World Series

Have you ever bit into a soft, juicy peach and thought,” Did I just destroy half of an insect’s home?” Well, in the short story “Gaston,” by Willium Saroyan, this actually happens! In “Gaston,” a young girl meets her father for what feels like the first time. After the father buys a kilogram of peaches, he puts the tastiest one in front of his daughter, who in turn takes a bite, only to find and insect hiding in the half eaten peach. The girl’s first instinct is to kill the insect, but the…

As the season gets closer to summer the nights start to get warmer, and as the 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…

It was Thanksgiving and after watching a game, a group of friends and I decided to play football. Brady and Brynne tell us others that they are not allowed to play, since Brynne broke her nose in the third annual Bowser football game on another Thanksgiving six years ago. However, we decide to play anyways. Brynne picks Michael and Amelia, Brady picks me and Alexa, who is upset about being picked last. As we play, Michael and Brady meet the new girl from Texas, who lived doors down. They both…

Much of my troubles with Joanne actually begins with Danette. Danette would often come to my office to complain about Joanne. This happened maybe 4 or 5 times. It was always the same thing, Joanne was complaining that she wasn't getting any support staff help, and was critical of Katrina and Alyssa. Danette would basically say that Joanne wouldn't need any support staff help if she wasn't so slow. Eventually it got so bad that on 3/6/15 I approached Burgess for help and explained what was…

I’ve got to be quiet. Mummy said to stay in here, not to make a noise. He might not know I’m here. I’m to be brave. I don’t know how. I want to cry but that will be noisy. It’s dark. I don’t like the dark. The monsters are only meant to come out in the dark. Which is worse, the monster in here or that one out there? If I roll up in a ball, make myself smaller he might not see me if he opens the door. If I move to the back behind the hanging clothes I could disappear. He won’t see me then. I…

Football expectations Its before the big game. Treazy and his team is getting ready to face their rival in the championship. Treazy is the quarterback.His family and friends are here and all of his teammates friends and family. They came so far and worked so hard to get to this point. This is the biggest moment of their high school career. Theres alot of preasure, one mess up and they will lose the game. It's now the 4th quarter, there down by 7, they need to comeback. They have the ball,…

the book shelve shows my first symbol. The first picture of the ocean shows my second symbol. My first theme is love. I chose the theme love because of Maddy and Olly. In the trailer, it shows that Maddy loves/likes Maddy when she wants to see the world with Olly. Also, when Olly finally gets to see Maddy in person. Another…

and endurance. In their respective novels, the female protagonist reveals moral dilemmas, resilience, and strength. Through his use of destruction, Chris Cleave reveals context that readers can relate to, because we confront destruction often in our world today. While discussing different texts and motivations behind them, critic Mihaela P. Harper references Chris Cleave’s works in her syntax of violence: “Chris Cleave articulates the same intensity of compulsion[...] a consuming urge to think…

Annie: Heathcliff, short, long hair, wears earring Bernard: Sherlock, tall, long hair, wears earring Carolyn: Romeo, medium, short hair, wears earring Daniel: Harry, short, long hair, doesn’t wear earring Since we know each person can be right about only 1 thing, we need to cross out similarities. Starting with Daniel, we know he has to be right about the character not wearing earrings, because he is the only student that had a different answer for that category, and the other 3 students can’t…

The stories of Richard Rodriguez and Dee shine a light on how education can change an individual perspectives on life. Alice Walker, the author of Everyday Use describes in little details on how education change Dee’s life compare to Richard Rodriguez , The Achievement of Desire; he gives more detail information on when he realize education separated him from his family life. Rodriguez refers to himself as a scholarship boy; a boy who separates the classroom from his home life. Dee story was…