Where I'm Calling From

"I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp." (Chapter 1). When the boys choose Ralph over Jack, Jack was furious because he was always awarded leadership back home. The war between who should be chief and who shouldn’t didn’t end too good, leaving…

our society. Lois Wood Russo, from Massachusetts, wrote a comment to The New York Times, where he stated that Rachel Dolezal purposely pretended to be black in order to gain attention and to appease her desires, such as having a career and fame. I agree with his comments; by denying, and not respecting her roots, as well as taking advantage of the black community, we can conclude how Rachel is a bad influence to our society. To begin with, how can Rachel…

Hateful Eight. The script leaked and a film fans from all around the world flocked to get an early glimpse of what Tarantino’s 8th feature has in stall for us all but then- it was called off. QT abandoned the film and said he would publish it because he had “Plenty more where that came from”. It seemed that our own eagerness had ruined the fun and that like a petulant boy who took his football home when he didn't get his way, QT took The Hateful Eight from us forever. It wasn't until an…

The ringing in my ear and the white in my eyes were no sounds of heaven, but of war. It was not the angel’s coming down from above to take me back up, but it was the aftermath of a M84 Stun Grenade. This affected the whole unit, even outside the door frame. They stood there blindly, Jackson’s finger was tight on the trigger. After it cleared, Jackson rushed to the right side of the door and his leading officer, Garrison, stood ready on the left side. The other two officers in his unit, Prince…

What if one day nobody hid anything from anybody? What if one day I took my mask off and showed you this hideousness behind my fake smile? We all have things to hide, a pimple to conceal, a bra to pad, and a tear to wipe away when nobody’s looking. Some just have a little more to hide. “Who do you think’s doing it?” “My parents are thinking of leaving town.” “I’m carrying pepper-spray around with me now..” “Why is she crying? Oh..that’s right he was her grandpa.” The conversations are hushed…

The definition of phony is not genuine or fraudulent, which can describe many people. Including Holden Caulfield the protagonist, he is a 17 year old boy who has was expelled from his school Pencey. After a fight with his roommate Stradlater he decides to leave school early and go to manhattan to avoid telling his parents. In the book The Catcher in the Rye, Holden is struggling with being surrounded by phonies and being a phony himself. Holden talk about many people being phony but there were…

and generally the ones left out have some sort of nerdy or "wired" tendency. The cool thing is that in real life, unlike in the movies, all the nerdy and weird kids don't stay ostracized from each other. They meet up and form their own group of friends and then people tend to leave them alone. Insults from one person are a lot less effective when they are thrown toward and entire group of people instead of one. Now if someone insults one of them it's not a big deal because they've got people…

take a seat on the wooden park bench.) RILEY It’s a really nice day to be at the park, isn 't it? (He nervously fidgets with his sweatshirt) ANGELINE Yeah, it’s perfect. I’m glad you asked me to come. RILEY Yeah… (Shifts uncomfortably on the park bench) ANGELINE What’s wrong? You’re more quiet today than you usually are. RILEY I’m fine, really. I just don’t have anything to say. It’s kind of nice to sit here and…

Literary Craft: In medias res What is in medias res? This term, translated from Latin, literally means “into the middle things.” It is used as a form of a narrative hook where the story begins right in the middle of the action. Flashbacks are often included throughout the linear storyline to provide the reader with a bit of backstory so they might fully understand what is presently occurring in the narrative. Beginning a story in medias res is a technique that I admire and often like to…

know I was never fond of parties but it wasn’t that. There was something else about that night that I can’t piece together. Who is she? What was her name? Where did she come from? Was it real? Was she real? Those are the questions I can’t seem to find the answers to but I know that it was the first time I didn’t have to pretend to be someone I’m not. For the first time life was crystal clear. The doorbell rang and rang but no one was downstairs to answer the door so I sipped the last drop of my…