My Ishmael

was laughing and slurring something, her body pressed up against a storm drain. I pushed at her. My arm was numb. “What’s this?” She grinned. A new tooth was missing, right up in the front. “Same as me.” I stood. My legs were wobbly. “And look at you.” “I can take it!” She grabbed at my ankle. “Sit down with me.” “Not right now. I want a soda.” Sophie let me go. “You got a dollar?” I felt my pocket. There was a lump. “Yeah.” Sophie threw her head back and shut her eyes. “Hurry up.”

on in the hall. You are fourteen, grow up.” My parents never seem to understand my fear of the dark, and of my closet. They tell me over and over that there is nothing in that closet. They think I am too old to be afraid of something like that. When I tell them that things get changed in my room at night they never seem to believe me either. I have taken pictures of my stuff before I go to bed, and then taken pictures of it in the morning, evidence that my stuff has been moved, and they still don’t

in life is what dies inside us while we live”-Norman Cousins. I think half of me died with him too. It has been 11 years since my dad passed away. I was brainwashed when the Dedicators bought me into the city (as a refugee from the virus). They’d said I’d never get over his death, honestly I never did. He was fighting back, from what exactly I couldn’t place. I saw my face in his full of savage. He was on the ground full of agony and pain. I was weeping, crying, and begging him to come back. I

“When he told us that, his haunting eyes looking in my direction, removed all doubt about who the person selected would be.” “Remember men, being an escort is the toughest job in the military. The work you will be doing is not only to honor your buddy but the family of our fallen soldier. Sergeant Brooks

remember. This is my life and that analyzation stems from my obsession with perfection. Perfection isn’t easily attainable; to make something flawless at every angle requires a lot of time and effort which is why one cannot be perfect at everything. This idea may seem intuitive to most people, but not for me. My mind has completely expelled this principle and, instead, has fostered this ill-minded belief that everything in my life should be perfect, even if it’s something insignificant. My handwriting

would love my life because I was tired of seeing my dad every time complains from his life. So, my thoughts were answered because now I have a lot of interesting and enjoyable things in my life, hopefully I will not forget it. The first one is the American University I am studying now, a dream that became true. It is important to remember my family too, I know that I am far from my home, parents and sister but they give me strength to continue my dream. Also, I would not forget to tell about my amazing

The earth has been uninhabitable since the bombing.We live in the Ark,a space station that has kept us alive for a hundred years.But my dad has found that the Ark only has a few months of air left.He wanted to tell all of the ark,but Chancellor Newman forbid it.As I walked into the living room my dad was yelling“We have to tell them!!!!!“He roared.“Sweety be rational Newman will have you executed.“ she said calmly “The people of the ark should know that they are about to die!“ After I thought

people’s faith are the same, and I saw this when I interviewed my friends and family about what they believe themselves. Even though everyone I interviewed was a Christian, we didn’t believe the same things on every topic, and on some we rattled off answers like zombies. No matter the question or the answer, seeing someone else’s faith, and my own, from a new perspective was interesting and awakening. One thing that I find interesting about my

It was a Wednesday night during the summer when something happened to me that I will never forget. My volleyball team was in Hutchinson for a summer league. I was not able to play because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis so I went to support them. I was ecstatic because we had gone undefeated that night. While they were playing, storms were building up just outside of Hutch. When I walked out to my truck, I noticed that the storms had come closer and closer. Also while I was walking, it started to lightly

The Bratz doll was created to be a good alternative to the Barbie; instead, she teaches sexuality through inappropriate attire and excessive makeup. The Bratz doll needs a make-over if she is going to teach girls to grow up confident. Young girls playing with Bratz dolls is not an ideal situation because the doll teaches them how to make themselves look more sexualized. This plastic doll is only six inches in length, much shorter then it’s competitor Barbie, but it still holds much more impact