Ponytail

Killer Whales in Captivity Ever since humans had first started capturing killer whales from their natural habitats in order to place them in captivity, there has been ongoing controversy that only continues to grow as time goes on. The recent 2013 documentary that discusses the reality of captive orcas, called "Blackfish", only strengthens the arguments against holding killer whales in captivity for their entire lives. The main problem is that it does not seem humane to keep such large animals…

Trapped In the Ocean” I sat in my room just thinking about how great life could of been if my mother wouldn’t have taken my brother and I ran. How stupid could she be? My dad was the greatest man on the planet! He did everything for us, he would always bend over backwards for us. I don’t understand how selfish my mom could be! She broke our family apart. It’s my 18th birthday, you have all the stupid kids screaming and just having the time of their while I’m just wishing this day was over…

While my parents traveled to and from work everyday, there were a couple of songs they may have heard quite often due to their popularity. If they happened to be listening to the radio when I was born, they more than likely heard the number one song “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith (“Birthday No #1.”), which won the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie (“Aerosmith Awards.”). Diane Warren, the songwriter, became nominated for an Oscar for the Best Music from an Original Song,…

my queen bed. The sheets had become untucked and the comforter lay halfway off the edge. My back rested against the mahogany headboard with my head fitting perfectly between two of the wooden posts. I felt my knotted hair falling out of the loose ponytail I had tied it in the night before. I knew my day-old makeup was smeared all over my face, and I could sense the drool crusting off the sides of my mouth. My appearance was the last thing on the list of things I would have to worry about…

Cheering me and telling me to be ready when they passed me the ball so I could score. All I could feel was their white, big bows that were tide in their ponytails hitting my shoulders. Their plan was for them to do all the dribbling, and for me to just to catch the ball near the basketball hoop and immediately score. As the buzzer sounded, I realize I had missed the entrance of the Vela Middle School girls…

alarm for 5:00, plugged my phone in and went to sleep. My alarm went off and luckily my ear buds were in. I woke up and grabbed my white tank top with my leather black jacket along with my short shorts. I went into the restroom and put my hair in a ponytail and curled the ends and put my clothes on. I came out and saw Jeffrey in the walkway we both just paused for a moment. I said “Hey, your up pretty early” He replied, “I’m not, it’s already 6:30” as he held up his phone. I moved out of the…

In the late '80s I consulted with a small regional coffee roaster in Southwestern Colorado. Coffee as a global obsession hadn 't yet begun. The most useful fact to put this time in perspective is that Starbucks only owned 55 stores. The term coffee shop was then still synonymous with diner. Fast forward to 2009: Starbucks now owns more than 14,000 stores and coffee shop culture has been redefined numerous times. Generally a good coffee shop features coffee and espresso as the centerpiece of…

“Hey, Hayley, you should stop now. You have been punching the bag for 6 hours. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself,” Ricky told me. I did not really care what he said and kept punching the bag. “HAYLEY” Ricky yelled. “WHAT” I stopped what I was doing and yelled back. “Finally you listen,” he said with annoyance “I know being the new leader of the Black Knights is going to be tough. Even though you’re 17, you’re not the only young leaders and without parents all the other gangs have lots…

Akira shifted the book bag, brushing her hair further back as she had her hair tied into a ponytail. In the very least, this way, she successfully keep her hair out of her face. "Riko?" The girl called out into the hallway. From down the hall, she heard distinct sounds of banging and muffled curses, but Akira was far used to the girl's actions. "Are you ready? It's time to head out." Riko emerged from her doorway, an excited grin on her face. On her back, was a bag two-times her size. ...…

I have seen many strange countries in my travels, but never one so strange as this. Waking up with a pounding headache and messy thick black hair, and seeing women on broom sticks riding through the air was one of those strange things. Of course, I got up and questioned this, and I looked up at the women, who seemed to look like witches, but they were not ugly or horrible to look at, but instead they are beautiful young women with no mole or green splotch to be seen. Some had lovely long hair…