Third place

feeling of guilt is inevitable. That gut-wrenching feeling is stuck inside of you, even when everyone tells you that it will be okay. I experienced this about 6 years ago when I was in fourth grade. My youngest brother, Owen, was born when I was in third grade. From the very second I met him, I could tell that he was going to be a high maintenance child. He was always extremely hyper and curious, never a good combination. He wanted to know everything about everything and that often got him…

The plague killed more than 25 million people around the world. The plague had lots of causes and effects. Most people in Europe experienced The Black Death. The plague’s cause sparked scientists all over the world. Scientists found bacteria to be one of the causes of The Black Death. The bacterium was called Yersinia pestis (Dobson 8). The bacterium circulated among rodents (Benedictow). This bacterium was once harmless, but evolved to kill thousands of people (“Researchers” O6a). Scientists…

Squealer There are a few interesting characters in the novel animal farm, like Boxer, but squealer is my favorite. Squealer has a plausible tongue that could convince anyone to do anything. In addition to being very convincing he is equally clever and has a quick mind. Though squealer is the antagonist he is my favorite because he could persuade a nun out of her panties within a few minutes. In the novel the others said that squealer could, “turn black into white” meaning he could sway…

Growing up, most children worry about the latest toys or coolest shoes. If one girl in the first grade has light up shoes, all the rest just have to have them. From early on, people mature with the anxiety of fitting in, constantly fretting about what the world says. Girls must look cute and flirty while guys have to appear strong and emotionless. The continuing struggle to be accepted by society overwhelms the population, even those who live a typical life. For cisgender individuals, the book…

5 reasons why Bronies need to stop So to start off I will explain, to those of you who do not know, what a Brony is. A Brony is an adult male who indulges himself into the My Little Pony franchise, specifically the Friendship is Magic story arc. You are probably thinking that, “Oh it's not that big of a deal, they like a children's show, so what?” and I'm glad that you are thinking like that because we as humans like to express ourselves and it's great that you aren't automatically assuming…

Being more sensitive when working with children William Carlos Williams is an author and poet that resides in the city of Rutherford and is based in the state of New Jersey. Williams publishes many pieces of poetry and short stories that expose and relate to everyday conditions. His poetry expresses about life and the lives of common people. William’s work is heavily influenced from the years between the 1920’s to 1930’s. One short story Williams writes about is “The Use of Force”. The story…

me to be on time because I am usually late to ultimate Frisbee. The second way that I viewed it that he was warning me not to be late but I did not take it that way because his tone of voice did not sound threatening when he was speaking to me. The third way I took this statement was that he did not trust me to because he doubted my dependability for being on time without him reminding me. The second situation was when I was playing ultimate Frisbee later that day and one of my teammates told…

In the short story, “The Use of Force,” there is an ongoing conflict between the doctor and Mathilda the young girl with a sore throat. The doctor is called in by Mathilda’s parents to see if she has a potentially deadly disease known as diphtheria. The young girl Mathilda refuses to let the doctor take a throat culture and the doctor refuses to be manipulated by the young girl. “Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish,” (Bradstreet). I feel…

we were left with extra time that caused me to have to think of more ways to capture Anthony’s story on the spot. However, both the shots I planned prior to the photoshoot and on the spot turned out well because I decided to do the photoshoot in a place I was familiar with; my…

genders. Just as the well known scientist Bill Nye said in his latest Netflix episode, gender is a broad, rainbow colored spectrum. Gender is not blue or pink. It is all connected, you can be wherever you want, you can jump around, be in two or more places, anything. This is influenced by your genes. Transgender people were born transgender based on their DNA, says Harvard student Katherine J. Wu. We deserve recognition in…