Micah Vale's Short Story 'Drip, Drop, Drop'

"Count!" The prison guard yelled on a brisk Saturday in Maidens, Virginia. I watched as the prisoners lined the walls of the James River Correctional Facility. While the majority of my friends spent their Saturdays enjoying pizza and ice cream with their family, my Saturdays consisted of being in a prison visitation room. My father was serving a thirty year sentence for distributing crack cocaine. As the years went on, I began to look forward to seeing the barbed wire and prison guards. I knew that in the midst of the penitentiary environment, I would at least be able to see a father figure for a few hours.

So naturally Michaelis tried to find out what had happened, but Wilson wouldn’t say a word — instead he began to throw suspicious look at his visitor and ask himself what he’d been doing at certain times on certain days of the week. Just as the latter was getting restless, some workers came past heading to the door for his restaurant, and Michaelis approach the chance to get away, intending to return later. But he never did. He supposed he forgot to, that’s all. When he gets outside again, a little later after seven o’clock, he was remembered of the conversation because he heard Mrs. Wilson’s voice, loud and clear coming down-stairs in the garage.

April had a good stay with the Dion’s but she had to go to a new foster home because April’s foster Mom got sick and couldn’t take care of her. April moved further from her family because they didn’t take good care of April and Cheryl. April met new friends at school, a girl named Jennifer and they became really good friends. Jennifer always mailed April the letters that Cheryl sent to April and always sewed April clothes so she would look better.

One summer, April opted to go get a job in Winnipeg instead of spending time with Cheryl.  She got introduced to the night life and some other elements of that type of living.  Cheryl was slightly offended and disappointed that April didn't come to see her.

brought Casey home she broke down, telling her mother and brother that she left Caylee with

Nick was bulled a lot; by Chris. “Hey freak, Chris said. Hold this for me. He pulled a wad of gum out of his mouth and dropped it in Nick’s mashed potatoes.” Val had a lot of pain and sadness in her, after Nick shot people. “I’d spend about an hour in my room darkening around me, wondering what the hell happed to make me so unsure of who I even was. Because who you are is supposed to be the easiest question in the world to answer, right only for me it hadn’t been easy for a very long time.” Dr. Hieler had to help Val problem solve. “Dr. Hieler demonstrates his love for other people. Even though Dr.Hieler knew that Valerie’s boyfriend was the killer. He still said “I’m sorry.”

“She was a girl who’d lost her brother, and someone had led her to believe I did it, and in anguish she had tracked me down. If I’d been in her place, would I have done anything differently?”Maria Lu p. 230. This quote shows the ways that Day has grown because of his experience while he was with June. At First , he felt anger while he was June because she betrayed him. However, after making an effort to empathize with her he comes to understand why she treated him the way she did. He also begins to see what he has common with the girl he believes is his enemy. Near the end of the book June finally understand why Day means so much to her and how she can’t let him go, he reminds her of her brother.

Several states across the Country have enacted or attempted to enact legislation which can enable detention of a prisoner past his/her release date. This type of legislation’s general purpose is to provide a mechanism whereby prisoners who, if released pose an unacceptable risk of

In Evans D. Hopkins’ “Lockdown,” Evan shares his experience of rehabilitation throughout his incarceration in the Nottaway Correctional Center in Virginia. Through persuasive writing Evans convinces the reader that rehabilitation is a necessity for prisoners in order to better themselves, and better the world as a whole. The prison system should provide low-level criminals with the tools for a better life after prison, should they want it. Hopkins uses emotional appeal to pull on the reader’s heartstrings.

Life without Parole; Living and dying in Prison Today. Hassine, Victor. Edited by Johnson, Robert and Tabriz, Sonia. Oxford University Press, Inc. New York, New York. 2011. 169 pages. Reviewed by Cassidy Fortman.

Make sure your margin notes are complete. This is a quiz so write quiz worthy margin notes. Chapter Twenty Find and underline/highlight at least three examples of Holden’s failed attempts to make a date while he is drunk. Pg 150-151: “Yes-stop screaming.

The rusted metal door scrapped shut, followed by the jingle of keys in the lock. Footsteps of free people echoed throughout the dry air and bounced off the low ceilings, growing fainter as they moved toward the exit of this icy room. Another door slammed shut, screeching loud metallic echoes in my ears and scattering my brain. After a while, the only echoes, to be heard, were the quiet voices of private conversations and the rustle of paper, which melted together in a blissful orchestration. Florescent lights hum and buzz overhead; one blinked every so often as if it were about to die, much like my happiness had long ago. This description captures the true horror of imprisonment. A close examination will reveal

Does Teddy Daniels really suffer from a psychological disorder? It was pretty evident that in fact Andrew Laeddis or “Edward ‘Teddy’ Daniels” is a crazy person. Teddy is an intelligent and highly capable person, but through traumatic events through his experiences in World War II caused him to drink heavily to repress his memories. Throughout the book you can see that the conscious state of Teddy Daniels battling with the unconscious state of Andrew Laeddis for freedom.

June is notified and tries to track him down, having a motive as Day has killed her only family. Undercover as a homeless person, she befriends a boy, which coincidentally is Day. Climax: June discovers Day's identity and immediately calls the government as Day is trying to support his family. Other than taking Day into custody, Day's mother is killed and both his brothers, John and Eden are also taken into custody.

Allison is walking home after try outs. As she heads home she sees Cole painting in the front of the beach. Allison smiles and walks towards the front of the beach. She sneaks up behind him and scares him. Cole laughs, and is surprised to see her here.