Something Awful

someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. This time of year you will hear words like scary, fear, or frightening all the time. Obviously these words are not used to describe something nice. Fear is not going to a five year old girl’s birthday party, being surrounded by pink and purple fluffy objects. Fear is not defined by the board game world of Candyland. Fear is something we try to avoid, fear is something that makes you feel unsecure and scared, fear is not…

for this one person. Not only myself said ok and conformed to this change but everyone in the family just to keep from causing conflict or an argument. I would say this would be normative social influence. Conforming in this situation makes me feel awful. I think since its at my parents house they should be the one deciding…

as we go through life, but it is how we respond to these misfortunes that defines who we are. No one wants bad things to happen to them, in fact we do everything we can to avoid going through difficult times, but some things can not be avoided. Something we can avoid is obsessing over the inevitably unfortunate things that happen in our lives. There was a time in my own life when I was on the edge of being consumed in my own sadness. In fourth grade, around my 10th birthday, I was at my…

his blues will take him down. The author chose to use music to tell the story because like today, it can be used as an escape. For Sonny, playing music helps him tell his story of an awful past and unforgettable present. The narrator inscribes how “Creole let out his reins. The dry, low, black man said something awful on the drums, Creole answered, and the drums talked back… then they all came together and Sonny was part of the family again.” (Baldwin, page 117) The mentioned quote reflects the…

put my whole family into sort of a shock he had worked as a tree climber for about 30 years and not even a sprained pinky happened to him and all of a sudden him getting hurt was just awful that was on of the worst days of my life just coming home and finding a note on my bedroom door saying what happened felt awful i was alone for almost a whole day wanting to see my dad at the hospital but instead i was justing sitting in my bedroom wishing i had someway to get there my whole family had left…

their own. An old town’s woman states, “He has changed himself into something awful, only by hiding his face” (Hawthorne 390). The people quickly shun him only because of a simple black veil. The townspeople never once consider the symbolic importance, instead they gossip and spread…

to eliminate an embarrassing memory? Well, let’s just say, I wish I could’ve. I have awful anxiety when I had to present in front of the class. However, this wasn’t just presenting, I had to act a scene from Romeo & Juliet. I’m awful at acting, but there was no use getting out of it because it was required. When the teacher announced this, I confronted her about my anxiety, so she can possibly work out something different with me, but I had group. They were sociable and very outgoing, so I don’t…

For kids here in the UN, they wake up, go to school, do some math problems, and read a book. This is a regular routine for them. However, girls in Afghanistan and other relating country only dream of getting a proper education. When they wake up, they will help around the house and maybe go out in public, but only with a male escort or they will get beaten. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to talk about girl’s rights to education, rights to make decisions for themselves, and rights to be seen…

seemingly endless part of their life and Elie made the reader feel and understand that. Elie had gone through great suffering like being torn away from everyone he loved except his father. When Elie shared this event with the reader, he showed how awful it was to remember your mother and sister walking away to their death. The way that Elie…

Adult time for adult crime Today's court framework is left with numerous troublesome choices. A standout amongst the most disputable being whether to attempt adolescents as grown-ups or not. With the quantity of kids in adult detainment facilities and prisons rising quickly, inquiries are being asked for what good reason kids have been carrying out such grievous violations and in what capacity will they be halted. The truth is that it is not the children' blame for their poor decisions and…