If You Really Like a Guy, Hit Him
I don’t remember wanting to punch Jeff. I remember wanting Jeff to “ask me out.” How I got into the position of hitting him is somewhat of a mystery to me.
Jeff Stanford was the cutest guy in our third grade class. He had blonde hair, blue eyes-the whole shabang! He even wore tapered, stone washed jeans (it was the eighties, this was cool). He was my friend.
I was, of all things, a tomboy. I ran faster then the boys. I could beat them all at tether ball. My hair was shorter then any of the boys, and I had the biggest crush on Jeff.
Along with being head over heels in love with Jeff, I was a die hard Madonna fan. I had her tapes and even a sweatshirt with her picture on it. Jeff was not a Madonna fan. I thought this was something we could work out.
Although we could not spend endless hours reciting lines from “Like a Virgin” together, we could always play tetherball. Tethe ball, at least at Pearson Elementary, was the game of champions. I loved to play, but at early recess the balls weren’t always up yet and Jeff, Kelly and myself sometimes had to make do with a rousing game of tag. This was definitely a “tag day.”
“RUUUUUUUN Kelly, he is right behind you!!!!!”
“Huh?” questioned Kelly.
“Tagged you, tagged you!” taunted Jeff.
“Ouch,” I screamed. “I have something in my eye.” I was completely serious. “There is something in my eye and it hurts!”
I kept trying to get, whatever it was, out of my eye using the sleeve of my Madonna sweatshirt. Jeff was trying to help, in some way, but doing a piss-poor job of it.
“ What happened?” he asked. “Did Madonna stick her arm out and poke you in the eye?!!! Hahahahaaaahaaaha!” Boys are so dumb.
“No.” It was all I could say, I didn’t have any witty come backs, but come on, he could have left me alone! “Why are you picking on me?” I asked. I wished he would just leave, but no, he kept taunting me. “You are so mean! LEAVE!” I shouted. For some unknown reason he didn’t get it! My eye still hurt, recess was almost over, and I decided I hated Jeff...
WHAAAAP!!!!!!!
I socked him. A right fisted jab, straight up the gut, full third grade force, and Jeff Stanford, my crush, went down.
All the presidents in the past have played an important part in shaping our country the way it is today. Either for better or for worse. James Madison is one of the presidents which made a difference for the better and probably did some of the best actions for our country. He did his job with pride for The United States of America and he did his job humbly with efficiency. That is why I look up to this American Hero.
I stared into his face, feeling a sense of outrage. His left eye had collapsed, a line of raw redness showing where the lid refused to close, and his gaze had lost its command. I looked from his face to the glass, thinking he's disem...
"I just lay there on the floor for a while, and kept calling him a moron sonuvabitch. I was so mad, I was practically bawling."
During the Gilded Age activists tried improving the conditions of workers and the poor in many ways. In a few ways they were moderately successful but mostly philanthropists didn’t succeed. Between 1875 and 1900 the organized labor, overall, didn’t improve the position of the workers, making them unsuccessful.
Gary Wills, a presidential historian, sums up James Madison rather well when he says, “The finest part of Madison’s performance as President was his concern for the preserving of the Constitution. No man could do everything for the country-not even Washington. Madison did more than most and some things better than any” (Wills).I truly believe James Madison to be one of the best political minds in American history. Although his presidency was filled with turmoil, he and the nation came out stronger than ever.
Along with being the Father of the Constitution, James Madison made numerous improvements to the way our country developed. For being the shortest president, he changed our country significantly (Clinton). Madison was the oldest of 12 children in his wealthy family (Clinton). Born on March 16, 1751, Madison lived a long, successful life and died on June 28, 1836 (Cook, John M. "James Madison."). Madison played many roles such as the Father of the Constitution, founder of the Bill of Rights, youngest member in the Secretary of State, Continental Congress member, fourth president, and the co-founder of the democratic-republican party.
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan were ethical decisions made by President Harry Truman and the United States government. By the time of the atom bomb was ready, the U.S. had been engaged in military conflict for over four years and lost over 400,000 soldiers. Truman claimed, "We would have the opportunity to bring the world into a pattern in which the peace of the world and our civilization can be saved" (Winkler 18). The bomb was aimed at ending the war immediately and avoiding prolonged battle in the Pacific Theater and the inevitable invasion of Japan. President Truman hoped that by showing the Japanese the devastating weapon the U.S. possessed, that the war could be brought ...
