Late-2000s recession

Growing up was not the funniest time for me, I hated elementary school and most of high school. I went to a very small school so my options of friends was very limited. I hung out with the “cool kids” I’d guess you would say. In the movies everyone wants to be a part of the cool kids, but it was not that great. In elementary, kids would make fun of me, they would call me stupid, would tell me I was not good at anything. As a child that could really affect someone’s confidence level. It started…

“I am a runner. That's what I do. That's who I am. Running is all I know, or want, or care about.” What would happen if one morning you woke up and couldn’t do what you loved most in the world? The book The Running Dream is about when track star Jessica loses her leg in a school bus accident, she is devastated that she will never run again. Jessica was being her normal self, running in the morning being the best on the track when her life was impacted forever. She was riding home on a school bus…

I woke with a start to the sound of a loud knock on the door. I rushed downstairs, flinging the door open. “They’re coming.” Robert said, a stern look on his face. I nodded. “Alright then.” I grabbed my rifle. We were ready for these regulars, and if need be, we're willing to die. We lined along the field. A young boy, around 15 perhaps, stood next to me. He trembled as the soldiers marched forward, the slow beating of the drum echoed across the field. They all stopped a distance away. The…

My heart begins beating faster as I eagerly wait for what is about to come next. Lefty pulls out a container of what appears to be strawberry frozen yogurt. I start breathing faster, anticipating what he plans on doing with it. He removes the lid off the container and positions himself in front of me on the bed. He dips one finger in and scoops out some of the frozen treat, he then begins smearing it down my chest and stops at my belly button. I began slightly shriving as he trailed his…

One evening when my baby sister Courtany and I were outside I decided to lock the kittens up for the night. I started calling for Midnight and got no response. Next out of the corner of my eye, I saw my dog Bear by Midnight. I ran as fast as I could over there, got Midnight put him in the shed by his Mom (Socks.) Socks started feeding,and,cleaning Midnight, along with his other five brothers, and sisters. Then after I got Midnight situated I ran to the house for help. I got my Mom told he what…

She had never been prone to claustrophobia but in his presence and the tight space standing next to him, she felt closed in—trapped. She watched the numbers light up as they ascended the thirty floors. She involuntarily balled her hands into fist as she imagined herself clawing at the silver doors until they parted, throwing herself out into the open. Her chest tightened as hyperventilation took hold, seizing her lungs until finally, the doors opened into an office, and she remembered to breathe…

As hinted by the quotation, Offred felt guilty for having enjoyed the sex she had with Nick. At first, Offred agreed to have sex with Nick because of a pact she made with Serena Joy. Getting pregnant by Nick would save Offred from shipment to the colonies. However, after the act transpired, a revision occurred within Offred, which saw the return of her old identity. The identity that Offred had throughout most of the novel was a precarious one that Offred created to conform to Gilead society. It…

Rod Serling’s message to the readers of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is that weird things can happen to ANY ordinary street, and that people can, but should NOT be accused without evidence, ‘cause it’s just not fair! The theme begins to show when Tommy started making people scared by telling them that they were all bad, and he KNEW the story, and he was making people afraid. In the text Charlie says, ”I swear it isn’t me! I swear it isn’t! But I know who it is! I know who the monster…

In the flashback it shows that Steve is guilty because King is trusting Steve. Steve repeats this sentence “So, what it is”(151). This usually means that a person is either scared and worried or just really confused. He did the same thing earlier in the book but with the words “What did I do?”. This proves that he is worried and scared about a few things in life so he might be hiding something from his family or the jury. Steve could also be innocent because in the conversation between him…

“Come out, Void!” I called into the inky darkness of the cinder city rooftop. “You can’t hide tonight!” “How did you know I’d be early?” A deep, cool voice was carried over to me, as if it belonged to the night wind itself. “I knew you’d be early because you like to anticipate my every move, and evaluate my tactics in order to find a weakness you can use against me,” I answered quickly, knowing the answer. Void’s cold laughter confirmed my answer. “Always the long explanations. No wonder you…