Stepfamily

Trick or treat! It is Halloween! I dress up as a super girl while my classmates are batman, superman, princess, wolf, pirate, etc. Scary-looking ghosts walk past me I am scared of them. My teacher said, “That the Halloween parade will happen after lunch on the blacktop near the basketball hoops.” “Remember to stay on the line,” she said. I am not worried, besides I am not going to get myself lost in the middle of scary-looking monsters or ghosts. By the time, we line up on the blacktop ready for…

How many times have you lied to get out of trouble? In these passages, two characters show us that lying isn't always the best thing to do. “The Emperors Test,” was set in a distant land, far away, however, “The Mystery Ingredient,” was set in modern times. Even though there is a humongous time gap, there are many similarities between the two stories. First of all, both stories had a main character who were faced with a challenge. In “The Emperors Test,” Ling was told to raise…

Women Santa “Santa, I know him.” Macy’s Department Store had hired five women to play the part of Santa during this year’s holiday season in New York City.Macy’s did this because there was a shortage.The customers didn’t like this so they said they would never shop at Macy’s again.My opioin is that I wouldn’t like to have a woman Santa because having a woman Santa is like having a fake Santa. I don’t think having a woman as a Santa Claus is the best idea because I don’t think women could…

During the summer of 2015, I worked at a company called Shanghai Premium. In its description on Facebook, the company describes itself as the only based in Asia agency representing top international advertising film professionals. This includes directors, cinematographers, production designers, visual effects artists, and the like. As an intern, for eight hours a day, I would watch advertisements. For my job, I searched for patterns in cinematography, or a really unique ad to write an article…

The Star of Kazan is a historical mystery book written by Eva Ibbotson. Taking place in Vienna from 1900 to the 1920, a girl was abandoned at birth in a church and found by a cook, named Ellie. Feeling sorry for the little baby, Ellie took the bundle home with her to her to the three professor's house (Emile, Gertitude and Julius), where she worked. Growing up with a cook and a maid (Sigrid), Annika was bound to be good with her hands. Annika had 2 best friends, Pauline, the granddaughter of a…

Cinderella and the Three Giants in the Beanstalk Once upon a time there was… Okay, first off I don't like normal fairy tales. You gotta spice it up a little bit, right? First off there were 2 step sisters, their names were Gertrude and Edna, (I know, what horrible names) they had large noses, and they were a little bit on the chubbier side, and they both had hateful personalities. These sisters were so terribly mean and were also ugly that is was disgusting to even look at them. They made…

In the movie Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Danielle, the main character, had the similar background as Cinderella. She was a kind, stubborn and brave girl. Her mother died after she was born and she was raised by her father. When Danielle was eight-years-old, her father remarried a widowed baroness who had two daughters. Danielle became the servant in her house after her father died. Danielle met Prince Henry in her manor because Prince Henry stole a horse. Henry got attracted from the…

Does Reverend Paris care more about his reputation than his own daughters? In The Crucible written by Author Miller, Reverend Paris is elected to become, Salem’s new “Reverend”. He wants to make a good impression on Salem, since he is a leader he must hold a certain level of respect, for the community and their personal household. Paris faces his worst nightmare when his daughters turn out to be possessed with witches. This is not a very good situation to be involved in, weather you’re the head…

Evil Stepmonster Evil step monster. That, is what’s married to my dad, no, no she doesn 't do any harm to me or my little sister she 's just a straight up nutcase. Throughout the years I have mastered the process; and how to deal with her much like, I 'm sure, most kids with divorced parents do. Alright so picture this, a little five-year-old girl sitting on her dad’s couch,moping. She did not want to be there in the first place, and to make things worse her dad 's house smelt like fried food…

In today’s world single parents are becoming a more common part of life. According to the U.S Census Bureau, out of about 12 million single parent families in 2014, more than 80% are single mothers. Today one in four children under the age of 18 (a total of around 17 million) are being raised without a father. Over time, society has defined a traditional family as a family that consists of a man and a woman normally married, that have children. The percentage of traditional families has…