To own a home is to have personal security. It is an expensive milestone in an individual’s life; one that requires proper attention. It would not be wise to allow an untrained surgeon to operate on a loved one, just as it would not be wise to purchase such an expense without hiring a trained […]
Friendshelpeach otheroutallthetime.Theycare,haveeachother’sback, anddefendeachotherwhentheyaregettingbullied.Theylaugh,smile,even if someone says a really bad joke or they want to play game that someone else does not want to, friends will smile and play the game because the do not want each other to feel bad.Friends may tend to get sad or depressed, but there friends will always always be there […]
The sport of tennis has had a huge impact on my life. More than just helping me with hand eye coordination and athleticism it also taught me more important things. It showed me the values of friendship, perseverance, and enjoying the little things in life. Tennis at Webster City never was a very popular sport, […]
The Russian Revolution is not a popular era of history to talk about. It is dark, bloody, and often times thrown in with the first World War. Although it took place at the end of the war, it is much different from it. It was the cause of many major historical events of the 20thcentury. […]
The chairs are temporarily empty. But the audience knows that the band and the choir are officially on route in full force. They finally surface and there is much to observe. The choir is what you expect. A handful of brave boys with a group of angelic girls make up the Jr. High Choir. Something […]
In the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain shows the readers how cruel humans can be to each other and the changes society needs to undergo. Huck, the main character, lost his mom and his father is an abusive alcoholic. He struggles with abuse and outrageous behavior that a young boy should not have […]
Indians racing across the plain, mounted on their trusted war horses. Battle cries and arrows pierce the air as one tribe ambushes another. How do these warriors inflict so much damage from far away? With perfect aim, they used their long bows and sharp pointed arrows. Archery was the artful skill that aided these masterful […]
Every year, more than 1.6 million people are arrested for possession and trafficking of drugs. Of these 1.6 million arrests, around 850,000 are for the possession or trafficking of marijuana, and 80% of these arrests are for possession alone. More people are charged with possession of marijuana than all other drugs combined. Most of these […]
In the early 1500s the people of England all practiced the roman catholic religion. The practices of the catholic religion were questioned during the reformation, and the beliefs of men such as German Martin Luther(1483-1546) started forming an new religion called Protestantism. So what were the differences of the two religions? The Elizabethan Catholics believed […]
Most people in this world don’t understand the age at which a juvenile turns into an adult. Once you turn 18 you are legally an adult but are you mentally an adult? The main controversy is if juvenile offenders should be tried as adults. I firmly believe that juvenile who commits violent crimes such as […]
Based on the career cruising evaluation I have been matched up with these 6 careers. The first one is an artist. The second one is an art/music therapist. The third one is a special effects technician. The fourth one is a computer animator. The fifth one is an agent. The sixth one is an explosive […]
There are two types of societies today in the modern world. The first type of society is where the ASL ice bucket challenge is most important. I fully understand the cause and effect for the ASL ice bucket challenge, and I love how people created this way of funding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease, but not […]
Around 443 thousand deaths a year are caused by tobacco. Due to smoking you will fill yourself with millions of chemicals that will harm your lungs. If people smoke in public they can get others sick with secondhand smoke. Smoking also causes pollution. Smoking causes many diseases, and smoking is a hard habit to break […]
“Raise,” we did; “stand [formally]”; we did, “bow,” I tilted my head only by a little bit. Distorted and messy memories, I manage to organize my ideas despite the horrible past hunting me. Talents would follow me anywhere now, whenever society requires. Out of the window, music roared from the loud banging of drums. People […]
1. Write. 2. Write. 3. Write. 4. Always bring a notebook with you. Ideas travel in the most inconvenient places. You can’t trust them, therefore you have to outsmart one and catch them. 5. Getting an idea from a movie or a book IS NOT STEALING. Copying the direct words is, but using the idea […]
The average student goes to school from kindergarten through twelfth grade. That’s approximately thirteen years of our lives devoted to schooling. Therefore, shouldn’t we get the most out of those thirteen years? Shouldn’t every student get a quality education? A quality education is an education that is meaningful, worthwhile, responsive to individuals and social needs […]
Salsa – it’s a finicky thing. Store bought is rubbish. Never hot enough. Or maybe it’s hot, but fermented and weird. Or maybe it’s too chunky. How about too liquidy? At the end of the day, salsa is very much a personal experience. It’s about finding yourself, a unique journey into your own psyche. One […]
America is a melting pot of cultures. All these cultures are blended together and given a twist that makes it uniquely American. One example of this could be American football which is a mix of rugby and soccer with some changes. American football is beloved all over the country because of the pride it can […]
