Northwood

Splash! The fish were jumping everywhere on the lake. We just arrived at my great grandparents cabin in Elcho, Wisconsin. We are on Post Lake with the glistening water that is filled with crappies, bluegills, northern, musky and bass. All the usual people were up there which include: my grandparents, aunts and uncles, some cousins and my family. This is my family’s favorite place to go on the weekends or in the summer time. It was in the middle of June and the fishing was going to be amazing…

How the city has changed from its original purpose As a result of the growth of suburbia the city has changed course from its original purpose. It has not died but merely changed its form. In order to deal with the migration of people away from the city it has created a horizontal conglomeration of single-family homes, office parks and shopping malls. The original purpose of the city was to keep work, living and leisure all in one place. The westernized City of the 19th century was compact, had…

Transcript for RECOUNT ORIENTATION In the town of Northwood, a small petrol station was combusted in a small explosion. Later details revealed that a lit match was thrown in a puddle of gasoline. As the fire spread, it hit the engine of a small car, causing a large explosion. Said explosion resulted in the death of two people: A store clerk who went outside to investigate, and the owner of the car, Aisha Holst. It is believed that the act of arson had been an accident, but later details…

would wake up at 7:30 and go to school. I would attend most of the football and soccer games to cheer on my friends. I remember being there in the stands and feeling like it was never going to end. A couple months ago, a friend begged me to go to Northwood to pick up our friend…

As the prized #3 recruit in the country, Cliff Alexander seemed poised for a great season in college and a bright future ahead of him in the NBA. Alexander committed to Kansas , wanting to be apart of a college basketball blueblood. During his season he battled injuries and eventually went undrafted in the NBA Draft. Alexander was a kid from Chicago, who had dreamt his whole life that he would attend University of Illinois. Looking back at the decisions he made, he realized he should've attended…

In the United States of America, its citizens would like to believe that the rule of law applies to everyone equally; however, current events create questions in regard to this theory. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton’s lies have far out-shadowed those of her contenders; however, her lies are so often contextualized, excused, and forgotten because of who she is and the purpose her lying supposedly serves. The FBI and the Justice Department have given her a pass on crimes that…

I remember stopping on childhood walks through Wisconsin’s Northwoods to study animals in the road. If alive, I gently moved it to the grass. If dead, I carefully prodded it with a stick to explore its intricate organs. I have moved beyond studying road kill, but I still have the same sense of curiosity and appreciation…

In this world, many things are unknown to the public.This is due to the secrecy of the government. The government is known for covering up many unexplainable events, which leads the public to come up with theories about what they really think is happening, these theories are known as conspiracy theories. There are many examples of these theories, like how 9/11 was a US government attack, the moon landing was fake, and that the government hides alien life. Conspiracy theories are important,…

music stores in Portland, Oregon, found the warnings on 8 percent of all new releases, but 59 percent of hip-hop releases, on the shelves (Nuzum 35). Many states have started to ban any shirts or apparel with artists that they deem inappropriate. In Northwood Ohio, police officers saw a shirt of an artist and told the kid to take it off, because it was banned in the state…

In 1993 Walton Liverpool, the murder of James Bulger occurred. The felons were Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who are known as the youngest convicted murderers in modern English history. Both boys were only at the age of ten when they abducted, tortured and murdered James Bulger, a two year old toddler. The case is considered one of the most unimaginable and horrific case in England. Both Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were born to ill-educated, working class parents, the details of the…