Leather jacket

familiar stench, I don't gag or choke like most of the teenagers that, unfortunately, find themselves here. I find my usual seat in the back left corner of the bar, farthest away from public eye. I casually walk there, while taking off my black leather jacket. No matter how hard I try to blend into the crowd, I will still be thrown the accusing looks. For one, I practically dress like I'm made of money. Money doesn't belong in a place like Maria. Though, I refuse to dress any less proper than I…

By Ava Harbour *My name is Elliot Hall and I was framed for murder* November 18, 2015. It was a usual fall evening, 5:00 PM to be exact, a salty smell of the ocean below.The slight breeze blowing through my light blue curtains puts an exciting feeling in the air . I slip on one of my three tuxedos, brush my hair, grab my briefcase and go. I have been doing magic since I was seven. As I got older I made some cash by doing magic at my friends, parties, or between jobs. I use a nearby luxury…

Civil Rights Racial discrimination today is something that one would be hard pressed to find. For many African Americans born recently it would be hard to imagine a time of true widespread racial injustice. It is then all the more unbelievable that just decade ago blacks in all parts of the country regardless of their actions were treated unfairly simply because of the hue of their skin. Throughout American history the black community has always struggled with this racism and prejudice, but…

A heavy sigh echoed though the small dank space, followed by a low humorless laugh. Oliver carefully shifted his precarious footing in the soft muck beneath the dark murky water, grimacing as the mud oozed deeper into his boots. He raised his eyes toward the circle of dim light a mere five feet beyond his reach. His eyes lowered to study the wall of algae covered green stones that lined the well shaft…well that had lined most of the shaft. An angry scar of exposed red clay marred a large portion…

Shake & stirs adaptation of Dracula followed the plot of the original novel by Bram Stoker. Throughout the performance, Michael Futcher’s directorial choices regarding the elements of drama, acting skills and the gothic style made for a mostly effective creation and portrayal of the dramatic meaning, that there is evil in everything and everyone, and we fear it. The effectiveness dramatic meaning was conveyed through the successfulness of the dramatic action. The directorial choices by Michael…

Throughout much of the film Dangerous Minds, urban students are portrayed in a negative manner. The film starts out by showing the neighborhood as poor, there is graffiti on most of the buildings nearby, and the high school is very run down. (Bruckheimer & Smith, 1995) This setting represents a stereotype of urban schools that is all too often depicted in films. Urban schools are portrayed as “graffiti-ridden, dilapidated buildings with welfare students of color who are vandals and thieves.”…

Here in Raleigh, North Carolina, you don't hear that much about kidnapping cases. I, Rosaleen Sanders, was the victim of one of those cases. On October 28th, 1979, when I was 14 years old, I was kidnapped by my mother's boyfriend, Oliver Montgomery. When I was six years old, my father died. He was my everything. When I was little, I remembered him taking me to my favorite spot in the woods: a tree house. My dad and I made it when I was a little girl; it has had a special place in my heart ever…

That day I happened to leave a studded bracelet, which I had found while walking in Fort Collins, in my room. It was your standard square pyramid studded leather bracelet, not even close to being dangerous or used as a weapon in any fashion. Out of everything this man found in the rooms and talked down to people about I was the one who he decided to treat like garbage. He got in my face yelling at me, with…

In Miss Congeniality, Gracie is shown to have unhealthy eating habits unlike the other women in the pageant. This is shown in the scene where Gracie brings a large cheese pizza and beers to the fellow pageant contestants. The other women are shocled by this and say ‘are you crazy?’ and ‘do you know how many calories you’re talking about?’ as they about what the pizza would do to their ideal bodies. Gracie resists her womanhood, but the fact that she had the essential female body is what got her…

The lovely skyscrapers, all the people, all the taxis, all the fashion, and all the landmarks; I am just reminiscing about the time I took a trip to the Big Apple. It was one of the best things I ever experienced. My dad took me and my sister to the wonderful city of New York for my 16th birthday. Since I wanted to fit in with New York’s fashion, I decided to wear a fluffy, white fur coat with heavy Timberlands. Before we arrived at the Big Apple, we had to go through the Atlanta airport. Our…