The Hurt Locker

Then right as he was about to close his locker the slap of multiple books and binders hitting the floor rang out through the hallways. Everyone looked for where the sound came from. The books and papers were sprawled out about 10 feet away from Adrian. He looked on in despair as a kid the same…

students rather go on social media such as playing facebook, instagram and watching videos from youtube, than focusing on what the instructor is teaching and what is happening in the classroom. Sometimes the use of cellphones in the classroom do not only hurt students but it could be bothering the students that are trying to focus and it…

tolerance policy on weapons because it was an unrealistic decision for W.D.’S situation. Not only was W.D.’S weapon far from resembling a weapon it also had no intent on being used as a weapon. The rocket was not in action or in use as a rocket or to hurt anyone. Another applicable case involves John A. v. San Bernardino Unified School District, 1982, which determined that expulsion must not be based upon circumstantial evidence but upon evidence related to direct actions. In addition, if viewed…

that would foster their learning. If teachers have to pay for their own supplies, like said American Teacher, and some teachers put more into their classroom supplies or other teachers can’t afford the better quality materials than the ones who are hurt by this are the students. Lastly, to understand poverty in the urban education system is to look at the teachers. According to American Teacher, the United States has an extremely high teacher turnover rate. This is caused by the hardships and…

Transgender struggle. It reminded me that people still believe that Transgender people need to be sexualized. Over all, the movie was a sentimental love story among the backdrop of oppression. It was right on point when honestly showing how oppression can hurt a person and shatter many lives. I was grateful to see an example of an individual with a strong sense of self that pushed back a system of…

Moving to Beverly Hills and having the first day of school, in such a pretentious city, having to meet all these new people and trying to make friends with rich brats. Oh how I never thought this would be my life considering I was, Tatum, a small town, Canadian girl that was used to getting dirty, listening to country, driving backgroads, living in cold almost always, and not having to care a whole bunch if my clothes came from Walmart or Chanel (by the way if you could get a pair of nice shoes…

Midway through spring practice my life took an unexpected shift that caused me to veer off course. I signed to come to Tennessee because I was promised that I would be a part of the legacy of great receivers. I made it clear that I wanted to play wide receiver in college. Before spring practice I had meeting with Coach Steele and Brown. They presented me the idea to move to defensive back citing that I could potentially start quicker on defense. The receiver position was loaded with quality…

that they threw at me. When I thought that I had succeeded in blocking them out, it got worse. There was three of us laying on a bed, and one on the floor. We were all playing a new game called Flappy Bird when Margaret continued with the comments to hurt my feelings. As a seventh grader I could not just look the other way and ignore what they had been saying to me the entire night. Avery, one of the girls sitting next to me told me that I was poor and that my family was not as good as her’s.…

To Tell or Not to Tell a War Story Phil Klay and Tim O’Brien are two very distinct war authors. Klay was a marine during the Iraq war, and O’Brien was an infantryman in the Vietnam War. Although the wars they were in are vastly different, they each have a story that focuses on the act of telling war stories. O’Brien’s story is “How to Tell a True War Story” from The Things They Carried, and Klay’s story is “War Stories” from Redeployment. However, the significance of telling war stories for…

Whether listening to classical music from Mozart or hard core rock and roll, music has become an enormous influence on society today. Music is an interesting work of art because listening to it affects the brain subconsciously. More interesting is to what degree music affects the brain. The brain has many different areas that control the different aspects of a person. These areas are also influenced by music. The Auditory Cortex is mainly part of the temporal lobe (Kassem), which is associated…