By examining Churchill’s use of rhetoric we can see what exactly made him such a great leader. His speeches were able to do more damage to the Nazis than any bomb could have done because his language rallied the people together. His use of repetition proved his points and reminded the country of what mattered most. His descriptive words helped build up anger against the Nazi rule and persuade everyone to pull through the tough times. He used pronouns in such a way that it would personalize everything and help unify his country. Through his unique use of words Churchill was able to convince many that if they could just endure that they would at last be victorious (Bungay).
So, I got ready for my next match, which was against Jeff Petro from Wray, CO. As we warmed up in the same corner, I looked at him with some fear to tell you the truth. This guy was ripped, ...
James Madison was born in 1751 and died in 1836. He was the fourth president of the United States (1809-1817). Madison worked for American independence, helped to establish the government of the new nation, and went on to participate in that government as congressman, secretary of state, and president. Madison's work on the Constitution of the United States gave him his best opportunity to exercise his great talents and is generally considered his most valuable contribution. More than any other person, Madison can be considered responsible for making the Bill of Rights part of the Constitution. His intense concern for religious and intellectual freedom led him to seek the strongest possible safeguards of individual liberty.
Then one day, when he had to go in for a routine inspection, he fainted before the dentist could touch him. That night, he faced the dentist and got him to pull out a tooth because he wanted to preserve his reputation from the embarrassment. Similarly, when I was a black belt, I was known for being quite the creative and subtle fighter. However, people with strengths in that subject, I had a weakness, a fatal flaw in exchange for an advantage in other terms. It was that I never wore a groin protector, shin guards and arm guards as it hinders movement. My opponent knew that, he took advantage of it, and I was there on the mat, in agony and embarrassed. The next few days, I sulked around watching him spar and the next time I fought him, I utilized my newfound knowledge of his weakness, his back was unprotected, and I mopped the floor with him. Like Curt, I held my reputation as my first priority, and when it was hurt, we both went great lengths to repair
August 6th, 1945, 70,0000 lives were ended in a matter of seconds. The United States had dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Today many argue whether or not the U.S. should have taken such a drastic measure. Was it entirely necessary that we drop such a devastating weapon? To answer that first we must look at was going on in the world at the time of the conflict. The U.S. had been fighting a massive war since 1941. Moral was most likely low, and resources were at the same level as moral. Still both sides continued to fight and both were determined to win. Obviously the best thing that could have possibly happened would have been to bring the war to a quick end with a minimum of allied casualties. Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb was entirely warranted and was in the best interest of Americans and the world. Three factors should be considered to fully realize this. First, what would have happened should we have not dropped the bomb? Would WWII have ended shortly afterwards without nuclear arms-not likely. Secondly we must consider the Japanese people’s extreme dedication to their country and emperor, willing to give up their own lives without thinking to stop the enemy. Lastly the morality of nuclear bombing must be explored. While many may argue against the use of such a seemingly cruel form of attack was unnecessary, it is obvious that the atomic bomb was the only means to an end of WWII.
Growing up, I was always a tomboy. While the girls were busy playing Barbie, I was building forts and playing in the dirt with the boys.
I first stared down my opponent as I walked to the center of the mat. I glanced at him I got the feeling that I was probably stronger than him so I knew I would need to make the first move and go strong in the beginning. We got to the center of the mat and the referee gave the signal to shake hands and at that moment I knew I was ready. I isolated my mind from who was around me and only saw my opponent in front of me. I started getting angry in my mind and thought to myself “It's either going to be him or me who we be victorious.”. As we shook each others hand, I squeezed my hand as hard as I could and can feel that he did too. The whistle blew, our first instinct was to lock arms and get a feel for each other and test our
When I arrived at school my teacher was Mrs. Raine. Overall of the teachers she was probably the sweetest teachers of them all. In kindergarten we didn’t just play games or go to recesses, we also had to take test! Da! Da! DAAAAAAAA! It actually was that bad. I still remember the time I was the only student in the whole class that got 100% for not missing the challenge word “exactly”. It was a great accomplishment.