Sleepover

It was just another cold January winter night in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On the fifth of January, I was introduced to the world, I was born on the coldest day of 1999, at a frigid -30 degrees. I’ve been blessed with the two greatest parents in the world that have been married for 19 years. My family was completed on May 24, 2001, when my little brother Mason was born. Mason and I were not given our names for any specific reason our parents just liked the names. James was my middle name that my…

Little girls are meant to be just that, little girls. The foundation, canceler, eyelashes, fake nails and lipstick come in to play later on in their lives if they choose. In my experience, my mother didn’t force those things on me or even allow me to wear cosmetics until I was around thirteen and even then it was light makeup. Child beauty pageants were first made known in the 1960’s and each year where around three million children from ages six to sixteen compete for the number one spot. The…

Our nation, based on the principle of freedom, incarcerates of 1% of our nation’s population; that is 2.2 Million Americans, and one out of every one hundred people. America has the largest prison population in the world. Yes, higher than dictatorships and military states. Prison privatization is a major issue for many important reasons. However, it is an issue that is completely overlooked and unknown in the rhetoric of our nation. Private prison corporations can influence our government and…

When Church and Family Collide The giant, sea foam green building with the cross on the front is where I learned about myself and spent the first half of my life. The last time I went to visit it was the year I started high school. The hallways that echoed with my laughs and the memories of my childhood now looked so small. The room with the music controls my dad used to use so the voice of the choir could be heard by all did not excite me as much. No more did the wall made of rocks look…

The word “Alienated” is used to describe something or someone who is a cast off meaning the person or object has been abandoned or is no longer wanted. I am the opposite of alienated, in fact, the most common word used to describe me is a social butterfly. I delight in having a conversation with anyone and everyone; because of this trait, I am able to form friendships easily. My social skills developed all thanks to my mother. As a child, I attended a Catholic pre-school that she taught at. She…

and went to law school in Harvard. Many would trust her credibility and her comments because she came from a well-known and respected school. However, some things could be taken in for questioning. For example, she never lets her children attend a sleepover, get any grade less than an A, and wants them to be obedient (3). My mother is exactly the same in this matter. I personally believed that she was giving a respectable argument…

JOURNAL ENTRY # 1 I would start with the one I always think of the most. My pumping hearth, that is in no need for an electric recharge like our electronics. How it quickly pumps out the blood allover the body without stop, carrying the very well needed oxygen to the body in a matter of seconds, easily achieving the impossible. Journal Entry # 2 My bones are not the strongest bones there is, nor are they as flexible as I hoped they would be as a child but nevertheless; I am grateful for my…

Nightmare in the Woods Charlotte I don’t know what I did wrong. I don’t know how I got here. All I know is that the darkness is coming closer. I can feel the cold dampness of the ground underneath me. The chill of the earth against my temple helped cool the raging pain in my head. I could only glimpse the faint outline of the towering trees. It was definitely dark out. So where was the light coming from? My eyelids felt too heavy to keep open anymore. My eyes fluttered open for the last time to…

He opened his eyes to see that the forest he was once in has now become a dark room with vines protruding in many places. It was quite straining to see, the only light being the faint lights of gold and purple from the crowns of the superiors. The man started to speak, in an unnatural echoing voice, “Human, you have done something great and terrible for our realm. You have done a great feat, opened the faery realm into a portal in which we can devote our revenge towards the nonmagical human race…

For example, in the upper rooms of teahouses, “sleepover” practice was conducted, which allowed a few high-paying regular guests to stay the night with groups of young geisha. The geisha were not forced to have sex with the guests but lots of playful grabbing and fumbling went on.[2] With that being said…