Shoelaces

worried about. However, she was thinner than he’d ever seen. She’d dropped a good fifteen pounds she couldn’t afford to lose. Gwen wore an oversized white T-shirt that exposed one shoulder, black yoga pants, and her favorite red canvas sneakers, minus shoelaces. Arthur smiled. She was still Gwen. Paler, thinner, and her eyes appeared tired, but she was Gwen. As she drew closer, her gaze shuttered and her mouth formed a tight line. Gwen was not pleased to see Arthur. His heart pounding and his…

The Worst Day Ever It was a long day at school… my first C… my boyfriend is mad at me… and I dropped my phone in the toilet… way to go… worst day ever. The bell rang for fifth period to end, and the first thing I did was turn on my phone to see what the damage was. Ugh, lines, everywhere. What had I done to deserve this? Was it because I didn’t study hard enough? I don’t understand... why me? Mom wasn’t supposed to be home until 8:00 tonight. She had to work overtime. Dad died when I was 11 in…

As technology improves through the years, we as a human race must evolve to keep up with the ever-changing world. Technology has a different effect on adults as they evolve with it, but children are raised with it. From the day they’re born, technology plays a major part in their lives. The problems start in the early stages and imprints on them. It follows them into their later years and then they do what their parents did to them to their children. How does one outweigh the bad with the good…

than Outer Party members. This is shown when Winston mentions, “Party members were supposed not to go into ordinary shops (’dealing on the free market’, it was called), but the rule was not strictly kept, because there were various things, such as shoelaces and razor blades, which it was impossible to get hold of in any other way” (Orwell 9). The party members are seen as a higher class than those who aren’t and should act like they are better than the lower classes. Winston isn’t very…

In the book “Secret life of bees” an emotional historical fiction book written by Sue Kidd, Lily wants her mother more than anything in the world, But her mother is gone, so Lilly is trying to find information about her mother and where she went and Lily try's to find a new family. Throughout “Secret life of Bees”, Lilly is struggling to get over her mother’s death, but 3 african american women show Lilly that family can be found when least expected and love can be found in strange and wondrous…

to be his golf bag (9 iron, driver, putter and 5 wood). He knew for his transition to the tree-house he would have to bring along just the bare essential: wood furnisher, socks, some expired microwavable onion rings, spare 9 volt battery, extra shoelaces and four cans of tomato soup. Stopping The Eye Doctor’s disgraceful prices would be a difficult task, but knew after his midnight jogs (well… he thought it was midnight) and his 6 month subscription to National Geographic Gold’s Gym membership,…

Martin Pistorius was a regular kid, living a regular life in South Africa until one day, it took a turn for the worst… or maybe it was for the better. When he was twelve years old, he had a sore throat. In the months to follow, Martin’s body had degenerated and he became a quadriplegic. He was also unable to speak. Martin soon became entirely dependent on caregivers, and he was always being moved from care center to care center. Little did the people around him know, Martin’s mind was completely…

hate towards countries they are at war with. Then in Ministry of plenty is in charge of the food rations. Citizens notice that certain items are being cut from their rations, which creates smaller rations until they can’t find simple items such as shoelaces or razor blades. Afterwards the third is the Ministry of truth, this is where the protagonist Winston works changing historical records. Also, the ministry of truth is where the new party language Newspeak. This Ministry destroys history…

It is often regarded by scientists that someone’s personality is determined by their DNA. In those strands that state the color of someone’s hair and eyes, also decides whether or not a person is pre-genetically disposed to being “successful.” However, I have a vivid memory of where I became aware of the word “success,” although at the time, I probably only found the definition intriguing. The story was titled The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and it was though this story of…

In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston, the protagonist, is fighting the regime of the Party that constantly impedes on people’s actions through his thoughts and minor actions. Firstly, the 21st century shows resemblances to 1984 because they both somewhat exemplify corporate control of a consumer society. Recently in Uruguay, the Philip Morris tobacco company sued the country for enforcing health codes by printing disturbing warnings of the impacts of tobacco use. As a result, the small…