When We Were Very Young

blamed president Hoover for this problem, when it was time for a new president Franklin Roosevelt took over the office. He attempted many programs to renew jobs and tried to bring the cycle of money back into the economy. Although, not every program worked, many programs of his we still use today. Around 1933 was when the first New Deal was created, the Civilian Conservation Corps or otherwise known as the C.C.C program was built to restore jobs for young men by working for the public as well…

help clean and she also doubled as Mom's personal hair dresser. As Prince says in his song, When Doves Cry: “maybe you're just like my mother,she's never satisfied. Nothing Ventured Nothing Gained Primary school soon became high school, however a little early for me. I went ahead a year. Was it because I was so smart, no! Mom thought I was too tall to still be a primary school, so when the opportunity for me to move ahead came up, she wanted me to go. I was happy to…

The Two Wes Moore’s and Their Different Choices President Mark Keenums statement about the other Wes Moore was completely true when he said “That’s what [The Other Wes Moore] is all about. Two people with virtually identical lives, the only difference between them being the choices they made. Their choices made all the difference” (Keenum). The Other Wes Moore is a novel about two people that grew up in the same neighborhood, however, had completely different outcomes. The Author, Moore had the…

When 9/11 occurred the world reacted in a split second to the social matter, would our young generation reacts the same? Today’s younger society is seemed to be less interactive with social matters, than the olden day society. An author by the name of Stephane Hessel states that our young society is not doing anything about our social issues that are rising and we are neglecting the important matters. In, Time for Outrage! his argument is all about: indifference, outrage, unawareness, and…

There are people who commit crimes punishable by life sentences, some are old, and some are young, very young. Juveniles over the age of fifteen should be tried as adults in the court of law. Children under the age of sixteen probably had good reason to commit serious crimes, but that doesn’t mean they are innocent, and there may be a good reason why some juveniles may have done what they did. If someone is sixteen or older, and you commit a crime, you are old enough to be held in court, and…

Ottoman Empire during the 15th century, meaning that the Turks controlled Armenia. In 1908, the Young Turks took over the government. After years of being discriminated, the Armenians thought that they would finally be treated equally when the Young Turks came to power. They soon realized the Young Turks were much worse than the previous government. Under the rule of the Young Turks, the Armenians were exposed to brutal psychological…

media accounts because she wants her “privacy” at twelve years old. From personal experience I can vouch for the internet being a very unsafe place for children. I believe that young children should not be allowed unsupervised internet use freely. The internet is something easily accessible now. You carry it with you on your phone and your tablet. Nowadays young children are getting all these mobile devices and laptops without knowing of the dangers and repercussions of what can happen. My…

whom we call Mumma, is an older lady who has been living in this small farmhouse since 1967. We drove through woods on an unconstructed road called Vanderslice road, which is named after her family. We pulled up in the driveway of this secluded house surrounded by tall trees and green grass all around. We were welcomed by two enthusiastic four-year-old Shei Tzu dogs named Aussi and Ziki who came running to us as soon as we got out of our car. Two chickens and peanut the cat came later and we…

Woman have always been affected by movies, in a negative way, ever since they were little girls watching “Princess movies” too now-a-day movies that continue to sexualize women. Woman don’t realize how much movies have affected them because they have grown up with them since they were young. Little girls were immensely impacted by Disney movies showing the woman as being inferior and needed a man to save them. As they grew older into their teenage years they slowly got less affected by Disney…

Back in 1914 when WW1 took place, Germany was running out men and sent untrained young kids to the battle field. The book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque displays a group of young boys sent into war. What makes Remarque’s book so compelling is because it exhibits a dazzling loss of innocence in the characters of the book. As we read through the book we realize that the main character name is Paul Baumer and one of his only reason that he and his classmates enlisted to…