The Babysitter

A Kid and Their Games As I sit in the rocking chair on my front porch, staring up the hill at my brothers humble abode. My brother and his wife are out at the barn, they are riding the horses and getting them exercised for their training. One of my nephews is out in the other barn, he is washing the other horses to get them ready for the rodeo the next weekend. I can’t help but wonder where my nephew Luke is. Oh, that’s right, his iPad has taken over him. He does not like to go outside, go to…

Throughout High School, there are many milestones teenagers look forward to. Getting a driver’s license is one of them. Some teenagers get cars for their 16th birthday awaiting that day 3 months from then that they are going to be able to drive on their own for the first time. Yet, many people believe that 16 is too young to deal with the responsibility that comes with driving. These people believe teenagers should be able to drive at the age of 18. However, the driving age should stay the same…

Marlee Matlin is a worldwide known deaf actress. Marlee was born August 24,1965 in Morton Grove,IL. She is Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish. She had average parents, her dad owned a used car lot and her mom sold jewelry. So she didn't come from a famous or rich family/ Marlee was not born deaf, she was hearing all the way up until she was 18 months and she caught the roseola virus. She was officially announced legally deaf she had lost all hearing in her right ear and 80 percent in the left.…

that has changed steadily. In many instances the mother is the main financial support for the family, and the father is given the task of caretaking the children. Sometimes both parents contribute, placing the children under the care of a nanny or babysitter. I support equality when it comes to the chance to support ones family. I believe both mother and father should feel equally of the right to work and provide for their family or take care of their children. Working to provide financial…

A glaring stereotype of the United Sates, as viewed by the rest of the world, is that we are generally overweight. There is some truth to this stereotype, as a large portion of the population is overweight or obese in our country. A particularly depressing facet of this information is that even our own children are getting fatter. This is due to a number of causes that are similar to the causes of obesity in adults, which are poor diet, lack of physical activity, a sedentary lifestyle due to…

was going to happen. But looking back, I learned that even though friends may be far away, they will always be in my heart. Before this ever happen we knew each other for years. We did everything together. How it all started is my Mom needed a babysitter. Julie found out and her family offered to watch me. After a while we became friends. Growing up with each other we started to do things, like going to church, going to school events and visiting their other friends. At Christmas time we…

women her age were slinking into nightclubs and dancing to the music of Glenn Miller, bouncy tunes with names like ‘String of Pearls’ and ‘Little Brown Jug.’ Others were dancing to newly invented jukeboxes at roadside joints. Couples were hiring babysitters and going to the cinema to see 1939’s new releases: Greta Garbo in Ninotchka, Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game, Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz” (Akerman 55). This allusion provides facts that help create logos. By providing the audience…

The Georgia Pre-K Program I remember attending preschool like it was yesterday. I went from going to a babysitter, to daycare, and then right to preschool. If I 'm correct I think I adapted pretty well to it, I adjust naturally to different environments with ease. I made a lot of friends and never had a hard time being there. My two teachers threw each student a birthday party, we as well went on numerous field trips, and many enjoyable activities I remember fondly. Those were much simpler…

on within the series. It’s much more difficult for Maura to come out to her son Josh, a selfish and neurotic music producer who is always focused on the next big thing. As a child, Josh was in a traumatizing sexual relationship with his adult babysitter, Rita. Their complicated relationship continues throughout his adult life, forcing Josh to look for love in all the wrong places. Maura is eventually outed to Josh by his sisters over brunch. Josh takes the news the hardest and grieves over…

Today, I bought a new computer. My old computer runs on OSX whereas my new computer runs on Windows operating system. I am very excited about this because although it is possible to put OSX and Windows on the same hard drive it is difficult to do results with both operating systems having limited space. I did not want to be constantly concerned about permanent storage, which factored into my decision to purchase a new computer, which has 500 gigabytes of available storage on the hard drive.…