Schoolhouses

Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that the armbands were a separate type of speech than the people they were representing. They also stated that, “Students don’t shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.” The Supreme Court said that to suppress the students’ rights the school would have to prove that the students’ actions would “materially and substantially interfere” with the regular school day. The case, National Socialist Party of America…

White Dove slowly opened her eyes and began looking around. She soon discovers that she 's in a small dark cave. "How did I get in here?" She wonders as she continues to inspect her damp surroundings. "The last thing I remember is grieving over my father 's passing. Seeing White Dove stirring, the beast runs to her to her side. "It 's alright, you 're safe now," he softly replies. "Safe? What happened? Where am I? Oh, my god my son. Where is my son? She asks, quickly sitting up. "He 's fine."…

Introduction While thinking about my identities and ways to describe myself, I refer back to my “I Am From” poem. In my poem I listed all the things that first came to mind about my life and myself. I talked about the small town I am from, Sunday rituals, family life, high school, and relationships. All of these things have shaped me and made me the person I am today. I am a born and raised southern, Christian, white female. I am from a small town where everyone is pretty much related and…

My dad was a machinist by trade as well as being a “Jack of All Trades.” I would say that I was raised in a middle, Middle Class family. I started elementary school at Lakeport Elementary; spent fifth grade in a three-room schoolhouse called Gardendale Elementary, went through sixth through eighth grade at Fort Gratiot Elementary, and graduated from Port Huron Northern High School. The thing I liked the most about school was that I got away from home. My home life was tumultuous…

Center stage. A single actor in a pool of white light, his jaw opening to sing the first note of “Santa Fe” from the musical, NEWSIES. That is the director’s main goal, in my opinion; to captivate audiences within the first couple of seconds. One of the director’s main roles is to help guide actors during rehearsals. When I was younger, nine or ten, my elementary school teacher told me that I could be an excellent teacher. That has stuck with me through the years. A lot of the teachers that I…

Each had his own following, and there were some violent debates. At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times. He was especially successful with the sheep. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating ‘Four legs good, two legs bad’ both in and out of season, and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into ‘Four legs good,…