Raised Fist

Sam Torres couldn’t wait to buy a new guinea pig. He and his twin sister, Stacy, drove in their new green car to Cullen’s Critters, a pet store in Pacifica, California. The pet store, which opened eight years ago, included all pets that weren’t cats and dogs, such as fish, snakes, and lizards. And of course, Sam’s favorite animal, guinea pigs. While the twins took the ten-minute drive from their neighborhood to the pet store, they decided to listen to some tunes on Stacy’s phone. And what better…

cheeks as I struggled to put together what was happening to me. My vision started to become blurry as the damn started to overflow onto my face. I could feel my hands tremble as I to attempted to repair the damn that broke. I squeezed my hand into fists because I gained my freedom, but at a high cost. I walked mindlessly through the streets convinced I would wake up and this nightmare would be…

The Animals of Cold Mountain The characters in Cold Mountain are often hard to identify with as they are from the past and have experienced vastly different situations than the people of today. In order to make the characters feel more relatable Charles Frazier, the author of the book, utilizes the motif of insect animal and nature appearances. Frazier integrates the motif into his book with imagery and uses the animals as symbols for the reader to identify with. The first appearance of the…

Finally they arrived at the Misty village and mounted the molded boardwalk. Naruto was focused on only one goal: to out do Itachi, after he ever so smugly told him to get out of everyone's way. *rustle-rustle* Naruto threw a kunai at the sound, to his annoyance, it wasn't a big bad ninja but rather nothing at all, it must of been merely the wind. Sakura whacked Naruto on the head. "Quit scaring everyone like that!" Sakura yelled. "I'm sorry Sakura-chan...I just thought-" Suddenly, a snow…

Racism is defined as a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others (Olsen, 2014) While most white Americans acknowledge that racism is a problem in the United States, white people are half as likely as black people to see it as a major problem. Three out of…

serum has proven effective in tests with guinea pigs, but not in rhesus monkeys or in mice. There is also the therapeutic antibody made from those survivors of past Ebola outbreaks: the scientists have extracted mRNA from their bone marrow and it has raised the thought that a safe and replenishable source of therapeutic antibodies could be devolved. These two approaches are still in the works and show great promise in the future. As of right now to treat the Ebola strains there are no…

Taking a look at the habit of fingernail biting with what are possible causes and treatments available. Reading studies that use a diverse type of subjects from children to young adults. The causes are varied from nerves and anxiety to even boredom. It is valuable to know that punishment does not cure the behavior. It may seem that punishment will temporarily curb the behavior, but in fact any type of ridicule or punishment can do more harm to the person than the habit of nail biting itself.…

The bell rang and everyone filed out the door as fast as they could. Lamar was the last one in the room, he was in no rush. He grabbed his backpack and trudged out the door after the others. Lamar was one of the many juniors in Princetown High School. He walked to his locker and opened it. He shoved his books into the locker and removed his basketball. He bounced it twice quickly, then picked it up and began to walk towards the exit. He left the building and headed towards the courts. There was…

The Archangel Finds His Champion Archangel Michael stared down from the golden glowing clouds of Heaven, searching the earth for The One. Lucifer had already found his moral warrior, the black king stealing the first move in their little game of sacrificial lambs and slaughter. Now it was Michael’s turn to select a pawn, to decide which little piece of the board he wanted to invade. There was a man, big and quick on his feet, an ideal fighter – yet not such a smart one. His left guard was…

The short story, “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” written by Karen Russell, describes the lives of wolf girls living at St. Lucy’s to learn how to function in human society. This program uses a handbook, called The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock, and the nuns use it to guide their students. The narrator and main character, Claudette, develops partially to the Jesuit Handbook guidelines. She follows the handbook when she identifies with her pack, but veers away once…