2008 albums

Too often in life, we are so preoccupied with the destination that we forget to simply admire the journey. When I first read the story of James Rhio O’Connor, I was truly inspired. I am completely in awe that a person can be told that they only have a year to live, then they can turn around and prove all of the doctors and scientists wrong and outlive his prognosis by more than six years. He showed with lots of determination, you can prove that you're strong enough to survive anything. If in my

The canister bounced and tumbled along the road ahead of them, then came the sound of a second, and a third. Bright flashes from behind. A cloud of white smoke swirling around their legs thickened quickly into a blinding wall as they ran on. His throat had constricted and he started to cough. He was choking as he realized Penny 's hand was no longer in his. Stumbling onwards with tears streaming, he collided heavily with the stonework of a wall and sank down into a crouch to rub at his stinging eyes

It was the day that I tried out for the summer tennis team. I was so excited because my mom would be coming to tryouts. It is going to be clear skies from now on. “Maybe this can be something that my mother and I can bond over. Maybe she will see that I am important like my baby brother, Quinn. I hope she is not mad at me from the times I talked back to her,” I whispered in a very quiet tone. The small bleachers were speckled with people like chocolate chips on a cookie. Then, tryouts started

Member: Junhui Genre: Real Life/ Mafia life Warnings: Blood/Mafia/guns/Killing Summary: Junhui the leader of a fierce gang needs you to be his partner. Wait what?!?! Under his tough greasy and smooth talking exterior lies a sensitive sweetheart?!?! Is it true? well thats for you to find out... A/N: Okayyy everyone the is so much darker than my usual fluff but i was reading @sugasmut s stuff and it totally inspired me. P.S I turned Jungian and Joshua into savage people. And so now you will meet the

It was a beautiful day in Miami, Florida. Im Jessica and im 16. It was a regular day at school we had a math test and nothing else special happened. During my fifth period it was hot and in Miami it gets really hot during the summer. I think I started getting dizzy and hit my head on the basketball pole. The next thing I know I wake up but I 'm not in my P.E uniform. I 'm in this blue frilly dress in the middle of the woods. Everything started to change I knew it. When I look back up from looking

Freshman Wrestling (A story about the trials of my first year of wrestling) The football season had just ended in Orem Utah and my coach was an assistant wrestling coach. People had been telling me things about wrestling the whole football season to the point where I actually considered it. I went to open mats one day and decided that I was going to wrestle. There were two other first year freshmen in my weight class and I beat both of them. In my first year of wrestling I was already varsity

I am a CNA, I am the person who helps your loved ones, children and maybe even yourself with everyday aspects. I am the person who helps your grandmother get ready in the morning or helps your uncle eat his lunch. I am slapped, bit and yelled at more times than not. I change diapers and clean up vomit daily. I wake up early and stay up late to help you when you whenever you need me. With all of this hard and tiring work comes the rewarding parts. I get to play card games like Go Fish and learn new

A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees- willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter 's flooding;

The two short stories, “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker shows two mothers being concerned about one of their daughter and question how their daughters have turned out to be. The authors show this by using multiple symbols to convey the families’ relationship. By this, the authors use the iron, quilt, and clock all to connect how each symbol shows a significant meaning in the family. In “I Stand Here Ironing,” Olsen conveys the symbolic meaning of an iron

It was late in the day and I just got a call from the school they said ‘’ Your daughter Bailey passed out in class she is being rushed to the hospital right now.’’ I replied ’’ok.’’ A million thoughts that day were running through my head when I hung up the phone, is she ok?, why did this happen?, what’s the quickest way to the hospital? I was speeding all the way to the hospital. I was lucky I didn’t get pulled over. When I got to the hospital I rushed over to Bailey she was in a wheelchair