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Warpath The protagonist in the book called “Warpath” by Tony Daniel, is Will James. He is a reporter, the editor, and publisher of a newspaper called “The Candle Cold Truth.” James goal was to report what was happening in the city of Doom. James was told that “people saw Indians drag poor Mr. Bentley away kicking and screaming. That is, before they hit him over the head with a tomahawk. At least he got one of them before they got him,” Corazon said. James asked if an Indian was killed, and was

Life as a Role Model “Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives” –Michelle Obama. I aspire to inspire. Being a role model for my little sister has not only made me stronger, smarter, and wiser, but it has made me more of a woman. Every little girl needs a woman to look up to and to learn from. A role model is someone who can teach and learn. By being a teacher to my little sister, I have not only taught her, I have learned from

"Where have you been?" he asks in a calm manner. I motion towards the woods behind me. "What were you doing in the woods", he asks, raising his eyebrow. "Thinking", I say, wanting to get off the subject. "About what?" I glare at him, catching on to his game. "About you", I say sarcastically. "Oh, really? I'm flattered", he says in a flamboyant voice while fluttering his eyelashes. "You should be. I don't just think about any guy", I joke. "Well, it's a pleasure to be thought about", he says

Stranded is the first of three books in a survival series written by Jeff Probst. This action-packed book is written for intermediate grade levels. In the story, Carter and Jane’s mother marries Buzz and Vanessa’s father. The kids are sent on a week-long ocean trip with Uncle Dexter and his first mate so the kids could get to know each other better when their parents go on their honeymoon. A terrible storm washes Dexter and Joe out to sea on the life raft and leaves the children alone on a sinking

The truth shall set you free whenever it is needed. On page 269, Antoine Thomas, a star football player for Lake Windsor High School. He told the truth to Mr. Donelly a sports writer for the sports section of the newspaper. When he saw Paul Fisher, the protagonist of the story outside of Mr. Donelly’s house he said “ The truth shall set you free.” This really hit Paul because he is always afraid to tell the truth. Paul really thinks about what Antoine said to him for a while. He can never build the

I’ve never told this story before. Not because I’m ashamed or embarrassed. I’ve put off telling it for so long because it terrifies me. It is a story of a time I lost complete control. It is a story of loneliness and isolation. By not recalling it, or writing it down, it became just a string of events that happened in the past, meaningless and disconnected from the future. Putting it into words makes these past events the future. They become immortalized in writing, they become forever. But maybe

“Come on an adventure with me. I have two tickets to Madagascar… Please?” her eyes flashed excitement. Just as quickly as it had come the fire in her eyes glazed over, resetting to apathy and detachment. “Adventures are for children,” she said to me emotionless. “We were meant to to adventure together, to explore, to create and destroy. What happened to that? What happened to you? You aren 't the same woman I fell in love with.” I reached for her hands but she drew them away quickly. “We barely

Rwanda 1997 Nubia Bojorquez English 10 Rwanda had a civil war with two of the most known tribes fighting with one another inside the very same country. Many innocent people died in a monarchy run government, which was shortly pushed out of business when the presidential plane was shot down and caused the death of the president himself. In Rwanda, Hutsis made up the majority of the Population; although, they were not justified to take over the government and form a major genocide. Once the Hustis

Have you ever been hesitant to share a true story because you suspected that it would appear as a fabricated anecdote to your audience? Well, most of the time we add bunch of things or change a true story to make it sound genuine to our audience. We live in a judgmental and complex world where lying has become a part of our daily lives. Because of this habit, it is hard to differentiate the truth from a fabricated lie. Since I was a child, my parents always talked about battle of Adwa and many events

The Red Room was written in the late 19th century by H.G Wells. During this time the gothic genre was incredibly popular with every type of person as it was a great form of entertainment due to the fact they didn't have a television or a computer back then. The gothic genre started becoming most popular in 1837 and continuing untill 1901 during the Victorian period, they appeared in magazines as short,cliffhanger ending,eerie stories. The most famous examples of gothic stories are "Frankenstein"