Walking

My window is too small now. I used to be able to fit through it, but the cardboard and tape covering up the hole make it so I can’t leave anymore. The tape is too sticky to be quiet when ripped off, and that would wake Cassey up, and then she would yell at me. The cardboard is too chunky to not bend if I try to take it off from the inside. She would surely notice the difference, even if I was extra careful when putting it back. Yes, if I removed them, I would definitely be in trouble. Which is…

and light. Adam was born in a small town called Tapioca. There he would grow into a young healthy man. Adam was always being looked down on because his family was poor. He would get bullied, made fun of, and pushed around in the streets. When walking around with his mom, she spotted something that caught her eye. It was a poster looking for people that are very talented…

with a confused face. “We are skipping Ms. Adam’s class remember, this was your idea.” “Yea but, what if we get caught?” “We won't get caught, I have fake passes.” “Sara!, how did you get those?’’ I know some people, now come on!” We were walking to the back of the school. I asked her where we were going because i had never really new the back part of school as well as she did. She said we were going to the shed. So then we finally made it to the shed. Luckily, we had brought some…

Jemma Henley slogged down the high school’s corridor and turned. After a short walk up the stairs, she was already out of breath. She looked down to see the small box protruding out of her chest that kept her heart rate normal. Walking wasn’t simple for kids like her. As Jemma continued her walk to the classroom, her v-neck t-shirt showed just the top of a scar that ran down her chest, and Jemma hated her "zipper," as many people called it. Jemma checked her watch and looked around.…

Before I take a meditation class, I haven’t thought about the meditation. Now, I know it changed me many things, so I wanted to tell my family about it. My mother have a insomnia. She sleep about 3~4 hours at night and about one hours in the afternoon. She used said she sleep well but she always walk around in house all night. By Chinese zodiac sign, she is the year of the dag. That’s why she cannot sleep and take care of a house. I am the year of the mouse, so I like to get out and walk…

reached it there was nothing. The fire escape had broke. I could hardly see the rest of it resting at the bottom of the building. I could hear the door slam open behind me. I flung myself to the wall. He looked at the shadow in all of the rain. Slowly walking towards me with his weapon drawn. I couldn't back up and I had nowhere to run. " I'm sorry but I can't let anyone know i was here." He came closer until we were eye to lens. He reached to the side of his head and clicked a little button.…

Milkweed, “Until Then I Had Only Read About These Things in Books,” and “The Guard” are all about children and adults experiencing life during the Holocaust. In these excerpts and poems the narrator views the Nazis in similar but different ways. There were many similarities and differences between these three excerpts. One similarity is that the poem, “The Guard” and the excerpt, “Until Then I Had Only Read About These Things in Books” they both show that the characters are scared. From the…

for the hiking trail.”Yes we’re finally here” The girls get out of the car and start the hiking to the cliff jumping spot. “Omg are we almost there my feet are killing me” said Piper. “Yes just a little bit further, i hear people. As the girls are walking they run into a group of cute guys who seemed to be lost. The guys asked them where the cliff jumping spot was and they said “follow us.” Claudia thought the one guy named brandon was super cute so of course she starts to…

While other teens are sleeping at 8 o’clock on a summer morning, I am walking to my godfather’s house to begin my day. When I arrive, he is waiting for me with the car door open. “Good morning hija, we are late doc they are waiting for us.”, he says. We when arrived to the office: he would turn off the car, then I would get my purse and my lunch. “Are you ready, 3,2,1” the car doors would open. Following him all the way to his office, there was our coat, mask and glasses with the schedule of…

Walkable City by Jeff Speck is a book on how to transform downtowns all over America making them more walk friendly. Speck discusses about implementing this idea and ways it is beneficial to the cities around America. Jeff Speck is a city planner and author who travels around America essentially designing cities for various communities. He is a resident in Washington, DC. Part II of Walkable city is where Jeff Speck reviews to the audience his ten steps for walkability. The first four steps are…