Hold On

Aug. 19th, 1835 The Tax Man came today. Abraham said we were behind. I would never have imagined it being this bad. It has been a very cold and wet summer. The rain has been so terrible these last few weeks. The seed Abraham had laid didn’t have a chance to sprout. They were so waterlogged that they just rotted away. We didn’t have enough money to try and re-plant. I guess it’s time to write the family. Maybe they will take us in. Oct. 6th, 1835 My uncle wrote back. My sister wrote back.

It was a warm and sunny Saturday morning when my friend, Sivi, and I left our home to travel to the small local airport located outside of town. Just the previous night we had received 4 hours of classroom training in how to perform a successful "Skydive" and now we would receive 4 more hours of practical, hands-on training.   Sivi and I have spent a lot of time talking with, and taking care of Senior Citizens on a volunteer basis. Through many conversations, we discovered that one

Robert Frost was one of America's greatest poets. From 1874 - 1963 he has written many famous poems including "Nothing Gold can stay" and "The Road not taken" which I will be writing about. He lived in San Francisco and sadly died in Boston in 1963. He moved to Massachusetts when he was eleven and went to the local high school. He then continues to go to Dartmouth College. The Road Not Taken is a poem about decisions in life and how each one leads onto another road, spreading into a vast

a deep dive over the others, landing next to the businessman and rushed past him to get under the table. The businessman reached for his shirt, but grabbed his hair and pulled, his wig came off. He freaked out, threw the wig to the side and grabbed hold of the transgender’s shirt. He turned on his back and started kicking his oppressor. The others continued fighting, they could see the syringe, some could even feel it with the tips of their fingers. They reached for it, but arms were snatched, pulled

feel a set of eye on me. I glance to my left and instant lock eyes with my wife. "Guards? You boys go ahead, I want to talk with my husband in private for a moment." She says, her subtly demanding voice leaving no room for objection as she snatches hold of my bicep, bringing me to a halt. Alec and Dimitri pause momentarily and glance at the both of us with looks of confusion before quickly striding past us as they continue towards his service. One that are out of earshot, she whips her gaze towards

The Talking Phone By: Katie D. #11 Once upon a time there was 2 kids named Jason and Kate lived in their house in California. They lived with their mom judy and their dad Jack. One day at school it was dismissal time, their parents and their parents weren’t there.They wait for about 30 minutes. Kate decides to call their parents to see where they were. Suddenly the phone starts to talk. “Hi,” the phone said. “How are you talking,” replies Kate. “I just want to tell you something; if you say hi

In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, the father presents to the reader three distinct characteristics that shapes his personality through novel. When the man mentions of “carrying the fire” to his son, meaning that his son carries the load of civilization, compassion, and sympathy, the father expresses multiple times that he lives for his son, and only for his son. The world of The Road is a complete anarchy, and the man displays extensive amounts of bravery while trying to face the struggles and hardships

The policeman took hold of my arm and lifted me onto my feet. I didn’t like him touching me like this. And this is when I hit him.” Yes people with autism have a harder time functioning in society, but at the age Christopher is, he should know that you can’t just hit people when they touch you. On page 137 it says” So I got out my Swiss Army knife and I flicked out the saw blade and I held it tightly in the pocket that Toby wasn’t in so that I could stab someone if they grabbed hold of me,”. This is

The feeling of walking on the mat, the cool air, adrenaline flowing, being ready to give everything to win, after intense practice and major training, its finally time to show that the hard work has finally paid off, but why would anyone want to be in danger all for fun and games, maybe because wrestling is the sixth most popular sport in the world, it requires extensive training and full dedication and it has for years. The art of wrestling was found to be dated over 15,000 years ago in the time

Early Pearl the main character in the book Hold fast by Blue Balliett. Is a young girl who lives in Chicago, Illinois in a small house with her brother Jubie, her mom Summer, and her dad Dash. The Pearl family was living a comfortable life until one day, Early's father goes missing. As a result, Early, Summer ,and Jubie go on a journey to find the fourth member of the Pearl family. Throughout their expedition, Early displays many of her personality traits. All of her traits can be portrayed by