Trespasser

American Indians inhabited the continent now known as America for thousands of years before the arrival of Columbus to it. "The graceful boat of death" as described by Linda Hogan in Solar Storms, whose riders committed the most barbaric crimes ever: "beloved children (were) mutilated, women cut open and torn, strong, brave men would die, and even their gods would be massacred" (168). Since that discovery, American Indians suffered the worst of injustices: subjugation, expropriation, forced…

Insurgency Waking up to see a wall, living with the pain of knowing that my father and brother are gone, knowing that I could be next. The world I lived in was a sorrowful place. I never saw my mother, she was always away at the border patrolling for trespassers; but when she was home, she was too tired to even talk to me. So, I had to fend for myself. Every day I got up, got dressed, and walked to school. On the way to school, sometimes I picked up breakfast, but usually I wasn't hungry enough…

The Dakota Pipeline is in the process of being built to connect the oil rich areas of North Dakota to Illinois. The hope of completing the pipeline, would make moving crude oil to the refineries in the Gulf Coast or East Coast areas a lot easier. President Obama, in November of 2015, put a stop to the pipeline being built because of the controversy that it caused (Yan, Park, Ravits and Sidner, 2017). By putting an end to the controversy about the construction of the pipeline, it put a stop to…

This island has to be saved for its trees, it has to be saved for its animals it is a part of a reserve forest, it belongs to a project to save tigers, which is paid for by people from all around the world….who love animals so much that they are willing to kill us for them…this whole world has become a place for animals, and our fault, our crime was that we were just human beings, trying to live as human beings always have, from the water and the soil. No human being…

Jerry's sitting at his desk trying to figure out what to do next. The few history books he borrowed from the library briefly mentioned how the slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom, but they didn't give any specific details. Closing the last book he started thinking about other ways to locate their suspect. "Maybe I should try and figure out who he'd run too for help. Since he doesn't have any family left, I'll start with his recent employer, see what he can tell me. I bet…

Koby’s reelz The Theft school The story about my life goes something like this… I was a little boy when I stole stuff from stores… As a teen, I got into serious trouble. I was walking home and passed by a cops station with a vault I noticed open. So what did I do? I walked inside and stole 100,000 dollars. When I turned around I saw a cop. I had a long talk with my mom and the cop and got shipped away to a prison school for the theft kids. The next morning I imaged getting to ride a…

Creeping figures slithered out underneath the speckled night sky, not a single fragment outshining the moon at its fullest. Luminescence of the orb created a safe, guiding light for the wandering, yet it exposed them to the other creatures looming in the crevices of the forest. Two small, thin bodies weaved through the trees that surrounded them no matter where they turned. As the rustling of leaves sounded from a distance, tall forms towered over everything under their desolation.…

Imagine yourself stuck in a cramped, dark room for four months straight. Now imagine leaving your home where you grew up your whole life and not knowing if you would ever return. This is what every settler endured when they embarked on this treacherous journey. The people that sailed on this journey were only the beginning of what was to become one of the most powerful countries on earth. Jamestown, Virginia became the first successful British colony in the new world because of the…

Draft 3.2 Bicycles, Flowers, and Trains: Beneath the Surface in Beloit, Wisconsin during the Early Twenty-first Century By Paula F. Rose The bicycle seat was definitely higher. Paula Rose had raised it a quarter inch each day, and the days and inches were starting to add up so that by now anyone could see the effect from a distance. “Prof. must feel it,” Paula said to nobody in particular in the voyeuristic gaggle of students around her. “But, look at him. He’s in a world of his own. He may…

I love feminism. I am a much braver woman because of feminism. Women and men need feminism, just like we need air. We have so many opportunities and things to be thankful for because of feminism. I have hundreds of reasons why I needed feminism, and how I have become a better person because of it. Due to feminism, I have gained more confidence in a healthy body image, a greater understanding of my sister’s sexual orientation, and a greater moral compass. I would never want to go back to a world…