Wasp

Imagine living in a world where there was a cure for cancer and genetic diseases. Although it may sound impossible, it has already been done. With gene therapy, which is a technique where a gene that is either defective or missing is replaced with healthy ones through genetic engineering, doctors are able to treat people with cancer and immunodeficiencies. Immunodeficiencies are, “Rare but life-threatening genetic diseases that severely compromise the integrity and function of the immune…

America has a long history of racial differences of the dominant class, which were the white people. White privilege was huge and if you were not white, you did not have access or authority to a lot of things. For example, equal pay, jobs, housing, medical care and more. We all have this idea that in America everyone is treated the same and equality can be reached if you come over and live the American dream. He in America you are different and unique and have equal rights. Yet, that is not the…

“Ouch!” I yelped when my mom had to pour medicine on my knee. It all started at Countryside Elementary School in 4th grade. I was with my best friend Bri and my little pink turtle toy in my hand. Bri and I say “If anybody touches Timmy,Timmy has a high risk of dying.” We have been saying that for a while. I thought it was weird. Anyway I have been waiting all day for recess since the beginning of the day because Bri and I were going to protect our little toy named Timmy the Turtle. Every…

William Faulkner’s ‘Barn Burning’ is the tale of a ten-year old boy by the name of Colonel “Sarty” Sartoris Snopes, his father, Abner “Ab” Snopes, and the difference between right and wrong. Sarty is in the courtroom along with his father, Abner Sartoris, who is on trial for arson. Sarty is contemplating the possibility of him having to testify in court for his father setting a barn on fire. He is afraid because he is unsure of what he would do; unfortunately, young Sarty doesn't know if he…

Hush is a horror movie about a woman named Madison Young. Maddie is a mute author, who temporarily lost her hearing and her speaking ability when she contracted bacterial meningitis when she was 13. She ended up losing both her hearing and her speaking ability after she had a surgery that went wrong. Due to Maddie’s disabilities, Hush presents an emphasis on isolation and the importance of existential awareness that other horror movies fail to provide. Hush is different because most of the…

Introduction The idea of race can have either a positive or negative effect on peoples’ lives. For some people, race creates an advantage or privilege, and for others a disadvantage. Even though, there is no biological evidence that race existents, it is still a big issue in the world. Race is sometimes used as an attempt to explain the differences in people, or as a reason to why people deserve to be treated a certain way. On the website understandingrace.com there are different videos and…

reveal an open fence with a sign that reads “for experienced hikers”. Without hesitation, we start on the new trail. We are about a quarter of the way when I hear a humming and buzzing noise. I quickly wipe my head around to see a yellow and black neon wasp behind me. I run till we reach halfway where we are stopped to proceed by a rapid stream. We look around to see other hikers pacing it like nothing, so my dad and brother do the same in their shoes! I was not ready to lose my only shoes to…

James Cooper and Washington Irving: Different but Alike Washington Irving was born on April 3rd, 1783. He spent his childhood growing up in Manhattan, New York alongside of his ten other siblings. His parents were William and Sarah Irving, his mother was the granddaughter of a clergyman, and his father was an affluent merchant who strongly supported the cause of American Independence. All of Williams sons were expected to support themselves so therefore, he sent Washington to study law in 1801,…

tone, pitch, and many other factors we have with face to face communication. Auto correction can be wonderful, or the destruction of a poor individual. I was once texting my friend Bethany, and I was telling her a story about my parents and some wasps. My text instead read “How to tell your pants about the wops.” Not my finest moment. When…

For a tree to flourish there are three things that are necessary, first the tree must be planted then it will need to be fed and it will need maintenance. With these three steps, the tree will be stunning, independent and strong just like the foundation of the American Dream. There are several aspects in the creation of the American dream developed through Pre-Colonial and Colonial literature. One feature is the Edenic feel towards the scenery and nature of the New World which brings new hopes…