Till We Have Faces

Revolution and America being a free country, there were some key problems facing the United States and the Early Republic that had an impact on the nation till today. Some of these problems are money that we owed, slavery, trades among states, boundaries between churches and states, and many other problems within the government that the nation had to face. At first, the colonies were joint by the Articles of Confederation…

First and foremost I am not racist, far from it, as you will clearly and unambiguously understand shortly. One of my best friends in Elementary School was a boy named Kanod. At the age of eight I did not see Kanod as any different from myself. We both faced ridicule each and every day and were both different, on the outside at least. You see Kanod was Black and I was overweight and poor. I stayed overweight until I went on a health kick at the age of 14 that lasted over a decade. Unlike my extra…

mention her brother while they lived under the same roof. Yet, curiosity kept her fascinated. She remembered what her brother sounded like and the way he walked but could never make it past his neck. And though her brother made it to her dreams, his face was never quite clearly made out. After an hour in the basement,…

We have 3 minutes till school is out for the day and i cant stop. Thomas has not talked to me at all, He hasn't even glanced, Its like he's avoiding me. In the hall i tried to talk to him but he kept walking like i was nothing. What is going on with him lately? I gather my books and wait for the bell to ring and when it does i dart for the door. I look around for Thomas, i can see his hair from a mile away and start to race for him. "Thomas?" No answer. He walks to his locker, opens and grabs…

snowflakes fall onto my face I continue to walk to my home with my friend Georgia when we suddenly hear a screaming burglary alarm going off. I rushed over to the nearby house to discover a broken window I tried to pick up some of the glass but sliced my finger like an onion whiles doing so. Georgia and I continued to the front of the house to go inside and see what was going on when "thump,thump,thump" we heard footsteps. We ran to the back to catch the stranger but all we saw was the…

but freedom. The book, Coming of Age in Mississippi, written by Anne Moody, an author and a slave, who focuses on one of the most controversial topic in 1860 which is slavery. In this book, Moody talked about a questionable case which some Negroes have a voice to speak up, though, they don’t use it. In Coming of Age in Mississippi, Moody carried her own autobiography with her phenomenal characteristics such as being a caring person, who values her pride being colored, and shows heroic action…

you can watch happen. Many people commit suicide or hurt themselves every day because of bullying. Most bullies show they they are jealous of you and probably want something you have. If you sit there and let the bully harass you and be mean, your self esteem will decrease and you will get insecure. Bullies are people we need to stop, and only you can do it by standing up for yourself and others. Some ways to stand up to a bully is to ignore the bully, confront the bully, or tell a trusted…

river to make him immortal, but she held him by his heels when she dipped him in so that was the only part of his body that wasn’t immortal. Though overall Achilles was a brave and courageous warrior throughout his whole life, from when he was young till the day he died. Achilles never trained to be a fighter, they say he was just destined to be an amazing fighter and warrior. Achilles was actually brought away from the Trojan war (which was just starting at the time). His mother took him to a…

Many experienced dermatologists have outlined the following skin mistakes many do. Perhaps, you too may be committing the same. Excess Exfoliating Sometimes, too much of reading and wrong interpretation of written materials can…

Today I'm meeting a guy who I have been chatting with for some time. I know it's not wise to, but I know in my heart that it's the right and safe to meet my cowboy soldier. Waiting for the flight, then again as you go through security, has my nerves on the edge of sanity, and my stomach is in knots. Will you like me when you see me? Will we connect as well as we have on the internet? Will you like my body? Will your body be as hard and cut as it looks in the photos you sent me? I know your…