A Little Bit

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger a young boy named Holden goes to a private school. He is not really supported by his family, the only person from his family he talks to throughout the entire book is Phoebe, his little ten-year-old sister. Holden's parents do not talk to him while he is in school, they never call up and ask how he is doing or ask what his grades are. He is flunking out of school and his parents do not even know. The only way that his parents support him is by

and dad in the kitchen. They seemed more happy and lively than they typically are in the mornings. I sat in a chair in the kitchen and waited for my mom to finish making me breakfast. “Good morning,” my mom said, “How’re you feeling.” I was a little bit surprised that she would ask that because my parents were usually very quiet in the mornings. “Um, good I guess,” I replied hesitantly. “Great,” she chirped, “Because you have a big day ahead of you.” “Wait what?” I said confused. “Yeah, I

We’ve all seen countless advertisements while watching our favorite show. Anyone who’s seen the Super Bowl can tell you that there’s tens of thousands of different advertisements. They range from being about pet care products to house cleaning products. Companies try to convince you that you absolutely need their product. They’ll go on and on about how well it works, and about how much you’ll love it, but do companies lure you into a false sense of believing that you need their product? Do they make

There are many moments in an individual's life where they succeed and learn dramatically from their experience. It could be mentally, physically, or lead them to a higher self esteem and self confidence. It could be the littlest success such as making a pancake, but it can have so much impact on a persons self worth. Success can have many different definitions depending on who you ask usually, but at the end of the day, it's usually improving either as an individual or at a certain task.

“Goooooaaaaaallllllll!!!!!” Khayone screamed as I ran back screaming that we won. Khayone has been my best friend for the past 5 years. I met him on Saturday, October 14, 1995. I remember every moment of that day vividly. How could I ever forget the day I met my best friend? It all started when my Mom and I were lugging two big buckets of water each all the way home from the town’s water hole. . My feet were killing me! We had to walk ten miles each way to get water twice a week. I was willing to

The Adventures Of Patty Cake and Walter Waffle! GAF 10/22/2014 Patty Cake and Bonita Bacon were best friends. Patty was very short and always wore shoes with a high heel. It helped her to be a little bit taller. Bonita was a tall, slim girl with pink hair. The two met each other at the City Pancake and Waffle House, about three years ago. Every Saturday morning for the past three years, they would meet each other there, for a chit-chat and breakfast. It was Saturday

accident prone so it was no surprise to people when they found out I was the one who had left the blood stain in the hallway. I was walking back from lunch with my friend Matt, we were telling each other jokes about dead babies. I looked over and saw my little brother, I turned to Matt and said “watch this” then I ran up to my brother and tried to do a jumping high five. He didn’t think I was trying to high five him he thought I was trying to hit him. Out of instinct he pushed me away and I fell backwards

Here I feel a little bit of sympathy for lady macbeth because I don’t think that she knows what is going on, and I think that she sees him very worried and all sweaty and scared. “Sit worthy friends. My lord is often thus” Lady Macbeth tries to act although she knows what’s

It was a good, sunny summer day. My friends Sara, Trace, and Juan are waiting for me at the REC when school lets out. It had been a long day of AP classes and dealing with general high school annoyances, so I was looking to unwind. We were bored, so we decided on heading towards a spot off of Ray Hubbard Lake to smoke. As we are sitting by the lake, sun beaming on our heads, everyone talks about their day. Everyone is in a great mood, it seems like it will be a good day. However a darker, unknown

nausea,” said Mary, “some ginger tea in the morning and a few bites of stale bread can help. “Really, any time you feel stomach upset coming on, a spot of ginger tea can help. It’s best to keep your chambers well stocked with it. I’ll give you a little bit to get you through today.” Joan thanked the midwife, collected her tea and belongings, then dropped a gold coin into the woman’s payment jar; Mary had earned