The Cookout

We as Americans should mostly know what makes America what it is, the cookouts, the hot dogs, burgers, terrible presidential candidates, guns, large military, and most importantly, freedom. Other countries have these things too, but when you hear some of those terms, you would usually think of America. If it had not been for our founding fathers, we likely wouldn’t have any of these things, as they are the ones who granted us pure American freedom. But what is it that symbolizes America as a…

There are many things that we do to seem good or to be good. We clean our rooms so that our parents do not reprimand us. We do our homework so that we get good grades in school. We volunteer so we can help others. All of these things are actions that we consider to be good, however do they have a good will despite the reasons we are doing them. According to Kant, doing something out of good will means that it is being done precisely for the sake of duty. To do something out of good will is…

recitals and compete in the “NOVYI Piano Competition.” It is a talent that I thought I was never going to own because I would always find it difficult to play. Baking is also one of my many talents in a way that I can bake delicious cakes for our family cookouts all the time. It is not really a hobby, but every time there is an event, I always make the desert. Also, I can multitask with many activities that I do. I can be listening to the teacher give the lecture clearly and be taking notes as…

Gang leader. Over the decades, severe violence and drug trafficking has brought a serious negative connotation to this term. However, the connotation could not be any further away on the spectrum from the annotation. Something that is shown in ‘Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets’ by Sudhir Venkatesh, The book begins with a background narrative of Sudhir so the reader may obtain their own viewpoint through his eyes and experiences. During Sudhir’s first week as a…

college and future plans, not academic classes. Usually, certain parents and teachers hate to stress seniors on their last year with a lot of work from their classes. The only problems teachers stress about are, senior trips, prom, senior prank, senior cookout, graduation, and college applications. To some, these aspects are actually amusing and exciting rather than…

Walker Poorman Mrs. Atkin ELA 8 22 September 2015 Burning Nation Your Nation is going to war With your government. What do you do, which side should you be on? This is what happen to a 17 year old boy named Daniel Wright in his hometown Freedom lake, Idaho. On day Daniel and his mother went to the grocery store. While they were living the grocery store a guy in a suite came up and shot Daniel Wright’s mother and killed her. Daniel fought that men and killed him. After that Daniel wright…

popular Arabic name that my father did not create. My mom was in labor for 13 hours. When her water broke she did not believe it. She thought that she had peed on herself. Many family members said my mom's stomach dropped during Memorial Day cookouts. The day of my birth my father got into a car accident going to the hospital. He crashed into a car that already crashed into another car. Good job…

How to Have a Simple and Stress-Free July 4th Cookout No matter how old you get, the Fourth of July will instantly whisk you back to the parades, picnics, and family barbecues of your childhood days. Remember how simple life seemed then? All it took was a hot dog, a slice of watermelon, and a few sparklers to turn a warm summer evening into pure magic. Holiday celebrations have likely gotten a lot more complicated for you since those days. They’ve gotten so complicated that many people have…

Red, white, and blue. 4th of July, fireworks, and a nice cookout. This is how today we celebrate the outcome and results of the American Revolution. There were many causes and influences leading to the American Revolution. The revolution changed the social, economic, and political structure of the country. The American Revolution is an important event in the nation’s history. The Seven Years War, also known as the French and Indian War, was caused over the greed of land. The colonist wanted…

hope. I realized then why I was sad. When the journalist asked me about my body, it was like she was asking me to awaken her from the most gorgeous dream. I have seen that dream all my life. It is perfect houses with nice lawns. It is Memorial Day cookouts, block associations, and driveways. The Dream is tree houses and the Cub Scouts. And for so long I have wanted to escape into the Dream, to fold my country over my head like a blanket. But this has never been an option, because the Dream rests…