The Only Way Is Up

“Shush Steve” said Alex, “sorry I forgot were in the woods” said Steve. Steve and Alex been friends forever. Alex is a girl with orange long hair, a green top with a dark green strap around her waist, with brown pants and grey boots, her eye color is green. Steve is a boy with blue eyes, a light blue t-shirt, and dark blue pants. “We have to find a way out” said Alex. “I know that but how” said Steve. As they walk trying to find a way out of the forest, they found a trap. As both of them feel while screaming, Steve saw some Iron which means there in a mine. “Ouch, that hurt” said Steve “Yeah and now were stuck in a mine” said Alex. Alex knows that kind of trap, Alex just realized Doctor Bad and Doctor Bad ET brought them here. “Did you bring…

particular narratives and gives so much importance to them that the audience not only becomes more informed, but it triggers thought in the audience and therefore moves them in some manner. A close-up is one such tool to use in cinema. A close-up of a face is so raw with emotion that, the proximity helps build this intimacy between the audience and the actor. The beginning of a close-up was merely used for the purpose of giving information, but through the years it developed as an artistic…

Pop-Ups; The Death of the Traditional Restaurant “There are so many chefs’ out there, they have their restaurants, their day jobs, but they’re looking for something more. That’s what the Pop-up culture offers them. They are able to take someone’s space for only a few hours and convert it into their own identity. It’s not just about the food, it’s about creating a memorable experience for the guests” – Chef Melissa King, Top Chef Season 12 After having nose-dived in popularity in the 1960’s…

"What a harsh break up I went through" I thought to myself. After so much time being spent together, so much closeness has fell into separation. Who would've thought? Not I. Everything started when arriving back home from a cruise/her birthday. These are the three ways I was able to overcome the depression after having a bad break up. First, I joined a basketball team to keep my mind off of the break up. Second, I got a job to keep me more occupied as well. And last but not least, I talked about…

of a big house, a couple of kids, nice vehicles and a loving partner waiting for you at home, right? One of the biggest things standing in the way of our generation living that dream is the way hooking-up has taken place of dating and the effects it has on building a foundation for a strong and healthy relationship. Hooking up has taken our generation by storm and can be detrimental to a later relationship. Sure, hooking up seems like a lot less work than trying to build a foundation for a…

the cold wooden handle of a knife in hand. My only source of light, the only thing keeping me from getting engulfed in darkness, slowly dieing. Only one thing was on my mind. How do I get in. This is a story of how I got locked out of my house while my family was out of town. My parents decided to plan a trip to go camping in the Mojave desert. Camping in the Mojave, in my eye, is the worst thing ever because all you do there is sit in a chair either freezing cold or melting hot. So I begged my…

In regards to Colin Kaepernick refusing to participate in the National Anthem, I personally believe that it was not the appropriate thing to do. Specifically being because he is a public figure and it not only offends people around him but the country itself. It shows the world that if someone who is American doesn't support his own country then why would the rest of the world. I feel like there are other ways to go about voicing your opinion, but refusing to participate or at least stand up for…

The author of “A snow Filled Glimpse” brings up the points of climate change, conservatism and plutocracy. The first issue that David Sirota, brings up is climate change this has to be the biggest problem because it affects the entire world not only Americans. In recent times by this I mean seven days ago one million Monarch butterflies died on their migration to Mexico. The reason these creatures died was because it snowed in the forest they were migrating to. If you said who care about the…

independent women. They both stood up for what they believed in. Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges were both major contributions to history and stood up for what is right. Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges have many things in common. Not only do they have things in common, they also have plenty of things that contrast about these two women. Rosa Parks was a great woman. Mrs. Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her childhood was normal for the highly segregated time period. Her father…

In Downers Grove, everyone has had some experience with technology. Although technology has made our lives easier, with things such as tablets, laptops, and phones, it has also pushed up to become a more technology-dependent society. With that, technology has made us become less curious and less creative. Many people with a question nowadays say, “I’ll just look it up”, without actually thinking of a logical answer. Half of the time, we are so prone to looking it up that we forget we might…