Sky

Beth Brant (Mohawk) was one of the readings that was most impactful to me. The key concepts of imperative gender roles within society and the disapproval of sexuality are what drew me to this reading. In “This Is History”, Sky Woman is set apart from other individuals in her sky world as a result of…

When reading The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, keeping Jandy Nelson’s life and times in mind is essential as it gives the reader a deeper understanding of the novel, shedding light onto the grander theme of loss of innocence. For example, Lennie expresses her feelings in free-verse under a stone in Gram’s garden “Grief is a house/ where the chairs/ have forgotten how to hold us/ the mirrors how to reflect us/ the walls how to contain us/ Grief is a house that disappears/ each time someone…

unregulated, Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park is “safe, healthy, fun” because of its thorough rule system and differentiation from other parks. An indoor trampoline park is a new take on the outdoor “jump centres” that debuted in the 1960s, “located indoors, and have wall to wall trampolines to prevent people falling of the trampolines onto hard surfaces.” (Wikipedia, 2014) Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park first opened in 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada and began franchising in 2009. (Sky Zone…

In the movie (True story) October sky, a young teen boy named Homer Hickam watched a show/something on tv and watched huge, big rockets being launched.! So Homer one day was like “Mom, Dad i think im gonna build a rocket.” The main characters where, Homer, John, Elise, Jim Hickam. Miss Riley, Quintin, O’dell, Roy Lee, Miners, Ike Bykovsky, and the rest of the randoms. Homer was a very bright boy who had a goal, his goal was to build a rocket. So he did with , Roy Lee, Quintin,…

It's Friday night and we stand under the twinkling stars. Every constellation visible, as far as the east is to the west. Sheer beauty that could only be captured by the human eye. The trees surround us and their limbs are strong and sturdy, reaching out to us in a warm embrace. The wind rustles the leaves, and gives me a cool rush down my spine. My friends and I stand on the wooden benches of the amphitheater at Camp Timber-Lee. I look down at the worn bench and think about thousands of other…

The movie seems familiar to Scott. It portrays how the small gray aliens terrorized the humans. After the movie ends, Scott recognizes it as the movie Dark Skies. Scott laughs in his head because he knows that the grays have never terrorized humans like that. “Human, is this true?” the white creature asks. “Yes, this has been happening for years. That was the first time we discovered they were real,” replies…

How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars. You can see even more with a telescope. You might see stars where before you only saw dark space. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky and you can see those objects in more and more detail.…

As the light from the sun slowly disappears behind the hillside, followed by the half crescent moon giving off just enough light to illuminate the surrounding clouds. As you are walking around the dimly lit streets, trying to just make it into your house. As you walk alone, you hear a noise down a hard way and your mind starts to wonder as to what it could be. Now every step you take, to every breath you take in, you do it with ease, listening and waiting, guessing what will be behind the next…

As a young girl, my neighborhood friend and I would stargaze consistently throughout the summer. We would lay on her trampoline, look at the stars, and have detailed conversations about space. While we were lying down in the palpable darkness, we would identify as many constellations as possible. Although, the main night that stands out to me, was when her father brought his telescope outside to give us a close viewing of Jupiter. That moment still affects me today since I have continued to…

the just punishment of wrong-doings. This concept was addressed in Night Sky multiple times. When Sky was trying to move her hairbrush, she thought of, “…the monsters who took Sasha, because that poor little girl might never see her mom and dad again—and I swear I will find those bastards and bring them to justice, and you better believe it,” (Brockmann page 89). The term justice was used in this paragraph to show that Sky was going to make sure that Edmund is freed of any wrong accusations, and…