Tell Me

other words, “to hook up” has left me feeling very unfulfilled. The disapproval on my Grandmother’s face when I explain to her that a guy I think is cute has messaged me on Twitter or Tinder to “hang out” is a good representation of how I feel as well. When she tells me about her own personal experience with dating, I feel as if she is speaking a foreign language. Not using technology to date is unfamiliar in today’s society, something that does not set well with me. Not only has communication…

watching MTV’s Girl Code. My mom called for me, “Yes Mom?” “Did you pick out your clothes for tomorrow?” “Mom, I 'm not going.” An extremely puzzled look, complete with scrunched up eyebrows came across my mom’s face. “What do you mean?” So I went on to explain that church didn 't do for me what it did for her. Then I finally said it, “I don 't believe in God.” She acted as if I had just slapped her. I must 've broken her heart, but she 'd never tell me. Instead, she went on a rant saying I…

Ever since Florence could read she heard about a legend. The legend was about a hidden treasure in a magical forest. The legend said the forest was located outside the city walls. It said that only at night the animals come out and talk. The legend tells her that no one can see it. The only ones who can see it are the people who believe in it. Florence believes in it. Once a person gets there and enters they are offered help by the wise animals. Many people have rejected help. They have never…

Bella Reve in Mississippi. Stella moved away to New Orleans and got married to Stanley, Blanche came up to visit her sister because she lost everything they had at Belle Reve, her job, her house, and she was kicked out of the town. Blanche did not tell Stella and Stanley about these things she just told them Belle Reve was lost. Stanley knew something was missing in her story though, so he called some of his acquaintances to get the whole story. While he is waiting for them to find out the truth…

through and my supervisor comes and takes the phone from me. The next thing I know my supervisor is over my shoulder and I know something is wrong. Immediately I feel the room slow, my vision becomes blurred, and my stomach drops because I know this can’t be good. I take the phone from my supervisor and whisper a quiet “Hello?” into the phone. I hear the hesitation in my mom’s voice as she quietly explains to me that she’s at the hospital. She tells me that she’s at the hospital because my dad…

When you tell a story, there will always be another person that experienced it. Someone who stood by your side or a bystander that just peered in for a moment or two. It was once said, that 7 billion people experienced this day in a different way. This is significant…

On their journey to find death, the three brothers come across an infinitely old man. They ask him for directions to death, and he tells them of a tree where he had last come into contact with death. After the brother’s part ways with him, he is never mentioned again in this tale or in any of the others told throughout the overall text. The presence of old men in literature are often portrayed as wise, god-like, or as a magician who is very wise. However, the man that Chaucer writes about…

bedside table. Her face turns bright red with anger and frustration. Amber just woke up and is already having a terrible day. Amber walks downstairs to see her mother standing there with Sammy, her dog, on a leash waiting for a walk. She tries to tell her mom how late she is, but to no avail. They bicker back and forth for a while until Amber storms out of the house with Sammy. Amber is boiling mad. From the moment she woke up, Amber has been having a terrible day. Amber starts her usual walk…

windy day with a well needed jacket to keep from catching that bad cold. A big building filled with many windows and a colorful playground that was very fun especially during recess. She was a girl who shared loyalty with her friends but honesty to tell on things that are not right. Destiny a tall girl with blonde hair with the smell of cinnamon as her perfume. She was very quiet but she was not shy because she always volunteered in class. Her friend name was Courtney and she was the…

Anticipatory Set: (How will you introduce the lesson and motivate the students?) {5 pts} Can anyone tell me what some types of signs are? Why do you think we have signs? What can we learn from the signs in our community? (Tell the students up front you be calling on three different people to provide three different answers) The story we will be reading will show us how important it is to follow signs and how we need to think things through before doing them. This story is about the sign…