Rumors

innuendos or stories Asking about sexual fantasies, preferences, or history Personal questions about social or sexual life Sexual comments about a person's clothing, anatomy, or looks Kissing sounds, howling, and smacking lips Telling lies or spreading rumors about a…

When Hannah first moved to town, there were two other new kids, Alex Standall (from the previous tape) and Jessica Davis. Hannah and Jessica met through a well-meaning guidance counselor, Miss Antilly, who switched schools later that year. Clay remembers that she was replaced by Mr. Porter. Hannah says that the change in guidance counselors was "very unfortunate" (5.110). But she'll explain that in another tape. Clay wonders whether Mr. Porter had a role in Hannah's suicide. He was asking about…

“Before my journey began, my mind raced with the rumors I had heard. I anxiously imagined what this man and this class would be like.” These words written by former APCOMPEE Kallie S. describe the emotions I felt on the first day of school perfectly. Thankfully, due to the short six days of APCOMP so far, I have already began to feel more at ease in classroom number 246 despite the rumors that danced in my head continuously even before I made the decision to sign up for the most infamous class…

them to the school parking lot. It is said that these attacks usually happen in urban cities but for some reason it occurs where is less expected. Reputation plays a big part to why these attacks occur because in in small communities like Malcolm, rumors are widespread easily and that can ruin someone's reputation. Malcolm is a small community…

communicate that makes them believable, when in reality they are just great actors, or perhaps a false rumor is retold enough times it creates self-doubt, or we just don’t know any better. One example of this was during one of my travels to Singapore. Prior to getting off the ship, we were briefed on the country and warned to strictly adhere to the country’s rules, customs and laws. Additionally, there were rumors that an American teenager had been publicly caned for throwing a rock at a car. …

baseball’s creation, the sport has changed over the time. Baseball’s history is a bit scattered. We don’t technically who the original creator was but one rumor that was floating around that a man Abner Doubleday was the original creator of baseball. However this is false, in fact there isn’t any evidence to support this, the only reason this rumor started was because someone testified that he was indeed the creator. The man credited as the creator of baseball is Alexander Cartwright (“B-R…

In The Great Gatsby the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses a first person narrator to convey more meaning in his words. This narrator is Nick Carraway. Mr. Carraway is chosen as the narrator because of his relationships with other characters, his non-judgemental mindset, and his non-biased opinions. Nick Carraway is a very agreeable person, he never argues, and he goes on with whatever others want to do. This makes him a great candidate for friendship. One of his best qualities is the ability to…

On one occasion in particular, there was a rumor that the special needs kids were making the cookies at lunch. Everyone threw their cookies in the trash and started to protest against eating them. The rumor lived up to its name because it was not true, but the point is, what if they did make our cookies? Clubs and organizations have bake sales all the time and majority of the…

The year is 1774 and I have decided to join the colonial army in hopes of helping with the freeing of the colonies. I currently live just south of charlotte South Carolina, but soon I leave to join the colonials in their fight against oppression. My father is worried that soon this fight may become a full out war with England, along with the rest of my family. My wife and daughter fear that I act to hastily in joining too soon, they fear that war is coming and ill will be drawn into the fight.…

Just like anybody else, there are certain things I’m very passionate about. It is also a part of how I was raised to try and make a change in what I believe is wrong. One problem I’m exceptionally passionate about and am in the process of solving is bullying. To be specific, myself and others would like to solve the bullying of high school athletes by their coaches. Unfortunately this past summer, I was cut from my high school volleyball team. This decision wasn’t based on the usual…