The Stars My Destination

birth, I was taught that I would live out my life working in the cotton fields . For years, I believed I was bound within these borders of this plantation and face the suffering my family and others have felt before me. That was until I heard rumors of escaping to the “promised land” through an Underground Railroad. At the first opportunity I am ready to go. However, I want to take my mother with me, but unfortunately, that is not possible. My mother is my whole world and has gone through so…

Playa del Coco. Miguel and I left Puerto Vallarta and flew to Zihuatenejo for lunch and fuel. Although it is a popular vacation destination in its own right, we didn’t stop there; instead we set our course for Acapulco. After we touched down in Acapulco, the two of us spent the remainder of that day and all of the following day enjoying the world famous resort. Though my stomach had finally settled down from a bout of Montezuma’s Revenge in Acapulco, a cold took its place. Fortunately, a…

The last trip I went on with my middle school friends. The place where I and my friends were going to is Washington Dc. Everyone got to pick who was in there group which was me, Angelo and the teachers that look after us. Angelo has black hair, blue eyes and was wearing the field trip shirt that everyone had on it was a blue shirt with the white house on the front and names on the back he also wore a pair of blue jeans. The teacher’s names are Kyle Ms. Brogan and Ms. Davis. Everyone had to come…

different aspects of the world. Traveling has become one of her favorite hobbies. Motion sickness has been a problem that Dr. German has battled all of her life; therefore, she prefers traveling by land than by air. Even though she would get to her destination faster by plane, traveling by land is still preferred. In addition to motion sickness, Dr. German is also afraid of heights. She also feels that her chances of…

This last summer, in 2016, was amazing. Around the beginning, I was getting prepared for the best summer ever. I was looking forward to everything me and my friends would get to do. Toward the middle of summer, my mom made plans for us to travel to the beach and we decided to go to Panama City Beach. I called my friend and told her to pack her clothes, because this is a vacation to remember. When we arrived at the beach, it was around noon that day, and it felt so good out that day. The wind was…

where I look around and say to myself, "Wow I'm here already." I use relaxed awareness a lot. When I first started driving I always used focused awareness I always had both my hands on the steering wheel and always aware of my surrounds and the road, but as I got used to driving I began to become relaxed. I am however still aware of my surroundings on the…

that people are consumed by their phones and other devices. I quickly became frustrated that checking my phone every hour didn’t give me the same satisfaction as it used to. Technology has been integrated in our daily life that it is now an unescapable part of the human experience. I went on a trip this prior summer, going into it with limited to no information or background knowledge on Lake Ross. My knowledge did not expand far on this area, but I have always loved to explore new places. I…

Last minute trips with the girls seem to always be fun, especially going somewhere I have never been before. My cousin Grace wanted to travel to Flathead Lake in Montana. she saw this lake on Instagram. The internet said that supposedly this lake is found to be one of the largest natural freshwater lakes that exists west of the Mississippi river. So my mom, grandma, cousin Grace, Aunt Sarah, and I packed our luggage into the car and left for a vacation with no plans and nowhere booked to stay. I…

In Romantic poetry, the exposition of religious concepts has been a much debated issue with some critics arguing that the Romantic writers have secularized theological notions, while others argue that religion is reinterpreted to appeal to common people. Many critics including M.H. Abrams state that Christian modes of thinking are humanized and naturalized, and the dichotomy between nature and god is deleted by transforming the values associated with the creator to the created. Natural…

for good, then he would have left a positive mark on society, not a trail of bloody corpses. The grandmother represents a self-righteous pretender, but with a gun to her head, felt compassion and a moment of revelation. “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children” (308). This is conceivably the most good she has done, but it’s too late for redemption. The Misfit recoils and in a cold retaliation, shoots her then cleverly states, “She would have been a good woman, if someone had…