The Best Party Ever

Three years ago, I discovered the best Japanese restaurant in Gwinnett County. It was a gloomy Saturday night, and my boyfriend, Lawson, took me on our first date. Lawson and I both agreed to try the Japanese restaurant, Taki, in the city of Dacula. We were just sixteen years old; my parents dropped us off at the door. Upon entering, the hostess greeted us with a big smile. The atmosphere was perfect for a date night or even just a family dinner. Lawson and I decided to sit at the hibachi. Since…

States. The Wright Brothers made the first ever gas powered and manned airplane to fly in the 1900’s. Then in the 1920’s the first ever 3D movie was made. So up to the 1930’s a lot of work in the technology spectrum had a lot of development over the span of 100 years. In the beginning of the thirties, a lot of political and social things were happening world wide. From the Great Depression in the United States, to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party…

house. But no matter where the game is played or watched, you will find the same three types of basketball fan: the Party Rooter, the Sunshine Supporter, The Band Waggener and the Diehard Fan. The Party Rooter is not really that interested in the basketball game and all. He goes to games for the goodies: the nachos, the ruse, the free giveaways, and the companionship. Now a days the party rooter is known as a freeloader in today’s eyes. He’s the guy that’s the first person to get a plate and…

In Daphne Du Maurier’s novel Rebecca, Rebecca is a character formed with such a personality that could not be forgotten and would follow those involved with her past. Before Rebecca’s death she lived at Manderley with her husband Maxim, though she was not loving and was controlling over him. Now Maxim is remarried to the narrator, but him and his new wife are haunted by the memory of Rebecca and her scandals. As their marriage continues Maxim and the narrator face the undying personality of…

of alliances and sides. Stalin, who was able to manipulate the party machine, use the weakness of opposition to his advantage be pragmatic with his policies and ideology and employ a certain element of luck was victorious and despite this array of methods he used, his manipulation of the party machine was key to his success in the leadership struggle as he was able to combine his devious personality and powerful positions in the party to emerge triumphant. Stalin’s ability…

In George Orwell’s book,” 1984” written in 1949 describes about how Winston Smith lives through Oceania which uses endless war to maintain a stable economy at the expense of their own people. Ever since Snowden spoke publically to the world about how the United States has established the NSA to look into people’s secrets and private information. People started reading George Orwell’s book about how 1984 and America can be similar to America’s use of technology and how America are keeping a…

He was always reckless, but none of us expected that this would be the outcome. Marcus was my best friend, we’ve been friends since the second grade we were the inseparable duo, Marcus, and Xavier. He was the star quarterback, standing at 6’2” weighing 170 pounds and I was the best friend who could never seem to escape his shadow. Marcus was everything I aspired to be, everything I’m not, He was always optimistic, compassionate and popular, but he also had a dark side that he concealed from the…

B is for Bowling Alley I was 6 or 7 living in Pekin, Illinois. I met my two best friends, Tyler and Matthew, at my school, Willow. They always stood up for me when someone tried to tease me or bully me. Tyler’s birthday party was coming up, we were all very excited. Tyler was planning to have the birthday party at the bowling alley. Do you know the green building you see as you come off the Pekin Bridge? Well that is the bowling alley called Roxy’s I used to love to go bowling when I was…

Winston Smith in 1984 is in a society run by a totalitarian group called “The Party”. The Party makes the citizens believe that the outside world and anything not approved by them is terrible. Everything The Party does is credited towards their figurehead “Big Brother”. Winston believes that a governing body founded on fear, hatred, and cruelty will never survive long term. Winston fails to realize that a government can be founded on these principles as long as the citizens don’t realize that…

What if you got to meet the person- famous or not- that you had looked up to for years? On July 24th, 2012, my wildest dream came true, when I met my role model of several years at a one-hundred guest tea party she held in Chicago. It sounds completely crazy, but it’s true. The role model I got to meet is Emilie Autumn, a baroque/gothic pianist, violinist, and singer-songwriter. And probably most importantly, the main reason that I did not commit suicide freshman year. She indirectly taught me…