Sundown

went to get my phone from my backpack to entertain myself. I then found it was gone. Chills ran down my back. I immediately threw my shoes on and sprinted out into the woods. Retracing my steps proved to be a lost cause, but I still did it until sundown. At that point I was really panicking. I feared going back it the house and not having contact with my mom, who was staying in a nearby hotel. When I got into the house I walked into the living room and slumped onto the couch. I noticed my little…

In 1960, a book was written that would be extolled for decades to come. This was "To kill a mockingbird" and it was written by Harper Lee. She wrote this book with many characters and themes in mind. In tkam, the widespread and deep rooted prejudice towards people with differences due to the fact that the deep rooted prejudice towards the African Americans and the poorer people affects the thoughts and actions of the characters towards them. One example of how a charecters prejudice can affect…

Putting our part on this earth. In the early 1900 until the early 2000 century, the poems and song like “Federico’s Ghost,” “We’re Caffeinated by Rain Inside Concrete Underpasses,” and “Power in a Union.” Dehumanization at the time is still around and is depicted mainly in America. In the poems and the song dehumanization is depicted when Americans use cheap labor to exploit folks to turn against each other. When the folks are dealing with racism, personal disappointment and fear. In Federico’s…

Women’s roles in Colonial America Women between the years of 1650-1750 in Colonial America, lived a life of unfairness, and mistreatment, but they played an important role during this period and on. Introduction: Colonial Women lived a life of unfairness and mistreatment, but they also played an important role in the common life of colonial people. Woman during this time, faced hard work at home, and also faced unfair legal rights. Some woman lived a life of indentured servitude in order to…

Even though he died nearly 25 years ago, Chris McCandless’ story does not have a clearly explained ending. In the novel Into the Wild, the author Jon Krakauer goes into depth trying to uncover McCandless’ motives for leaving his home in Annandale, Virginia and hitchhiking eventually to the Alaskan bush. Into the Wild tells McCandless’ travels throughout the US and eventually to his last days before he perishes in a bus in the Denali Borough in Alaska. In the beginning of the novel, Krakauer…

shows that everything in life for Jews is a holy occurrence and that the Jews treat everything with sacredness and respect. Shabbat: Shabbat is a tradition in Judaism that occurs once every week. Shabbat is 25 hours of holiness that begins at sundown on each Friday night and concludes at roughly the same time on Saturday night. During this time span, no work of any kind is allowed. Meals are prepared in advance, lights set on timers, no use of the car, etc. There is a list of 39 Malachot…

Culture Importance Walt Disney once said, “Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.” Otherwise stating that your heritage is saved or belittled by the generations that it is passed on to. Some will know the importance of your family traditions, and some may not be interested as others. In the story Everyday Use by Alice Walker, I see Maggie as more in touch with her heritage. I…

are changing.” Simba is reunited with his closest childhood friend Nala who quickly explains to him the current state of their homeland and how he should return home to restore order. After a small exchange of dialogue the setting transition to sundown with red and pink sky’s and waterfalls along the backdrop to represent the romantic feelings Simba and Nala are feeling for each other. This expression of romantic emotion is emphasized through the song “Can you feel the love tonight” and the…

Mitchell Laflin World Religions Saturday, April 25, 2015 Final paper over Judaism When we were given the option of choosing the religion we wanted to research at the beginning of the year I picked Judaism because I figured it was easy and wouldn’t be too interesting or complicated. But I was completely wrong. I learned so much about the faith than I ever thought I would. I expected to go into this not really caring or letting my mind open up but in the end, I really let the realization that…

Choices can be very arduous, especially if they are life changing ones. In the book Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, the main character, Jacob, has a to make a decision that will turn his world upside-down. Since Jacob has been on an island near Wales after his grandfather died, he began to realize his grandpa was not crazy, as everyone thought. All of his life, his grandpa told extravagant stories of children who could do magical things, like levitate or lift thousands of pounds.…