What Is Authority One day my seven year old sister asked me what authority meant. The reason behind her question was her bad behavior at school the previous day. She in return received a caution slip and had to “sit by the wall” during recess. This is her schools form of punishment when someone is behaving badly. My mother had tried to explain to her what authority meant. Of course s

The Last Friend I Would Have Ever Expected I was not a big fan of dogs after a chow bit me when I was six years old. Ever since then I have somewhat been afraid of all dogs until I met Rose. Rose is an English bulldog. Bulldogs do not look like they would be the nicest dogs out there and when I walked into my girlfriend’s house for the first time I was petrified of this bulldog. I fe

Window The Window As I approach the window to my living room, I can feel the breeze from the warm air passing through the house. The curtains blow furiously around, dancing with one another in what seems to be some ancient primal ritual. Before I even look outside, I can already hear the world speeding by outside. I peer out the window; the air carries with it a distinctive smell

Vampire What occurrence it had been that had sent Victoria so boldly striding through the terrace is now inconceivably forgotten. The trees shook and the energy of decay arose like an ember from hell, for if the energy of decay abides anywhere, it is in the damp cobblestone alleyways of downtown Transylvania on a dim and bitter November morning. Briskly tumbling through the primeval a

Youve Got Mail “You’ve got mail” There is a distinct difference between having an automated voice stating, “you’ve got mail” with all the warmth of an undertaker, and physically opening an old fashioned metal and possibly rusty box to find a true piece of art. Art that is becoming extinct even as I am writing this, an art form that is warm, personal and can mean as much to some people a

The Stranger The Stranger It was a dark and stormy night. I was just about to go to bed and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Startled, I was reluctant to open the door but I gained enough courage and slowly opened it. It was my mom. In awe, I invited her in, wondering why she was out at such an hour. We sat for an hour and talked about a couple of unusual topics such as death

Colors Of War “Colors of a War” Thick layers of golden-white fog smothered the mesquite trees encircling Jp and Chris. It was only around 5:30 A.M. and the tip of the sun was rising over the mountains that trapped the endless view of farmland and small cities making up the large area. Summer had just emerged through spring at the end of ninth grade for the two. It was their forever-be

Role Models Gucci, Prada, Tommy, Nautica, Polo, Benzes and Lexus are all the things that you need to be role models for the youth of today in America; not brains but beauty, not values or morals but valued. Today in America there aren’t many positive role models for the youth known as Generation X. Role models for today’s youth consists of rappers, actors/actresses, and even the young

Original Writing-Money Original writing-MONEY I could only imagine that there has always been some sort of currency. Money has taken many forms, from the gold and silver coin of the past to today’s sterling note. Money is essentially the way in which the world trades but has spiralled into something much bigger. With great wealth comes a great social status and with a great power.

American Dream Dream only if you aspire to achieve. If you analyze this statement, you will realize that dreaming will never get you anywhere, but acting upon those dreams will push you into a category above others. You and I, like many people, dream of having a fabulous job, a luxurious home, and chic automobiles. These are some of the most basic aspirations we work towards, according t

The Art Room The enormous blue door, with a sign in the middle reading “The Art Room,” stuck when it opened and creaked when it closed. The handle was slimy and consumed fingerprints of glaze. The fumes of the glazes were overwhelming, almost too strong. The faint smell of clay only grew stronger when approaching the back of the room. In the front of the room it smells of glazes and

Afternoon Death Camp Afternoon Death Camp As the clock strikes 2:45 I drag my withered corpse of a body into the dank, foul-smelling locker room. The smell of sweat, urine, and blood permeates this prison. I change into my trusty red sweatpants that have the smell of comfort laced into its seams. Now I move into the hallways to begin the Gestapo-esque death march. Fifteen laps and

The Inheritance Of Tools, What Have You Inherited' The Inheritance of Tools, What have you inherited' By Dan Beirne When most people think of tools, they think of something that takes up physical space. In reality tools can either be a physical thing like a hammer, or a skill that you use in your work or at home. In the case of a skill or skills that are inherited, you might not even

Comparing And Competing When I was in elementary school, our classes would compete in sales of Christmas cards as a fundraiser for various equipment and supplies. The winning class received an ice cream party, and the student acquiring the most sales won a special award. Being quite competitive, I found myself challenged by a boy in another classroom. I worked very hard making phone call

Little Red Cap: Sexually Curious And Disturbed Disclaimer: It would be impossibly difficult to explain the sexual connotations of all versions of Little Red Riding Hood and similar titles, thus I am solely focusing on the Brothers Grimm version of Little Red Cap. Because of the popularity of the Brothers version and my personal liking to it, this is what I will be interpreting. A de

