Waiting for the Weekend

Oryx said it best, everything has a price. In Margaret Atwood’s speculative novel, Oryx acquires monetary value by being sold to corporate greed resulting in her exploitation. Underprivileged and innocent children are an accessible form of exploitation for companies and corporations. From a young age I was aware that children in certain countries were not as privileged as my classmates and myself. A couple of months ago I was exposed to child exploitation on a school trip to Greece and Italy.…

was their great reviews across the board. One reviewer stated “ it signed it a A Upon arrival I saw a huge sized patio in front, with Authentic El Salvadorian decor. Walking in, the sound of mild, classic, spanish music was playing. On weekends the restaurant clears the floor of furniture and makes room for the dance floor. Some people go just to dance Abney 1 had the Love atmosphere and the food was amazing! I salmon and was really…

Slowly, I was slipping into the new routine. Well, the week-day routine. I was starting to fear the weekend one because I heard stories of all these bad things happening to personal assistants and I was starting to get scared. But in other news, the Gleeful's got another slave. 'Probably a replacement for Cho.' I thought sadly with tears threating to spill. I was nominated to show her the ropes and teach other skills she'll need. I was going to be meeting her in the early hours of the day.…

I found my seat on flight 424, which will take me to Korea, waiting for the plane to take off, I was staring out the window and thinking about my past. What all I had to endure and accomplished that had led me to this exact moment. My name is Vanessa James, I was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1989. I lived in Oxford up until I turned 11, and I am the youngest of four children. I have two older brothers and a twin brother, who is thirty minutes older than me, which he likes to remind…

Volunteering at Three Square has allowed me to view my life differently. Before volunteering at Three Square, I did not consider all the things I take for granted, especially food. I am privileged to have enough food for my family and myself, and Three Square helped me empathize with those in the community that are not as fortunate as me. Through the service I did, I learned more about the community that is not visible. I learned of the people that are struggling to reach the basic necessity of…

At first I didn’t think much of this change, considering I had just moved a year prior. That was until my mom told me, “We’re moving into a cul-de-sac. I’ve heard they have parties every single weekend.” That made me very skeptical about my usual way of life, and she was pretty much dead on. In fact, the night we moved in, we were trapped out of our house due to the sheer amount of cars and kids in the road. Moving forward to my sophomore year,…

In 1979, the NBA fanbase saw the game being played in a way never seen before. Earvin Johnson a renowned player of the Los Angeles Lakers, showed off his basketball skill for 12 years. Known for having high numbers in assists, Earvin Johnson, also known as “Magic”, had the ability to see where everyone was on the court, and make unexpected passes. Aside from his basketball career, Magic became a huge advocate of AIDS and HIV awareness, while also writing a book about safe sex. Throughout the…

I was waiting tables at the diner, _Harlow’s Burgers._ It was almost time for my shift to end, only 15 more minutes till 10:00. When I went back to the kitchen, Martie pulled me aside and said, “Adley, Mr. Chattfield is waiting for you in his regular booth.” I didn’t understand why she called him “Mr. Chattfield” instead of Hert. He was a kind old man, with light blue eyes and thin grey hair. I walked into the diner and saw a stranger sitting in his booth. He was on his phone. I walked up to him…

of their foundations. Given that our school is in the Midwest and I also live in the Midwest, I am most concerned with tornadoes. I have one tornado experience which has led to my tornado apprehension; this event occurred when I went home for the weekend earlier this semester. I was driving along Route 57. Starting in Champaign, it was a bright and sunny day. When I got closer to Chicago, the sky darkened and I could tell that it was about to start pouring. I could feel the car pull as the…

It was a warm summer day, and I was out camping with my family for the weekend at the Wild Goose Ranch, a trailer park a couple hours away from the Bartonville area. I was seven at the time. I was a I-think-I-can-do-anything-myself type of kid. I thought seven was the age for independence, since that was the time my sister was doing everything herself. So my mom and I were fishing a mile away from the trailer. I had bought a new glow stick the day before, and it was getting dark so I thought…