The Refuge

By escaping their ‘prison’, with no real choice but to have a real chance at survival Abdul, Rosalia and Cheslav flee from the hardships of their own countries to seek refuge elsewhere. Only to pursue a liveable and stable future. In the novel ‘No safe place’ by Deborah Ellis; we come across 3 main characters Abdul, Rosalia and Cheslav all suffering from their own tragic past in which they wish to escape from. Out of options and desperate to escape, Abdul flees from his war torn home for the…

Galapagos tortoise is an endanger species. Another name for the Galapagos tortoise is Chelonoidis Nigra. They are giant, with 5-foot claws and four back claws. With round, dome-shaped shell or as most would call it a saddleback shell. It has thick scales all over the limbs, neck, and pointed hand. Galapagos Island surrounded by grass and water started in Espanola and San Cristobal. When the Galapagos tortoise breed primarily during the hotter season of the years like summer and some of spring.…

To the family of Deacon Lester Bynum, I write to express my condolences to you with great regard for a man of gold standards. While my family and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Deacon Lester we extend our sincerest prayers for you all; we can only imagine what you are feeling, and we want to share our heart-felt condolence. We all will never forget his loving smile and his humbling spirit. Deacon Lester was a man who could be trusted his word was his bond and his bound could not be broken…

to being enrolled in public school for the first time, however a year later I was pulled out. In 2008 I found myself in a new church, looking to fit in, and living life for myself. While I was in the youth group at this church it was considered my refuge. In 2009 I turned 12,I rededicated my life to Christ and got baptized, and by the age of 13 I went on my first mission trip to Denver, Colorado. By the time I was 15 things in my life started…

Written by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin and directed by Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild is an American fantasy drama film based on a one-act play Juicy and Delicious by the same writers of this film. The film is set within a community detached from the rest of the world by an extensive levee, the Bathtub, and it revolves around the life of six-year old heroic Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis). She lives with Wink (Dwight Henry), a bad-tempered, unhealthy, alcoholic father who treats…

that nonhuman animal suffering should be taken into consideration when compared to human suffering. Their argument is mainly that animals do not have feelings, nor do their lives compare to that of humans. One of their biggest arguments is wildlife refuges, where hunters are allowed to “harvest”, or kill, excess population to prevent overpopulation of animals. Also, with the prevalence…

Young man breaks the law and risks his life to be reunited with his love interest. You might or might not have heard the story about the young man who lost his life trying to get United Kingdom from France all because of his young love. This story is about the young man Bilal Kayani, he was 17 years old and was from Kurdistan Iraq. He he wanted to meet his girlfriend Mina, who lives in London England. But to be able to do that he had leave Iraq. But his journey of love was not easy. When Bilal…

There are some people out there who think that the correlation of deinstitutionalization and the rise in the mental health issues in prison is just a coincidence. Similar to how in some prisons they are required to have hours of training to deal with the mentally ill. All new hires received sixty hours of mental-illness treatment training. Police officers cannot simply be guards anymore the guards now have to be doctors, nurses, and a social worker (Ford). In certain prisons where the mentally…

Hidden Truths About Immigration Immigration is one of the many solid grounds that our America stands firmly on today. In the statue of liberty our symbolism is known and shown throughout the world as a sight of refuge. Our ancestors sought out in hopes of better standards in the land of opportunity. America is one of the few places that has allowed hope to become an actual change. With this in mind a great number of people took the chance by any means necessary in getting to our shores. As we…

Immigrants are not the ones who are endangering the American civilization, but by the Americans themselves who believe in Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism was a common belief held by people during 1880-1925 that lead to problems with economic discrimination, immigration, and racism. Social Darwinism caused most Americans to believe they are superior, which made them attack other races by saving they will disrupt Americans civilization just because of the country they are from and the…