Our Sunshine

wishing for the best, expecting to grow and to build. We jump into these relationships expecting so much; happiness, joy, love, support, fun, peace, growth, but occasionally our expectations is high and our labor yields no crop. You put in all the effort to make it grow., you plant the seeds, water it, provide the necessary sunshine, cultivate it and yet no matter how hard you try, the flower buds seem to be elusive. We just can't get it to take root.…

According to the Oxford Dictionary, feminism is, “of, relating to, or advocating the rights and equality of women.” According to our society, feminism is described as a secondhand, self-proclaimed right that a few women believe to be true. And to be honest, are we really given any other definitions or examples to live and lead by? Women are still mercilessly attacked and criticized for what they wear, who they associate with, and most importantly, their sexual behaviors. This being criticism…

bang! my exposed back hits up against the brick wall harshly. I am sure it’ll leave bruises in the morning because my tank top provides limited protection. Bang, bang, bang! he shows me no mercy. He now holds the shiny death maker in his hand above our heads. I pray it’ll somehow go off. If I am lucky the bullet would ricochet off of the building and pierce Him smack dab in the middle of his skull. Violate his body the same he has violated me. I wish him death.…

Living in paradise, with palm trees, beaches, and sunshine, Maui is the place to be. With all of the exotic food and meals that line the beaches and malls, but yet we don’t have a Chipotle. The lack of food establishments that the rest of the U.S. is made of makes us look inferior. With no chipotle, Panera, chick fil a, or in n’ out, we are brimming with a sense of emptiness. This emptiness will not be filled until we a given what we plead or as U.S. citizens. As we should be supporting the…

three words that lit up on my dad’s dashboard as we merged left for the exit to Miami, Florida. The bright sunshine shone through my window, cascading vibrantly from the sky. Within a second, I had spotted the giant urban skyline that was Miami. My headphones were plugged in, as music serenaded my curiosity of the famous city. Meanwhile, we grew closer and closer to the landmark. We made our way into the downtown area of the city, surrounded by towering skyscrapers and a pleasant eighty-degree…

It was a cold, dark day in Utica, New York. The sky was a gloomy grey color and there was no sunshine to be seen for miles around. My mother and I were going to visit my grandmother for the third time that week. As we walked in the hospital, the scents of freshly brewed coffee and old flowers hit us like a brick wall. The inside of this building had become so familiar over the past two months, it did not come to shock anymore when an older woman ran screaming by, or a small child was crying…

We made it down to the beach eventually; the sun high above our heads. Mom made us put on these god awful red sun hats with the little neck flap on the back. We whinged and moaned, mostly over all the time she spent making sure that we all had enough sunscreen on, that our hats were on right and warning us not to stay in the sun for too long. We spent the day splashing about in the shallow water and collecting coloured rocks and interesting sea shells from along the long stretch of beach. The…

In the film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, how memory portrayed in the film that memories of how it effects on the characters and what decisions that they make. In addition, the memories that are bad to be free in a situation so meaning that from removing the characters' memories but in reality is not a guarantee. Those who undergo the procedure are left with holes of drama and turmoil due to their memory loss. In Joel’s journey through his subconscious with the procedure. His internal…

dystopia. In our society, which is modern day, we can choose our spouse, we can love and have emotions. We can also choose our jobs and cook our own meals unlike a dystopian society. Modern day society and a dystopian society are alike and different in very many ways whether you notice or not. In modern day society, one difference is that we have freedom of choice. We get the freedom to pick our own spouses and have a family with however many kids we want. We also get the freedom to pick…

Nature is a symbol of life all together. Storms symbolizes our bad days. Sunshine symbolizes our good days. Nature has its disasters and beauty, it has its good times and bad times, and it has its ups and downs, just as people do. There is a spiritual connection to God in nature not only in its beauty but in its creation too, because God created the heavens and the earth. But not all people feel that spiritual connection to God in nature, some people feel that connection in church, in their room…