Sled

don’t seem to hear Clark yelling. Clark steps on a loose board, hitting himself in the face several times before finally reaching the window. He is already too late to get help. Later, the film follows the attic scene with the sled scene, in which Clark uses oil to make the sled go faster in an explosive ride ending in Clark slamming into a Walmart mailbox. Maslin prepares the audience by saying, "floors will collapse, ladders fall, Christmas trees come hurtling through windows," preparing the…

The one thing that is memorable to me as a child would be the hill that was behind of my apartment building in San Diego California. Before I discovered the hill, I would stay inside my room majority of the day watching cartoons on television or playing different types of board games like monopoly or connect four. I would also play on my mother computer, playing all types of game such as the Sims, the building of Sim City, and the bomber. I was not getting much outdoor activity. The hill was…

Throughout history, human rights have often been suppressed. As a result, many people feel violated and angry toward those who suppress it. One of the reasons that this is an issue is because, people often feel superior to others ruining a feeling of equality among others. This reason is displayed in Toni Cade Bambara’s “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird.” In this short story, two cameramen are filming Granny’s family without her permission. The cameramen are filming them for the county assuming that…

Ernest Shackleton led his crew on the Endurance to attempt to be the first group of individuals to cross the Antarctic continent overland. One day away from land the crew became iced in and eventually the ship sank. Leaving the crew with limited supplies. Ernest being the leader made sure every man went home alive. His leadership skills were spectacular during the journey. Ernest Shackleton was left with moral decision making in the days and months that passed between the sinking of the…

How many freedoms would you give up for a peaceful society? In The Giver, the author fills our imaginations with a community where color, emotions, and choices of your own are nowhere to be found. The Giver is about a twelve year old boy named Jonas, who lives in the emotionless, colorless place called The Community. Twelves are given jobs on their communal birthday, but instead of receiving a job, Jonas starts his training with a man called The Giver, to become the new Receiver of Memory, which…

himself or his interests. Essentially, life in Starkfield will extinguish your hopes and dreams. This God-forsaken town took its toll on Ethan which led to his desperate decision on one cold day in Starkfield. Ethan attempted suicide by riding his sled into a big oak tree. However, he is hesitant and steers away at the last second. This leaves him and someone he loves, Mattie, injured. Now, he and Mattie have to live the same cold and depressing life but with bad injuries. Living in Starkfield…

Every week, we were required to read three to four chapters and then take a short quiz on those chapters. It was almost like a punishment having to read the book. The actual topic of the book wasn’t the issue, considering I’ve read a few books about sled dogs before, but the way the book was put together was absolutely terrible. How could someone write such a horrid book? I wish I could say that the reading paid off in the end, but it’s far from that. The questions on the quizzes were all…

Similarities and Differences between Cree and Haida When people talk about First Nations they think they’re all similar from each other but as what some people say “We’re all different from each other”. They think they’re all similar from each other because their First Peoples. In some points they’re similar but not all the First Peoples are similar. Just like Cree and Haida they have a lot of differences especially when it comes to spiritual beliefs, transportation, and many more.…

care of financially. When her father’s drinking got bad, Amelia’s mother would shuttle her and her sister Muriel to their grandparent’s house. Muriel and Amelia were always seeking out adventures, such as climbing trees and taking rides on Amelia’s sled. When she was ten years old her family was reunited but, her father was having a hard…

When I woke up, I looked outside my foggy window noticing the dark, rainy, and dreary weather. Somehow I already knew that it wasn’t going to be a good day. I had a slow start to my rainy morning, as did the rest of my family. Still in our pajamas, my family and I watched movies all morning. We were in the middle of watching The Help when the phone rang, we all looked around at each other to see which one of us would get up to answer the phone. Eventually, my father rises, leaving the living…