Railroad car

Adelaide and I stand towards the center of the group; my father is in a corner, praying. We don’t sleep well and as light begins to break through the cracks in the train car, the train slows and stops. We hear doors opening and officers yelling, first far off and then closer to us. The door of the car in front of us slams loudly open. Officers shout and we hear people shuffle off of the train. No one says a word. As our door opens, bright light breaks into the train car. We are blinded by it As my eyes adjust, I can’t help but be terrified. There are officers everywhere, even more than in the ghetto. There are tall electrical fences and smoke stacks. The officers shout commands and observe as we jump out of the cars. My mother rushes to us. Families all around us reunite. Suddenly an officer yells, “Men on one side, women on the other!” My parents embrace each other quickly, and we say our goodbyes. My mother takes Adelaide by the hand and they start to walk away from us and to were the other women stand. My father and I trudge to where the men are. We join the line and stand silently. We wait for whatever will happen…

think that the most impact of me changing into how I am today would be the car culture. The car culture is a place where I really adapted into. I learned about how the whole scene works and the different kinds of people. When I lived in California a group of friends that I had were car enthusiast, they would talk about the meets going down, the events, etc. I was more of a regular person at the time who cared nothing else except video games. I later adapted to this culture because I like how…

In the Askins’ free time (cont’d.) Many people in town would move out to the beach. Mr. Askins’ remembers these times like they just happened yesterday. On the way to Florida the Askins’ family would stop at Mount Olive Baptist Church in South Georgia, and they would have lunch on their lawn. His father drove an Oldsmobile. Cars were a big deal in the 1950’s. The new cars would be released and Mr. Askins would beg his father to take him to the dealer, so he could see the cars. It was the most…

feel warm. It’s September of 2006, my birth month. I pass by the kitchen eavesdropping on my mother talking on the phone about a huge birthday party that I knew was for me; however, I pretended not to know. I wanted to be excited. The day comes, and my loving mother knew exactly what I wanted, a Disney Pixar Cars themed party! My family and friends are spread across our yard and as typical, mothers are gossiping, fathers are drinking beer, and kids are running for their lives as they play…

Did you ever want to become one of the best detectives like the people movies? Well, most of the best detective uses the steps I am going to teach you. So I am going to help you solve a case that will help you solve more cases. The case is about someone who robbed a rare fish. So the police officer tries to find the thief, but there was a street with five houses and they know that one of those houses is the thief. It is only to you the best detective in the world (That is you.) So now you will…

home from work and spot a car that is a little bit way too low to be on the road? Most of us have and if you are not into todays car scene, you might just find it a little bit too weird. Today’s car scene is subculture that is rapidly growing and many are proud to be in. Within these car scene subcultures we have different categories that we can identify; classic, American, and imports. These are all very different subcultures but they all share one thing, and that is the love and care for their…

Because runaway notices could not be published until Monday mornings, Tubman would gather her passengers and leave on Saturday nights. She carried Opium with her when traveling with infants in order to keep them from crying and revealing the groups cover. Tubman never exposed her passengers to more risk than already presented, therefore they only traveled by proper routes during the night, took turns having passengers on lookout when resting, and only getting supplies from houses confirmed to be…

Railroads can be very dangerous and you should remember the importance of safety when around them. Because of the trains size it tends to look like it is going slower than it actually is, but trains travel at very fast speed and people tend to easily overlook it and don’t think about how fast they are really going. The odds of surviving a car train crash are slim and don’t end in a pretty way. If you practice safe driving and actions around trains and railroads when learning to drive, and soon…

have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.”(BrainyQuote.com) one of the issues of the time was that most African American slaves had been institutionalized to the functions of plantation and their subservient lifestyle. They were manipulated to truly believe that they were not superior to the white man and that they had no chance of freedom. Many times when Harriet would attempt to free a slave they would get nervous and have a change of heart in which she would say “You’ll…

neighborhood house that has been sustained since 1720 (Croghan, 2015). This house is interconnected with slavery that occurred within people of African decent along with serving as a safe house along the Underground Railroad. The Hendrick I. Lott House is located at 1940 East 36th Street in Brooklyn, New York. The Lott House rests in the neighborhood known as, Marine Park. The house was originally purchased by Johannes Lott. Johannes Lott was a farmer and a community leader. The house was then…