Tess

Tess Hutchinson was in many ways much like Jackson. She stays in her house finishing up the dishes until she absolutely must come out and face the town and their ceremony of tradition. This was Tess’s way of rebelling against the village. And when she…

One summer my eldest brother, Colten decided to take his dog.Bo,and our dog Tess down to the Illinois River, to let out some energy. Only, a couple of days before we went to the river, it poured down rain for a solid 3 days, non-stop. As, a result the ground was like soup, really brown, mucky, dirty, gross soup, that looked completely dry on the outside. So, once you stepped in the mud you were stuck, for good. Bo and Tess were playing with a tennis ball in the river, being thrown by Colten and…

This past Saturday morning, I motivated my little brother Vincent, my little sisters Tess and Alex and my cousin Olivia to volunteer at a local food and clothing distribution center in Chula Vista, Turning the Heart Center. Vincent is thirteen years old, Tess is nine, Alex is twenty and Olivia is twenty-three. I invited them all to spend the night at my house the night before. We laughed, had dinner and spoke about life in general. I went on to tell them how thankful I was for all God has…

of adults today are considered to be overweight or obese. Between 1960 and 1980, only fifteen percent of people fell into that category. But that was before being overweight became acceptable. Now we have famous celebrities like Meghan Trainor and Tess Holiday expressing that it’s okay to be overweight. It’s sad because children are looking up to these two individuals and they’re going to grow up and develop unhealthy habits. In Meghan Trainor’s hit song “All About That Bass”, she refers to…

In Legend by Marie Lu, Day, a criminal, endures some troublesome times. To begin with, the story takes place in Los Angeles. There is a disease named the Plague spreading throughout the town. Day is sitting with his friend Tess. Soldiers check every house to see if anyone has caught the Plague. Day is waiting to see the soldiers to check his family’s house. They go in and take an hour to come back out. Day watches as they put a red “X” on the door, then a vertical line through it. Day is scared…

The Lottery vs. American Civil War: Civilization vs. Savagery I. Introduction: The Lottery and American Civil War “Although the Villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones” (Jackson). Mr. Summers is ready to set the black box down and places slips of paper in the slot found in the middle top part of the box. The winning prize is stoning. It shows that there are connections and similarities…

This case study involves a third grade student who was suspected of being sexual abused in her home. The student confided the information to a friend. The friend told the teacher about the abuse and the teacher informed the school counselor. After a verbal counseling session and play therapy, the student showed signs of sexual abuse. The State of Maryland requires an official report of sexual abuse to be reported in forty-eight hours to Child Protective Services, the school principal made…

Dae was sitting on a log in a quiet meadow with her best friend, Tess, talking quietly and giggling. Vivana surrounded them with her team. They closed in, giving no chance for surrender. Swords started to fly. Blades clashed with blades and chains. The fighting seemed to drag on for ages, taking no lives. That was until Tess faced off with Vivana. They were nearly evenly matched in skill, but Vivana took a cheap shot, stabbing Tess though the abdomen. Her cry broke though the sounds of clashing…

“The Modern Massacre” The Lottery is as straightforward with the century it takes place in as it was for the location. So again, the reader has to stitch together bits of information to find that the time the story is in, is the mid-twentieth century. There is the section that mentions the “coal company” Mr. Summers owns. Coal was of utmost importance in the mid-twentieth century because of the massive energy needs for World War II and trains. Both were big interests in the 50’s. Jackson also…

As the leader threatened Mac, her saviors came just in time to kill the leader but Ben got away. Mac went home and comforted Tess when Ben left. I sympathized for Tess, I know she really loved Ben and so did Ben but since his identity is revealed he has to leave. Back in Mac's room, Kyle left a note for her saying that he'll leave for rehabilitation camp specified for werewolves. Although I saw…