Sun Yat-sen

The Wampanoag were hunting, when they heard a loud horn. Everyone turned and ran towards the sound. Once they got to shore they saw a huge ship, broken and mistreated. More horn sounds went off the ship was coming fast towards the men. They ran and the leaders told the men to stay back and the ship came to a stop. People after people started to come out of the ship. As the Wampanoag’s got closer, more started to come off. More of Wampanoag’s people come out of the woods. As they walked closer to…

Thoth is the name given by the Greeks to the Egyptian god Djeheuty. Thoth was the god of wisdom, inventor of writing, patron of scribes and the divine mediator. He is most often represented as a man with the head of an ibis, holding a scribal palette and reed pen. He could also be shown completely as an ibis or a baboon. As with most Egyptian deities, there were many different stories regarding the parentage of Thoth. Many sources call him the son of Re, but one tradition has him springing…

There are many physical, logistic, societal, and financial cons about the mission to mars. I think there should not have the mission to mars. I believe that the mission to mars is to dangerous for humans for many reasons. The mission to mars is dangerous for humans. First, The average temperature on mars is -61 degrees Fahrenheit which would be a physical con. Since the average temperature is below freezing we would have to wear multiple layers of clothing. For Instance, if any human wanted to…

Does Auggie deserve to look like this? In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie has some physical challenges that cause him to be different than other kids his age. He has to figure out his way through school, Beecher Prep, with his unordinary self and learn how to survive in the normal world. Auggie did go through some rough times at Beecher Prep, but there were more positive experiences in his life while he was at Beecher Prep than negative. First, one of the positive influences…

Carson whimpers, tightening his small fists around his navy comforter. His fear of the dark, and what might be hiding in it, saddens me. Don't be afraid, little one, I want to whisper to him. I cannot speak, so instead I will him to be calm. Not all of us that live in the dark are so bad. There are some that I tend to avoid, especially if I was a young human. The dark ones, the creatures that don't hide in the closet, the ones that are standing in the darkness and are a part of it. They…

A soft glisten of pale, blue moonlight graced the dark navy sky of Happy Harbour's winding bays as midnight dawned over the city. Twinkling white stars gleamed throughout the dark sky; reflecting in the soft waves below. Cicadas chirping accompanied by the occasional splash of the rising tide, which rose over the rocky shores- frothing and hissing with white foam. The chilly night smelt of salt, accompanied by the skittering of water caught in the breeze. The perfect ocean side night for…

residents of Venus consider rain normal. However, Margot's family moved there just moved there five years ago from Earth. Margot has to deal with the torture of remembering her sunny life on Earth while experiencing endless rain. Every seven years, the sun shines on Venus. For just two hours the rain stops pouring and the sky turns blue. Margot has been waiting for this day ever since she moved to Venus. Unfortunately,…

Dorianne Laux’s Facts about the Moon is a confessional read driven by original everyday images or topics that act as igniters to a specific memory or theme she is implying. The poetry is consistent with being smart, fierce, lyrical, and gorgeous. Layered figurative imagery, music, a narrative impulse that engages human and animal worlds, family, faith, the lack of and is powerful in its restrained and strategic balance between image and utterance. These poems interconnect as episodic or vignette…

Vigorously, the ferocious prevailing wind hit my face like a train plowing through my body. Fear - Overwhelming Fear - swirling around me, the mist was disorientating. The repetitive gusts of wind rapidly obliterating everything that lies between the marsh and I. The frequent gusts torn and ripped my skin like a spine chilling; blood curdling; demonic creature taking a bite into it's next victim... Cautiously pushing the heavy gates open, the touch of iron bars - as cold as ice - seized up my…

We all have been outside on the hot summer day. Where you open the door to the house and it feels like you just opened the refrigerator. You walk into the kitchen and you are parched. All you want is to drink some water. Just not your ordinary water out of a bottle. No, it has to be the perfect cup of water to quench your thirst. The first thing you do is go to the sink and wash your hands with soap and water. You have been outside playing in the sand, and mom doesn’t like it when you leave…