Stop Calling Me

got a ride home from my swing dance class that night. I chose to do this because I would have been taking the bus very late at night and this did not feel safe. This experience showed me the impacts that being forced to rely on transit can have on other areas of life. In this situation, neither option felt good to me. I felt that it was a choice between risking my personal safety by taking the bus at eleven o clock at night or if I hadn’t been able to secure a ride, skipping swing dance…

lived there, sitting in their couches, reading newspapers. My father had lived in one of those kind of houses before he got bored of the town, left and returned with a new wife. But that had been nearly 3 years ago. When the bus pulls up at the next stop, students scurry on, swiftly filling up the last vacant seats. A tall, pale girl with frizzy hair shuffles in behind the others. She moves up the aisle awkwardly and as the bus starts moving again, “Can I sit here” she says. I nod. I…

The Frightening Moment It was summer break. I woke up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, then I woke my sister up, My sister is 5’6 in tall, has long black hair and black eyes, and is plump and chubby. My sister and I went to the kitchen to make some breakfast. I made some tea, and my sister made some French toast. After having breakfast, we went to get dressed, and I picked up a light blue shirt and black pants. My parents own two gas stations, so after getting dressed we went to one of our gas stations…

Freedom Riders: Perspective of Margret Oswalt At just nineteen years old Margret Oswalt moved to Jackson Mississippi with a business degree. She got her first job working in an insurance business called Kemper Insurance Company. The company was right across the street of Trail Way Bus Station, where the freedom rider buses came through. The day the freedom riders came into Jackson, Mrs. Oswalt and her co-workers opened their window and were shocked at what they saw. The streets were crowded,…

Causes for Students do not get the Grade they want. Nowadays, education is necessary for everyone. For this reason, it is important for students to do a good job in school, high school, but the main one is the university. Because, after they get a degree they will get a job. Considering this, it is basic that students get good grades. But in many cases, learners may not understand that the courses they are taking are now the most important. They use their time to do other things, and they do…

couldn’t believe it she said to me ,” we have to go see the body.” I agreed and we got into the car. When we got to the scene of the crash everything was cleared. My girl wanted to be alone. She stormed off and left her friend and I in the car. I said to her friend that guy… she um… and she said her boyfriend? I started crying not because of his death but it was for her. After a few hours of waiting we left. I got a call from her later on. She was crying asking me to come back. When her friend…

As I’m trained in western ideology and practiced to judge people from their First impression, my Mind whispered to me saying “kalpesh’s uncle is a person of ordinary skills”. We sat for a small discussion, Uncles started the conversation with vey fluent English which astonished me at that instant. As we continued are “chat”, it became clear that he has being working for “Times of India” for couple of years and then became the General Manager of…

Wal-Mart in Nacogdoches. I got out of my truck and walked to the back and let the tailgate down. I then retrieved the wheelchair out of the back of the truck and then sit down. There was five people standing four cars up from where I parked. They glared at me and I knew what was going through their minds, as I passed I could hear them talking although I do not know what was said. I entered the store and navigating my wheelchair through the grocery side of the store that was easy as the isles are…

With a turn of a key he commanded the chevy’s engine to come to a complete stop. He stuck his hand out the window and opened the truck’s door from the outside, seeing as that was the only door handle left on it. As he limped to the door he pulled out the key the check-in assistant gave him, opened the door and then proceeded into…

the window processing the task I was about to go and accomplish. I had arrived to the school thinking this will be grand. I leap onto the bus expecting to sit with a friend. As I saw all the faces I some what recognized I noticed there was no spot for me. As I scanned the bus the only spot open was next to the secretary. I plopped into the seat. I started to introduce myself and she seemed to be really nice. We chatted for the hour long bus ride talking about so many things. As I peered out the…