Mount Everest

The Incredibles is a movie I've seen too many times. This movie was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and still is now. A movie about super heroes in hiding because the world doesn’t accept them and a story of them saving the same world just drew me in. In the review published in Teen Ink they stated that the movie as "Funny, exciting, adventurous and nerve wracking” (Schatz). I believe this is exactly how to describe the movie. This review and many others explains how The Incredibles is funny…

On Friday, June 11, 2010, sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued from the Indian Ocean. The teenager had attempted to sail around the world, but was caught in a storm that destroyed her boat and left her stranded in the middle of the ocean. Letting Abby Sunderland circumnavigate the world was a huge mistake. It was a careless sanction made by her parents to allow it. Abby Sunderland should not have been allowed to sail around the world because she is too young, her parents were…

Dreams can inspire you, but goals can change your life. Sometimes it only takes one step to change a dream into a goal. Yet, it can take years to take that goal to the finish line. I believe that everyone should have a goal in life, something to live up to; it is something you want to achieve in life, it is something that gives you motivation. Many people may have a goal in life to own their very own business. In the book ‘of Mice and Men’ George and Lennie’s dream to own a farm and have all…

Stereotyping lives in many forms, and has changed throughout history. We see it everyday, it can be something as small as a comment in a movie to someone being accused because of their skin color. In many novels stereotyping is present, and that includes Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Stereotyping has been a problem in our society today, as well as in the past. There are many examples of how stereotyping has affected our society in a negative way. It has greatly affected our past but…

the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The land itself is covered in geographical wonders. Including a wide range of mountains in the north – no pun intended. On the border of Nepal and China lies the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. Along with that record India also holds one for having the highest mountain range earth, the Himalayas. Having such a vast area it is no…

When flags were planted on the shore of North America, it was a sign that those newly arrived people were to claim this nation for themselves. Planting the flag in the ground may be a motivating symbol to the crew that the job of conquering the new land has begun. This symbol to the occupants of the land is that someone is laying down a challenge, or striking a claim. The flags and crosses that were planted mean nothing to the occupants but are directly linked to their nation and religion back…

infected. For instance, Aron Ralston, a hiker, was going on a hike and got stuck with his arm under a rock. He had to cut of his forearm to escape. Though many survival cases have had unhappy endings, there is always good one's. For instance, Mount Everest. Many people have reached the summit, but there is some unlucky people who do not make it due to altitude sickness or other things. But for Mollie Hughes it was amazing to reach…

Bacteria are one-celled organisms. When looked at under a microscope, they appear to be balls, rods, or spirals. Contrary to popular belief, most bacteria are actually good for other organisms. Under 1% of bacteria on Earth cause disease, and the bacteria that do can usually be treated with antibiotics (“Bacterial Infections: Medline Plus,” par 1). The common image of bacteria is that they are all horrific organisms that cause disease. While people should most definitely wash their hands to…

Racial inequality is a major problem in the USA and has only seemed to continue growing. When we take a look at the history of America we see it to be riddled with misfortune for those who have some pigmentation in their skin. African made in to slaves, Asians lured under pretenses of money only to end up in mines or working on the railroad tracks, Latinos escaping the cartel to end up being pushed around, and the list goes on. We see the Latino and Black community being smeared while the white…

One way to address this problem is to require students to take two years of foreign language to graduate high school. By requiring two years it allows the student to become accustomed with the language; it also mirrors the minimum requirements for entry into college. According to François Grosjean, the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality, most of the world’s population is bilingual. While quantifying bilingualism is tricky, Grosjean reports these rough measures: Europe: 56% Great Britain: 38%…