Twelve Days of Christmas

school, the parents often would donate funds to the school for supplies and events. Teachers would have no problem staying late and tutoring kids. Yet, these children still faced issues that money could not fix. I had one little girl who was only twelve. She would dress up and meet boys who were over eighteen and talk to them. Many times, she would lie about her age. I spoke with her about the situation and found out she thinks it is ok because her mom is twenty plus years younger than her…

At that age, in 1847, his dad kicked the bucket. Not surprisingly, he was stunned to lose his dad at such a youthful age and it was then that his formal days of learning were finished. To fund-raise he started to fill in as a printer's understudy. Like most nineteenth century writers, he was set up for his prospective profession by working with a typesetter and perusing a considerable measure in his extra…

“We talk about important shit and we do sober shit.” Sitting in a hospital’s auditorium on a Thursday night this phrase summarized the reason behind the meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. Important shit was indeed going on. The people in the room varying from all ages and backgrounds were there to mend their lives back together to the standards that society saw fit and they all had the unequivocal support of each other. The standards are being sober and not depending on any drugs or alcohol. The…

then launch many attacks on several different countries including the United States, throughout the war. 2. The United States became involved with WW2 when the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. On that same day, Japan attacked several other countries including the Philippians, Thailand, and Malaya. These attacks resulted in Britain and Australia along with the U.S to declare war on Japan. 3. The…

growing up as George H.W. Bush raised a family and at the same time dealt with the issues of politics, and eventually the burden of the Presidency. In this novel, the reader experiences what life is like as the son of a President who would also one day become the President, only the second duo in history to have done so. George Herbert Walker Bush, more commonly referred to as George H.W. Bush, was born on June 12, 1924 in Greenwich, Connecticut. His father was Prescott Bush, who worked at the…

job offerings from two churches and from three colleges. King was incredibly conflicted on which position to take up. He decided to preach a sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist of Montgomery during his visit at his father’s home in Atlanta for the Christmas holiday. On January 24, 1954, King peached his sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist entitled “The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life.” He returned to Boston and he acquired a letter from the church. The members unanimously voted to have King as…

There was a time, before sound was introduced to film and culture was hand picked for society, when stars were born and bred on the stage. Actors who grew an understanding of their craft by clocking in rehearsal hours, feeding off an audience during live performances, and praying to the right gods, were signed on for a starring role in a film: an advancement in their career. Today, the craft of acting and the medium in which an actor is showcased have changed landscapes and the up-and-coming…

It’s thought-provoking how everything is interconnected when you look back on it historically. My family, my hometown, and my State can be viewed like a Venn diagram with logical connections between them. Taking a snapshot of 1998 was interesting. I never considered where my family was or what they were doing the year I was born. The city and state where I grew up were dealing with some exciting and some difficult problems such as corruption, an archeological find, severe weather, and historic…

In our class book Spiritual Classic Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines, Richard Foster, gives narrative describing Christian Disciplines into three movements of the Spirit. The Inward disciplines (meditation, prayer, fasting and study), Outward disciplines (simplicity, solitude, submission, and…

Clara was born at home in 2008. She has two older sisters, twelve-year-old Mae and fourteen-year-old Avery. She also has two cats named Alex and Jerry. Clara is a very happy and joyful girl. Once in a place called Elora, there was a girl named Bella. She was fifteen years old. She had two sisters named Tate and Fae. One Friday morning, when everybody was eating breakfast (except for Tate, who was finding her outfit for the third time), Fae whispered to Bella, “Tate is such a drama queen.”…