Purple Crayon

The White Savior Using a white and black paradigm, the black maids are the narrative subjects of The Help, yet many black readers such as myself, viewed Skeeter as the centralized protagonist and voice. The harshest yet powerful woman in the novel was white socialite Hilly Holbrook, the evil antagonist, was portrayed in a negative light in order for readers to identify Skeeter as the “white saviour”. She terrorizes, isolates, and dehumanizes her domestic workers, specifically Minnie, throughout…

In his book, The Hidden Messages in Water, Japanese scientist, Dr. Masaru Emoto, uses high-speed photography to show us how the “Words” impact the molecules of water. When positive, kind words such as “Love” were directed at containers of water and then frozen, brilliant, symmetrical crystals were formed that resembled colorful snowflakes. In contrast, when exposed to words associated with negative connotations such as “Hate” or ‘You Fool”, the results were dull and malformed crystals. This…

ready for school. Firefox is going in 2nd grade, Little Cheesepuff is in 6th grade. Firefox’s Supplies -cheese backpack, -red pencil case - orange sharpener -yellow mechanical pencils -green ruler -blue folder, with cheese on it -purple highlighter -Crayola twistable crayons Crayola color pencils -white scissors -black pen -teal lunchbox -pink water bottle -Elmers stick glue -Elmer's liquid glue Little Cheesepuff’s supplies -Black water bottle -red backpack -blue pencil case -yellow notebook…

Simon is six years old and lives in Burlington, ON, with his mommy, daddy, brother, and sister. He loves Minecraft and his siblings (in that order). Simon enjoys karate. My cat is afraid of bats. The bat likes scaring my cat. Chloe lives in Richmond Hill, ON. She likes swimming and sports. Chloe likes lovely things such as gold and silver cups. When she grows up, she wants to be a pet doctor. Witches at night I don't like them They try to spook you Creepy spiders Hiding too! Valerie lives in…

day, and she could not pay for having her arm or her leg sawed off if she got caught fast where she was. At last she was safe through the fence and risen up out in the clearing. Big dead trees, like black men with one arm, were standing in the purple stalks of the withered cotton field. There sat a…