marked by having to do laundry for the first time, or being able to drive alone, or perhaps no longer sitting at the children's table at family events. But for me, it happened this past summer, when I made the very difficult decision that I would not return to Coleman Country Day Camp. To those who were not fortunate enough to have grown up at summer camp, this might not seem like such a big decision to make. But Coleman was my outlet, my second home for ten consecutive summers and spending…
Home Again" because she wanted the readers to know what it's like to live with your parents again. The title explains a lot about what the reader should expect when reading this essay. She explains in this essay the reasons, why many young adults return back home with their parents after leaving for a certain amount of time. This essay is meant to target young adults that are between the ages of "18-31" (paragraph 3) because these are the ages that typically come back to live with their…
I am facing a job with little to no advancement and my wages are not the best. I decided to return to Berkshire Community College due to many things. It is close to home and inexpensive compared to most other schools. I also enjoy the fact of having a flexible schedule where they offer evening, weekend, and online classes. I am currently in my first semester since my return and I can say I am doing much better than I previously had. I am only taking two classes right now due to the…
12:25 Barnabas, Saul, and John Mark returned to Jerusalem. The Church Commissioned Paul and Barnabas 12:25-13:3 God’s Providence The Gospel’s inclusivity Panel Title: Seriously, Reaching the Ends of the Earth The Apostles had preached the Gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaritans. Now, the church, partially through the ministry of Paul, whom Acts provides plenty of evidence, is going to emphatically proclaim the inclusive Gospel to the Gentiles. Beginning with the church’s commission over…
All I can see are numbers. I don’t know where I am but I see my family sitting next to me across from a woman. My mother finally tells me, “We came here to make tax returns.” As soon as I hear that, I eventually realize why we came here. We are financially in trouble; it hurts to see my parents struggling every day because of their financial problems. However, we are finally here to get some support. I notice my mother becoming more reassured as she speaks with the woman. As the woman is…
Drone Home: What Happens When Drones Return to America Will ever drones stop killing innocent people? In the article, “Drone Home: What Happens When Drones Return to America” from Times the author, Lev Grossman discusses about positive and negative aspects about drones. United States uses drones as a spy to surveillance other countries and uses it for their advantage. United States misuses drones by even spying and killing innocent civilians. Although drones are not all bad, they are…
Etheridge Knight’s poem “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane” depicts a disturbing era in American history and unjust system for prisoners in a time where discrimination ran deep. The mid 1900’s was the time when Black artists sought a voice. This quest, combined with the prison rights movement, focused on civil rights and an end to unethical practices. Prison laws and conditions in American were a disaster and the people needed a voice to reveal the…
Life is a Struggle Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan that struggles like many ours. The struggle was about the love and desire of things versus their faith and service to God. In the analysis of this poem it is important that we look at what and how she tells the story in poem. Life is truly a struggle; however the struggle is more difficult without your faith. Let’s take a look at “Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House” by Anne Bradstreet. To understand the poem better…
Every mythic hero or heroine’s journey can be traced through the outline of seventeen steps devised by Joseph Campbell. George Lucas’s Star Wars saga contains a unique blend of traditional elements of science fiction and the archetypal structure of a myth. The main protagonist of episodes IV-VI is Luke Skywalker, a boy from Tatooine who goes on an interplanetary journey and learns how to use the Force. Like any other mythic hero or heroine, Luke’s journey can be traced through the seventeen…
of millions. RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR - The final stage in the hero’s journey in which the characters have overcome their most difficult challenges and return home with a gift, which can be physical and tangible, or it may be something more abstrict. The “heroes return to their starting place, go home, or continue the journey. But they always proceed with a sense that they are commencing a new life, one that will be forever different because of the road just traveled.” Luke returns to his new…