Living Things

Things are not always what they appear to be. In A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, this could not be more true. Conor O’Malley lived with his mother in a small house with a giant yew tree in his yard. His mother was ill, his father was in America, and he felt a deep, empty hole in his chest. Every night Conor awakes with fright from the nightmare. Though one night, after awaking, the yew tree near his home breaks away from his roots to visit him. The yew tree claims that Conor had called him.…

that it may be easier, since I am a bit older, so I might come to even better understanding of my surroundings. So we decided to move to Ohio, so we were staying in a camper in Logan, Ohio till we had found a house to move into. It was different living in the camper we had no internet, no cable, and it was quite secluded. You could almost say we were camping, but it was not horrible it was just very secluded. Granted we were only five miles away from town, just that it sure did feel like we…

My passion for politics started when I was 12 years old, after I started noticing things on television concerning Scottish Independence. I saw the independence referendum as a chance for me to speak out about how I wanted my future to be, regardless of whether I would get to vote or not (which obviously, I wouldn’t). What I did not know though, is that just researching about Scottish and British Politics would cause me to branch out to other countries politics and become more aware social and…

good way to let things out, without having to approach someone about the subject at hand. As the writing started, the teacher dimmed the lights, the only thing that helped us see was a small lamp near the wall, and the bright screen projected on the board. I wrote about something that was very hard to write about, something that I have never talked to anyone about before. It was almost relieving, to talk about things that I haven’t confided someone in. I wrote half a page worth of things that I…

When I was younger there was this barn up at the top of the hill. Me and a group of friends always wanted to go near the barn, but there was an old lady who lived up there and rumor had it that she was a mean old lady. We also heard a rumor on how her husband died. They say her husband died in a small crane when they ground around him just caved in and buried him alive. An every day we would look up at the top of the hill and look and wonder what was inside the barn because we see the old lady…

Jess thought that she was only spending a few days with her new friends, she lost sight of what was important. Jessica saw things in one way, her way in her mind it made sense, in my mind it didn 't, this is where the fuel for our arguments came from. We didn 't talk properly for two months , but we did have mean spats that sent us both in whirlwinds of rage , we resorted to…

Have you ever went online shopping and the next thing you know, you are on Facebook and an ad for those gorgeous shoes are shining brightly in that sidebar looking better than ever? Eli Pariser explains why this is happening in The Filter Bubble. Ultimately, the new web is changing how we think and what we read. In this essay, I will review the book and discuss the arguments inside. Right now, we think that the information that we are looking up is general information that is available to…

A lot of men think there is a ‘magical’ solution to fulfill the needs and wants of the women in their life and that is exactly what Old Spice claims to be. In the commercial the viewers see fictional and fairytale like things happening such as tickets to a show turning into diamonds. After the shower scene where the man in the commercial had used Old Spice the viewers saw him wearing white pants on a boat. The white pants is an emphasis on transition to a higher role in life. The commercial…

for competition. First, the type of dance and music needed to be chosen. After that, for the next three months each day consisted of long and tiring early morning and night practicing for two hours at the very least. Practice is the most important thing as a dancer because “practice makes permanent” very wise words from each of the many wonderful coaches I have had through dance. Practice consists of stretching extra good to prevent any injury from happening, doing the dance full out every time,…

a daughter is asked out by a boy for dinner, the parents get concerned about the relationship and get overprotective, taking extreme measures to ensure their child doesn’t do harm or offense towards their own child and their families. “Here’s the thing -- thoughts are not equal to actions ... Rationalizing that young men have overwhelming urges that cloud their judgment and force them to make poor decisions regarding young men/women is nothing more than excusing bad behavior” (Kasey Ferris).…