Lemonade

In the popular teen-fiction novel, Twilight, Stephanie Meyer writes “Just because we’ve been… dealt a certain hand… doesn’t mean that we can’t choose to rise above- to conquer the boundaries of a destiny that none of us wanted”. Just because one has a bad life or their life takes a wrong turn, does not mean one shouldn’t try to change. This quote fits today because a lot of people have been rising above the odds or fighting for what they want or deserve. People should fight to make their way in…

It is a four-minute 15 second ad that shows two kids running an orange juice and lemonade stand. The two kids are in competition for sales. They go through crazy measures to be more successful than one another, which escalates into adulthood, as they become fast-food legends. The power gets to their heads and they become overwhelmed with…

Chapter Nine Mystery is Our Middle Name Sunday, 9:20 a.m. I pumped my pedals hard up Willaston’s narrow pebbled driveway and stopped next to a squad car parked in front of the house. “I already told your pals, and now I’m going to tell you,” said the police officer sitting behind the wheel. “This is no place for kids.” She climbed out and made a dismissive gesture with her baton. “Scram.” “But—” “Now,” she ordered in a tone that warned me it was time to go. “Come on,” I told my associates.…

At one point or another in anyone’s childhood, they have been reprimanded for some violent action and lectured on how violence is never the answer. Despite all the violence and aggression present in today’s society, this ideology still rings true. It has been proven time and time again that a nonviolent act can gain just as much attention and success as an act of violence. One well known instance of this was Henry David Thoreau 's stance against the Mexican-American War which inspired his essay…

Notably in "Angela's Ashes", Frank decides he must steal in order to accommodate for his family's hunger, Frank describes a time when we first stole, "two bottles of lemonade up my jersey and I saunter away, trying to look innocent." (McCourt 5). This proves that Frank would do anything, to any extent for his family who has nothing; this is a great example of persevering when situations get tough. In another way, an event…

Before I was born, my parents went on their honeymoon in California. Their stories were filled with amazing places, while their pictures showed the wonderful sights. I love when we sit on the front porch swing with the picture album and talk about their trip for hours. I can clearly imagine every little detail that my parents share with me. Their story has always fascinated me since the first time they told me the wild adventure. They had the most crazy adventures from skydiving to swimming…

Looking back upon all of the years I’ve heard people call out my name, I have definitely had mixed feelings about it. Ellie Rose Cuneio. I’ve never despised my name, but I have learned to love it. Just like, to me at least, months have different colors, I feel like names have the same effect. However, I feel like those things change when people assign me nicknames. Every nickname has a different perception. Even though these feelings have evolved throughout my life, as well as me gaining new…

A Taste of Great Quality There are thousands of different restaurants across the country where people can either wait five minutes for their lunch in a drive-thru lane but pay for rude service and processed food, and some where formal attire is required and food and beverages are so expensive they break the bank. What if there was a restaurant that offered both? A restaurant where service is top-of- the-line, food is warm and fresh, and the setting is elegant but inexpensive? A restaurant like…

Imagine this, you are outside on a nice, hot summer day and you start to smell the scent of someone cooking some type of meat. Does it smell good to you? Not to me it doesn’t. I’ve been a vegetarian for about four years now and my life has changed all for the better. It was the beginning of the year in sixth grade when I made the life changing decision. I remember watching a show that presented the ways meat was produced and prepared for us humans to eat. I could not believe my eyes! All…

Discrimination in the Justice System August 9th began as any other day for young Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. Little did he know that walking down the street would end his life in just a blink of an eye. Officer Darren Wilson, who ruined the Brown family and took an innocent life by mistake, will not suffer nor be punished. It is moments like these when society must come to realize the obvious discrimination in the justice system. African Americans, especially, but minorities of all…