Straight edge

so, it creates an environment that will assist in keeping the children in it safe, encouraging positive behaviors, and supporting their development. One of the most important guidelines is to ensure that tables, desks, and other items have rounded edges. If a child falls and hits a body part on a sharp corner there is more likely going to be a bigger injury than if they fall on a rounded corner. Another safety tip is to make sure that the heights of the products are shorter. If the distance from…

This autobiography “Let It Snow”, takes place in North Carolina during a snowy winter that left children home from school. David and his sisters had driven their mother over the edge because they had been home a week straight on snow days. The Mother kicks her kids out of the house to get some peace and quiet; as a result, she starts drinking: In conclusion, the children plot revenge on their drunk mother by creating a potentially dangerous situation, causing mother to come outside in the snow…

When it comes to being put in a crisis, people have different mechanisms to cope. Avoiding the reality of an unpleasant situation is a common theme in both William Stafford’s Traveling through the Dark, and Shoshauna Shy’s Bringing My Son to the Police Station to be Fingerprinted. Both poems use literary elements such as diction and imagery to exemplify different ways of coping when put in a high-stress position. Although these two poems share a similar theme, each author uses the literary…

Jessica sat down and dug through her drawer, retrieving her old photo album from 2005. Every page, every memory, made her wish that she could have been 6 for one more year. Although, the last page was really the one that made her want to go back. It had a picture of her, her mom, and her dad at the zoo on her birthday. They were all standing huddled together in front of the fence where you could pet and feed baby goats. Jessica was surprised that she really didn’t look that much different from…

at rest at the top of the sloped edge. The inertia that the Slinky also possess allows the Slinky to stay at rest at the top. When pushed down the ramp, gravity begins to take effect and the potential energy quickly converts over to kinetic energy. By continuing the conversion of potential to kinetic energy the Slinky is able to create the look of gracefully walking down the slope by falling end over end. Although the design of the Slinky is a simple and straight forward idea, the science…

Patrick hated sleeping. It wasn 't because he couldn 't sleep. It wasn 't because he had nightmares. It wasn 't even because he was wasting time not making music. It was because of his boyfriend, Pete. Ever since Pete and Patrick moved in together, Pete had been taking trips out in the middle of the night. At first Patrick had thought it was because Pete needed to go to the bathroom; so he went back to sleep. However, one night, Patrick decided to stay awake longer when Pete was up. Patrick…

trance, I notice him leaving the upper deck. I launch the colossal rock over the deck. It crashes into the water, making a loud enough noise to alert him up to the deck. Barnabas trudges up, hoping to see someone in the water. As he is leaning over the edge, I jump down from my post, run over to him, and shove him in. It seems as if he is falling in slow motion to me. His whole body spreads as he shouts out my name. I hurry back to my bunk, trying not to think about killing a man. Killing the…

"I swear I saw a different person up there" Theo comments when I walk past him. "My acting worked, yay!" I say cheerfully turning to him before rolling my eyes and turning back around to sit down. So I could watch the rest of the interviews. Roland chuckles and gets ready to go onto the stage. "Let's bring out, the male tribute of district 10, Roland Friedgo!" Roland moved onto the stage. He really was into character, you could tell he was embarrassed by the way he held himself. He was…

youth academy and were being recognized of the marvelous attributes as a players to be name best player in the world, yet it was Xavi Hernandez who given the honors to receive of the award. The year following Lionel Messi won the same award three straight years in a row. In addition, the players have been together long enough that connections were world class. Not one team on the world can compete with the way the ball moves on the pitch. The ball moves around so quickly it looks a ping ball in…

it swallows them. They advance, slowly at first and then quicker to match the swell of their pulses. They stand before Le Radeau de la Méduse (The Raft of the Medusa), breathing in the horror of its gruesome truth. They see the corpses lining the edges of the raft and the survivors who climb over their heads; the size makes it impossible to ignore, but still some turn away, squeamish at the sight. It ignites the flame of the budding French Romantic movement. In an instant, the painting is the…