trials in Russia and the rest of Europe. Witchcraft is still around now with the use of everyday spells and the rituals such…

There, up on the shelf, sits my shiny red hockey stick. The white tape is worn from my last time on the ice. Black puck marks on the white tape stand out and haunt me back to my last competitive hockey game that resulted in a devastating loss. No, it is not just any hockey stick. The stick that now sits and collects dust followed me on a long journey to places including New York City, Minneapolis, and Pittsburg. At times, it would feel me tremendously shaking with nerves and other times holding…

woods, it appeared as if Rion could no longer wait, because he pulled at the knots securing his trousers, but they wouldn’t loosen. “I can’t get them undone,” whined Rion with frustration. What was Percival to do? Allow this little boy to piss himself? He bent down and fussed with Rion’s trouser ties, but they were knotted up like he’d never seen. “Who helped you dress this morning?” Percival fumbled with the tight knots, hoping Rion could hold it for at least another moment. “I dressed…

Gender inequality has been around for several years. Women have fought throughout the years to be recognized and be given its place in society. Women where seen as house wife who would cook, clean, and caregivers for their children. We as women are persistent, we will mark our presence outside our kitchens and laundry rooms. Women weren’t allowed to vote while men where the bread givers of the family. Men provided for the home, men where in charge of paying any bills that needed to be paid. For…

Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” In chapter three Atticus explains the things that went wrong on the first day of school with the new teacher Miss Caroline. We can tell that Miss Caroline feels threatened or intimidated by Scout because Scout is very smart, is already able to read and informs the teacher about the Cunningham’s situation. Questions: What did Scout, and…

The decision of President Truman, on August 6th, 1945, was a very controversial point, not just for the war, but in history. It was the first time the world would experience the Atomic bomb, and its destructive capability. There were many battles and invasions, but none this catastrophic. The events that led to this point influenced his decision greatly, and its result was devastating. The Pearl Harbor attack, the production of the Boeing B29 Superfortress, and the rejection of Truman’s terms of…

It was 4:22 a.m June 6, 1944, everyone in the camp was woken up by sirens. We were 20 miles out from Normandy beach. Sargent had not told us what was going on yet, we were just told to suit up and get to the boats. I heard a quiet buzz around the compound from various soldiers of various ranks that we were going to Normandy Germany and I knew this meant war. We loaded up the boats with around 16 per boat. I snatched my thompson and threw a extremely heavy flamethrower on my back and I got on the…

In Robert Kolker’s Lost Girls a large portion of the story relies on Kolker’s attention to detail. Because of the nature of murder investigations, Kolker must be careful in his interpretation of police reports. One of the major details Kolker must not overlook is the timeline of the murder investigation. Although the first victims were discovered in December of 2010 some of the victims, such as Maureen Brainard-Barnes were reported missing as early as 2007. Ever since the discovery of the first…

There were the Tanners, Connors, Matthews, Winslows, Sheffields, and Cosbys, these were the families that 90s kids spent their weeknights in front their TV screens for. Over the last two decades, these sitcoms have become a part of the late night rerun line up, and have been replaced by shows like Modern Family, Baby Daddy, Arrested Development, and The Middle. All sitcoms are categorized as such based on the fact they’re family oriented. All these shows are shows about families made for…

when I say that life hasn’t turned out liked I initially planned. Sleepwalking through life would be a bit of an understatement. Even just staring at this screen, preparing what I want to talk about, makes my eyes swell a bit and that all too familiar knot presents itself in my throat. But screw it, I need to let this out. Being in your late 20’s has a unique affect on your psyche. You take the moments when you are just supposed to be sitting, relaxing, sipping on an iced coffee you know you…