To Stay Alive

The Landlady It has often been stated that you cannot always judge a book by its cover. The Landlady is a murderous woman whose guests never leave her Bed and Breakfast alive. From the moment Billy sees the Bed and Breakfast, it is clear that both the place and Landlady are not normal. An example from the story is, "We have it all to ourselves," she said, smiling at him over her shoulder as she led the way upstairs. "You see, it isn't very often I have the pleasure of taking a…

adoptive parents. They took me in when I had no one. I never had a great relationship with my actual parents. I had come out as transgender when I was 20 and ever since things had gone downhill. These two individuals not only listened but they let me stay for a month or two when I first got to the state. When I visited I had felt like I was at home. They took me to Manitou Springs, I met people that understood my circumstances and welcomed me. Being, a transgender man I never really felt safe,…

become what they think is an ideal person. One of the more common ones that has arisen recently is the stereotype that men take care of the more manual outside jobs, jobs that usually require more physical strength, and the women therefore tend to stay inside the house and keep to tending to cleaning and the kitchen. With a growing patriarchal society, the men, usually assigned to harsh and demanding jobs, have the physical figure to sustain these hard tasks week after week; year after year. So,…

paper. I had friends whose mothers were a stay at home parent, and a domestic engineer. They were always the coolest moms, making us cookies and Kool-Aid for snacks. Taking us to the park, setting up adventures in the backyard, or allowing us to build tents with blankets and furniture. This is my driving point of this paper; there are benefits and disadvantages of being a stay at home parent or a two-income family. Parents need to decide, “Should they stay, or Should they go” when it comes…

describing the wall paper such as the lines going together, incomplete lines, etc. Afterward, “the faint figure behind seemed to shake the patter, just as she wanted to get out” (p.652, p15). I can say that this is her own problem because John’s wife stays awake all night staring at the paper, and then sleeps during the day. Or, it can symbolize that John’s wife is trying to come out of the wall paper but is unable to do so because she is not…

him in the end, but he still remained obedient to God’s will for his life. He grew in his personal relationship with the Lord and the relationships within his family. Joseph’s life is an excellent example and motivation of how Christians today should stay humble and trust that God is in control, no matter what may be awry. Staying steadfast for God in times of darkness will be rewarded with love and light, and most of all, the pleasure of the Lord. God tested his faith, and Joseph had stayed…

with one another. It stated three different hypotheses; (1) if there was a high level of commitment then there was limited alternatives, greater investments, and greater or lesser displeasure, (2) if they stay or leave behavior is associated with the commitment level, then they are more likely to stay in…

The night swallowed the sun whole, leaving it’s skeleton behind as the moon. Maybe the night didn’t like bones, or maybe it was full. The night finished it’s meal, but didn’t leave, It seemed like it was waiting for someone to come along and shoo them out, someone to put their foot down and say: “Get out of here, you stinkin’ night!”. The thing is that I probably wasn’t alone, I could feel it. The rustling of the bushes, the cold breeze making my hair stand on end. My breath was sparse, and I…

Simon must of stepped on a trap because the next thing we see is Simon scooped up by a net hanging from a tree. “ HELP ME!” “ We can’t stay from him. We’ll dig his grave later. We have to keep going.” says Grayson. I know this is a bad decision but it's either run or die. “I’m sorry.” I mouth to Simon. “NOOO!” screams Simon. We ran off into the forest. Tears ran down my face and I felt…

dramatically since the 1970s. Women have evolved since the late 1900s. Many work in work fields alongside men. Becoming mothers does not stop many of them from still working. A lower percent of mothers stay at home, although, it should not be for every woman. Women should not feel obligated to be a stay at home mother; they should be able to be independent, to be a role-model to their children, and to be capable to bring a larger income into the home. Most women who work show independence. …