Things Not Seen

Splashing in the water, only Lil was too afraid to go out because she’d seen some stupid documentary about sharks. And Angela had told her a mermaid could beat up a shark. Lillian had laughed at that, but only in an “are you kidding?” sort of way. She believed her big sister. And from that moment on, she’d loved her precious mermaids to death. A slumber party in her room. They’d made tents out of blankets by tucking them under things like dresser drawers or the heavy lamps on the table, and…

are not to blame for many of the actions they express, but rather depends on the people and things around them when growing up. The world around me had completely changed. I was so used to walking out, smelling cigarettes, coughing, and being unable to see…

have a very large part of my heart. They were my everything. Ma and I went to temple every Tuesday evening. I never understood anything I learned, but these shared occasions brought Ma and I closer together. She taught me the basic and most important things that would later shape my being. She trained me to excel in school and was not afraid to discipline me when she saw fit. She loved me with everything she had and truly made me feel safe. Papa also did the same. He was hero. He told the…

The fire!!!!! When i was getting off the bus my mom was picking me and my sister we got into my mom’s car she was on her phone. When she usually isn’t but then she showed us a picture and there was a fire 80 feet away from our house. I was shocked my heart was beating i thought was i cursed or i don’t know. My mom said ‘’it will be fine the firefighters should take care of it’’. That just made my sister cry even more for some reason that made me feel way better what my mom said. Lets…

Author, Steven Pressfield defines resistance as a force that drives us from doing out best, by consuming us with fear about our gifts and talents. Resistance, stops us from doing things that can be good for us because the unknown afterwards is frightening. He characterizes resistance as fast, powerful, and almost addicting. It is circling around us, and yet we have no idea when it is going to hit us. Resistance is not something that we can see, instead it is something that we can feel. A…

not everyone in the world is accepting of differences. This does not make diversity bad, but rather shows that people need to be willing to embrace differences. When society fails to accept diversity problems such as mental illness arise. This can be seen in the common read book because Kevin struggle to accept his own diversity and ends up struggling with depression. The purpose of this paper is to show how diversity has impacted…

although this is a really admirable thing to do, it is usually something that is only done during this occasions. Furthermore, most times, it is assumed that their only needs are the material ones, when really, a lot of people need moral and spiritual need. My school used to take us to poor daycares on christmas eve, and we would be assigned each one one kid, to whom we would bring a bag of candy, a little lunch bag, and a gift. Although it was a really nice thing to do, and something really…

Ever wonder how Hitler came to power? Well, keep reading and you might learn a thing or two. In this essay I talk about the effects of media on humans. Disclaimer: there are many more effects than I put in this essay these are just a few. In this essay I argue that modern America as a society is full of conformist because of how easy it is to brainwash people, social media influence, and finally magazine influence. First we should talk about one of the main methods of influence that people…

When I had arrived I knew that I might be possibly walking into a lion’s den after what had happened last Friday so my guard was definitely up. A cold war was one thing, but after I had messed up Keri’s face and split open Hallie’s lip I reckoned at least on their part they’d want retribution and vengeance had. I had no doubt what-so-ever though that Keri and Hallie had by now recruited Harlin, Erik, and Donnie to…

Eventually, the bell rang everyone was eager to leave so it was very crazy. I waited for a bit to go and get in my car because I knew that it would be very hectic, so I just talked to some people who I had not seen in since our freshman year. When all of my friends were starting to leave, I decided to leave too. I found my car and sat in traffic in the parking lot for probably ten to fifteen minutes, it was insane. Once I finally made my way out of the parking…