Running

homicides. Gang affiliation has taken a big role on the lives of many young people, falling into drugs, and maybe to the course of committing murder or other crimes. Gang affilitation is a important role in the book Always Running and its main protaginist Luis Rodriguez. Always Running has a good example of this Social issue which is Gang affiliation, Luis who is the main character of the book is surrounded…

Cross country is a worldwide sport that has been around since the early nineteenth century. Many people believe that cross country races simple because unlike other sports, running is something that everyone has the ability to do. The truth to running is actually more mental than it is physical and many people don’t understand that until they are in a race themselves. Here are some steps on how to mentally and physically run a successful cross country race. The first step is to mentally prepare…

Have you ever wonder why there’s no running waters on Mars? Many of us might be questioning why we can’t survive on Mars; well, the main reason is there’s lack of air, oxygen, and importantly water. There are resources clarifying that there are water on Mars; however, the water are all frozen into ice. Scientist are discovering the reason that causes the water to turn into frozen ice. The article “Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features” written by Matthew…

The fear of my father drove me down the road, down a path I never thought I would be. However, little did I know, I was running straight into my fears, not around. The day I left home, I was hurting emotionally. My father had verbally abused me, and I was not having it any longer. So, I ran away. But within my fear I found relief, I found my salvation. The feeling of running away, then being locked away in an eight by four concrete cell away from all of my troubles, was a sense of relief. Life…

innocent individuals of color, all because of incorrect and invalid expectations of one another that we have as a society. In the book Always Running, Luis Rodriguez writes an autobiography about the harsh reality of the gang life as a teenager. He watches rape, experiences killings, sees death, and so much more all for a little power and freedom. Always Running exhibits how the social norms and social hierarchies limit the rights of the disadvantaged minorities. Luis’ color of his skin plays a…

An aha moment that occurred in chapter 13 of the book “The Running Dream” was when Fionda realized that Jessica might be mad at a girl named Merryl because she is dating the boy that Jessica's likes but really, Jessica doesn't care and just wants to move on. “After school Fiona's rolling me across campus in the direction of the courtyard when she says, “I just realized something.” “What’s that?” “Guess who wasn't at your party today?” “Uh… who?” “Merryl.” I shift my backpack in my lap. “Did I…

Track Season Hot, sweaty, and tiring; there is nothing like track season. My love for track started when I was in elementary school. We had field days, and every field day we had an event called the relay race. I was last leg and everyone was always looking forward to seeing my performance. My relay team always won because I was the one who brought in the gold. Those years are now a memory. When my senior year of high school started, things started to get bumpy; I rarely attended practice…

Ray Bradbury’s “The Sound of Summer Running” and Sandra Cisneros’s “Eleven” both have a charter that puts on something for the first time and include many descriptive emotions. In both stories, the main character puts on the clothing items to and are both overwhelmed with feelings, some good, some bad. In “The Sound of Summer Running” the clothing item is a pair of sneakers that symbolizes freedom and a new beginning to the Douglas, the main character. “The tennis shoes silently hushed…

I remember the time when my coach made me run a cross country race on a course with hills bigger than a house in our town. She thought that I was ready to run three miles in under twenty-five minutes. It was hard, and I thought I would fall but I kept going and never gave up. The day of our cross country meet, our coach came and picked us all up at our houses, took us to a gas station, and got us food. We all got something light so we wouldn’t get stomach aches during our race. Then…

Greetings classmates, A 3 mile run from my house is a historic place that was settled by the Timucua Indians, French and Spanish explorers. The run takes place on mostly shaded sidewalk with some dappled sunlight. Occasionally, I will have my iPhone with me for music and tracking purposes but sometimes I don’t bring it. There are rarely other runners when I run. The run there and back is a time of reflection to gain focus and clarity about the coming events. There is a Theodore Roosevelt Trail…