Sid and Nancy

Going through school, the books we had to read were universally terrible. No one, let alone a high school student, wants to read a book originally written on a pot, or the book version of Sons of Anarchy, or an allegorical book about an economic system that doesn't exist anymore. Into The Wild drove me crazy as a Boy Scout, with the protagonists intentional disregard for commonly accepted outdoor safety procedures, and The Great Gatsby was a better movie. The only book that I liked, and liked a…

Wondering how the first colonists felt, when they first arrived to the new world, Emily Amend and I started to play a game called Civilization IV. Civilization IV is a game that allows its players to create settlements, occupations, and alliances with others that would allow the citizens within the settlements to survive. Civilization IV, also, allows its players to feel like they were actually just coming over to America because the players had to make decisions that the first colonists had to…

Of all elements that any story is composed of (characters, setting, plot, etc.), there is no true way to determine which is more important to the development of the story; without characters, there is no one for the plot to occur to, no one to occupy the setting. Without plot, there is nothing for the characters to do, the story is merely stagnant. but with no setting, there is no place for the characters to exist, for the plot to occur to-there is no available catalyst in which the story may…

In the short essays “On Being a Cripple,” by Nancy Mairs, and “Living Under Circe’s Spell,” by Matthew Soyster, two different authors expose what their life was like after being diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis). The first essay is a piece that discusses years of dealing with this chronic degenerative disease, reflecting on what it has taught the author, how it has made her a better person, and also talks a lot about how society should treat the disabled as normal people. The second is a…

protect his baby brother from harm in his own society at the end of the book by running away with him d. I babysit a lot. I have to be responsible with the child. “What I wouldn’t have given to the see the Eiffel Tower one day! But even though Nancy Drew is rich, she…

I didn’t even want to take this class. My grandfather looked at me and said, “Don’t you already know how to speak English?” All I could do was roll my eyes because I agreed. I already have spell check on nearly every device or application I use. I don’t plan on writing for a career. I am a Biology major for heaven sake. So how did this class go from not even wanted, to making me switch my major? It was a process with several parts that resulted the realization that I never even spoke about…

Drafts of Nancy drew Case background When Nancy was driving, she saw a little girl. She was in the middle of the road and the truck kept on honking her. When the girl went to the side of the road she fell off a shallow cliff and Nancy went together. The little girl’s great aunt told Nancy to bring her in. The great aunt thanked Nancy for getting Judy backup. She said that Judy’s parents had died in a boat explosion and they left very less money for her. A cousin of the aunt's father, Josiah…

This next boot had to be one that would have to carry me from the snow and ice into stores or restaurants. While I love being outdoors snowboarding or strapping on snow shoes, there are times when I have to go from the outdoors into a restaurant with my family. Stylish, lightweight and protective are the words of the day for the pair of boots I needed. Thankfully, I found those boots in the Pajar Men's Trooper Snow boot. Actually, if I'm being honest, the wife picked out the style that she…

Growing up is a part of life and though some may bloom later than others everyone grows up sooner or later. In Bobbie Ann Mason’s “Shiloh,” truck driver Leroy Moffitt is badly injured and suddenly forced to stay at home with Norma Jean, his distant wife. This brings her to the realization that she is no longer happy with where she is. She displays maturation that brings her to a better place and through her drastic self improvements Mason reveals that maturing and moving on are key parts of life…

FAMILY BACKGROUND: Ronald Secor or ‘Ron’ as he prefers to be called was born September 1st, 1944, in Binghamton NY. Ron was born to Robert Secor and Laura (Beck) Secor. Robert worked for IBM throughout Ron’s life. Ronald described his father as a caring person with a great sense of humor, but also strict when it came to parenting. Laura was a homemaker, and spent her life raising Ron and his two siblings. Laura was described as the head of the household or “the boss of the clan”, she liked…