"Santiago: The Man Who Would Not Be Defeated" Santiago was a strong man and he would not be defeated by any thing even a 900 pound fish. Santiago was an old man, with few supplies, and no helpers. Those were some of the challenges he faced. First he is and old man. He has bad cramps, which m...

Faulkner portrayed Emily Grierson, not as a murderous madwoman, but as a desperate woman who lost everything. Her father, the only man in her life, kept her from marriage and happiness. Abandoned by her sweetheart and ostracized society after the family fortune was gone and her father died, she spen...

9-11-2001 The event of September 11, 2001 was a major marker in our country. It showed our weakness, our economy, and how quickly it could be destroyed. Many lives were affected by this disaster. And they, as I will never forget that day. If I could change the situation, it stil would have hap...

I had just been turned down for taking a girl to homecoming as her mom reminded her that she was grounded. I could not believe what had happened; when I got home my brother asked me how did it go. "She gave me a big kiss saying yes". I replied. I went up to my room got in my pajamas and cr...

My Thoughts on the Confederate Flag In my opion I thin the flag should not be flow. Because think Of all the trouble that it has caused the southerners in the past. Most importantly because it affects people. Some people think its Racist. And since it was along time ago its not ver...

Many people these days believe Eminem is a negative influence on our culture, but there are many sides to him that people do not know. Many musicians have stated, "he is actually a very nice person in real life..." Does his music really influence our culture that much? Will you kill yourself just ...

The first time I met you we *censored*ed, going down in a tangle of energy in the dark room like the blue light that shoots from a socket when a cord is tugged carelessly from a wall. Are you here with me? rolled over and over in my head as we climbed and slapped at each other, co...