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Life Changing Event I couldn't hear the ambulance coming. Due to the ringing sounds in my head, I could only make out its blurred shape through my blood shot, puffy, teary, swallow eyes. As they got out of the vehicle they began to fight their way through the worried but interested crowd, when they manage to get through they saw that there wasn’t time to waste on asking me questions they placed a neck brace, placed me on the trolley and took me to the ten by six red and white van. The…

Human Trafficking in Fantasy and Reality Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that denies freedom to 20.9 million people around the world. In his novel “On Such a Full Sea,” Chang-Rae Lee discusses how humans are traded as a commodity for the people that cannot afford many things. He mentions people called “keepers” who keep human being as their pets and shows how the victims of such an act become submissive to the person. This is the parallel of the real world’s human trafficking…

“You do realize once you join, there's no going back,” Rocco said. “I know that just don't let me get caught!¨ Imani said rudely. ¨Imani, actually you don't...if you die in there you can die here!¨ Rocco shouted. ¨Well then say your goodbyes now,¨ Imani said, you could tell she was over it. Imani laid on the flat table. Rocca brought over the head gear and cords. He placed it on Imani’s head. ¨Oouch! That's tight!¨ Rocco ignored it and continued to hook her…

Every creature has a place and purpose on the earth, but sometime if you only look from one perspective, you only get a certain outlook on that creature. The Coquí is one creature that depending on where you are they are looked at differently. The Coquí is a valued animal in Puerto Rico but in Hawaii it is viewed, as a pest and it need to be taken care of because it is hurting more then it is benefiting anything. The frog is native to Puerto Rico but was brought into Hawaii on accident in late…

Local Flavour. Exploring the changing face of Panmure’s Town Centre. As oversized malls alter our shopping habits and immigration and the housing boom change our suburbs, what 's going on in our town centres? At ten am the suburb that nearly became New Zealand’s capital is blearily rubbing the sleep from its eyes, shuffling from slippers to shoes and getting ready for a day of business. Panmure’s shabby shopping stretch contains a mish-mash of unlikely bedfellows; a seemingly awkward ménage à…

was something I had never experienced before and I loved it. We made many memories after his heart attack. One time I remember very well was the hot summer day he taught me how to use the bush hog on the tractor. A bush hog is basically a large lawn mower deck with two large blades that attaches to the back of a tractor. It didn’t take me long to get the hang of bush hogging but we spent all day together and I mowed all the grass on the 42 acres he owned. This may seem like something simple to…

Invasive plant species pose a tremendous threat to natural resources throughout the United States. Invasive species can choke out acres of native vegetation and greatly reduce wildlife habitat. Invasive plant species threaten every aspect of ecosystem health and productivity on public and private lands, threaten biological diversity by causing population declines of native species, and alter key ecosystem processes like hydrology, nitrogen fixation, and fire regimes. Preventing, managing, and…

generation. They were growing up while technology is developing; it effects them a lots. They are depended on the technology too much. They use machines for a lots things to do for their daily activities such as coffee maker, electric vacuum, lawn mower, washing machine, etc. Especially, even they depend on smartphone and computer for communicating. They prefer staying at home and play computer or chatting on screen to going out. They base on social networking to connect with their friends. As…

The Abuse of Powers: Not All Immigrants have and are able to Abuse the same Power Vargas had Life is so unfair, as known by many not everyone gets what they deserve. Esther Cepeda the Author of “ Jose Antonio Vargas's Lies Deserve No Sympathy ” Portrays a clear picture of how life is not fair through Vargas’s story. Cepeda sets a clear view for her readers of how, what Vargas went through is appreciative however not all immigrants can do as Vargas did and get the sympathy he was given in return…

When my family first moved to Illinois, we lived in a home a few blocks away from my grandparents. We would visit them on occasion, but it was never a daily thing. I always remembered to expect a big fluff of fur to jump on me, and lick all over my face. Their husky, Kiara, always seemed to have missed me, but I really didn’t feel the same way. I think it was the height difference that was created when she stood on her back paws, but it frightened me every single time. “I hate this dog! Why…