Runaways

Kat watched Levi slouch in the saddle. He put on a good face, but she knew he needed to get to a doctor. With some coaxing, he agreed. They’d be discreet. She didn’t any want gossip to reach Jake. They arrived in town an hour later and found the doctor’s office. She dismounted. No sooner did her boots scuff the ground, than her ankle rolled. Pain, hot as fire, shot through leg. She tied her horse to the hitching rail and limped over to help Levi down. Although he swayed on the dismount, he…

Runaway children may not be the countries number one concern, but it is an ongoing issue that continues to happen time and time again. The current laws for runaway children aren’t up to standard because they stereotype teenagers as being defiant when they runaway instead of looking for reasons. The issue has been referred in the past. The conscious hip-hop track “Runaway Love” by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige (2007) on his album “Girls Gone Wild” is one song that really focused on the trial and…

necessities (Finzel 1). Indeed, teenagers that have been sexually abused before running away are more prompt to engage in this type of life since they believe themselves to be unworthy and do not hold any value over their body. Statistics show that 17% of runaway adolescents have experienced abuse, what is worse is that there is nothing being done about this problem (Finzel 1). Sexual abuse is a serious problem in America and one that should be punished more severely since it is causing youth…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by renowned author Mark Twain tells the story of Huckleberry Finn, an adventurous, young boy who travels down the Mississippi River on a raft with Jim, a runaway slave. These two runaways share many adventures together on and off the mighty Mississippi River during the distinctive post-Civil War period. During their adventures, they have many exciting encounters, including feuding families, and imposters who claim they are a duke and a king. The Duke and the…

significant is the fact that most runaways began their journey unaided, and due to this, some of them would be unfortunate enough get themselves recaptured while others could find the necessary help to escape. However, that did not mean that they would have a hard time finding the network, as it turns out that more and more people joined in the network during the time slavery was legal. It even meant that more white Americans, whether North or South, were prepared to aid runaways and give some…

The Runaway Jury, written by John Grisham, was copyrighted in 1996 and has 401 pages. The book is a courtroom thriller that centers on the selection of a jury for a landmark tobacco case in Biloxi, Mississippi where plaintiff Celeste Woods is suing a tobacco company called Pynex for her husband’s death. Rankin Fitch, a consultant working for Pynex, works to sway the jury through illegal means and even purchase the verdict. During the trial, a woman named Marlee begins to predict the actions of…

the sonnet takes a lot of skill to be written and some consider it beautiful to read, the same effects as a short story cannot be replicated through a sonnet. The sonnet tells a complete story but in a short and brief way. The story of Carla in “Runaway” could be summed up and written as a sonnet. The general idea about her unhappiness and decision to leave would be told and the…

As we continued to study, most of the runaway and abandoned (by the parents) youth are most likely identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ). There are 20 to 40% of the youth homeless population identifies as LGBTQ. Those youth have increased rates of sexual victimization, mental health issues, and substance use in comparison to their heterosexual and cisgender peers. LGBTQ homeless youth often need additional services because of these risk factors and they may…

Runaway Girl by Carissa Phelps is a memoir that has brought many of the concepts and material in this class to life. One of the first concepts that was given context to by this memoir was the violent masculinity that was discussed in the film Tough Guise 2. This violent masculinity was the notion that violence is a men’s issue and the ignorance of media and society to this issue and where it stems from a majority of the time. Where we see this take form in the memoir especially is with Carissa’s…

The Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave elaborates upon the American Dream’s shortcomings and failures. Concentrated on a previously-enslaved man who escaped the peculiar institution’s bondage, bought his freedom, and struggled to succeed in the abolitionist North, the narrative reveals the troubling racial and class-based parallels that exist between Nineteenth Century and modern-day America. Furthermore, the account disavows the United States’ paradoxical values and demands social and…