Raised Fist

Introduction For my service learning experience, I decided to continue my long-term volunteer position at Palmetto Place Children’s shelter. I also participated in the Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence. With Palmetto Place being on the micro level, and the walk being on the macro level, I was able to broaden my experience level. Through volunteering at Palmetto Place, I was able to expand my cultural competence for children in foster care, practice skills such as empathetic responding,…

Kaimesha McLean Mrs. Joyner English 4 Honors 16 December 15 Beowulf: The Epic Hero In the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf, Beowulf’s character portrayed him as an epic hero and not just a warrior. Certain qualities essential for an epic hero such as bravery, pride, and strength. The story of Beowulf connects with the old culture of Anglo-Saxon literature. Beowulf’s boasting and his farewell in the book made a connection to his heroic deeds throughout the whole story. Throughout Beowulf’s three…

The theory of John Locke that catch my attention while being at the tour was when they were giving treatment and diversity syllabus to children that have a different fist language. Where teachers talk to their bilingual students with their first language helping them understand the songs that helped them learn. This helps their parents not to struggle on the learning of the kid with one language at home and a different…

minutes he growled and snapped his jaw towards the area. I turned around and I could feel my eyes turn from their dark blue to a neon blue and went to slits. I faced my body to the area and I stared at it. I could feel my eyes lock on to someone. I raised my hand that was open and I started to close it very slowly. I could hear them gasping for air as my hand closed further. Before I could close my hand any further. Roden and the woman who woke me ran into the hallway. I didn’t look at them but…

My mother and father were both raised to be prejudice. They are firm believers in everyone should be with their own race and no one of another race should come into the town they live in. I do not hold the myth dear at all. The Roles of My Family Members The role that both my grandparents…

In the very beginning of American society in 1787, a staggering 92% of Americans lived rurally. However, this percentage was steadily declining and would continue to do so, as Jacob Riis accurately predicted in his book How the Other Half Lives: “At the beginning of the century the percentage of our population that lived in cities was as one in twenty-five. In 1880 it was one in four and one-half, and in 1890 the census will in all probability show it to be one in four.” In fact, by 1910, the…

My mother, Wendi Briseno, is a 35 year-old woman. She was born in 1981 Ogden, Utah. My mom was only 19 years-old when I was born. She is the youngest of three girls. She and her family were a very poor family, and they grew up travelling around. Her home town is Ogden, Utah. They moved to Washington for awhile. They lived there a few years before moving back down to Utah. Ogden, Utah is right next to the Wasatch Mountains. She remembers and loves the four seasons; Utah had cold winters, and…

Paper 1 I choose to do this specific part of the class assignment because I instantly was able to think of these two films. They are classic examples of films that are well known for having a strong political and social message. In the first film that I chose, Planet of the Apes (1968) these messages were implicit because they do not immediately jump out at you. In the second film, I chose Billy Jack (1971) these were messages were extremely explicit in nature because they jump right out at you…

reality be beautiful if love came knocking on your door? Your eyes would outshine luna, blood would creep up your neck to your cheeks and then to the tips of your ears, your lips would curve upwards mimicking a parabola, and your heart. My god, your fist-sized heart. One magical muscle. Your heart would race like it 's participating in the Olympics in the summer. It 'd give you such a high emotion that the first thought that crosses your mind will embarrasse you when you think about it…

I decided to take her call outside at this point as I knew she was looking to talk about it and I figured I might as well have a smoke or two. When I opened the front door Stumpy was standing there with his fist up in the air about to knock. I quickly told Christena “I have to go, Joe is on my porch I’ll have him call you”. “What the hell are you doing here man...? You ran away didn’t you?” I asked as I lite up a smoke. Straightaway he goes into a verbal rage…