Nevermind

Confidence Through Confidence If my classmates could describe me in two words it would be, antisocial and quiet. When in reality, I am scared of talking to other people. I wish I was able to confidently talk to others and do things on my own without the help of a friend or parent since I feel that people are constantly judging me. This is a struggle I have daily when leaving my home and having to converse with other people, which is why I decided to conduct an experiment on myself. I’ve…

The True Loss of Humanity “Everything we wear were once touched by humans.”- Morgan, The True Cost The majority of people can grab a t-shirt off the shelf without even giving a second thought of where it came from or the work put into making it, let alone the amount of deaths it caused. It may come as a shock to our population that there are so many things happening beneath the surface that no one wants us to know about. Andrew Morgan, a director of The True Cost tells us just how awful the…

Six Songs of Me Part One: What is the first song you ever bought? To remember a single song that was the first I ever purchased is difficult, but I can trace it back to one band and one album. The album is called Nevermind, performed by the band Nirvana. The song, in particular, that comes to mind is “Come As You Are.” I have always been a big Nirvana fan and this song is one of the first that I can remember downloading. Whether or not I downloaded them off of Itunes or Limewire, is beyond…

I saw the bus coming right as she walked across the street… Okay, that was just to hook you, but I promise that's pretty much my book in one sentence. I'm Gabriel Rhodes, and (until November 5, 2016) I am eleven years old. Just because of my age doesn't mean I don't have a lot of stories. I will be explaining my whole life, including; my dreams, my dancing career, and my flaws. During them there will be one similar trait, my awkwardness. Leave the judgment behind, I worked long and hard on this…

Claudia Weiss was walking home from a long day at her high school. A mouldy hand clamped a rag over her mouth and nose. She whimpered and kicked, to no avail. "Sorry, girlie," the voice said into her ear. She cried to scream but the chloroform was making black spots close in on her vision and her limbs heavy. Claudia closed her eyes and hoped to whoever was up there that she would be okay. Please, she begged. Finally, the black spots became blotches and patches and soon covering the entirety…

Joen Klausen wandered the quiet white forest, sniffing the scents of elks and foxes. His brown coat matched the palette of his surroundings. His wispy blue eyes gazing at the scene. He only just recently left his tragedy of a home, his parents’ dead corpses lay behind his trail of bloody paw prints. He traveled to Maine Frosts’ Vista, the three mountains that had a blizzard remaining on them for centuries. That’s where he would be left alone forever, barely any life lived there anymore. He…

At the first read The Modern Prometheus may appear a peculiar name for a book such as Frankenstein. This is because a scientist who brings life to a creature who becomes set to destroy him and a Greek Titan that gave mankind fire. One must delve a little deeper to reveal the truth behind the name and how Mary Shelley cleverly intertwined one of the most famous Greek myths with what was to become one of the most well known Gothic books of all time, Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus.Though…

Being deaf is something difficult to deal with. Deaf face many challenges during their lifetime. However, the real challenge is to fit in. It’s hard to be different from everyone else. Sadly, many deaf don’t have friends in their life, leaving them alone to face their own battles. This is a list of thirteen tips of being friends with someone deaf. Tip 1: When someone tells you, “I’m deaf” they do not mean: Please leave me alone. You can only talk to me through an interpreter. I have no…

appeared to her with intentions of making her piety visible to the world. The text states, “ He wanted that I suffer for the duration of my life, and therefore that I arrqange myself in the form of the cross because he wanted to imprint his Holy wounds on my body” (Brown 57). According to the text, receiving the stigmata was a miracle with extreme prestige, and it brought much power to Benedetta in her convent. The second significant element in Benedetta’s reign of religious power in her…

misc Which of you is the pot, and which is the kettle? //He 's less of a kettle, and more of a little teapot Some character screws up, or the speaker is threatening pain to someone, etc: “I don 't know. It 's never been done before. We 're breaking entirely new ground, here. It 's rather exciting.” //e.g. You 're in for a whole new world of pain. We are like two intrepid explorers; you, the well-meaning but unintentionally racist [/repugnant] explorer, me, the friendly native guide. [leading…