Shed a Tear

careful, this shouldn’t have happened, you were only 20 how could you be pregnant. Tears started to well in your eyes as you thought about what this meant, your whole life was going to be flipped around in one way or another, if you kept the baby or not. Things were going to change, but at least you’d have your dad. He was only 17 when he got your mom pregnant he’d know what to do, he could help. You dried your tears and cleaned up throwing the test into the trash before making your way to the…

‘Til Death Do Us Part “How could you do this to me Ashley?” “I didn’t think you’d ever find out.” “You cheated on me!” “It was only a couple of dates.” “It doesn’t matter how many dates you went on. The point is that you cheated on me.” “Theo, it’s not a big deal!” “YES! IT! IS!” Theo said as he pushed Ashley in anger. All of the sudden Theo heard a loud thud. He had pushed Ashley a little harder than he had intended to. There was blood on the corner of the railing and Ashley was eight…

Chrisney’s legs weakened. No matter how she tried not to hear, that sexy, baritone, lose your mind, body, and soul and live with the regret voice could not be denied. She cried even harder. She did not want to hear him, feel him. He was the last person she wanted in her face. As she backed away, the firmness of the body she bumped into shocked her. She hadn’t realized anyone else had entered the room. “I’m sorry,” she said into the air. Still behind her, the nurse patted Chrisney’s shoulder…

Her frenetic questions cut off by a noise Millicent would never forget - a harsh, wriggling noise, followed by a thud. Millicent heard her mother draw in a keen breath before speaking, her voice unusually serene: "I love you, Millie and your siblings." The phone went dead. "Mom!" Millicent shrieked into the phone. "Mom, are you there?" Call ended, the screen flashed. But why would her mother have hung up like that? "Millie," Raymond said. It was the first time she'd ever heard him tell her name…

The Trail of Tears was a forced journey that took place for about 125,000 Native Americans from 1831-1838. These Native Americans were from different states in the Southern United States such as: Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina. The Trail of Tears is what took place after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The government forced these 125,000 Native American’s out of their homes near the Appalachian Mountains, to relocate in Oklahoma. The trail from the Appalachian Mountains…

Hawk was one of the tribe leaders who stood for justice and took an effort to combat the Illinois militia to reclaim their land. The aim of this paper is to discuss Black Hawk’s role of bravery due to the Indian Removal Act that led to the Trail of Tears and his autobiography justifying his insubordinate actions and his steadfast attitude in the war with perseverance to accomplish his goal to obtain the Indians…

The Indian Removal Act, or Trail of Tears, was a massive forced migration of many Indian tribes in the southeastern United States in the mid 1800’s. The Indian Removal Act caused a massive disturbance in the Native American tribes of the southeast United States. In the early 1830’s thousands of Cherokee Indians lived on a vast expanse of the southeastern United States, however, in the end of the 1840’s hardly any remained as a result of the Indian Removal Act (History). The Indian Removal Act…

lives of thousands, all the pain and suffering for soil. I had stated that I would argue the poor decision of Jackson and yet I did. The raid, sufferings and tears were not worth the land that was taken. In most cases, several would agree that the Trail of Tears was devasting. Little do we know the true feelings and aches of pain that were shed over a thousand miles and to put one’s self in the shoes of the Natives? Our inner mind and soul could not begin to imagine the pain. Therefore, Jackson…

government and now the nation was so small that they simply couldn’t afford to lose any more land. So the Cherokee council made this sale of land a crime punishable by death. He was eventually killed after a long struggle but the Cherokee nation shed no tears for him. After this event, the Cherokees were divided into two groups, one who accepted the white way of life and the other who, seeing what greed could do to a person, shuns it. The Treaty of New Echota in 1835 is one of the most…

Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, countless Native American tribes were forced to leave their lands by the United States government. The physical removal is known as the Trail of Tears, for the vicious and brutal conditions withstood by the victims of forced relocation. As an affect, displacement results in loss and pain for social, cultural, and religious values, unique to topography. Overtime, succeeding generations must come to terms with the suffering endured by their ancestry.…