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nights get warmer the kids play longer. Picking up my phone I texted my friend Elli to see if she could get anyone to play night games at the Mapleton City Park. Earlier that day at school we had began planning on having night games, and the park was a central place to have them. Even with both of us trying we couldn’t get anyone who could come play. Only one person said that they would be there, who just happened to be the boy I had a major crush on. Planning out what to say to my dad,…

In the opening scene of the film, Rosenberg depicts Luke destroying the city’s parking meters. The parking meters are a metaphor of society’s rules and restrictions. Rosenberg communicates how society tries to clamp down on individuals and make individuals conform to rules and regulations. Luke removing the tops of the meters is a metaphor for Jesus Christ. Similar to how Jesus broke the rules and customs of his society by not conforming to the high priests, Luke does the same by refusing to…

pumpkins and the weather was perfect conditions for an asthma attack. I was about five and so I love to play, especially outside. I asked my parents if I could go outside and of course they said yes. So I started swinging and I'm having a lot of fun. The cool fall breeze felt good as I played on the swing. I started to feel my chest tighten, I knew what was happening but I didn't want to tell anyone. I continued to swing for about ten more minutes. After that I went to go and play in the grass,…

My face was burning, yet my fingers were icy cold. My palms were clammy and my heart was pounding full of adrenaline. I thought it was going to jump straight out of my chest. Thump, thump, thump. I ran so fast without looking back. I fumbled upon a vintage-looking bench and plopped straight upon it before I fell to the ground. I sat for a moment fighting for breath and wiped my face upon my shirt. I could feel the sweat burning my eyes as droplets sat up top of my eyebrow. A few minutes slowly…

Steps to Freedom Nelson Mandela once said, “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again until we reach the mountain tops of our desires.” (BrainyQuote) Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, Nelson Mandela, in his speech, “I Am Prepared to Die,” justifies the wrongful accusations he faced during his law-breaking years to create a racialism free country. Mandela’s purpose is to protect…

“How did the protest music performed by Pete Seeger empower people during the 1960s to stand against social norms when the United States was faced with multiple problems, such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement?” Title For many centuries, music has been an unwavering force in society, offering entertainment for various ceremonies and events, while also providing an outlet for creative expression. Most people see the entertainment factor in music, but fail to realize the power music…

Right after the end of his studies as an attorney, he has been involved with the struggle for freedom. To achieve this goal, lots of steps had to be taken, and they were not always successful.He has been an ANC member since the early 1940s, but it is really after the establishment of apartheid that he became more implicated in the struggle. Indeed, in 1949, he participated in massive boycotts and strikes to fight for the freedom. All those actions were non-violent, peace being one of the most…

The essay “What is Real,” Alice Munro discusses a question that she hears frequently from people in her hometown who believe that they seem real elements of the world that they recognize in her fictional stories, and are bothered by how those real elements seem bastardized or perverted by her seemingly intentional misrepresentation of them. She hopes that in answering this question, she might be able to help people understand what fiction is, how it works, and where it comes from. Firstly, Munro…

Norman Bates describes life as a trap, or more accurately, our own private traps that we cannot get out of – no matter how hard we try. While this is true for many characters in the film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it is most true about Norman himself. The surprising information we learn about Norman throughout the movie proves this point more and more. Norman suffers from a multiple personality disorder brought on by his desires. Norman lives as both himself and his deceased mother. By…

The lemonade day project was a great way to get students a feel how difficult running a business is. In the real world there are competition between businesses everywhere. A lot of people complained about having 20 lemonade stands in one place, but it represents a realistic idea of businesses. A mall has more than 20 stores competing for costumers. Each store advertisement tries to convince their store is better than another store. They also have promotion to convince consumers their store has…