“Lost in page upon page of words, they’re endless and pointless. They bleed off of their page and into me, my skin, my bones, my mind.” This is an excerpt from Oae’s “Dreams and Other Tales.” Oae, like many fiction authors, impresses some with her characters, lack of continuous typos, interesting dialogue, and way of […]
There are plenty of problems in middles school. Most of them are difficult to cope with at the the time, but now it would seem like a piece of cake. In middle school there is so much drama to deal with. Girls are trying to fit in, bodies are changing , and people are trying […]
Pigs ruin things. Take, for example, the tenacious refusal of pigs to learn to fly that crushes the dreams of so many. Pigs also have a habit of ignoring building codes that leave people with homes that crumble at the mildest wind. But the worst crime that pigs have committed is the assault of the […]
In this modern world, technology is very advanced compared to the before time when we had dinosaurs as pets. Most students have mobile phones, so they thought that it would be cool if they could use it in school because some of the people think that mobile phones are a necessity. But, did they consider […]
Manga’s are comics created in Japan. They are somewhat similar to American comics but, manga’s are red in reverse, are most often in black and white, and unlike American comics they are written in the Japanese language. Manga is red by people of all ages and consist of a broad range of genres. The art […]
“One more year,” the little Devil ‘Pup told herself. “One more year and I’ll figure out where I belong.” Her bark was as strong as her bite, and she was strong, tough, and tenacious. One year later, however, her voice was faltering. In a feeble whimper she tried to tell herself: “One more year, and […]
A skyscraper is a continuously habitable building of many stories and its presences can overwhelm you and take your breath away just by glancing at it, Even though it is not certain who invented the Skyscraper, a man known as William Le Baron Jenney, the father of skyscrapers created the first ever load-bearing structural frame […]
The bullet may penetrate all hearts the same, but the man pulling the trigger does not have to show the same kindness. This past summer I met a boy. Now this is not just an ordinary boy I am talking about here, this particular boy is going into the army. He is going to be […]
The theme of loneliness in John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, and the loneliness felt by the people affected during World War II go hand in hand. Because both the novel and the war were set during the great depression much of the same emotions were felt by the citizens in America. In addition […]
Due to the continued presence of racial inequality, segregation, and discrimination, Martin Luther King, Jr. , uses allusions, metaphors, and parallelism in order to unite and motivate his audience to make a change and end racial inequality in America. In the very beginning, King opens his speech with the line “Five score years ago a […]
InDaughterOfInvention,CukitaisthedaughterofafamilyfromtheDominicanRepublic. HerfatherwasmoreusedtothestrictnessoftheDominicanRepublic,suchasspeakingoutagainstauthoritybecausehewasinanundergroundsocietytooverthrowthedictator.HermotherpreferredtheU.S.becauseofcertainfreedoms,suchasfreedomofspeech.IntheDominicanRepublic,Cukitawasapoorstudent;shedidn’twanttocontinuethisbehaviorintheUnitedStates.Onedayherteacher,SisterMaryJoseph,askshertodoaspeechfortheteacher’sdayaddressatherschoolassembly. Sheacceptedtheoffer.Sheshowedhermomherspeech;shelikeditsomuch,sheshowedittoCukita’sfather.Hedidn’tlikeit;thiscausedawedgeintheirfamily.Hethoughtitwasaninsulttoherteachers.Hedidn’twantCukitatodisrespectthem. Althoughhehadgoodintentions,hecameoffratherharsh.Hebecameenragedbecauseofherspeech.Filledwithrage,helaceratedherspeech.Hisactionswereunacceptable.ThisdiscouragedCukitaandupsethermother.Cukitadidn’tmeantoenrageherfather. Shehadanamazingspeech thatshewasn’tabletogivebecauseofhisselfish,inconsiderate,andunacceptableactions.Hermotherlovedherspeech.ThisgaveCukitahappinessherfathercrushed.Heshould’veconsideredherfeelingsmore.Inmyopinion,Cukita’sfatherwastoorough. Hehadnorighttoshredher paperlikethat.Insteadofbecomingenragedatphraseshedidn’tlike,heshould’vetalkedtoCukitaaboutpartsherdidn’tlikeandshould’veaskedhertoedit,change,orclarifythoseparts.Hecould’vegavesomeconstructivecriticism.Itwaslovingthathedidn’twanthertosayanythingrudeor disrespectful,buthecould’vehandledthewholesituationbetter.Therearesomany differentrouteshecould’vetakenforthisscenario,buthechoseapaththathurttheothersaroundhim. Cukita’sfathercameoffthewrongwayeventhoughhe hadgoodintentions.HewastryingtoprotectCukitafromsayingsomethingshe’d laterregret.Ithinkheshould’vethoughtmoreabouthowhe’daffecther.Thisshows thathelovesCukitaandjustwantedtoprotecther.Intheend,Cukitagaveanother speechthatherwholeschoolliked.Itwasaveryrushedspeechthatwasluckilysuccessful.Cukitawouldn’thavegonethroughthatifherdadwould’vetalkedtoherabouthisthoughtsonherfirstspeech.Thiscycleofunnecessaryeventsgoesbacktohimnotthinkinghis thoughtsandactionsthrough.Alloftheseeventscould’veandshould’vebeenprevented.Inconclusion,Cukita’sfatherjustneededtothinkmoreabouthisactions.Heshould’vetalkedwithher,givehishonestopinion,and(if necessary)politelyaskhertochangeacertainpart.Atheartheisagoodpersonthat’srough aroundthe edges.Hejustneedstopolishupwhenitcomestohisactions.TheshreddingCukita’spaperwasunnecessarybutit’sa lessonthatcanbelearnedforCukita,hermother,andherfather.
After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson became the thirty-sixth President of the United States. He took over the Presidency with great control, passing marvelous programs, calming a flustered country, and using his political skills to have many civil rights bills passed. He worked to lift millions of Americans out of debt, […]