What Is Love' Webster’s Dictionary defines love as: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties; affection and tenderness felt by lovers. But how would we, who experience love, define it as' Personally, I would divide love into three different categories; love in amorous relationships, love with in a family and love with in a friendly relationship. Love in amorou

Critial Thinking I never really knew what it was like to appreciate other people or be different in a sense from other people. I was kind of apprehensive when it came to hanging out with people who were different than me. Whether it was physically or mentally. This of course was around the age of 17, when I was under the impression to be cool and in the “in-crowd” you had to hang amongst

All Choices have Consequences All Choices have Consequences After decades of living the up’s and down’s of life I realized that I was not happy or satisfied with my life so far. I was either on top of the world doing well with what life had dealt me or was at the bottom. Each bottom was a little worse and got to the point that my life was miserable all the time. I ask myself, “Why i

Hero Loss of a Hero “Mandy, Grandpa is going to the hospital. He cannot stop shaking and has to have some tests taken,” my mom said when she called on Sunday January 26, 2003. It was really hard for my family to see the pain my grandpa was having and not knowing what was causing it and what was wrong. After hearing what had all gone wrong with my grandpa, our hearts were broken. On Wed

How To Eat An Oreo Cookie How to eat an Oreo cookie Have you ever had a craving for some sort of food' And you come home after a long stressful day at school, and all you want is a big glass of milk accompanied by some Oreo cookies. Well if you ever find yourself in this situation what I have here are the steps to make sure that you savor eat and every moment as your eating your Or

Personal Goals Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Today, I am writing a paper about my personal strengths and weaknesses. I believe that everyone in this world is completely different from one another. Everyone has a different set of skills that are considered their strengths as well as a set of flaws that are considered to be their weaknesses. I have several strengths as well as seve

Durango Street Is Dally’s Death a Suicide' The definition of suicide is self murder. Sometimes suicide can happen if you feel depressed or sad, or if a friend of family member had been killed. This kind of incident may make you feel like you could kill yourself. I had a friend die from suicide; it was a serious deal. There are ways to get help with these kinds of feelings:

She Will Prevail Persevere \pər-sə-vir\ (vb): to persist (as in an undertaking) in spite of difficulties. Nowadays it seems that cancer, in one way or another, affects everyone around us. Whether it is one’s mother, brother, aunt, grandfather or baby sister, cancer plays a major part in the daily lives of people around the world. For many forms of cancer, being diagnosed can be compar

Adjustments College life thus far has been an entirely new experience for me. From letting go of my Mom and moving away from home and finally getting settled in then realizing that your new roommate is a major drug dealer and having to move again, on top of having hard classes and not knowing your way around town, college life has defiantly been an experience. These are some of my frust

A Sence of Place A Sense of Place A sense of place is a feeling you get when you belong somewhere. It is a place that you love and feel comfortable in no matter where it may be. For most people their sense of place belongs to their hometown, where they grew up, or where they experienced the best years of their life. For others, it may be a place they have visited or lived in for a shor

Journey For most of my life I have been horribly afraid of the dark. I have, for as long as I can recall, slept with a night light burning brightly in the socket next to my bed. I'm not comfortable sharing my total reason with many people, only my boyfriend and two people I have considered best friends really know. One main reason I am afraid of the dark is because without my glasses or

Eloquent Expressionalism Eloquent Expressionalism The thick morning fog swirls in plumes on the field as the sun attempts to break through the cover above. Hues of orange, purple, and red combine to form a breathtaking vista that belies the nature of what’s transpiring. The tall grass is stained red. Heat and humidity work in sync to establish an invisible barrier that bonds clothin

A Slave Tale My Story as a Slave Childhood Years: I was born in 1834 on a large plantation, that contained over a thousand acres, and over one hundred enslaved souls, located thirty some old miles south east of Atlanta, Georgia. I was descended from imported Africans, and probably from some of the darkest of the native race. Darker than most of my fellow slaves on this plantation.

Fish This object is a three-dimentional hollow rectangle completely constructed of transparent material. Inside it is host to a small community of dart-figures, no bigger than a paper clip. Covering the bottom surface is miniature rainbow colored boulders. The rectangle is completely filled with sparkling blue water with a small pencil sized hose submerged to the colorful bottom creating

A Trip to the New York City The trip took me to the New York City, what a wonderful place! Great City and Very Busy! I've seen busy people, busy street, towering buildings and a lot more. Great cultural diversity, wonderful food (of all varieties), anything you want and more. I had a wonderful experience. I enjoyed every minute of it. I was very impressed with what I saw. I passed throu