Dan Dare

BANG BANG BANG! Alexis’ mother, Christina banged on her door to wake her up. “UGH, Mom, I’m awake. Just give me a minute,” groaned Alexis. She rolled onto her side, and grabbed her phone to see what she missed the night before. The brightness was all the way up, causing her to tear up and rub her eyes. She yawned and braved the cold in her house. She stood up, threw on her favorite sweatshirt and trudged down the hallway to the living room. She sank into the couch, but the sweet scent of cinnamon

Little does he know that his whole life is about to change. A night of drinking, talking, and truth or dare leads Alaska to a tragic car accident. Chip, Miles, and Alaska are having a fun night in until they play truth or dare. Alaska drunkenly dares Miles to hook up with her. Miles likes Alaska a lot so he doesn’t decline the dare. Him and Alaska, kissing on the bed and Chip too drunk to stand, quiet in the corner. Alaska stops, puts her head on Mile’s chest, and

“I double dare you to tell Sean that you like him,” Katie says. Katie, who is my crazy and outgoing best friend, actually expects me (Katherine) to do this or she promises to do it herself. Katie and I have known each other since birth. Our moms were pregnant at the same time and we were born just one day apart. We have survived school so far and we are now freshman. Both of us have sleepovers every weekend with other girls to get to know them better. It was me, Katie, Becca, and Brooke playing

along the water's edge; Grayson and Elaine sat across from me, a small fire we started in the middle. "You guys wanna truth or dare?" Grayson asks "Sure." Elaine and I say in unison, causing both of us to look at each other. Her face looked soft and innocent, even though that might sound kinda weird. I like it. "Okay," I start, "Grayson, truth or dare?" "Dare." "I dare you to...touch the fire." "Done." Grayson smirks, touching the dark flames and only flinching a little bit. Dude's tough. "My

Schlafly is a “conservative spokeswoman” (CBS This Morning, 1981). By the same token, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page is conservative, but the equivalent editorial page in the New York Times is simply “middle of the road,” as the Dan (CBS’s nickname for Dan Rather) so elequently puts it.      But the fascinating reason why this book is so compelling is not just what is being said, but by whose mouth it is spewing from. A former CBS news correspondent for nearly three

National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner introduced us to areas in the world where people are living longer and healthier lives. Dan Buettner and his team of researchers took us to four different areas around the world known as The Blue Zones. They uncovered the secrets to health and longevity and told us how we can apply these habits in our lives. The four Blue Zones are: • Okinawa Islands, Japan • Barbagia region of Sardinia, Italy • Loma Linda, California • Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica We

110-95/I96 Video Assignment (center) "How to Live to Be 100" (Double Spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman) In today 's world, everyone seems to be asking the same question: "How can I live longer?" In a video entitled "How to Live to Be 100," Dan Buettner gives a presentation that attempts to answer this question. In the presentation, he explains a few myths about longevity before discussing three "Blue Zones" that exist in the world, where living to be over one hundred years old is most common

Case Study of Washburn Guitars: How Much Is the Maya Worth? Introduction Background of Washburn guitar: “Some stories demand to be told. Others are simply content on being heard. Hearing through music, through lyrics, through a cultural revolution, this is the story of Washburn Guitars.” (the history of Washburn, 2009) The Washburn guitar company started making guitars in 1883 in Chicago. The factory would later be involved and located near a musical movement in Chicago in the 1920s. The history

The book “Predictably Irrational” was written by Dan Ariely in 2008, and it is considered to be a best-seller in the United States. Dan Ariely is a professor of Duke University and works in the new field of Behavioral Economics. The book is mostly focused on helping us better understand our decision-making processes, and also become an unavoidable source of information when creating public policy. Ariely focused in why people make irrational decisions, He conducted 13 experiments and he explains

The election of 1988 pitted Vice President George H.W Bush against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Coming off the back of President Reagan’s second term, Vice President Bush needed to build on the sense of optimism that Reagan had instilled and make a case for continuity. Governor Dukakis on the other hand had to try and paint himself as good alternative to some of the pitfalls of President Reagan’s later years. Coming off an economic collapse, insider trading scandals, and a growing drug