Meredith Stoddard: A Short Story

The Genetic

When Claudette and her friends went onto the bus there weren’t any white on board so didn't have to pay then get off and go through the back door of the bus. They were free to go down the aisle. Claudette and her three friends sat in the same aisle. But as they went down every block the bus started to fill up with more and more white and black passengers. Then she realized that a white lady was standing up on the aisle and as usual the bus driver told them to get up and move to the back.

James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on June 25,1933, James Howard Meredith lived on a farm with his nine siblings. They were largely separated from racism at the time. His experience with the institutionalized occurred, while riding a train from Chicago with his brother. Meredith vowed from that point he would dedicate his life, ensuring that there was equal treatment for African-Americans. James joined the Air Force before enrolling into Jackson State University.

Journal Entry #7- I really dislike the idea of Meredith going to a boys house when her parents don’t know where she is. Something could’ve happen to her. Why can’t she ask to stay with her grandmother? “Out I say". (Pg.51) Shows her rebellious ways toward her father.“ Out is not acceptable answer he snaps.” I think her mom is going to know where she’s been.

Many people have a wish or lust of a better life than they have. It can range from more money to more power. These wishes could perhaps become true, but many of them only stay a figment of imagination and only a hope of something out of reach. Many people can let these wishes keep them on a path of success to try to achieve that wish or crumble in defeat over the thought that nothing can ever become better than the life they have now. Many of the people that have these wishes could be thinking of a better life in their everyday tasks that they have and think of the better things that they could be doing or the better things they could have in their life. Even though people understand that many of the wishes are out of reach they still have them to keep them going in the life that was given to

Page 5: Sam thought how was I going to tell my parents what happened but before he was able to reach his house he found a surprisingly small bus with a mouth and a nose.

The red head is a complicated gene to understand. Like where did it dome from or how it affects a person. No one knows exactly where the gene comes from. Suspicions about where it originated go from Scotland to a group of people called Neanderthals. The people that think it originated from Scotland believe that Celts, people who have been long associated with redheads, were the original redhead of all time. Both the ancient Greeks and Romans described the Celts as redheads. The Romans extended the description to Germanic people, at least those they most frequently encountered in southern and western Germany. The people that think it originated from the Neanderthals, A fragment of the gene for the MRC1 was sequenced using DNA from two Neanderthal specimens from Spain and Italy, El Sidrón 1252 and Monte Lessini. The specific MCR1 mutation in Neanderthals has not been found in modern humans. This indicates that the two mutations for red hair and pale skin occurred independently and does not support the idea of gene flow between Neanderthals and modern humans. Pale skin may have been advantageous to Neanderthals living in Europe because of the ability to

Johnny, Kris and Jules Reynolds know the instant they catch Melanie's scent that she is

“Mom, just relax. Everything is okay; it isn’t what it seems. I’ll explain from the very beginning.”

An idea was tracing through the back of her mind, and so she thought to try and best and quickly she could manifest how she felt. Several minutes minutes of failure of preforming such mental acrobatics propelled Katie towards the decisive choice of going to her closet. As she opened the mirror door, Katie gazed into her own ocean green eyes, and revealing a bounty of tired clothing nobody really wore. Her slender arm reached a slender hand to grasp an engraved brown leather booklet.

My knees shivered as I walked up the huge steps onto the bus. Millions of things were running through my mind; I was nervous. There was a loud chatter throughout the bus, but it wasn’t normal chatter. Everyone was on a light edge as we were all more than aware about what we were about to face. The bus pulled up into a familiar area. Elsternwick was busy and the sun was bright. I personally am always in Elsternwick and I never knew the museum was

I am a recent graduate of Meredith College. While at Meredith College I studied dance in a variety of styles. I am qualified to teach ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, contemporary and tap. I have extensive experience working with children and took many education classes while in college to compliment my major.

"My Genes Did It!." Newsweek Global, vol. 162, no. 10, 14 Mar. 2014, p. 81. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&custid=s8455861&db=mih&AN=94896346&site=ehost-live&scope=site

On May 10, 2017, something remarkable happened. A bus driver by the name of Teresa Stroble was dropping off 56 kids at their respective bus stops and on that day when two children in the back said that there was smoke coming from inside the vehicle. Teresa’s quick thinking led all 56 children off the bus in less than 1 minute, seconds before the bus went up in flames. The South Carolina school district’s superintendent recognized Mrs. Stroble publicly, saying “Hero!! Ms. Teresa Stroble evacuated 56 students in under a minute. God bless her. So grateful for her quick action.” Though the reason for the fire is unknown, they are thankful for God for using Ms. Stroble to lead those kids to safety.

One of the bus windows slide open with much force and Topher stuck his head out. His grin was just as wide as it was when he first caught sight of Chris McLean. "I'm on Chris' team? Yes! I'll be out in a second, Chri—Ahhh!" He got shoved out the window by an unknown person, hitting his face off the concrete. He groaned, then looked up at his hair. "No! Please don't be messed up!" When he stood, he sighed, fixing the one hair that had been out of its proper place. "Thank goodness."