“Go away!” I, Rebecca Rozeria, scream at my little brother, Dylan. “Or I’ll tell Mom!” “But I didn’t do anything!” he whines as he storms out of my room. I close the door and lie on my bed. “I wish . . . that little brat didn’t exist,” I whisper to myself and fall asleep. “Rebecca! Hurry up! Get dressed and come down for breakfast!” Mom shouts from downstairs. “Why are you so worried?” I ask slowly. “It’s picture day!” she exclaims. “Oh yeah.” I snigger. The “maple syrup fiasco” was definitely the main event in the yearbook. Stanley Bastailiar had a big bucket of maple syrup in his arms as Emma Diaphierre took her picture. He smirked as maple syrup dripped onto her designer skirt. He enjoyed his fifteen days in detention as long as he was
The narrator whose name is unknown finds out that his brother Sonny was incarcerated for the use of and dealing heroin, raised in a society where being afraid of fear is constantly affecting both of their life’s in turmoil. “He was frightening me a little” (Baldwin 19). Fear shaped the older brother in becoming an Algebra teacher, endeavoring to save his younger brother from a lifestyle of street habits, influence specifically on drug abuse. According to the narrator, he expects Sonny to follow his footsteps in finishing an education because “If you don’t finish school now, you’re going to be sorry later that you didn’t” (Baldwin 20), in addition the narrator describes the life of Sonny “weird and disordered” (Baldwin 21). The narrator uses his fear to form a communication with his brother, however Sonny’s decision of freedom in becoming a professional musician, and escaping misfortunate moments is not in communion. Thus, Sonny feels neglected by his older brother’s expectations and judgments based on his own future. “I think people ...
"You're afraid of your own son," she cried, struggling. "Let me go. I'm coming, Herbert; I'm coming."
As thoughts were swimming in my head about the horrible possibilities that could happen to my sister, I saw him. Lizzie’s long-time crush, as well as mine. It was Mr. Morris’ son, Benjamin. Mr. Morris stood up, his back to me....
“Hurry, we must hurry. There’s much to do. We must not waste another moment. Cordelia! ” My Mother yelled.
They have also expanded by installing a new continuous evaporator so that visitors can see how maple syrup is made in today’s society and try a sample of fresh maple syrup. The tour guides are easy to distinguish, as the festival specializes in the Late Victorian Time period (1890’s). When asking why families should visit, Hope Freeman, a first year tour guide says that “Its important for kids to come out to events like this because it teaches them about Canadian Heritage but its also important for families to spend time in nature”. The Maple Lane is a great place to start, as the tour guides inform, and share the history of maple syrup as part of Canadian traditions. The tour guides demonstrate how using different methods like the three kettles and flat pan method produced maple syrup. Toddlers and children who are very excited to see the cows, pigs, and chicken usually surround all the farm animals. Amanda Ferreira, a mother of two says “me and my husband bring our kids and they have so much fun every
Miss Desjardin, still incensed over the locker room incident and ashamed at her initial disgust with Carrie, wants all the girls who made fun of Carrie suspended and banned from attending the school prom, but the principal instead punishes the girls by giving them several detentions. When Chris, after an altercation with Miss Desjardin, refuses to appear for the detention, she is suspended and barred from the prom and tries to get her fat...
In the short story "The Moose and the Sparrow" by Hugh Garner, Moose Maddon is a cruel bully, with no regard for those he hurts. Soon after Cecil arriving at the camp, the gangs of Moose Maddon were making jokes on him, which having no effects, but the rage of Moose is developing more cruel ones. One night the friend of Moose and himself “carried the sleeping Cecil, mattress and all, down to the river and threw him in. The kid almost drowned.” (Garner 1) Moose is finding pleasure in making others feel bad and Cecil is an attraction for all the brutal jokes of his, is leading to the jokes turning more violent and threatening towards Cecil. Furthermore, Moose, a 4th Grade dropout finds out that Cecil is a college boy his anger turns
We wonder into the bedroom and crawl into the cool welcoming sheets. I shut my eyes, but not before
"Now, now that is no story for bedtimes. You will be awake all night with bad dreams."
After years of non communication between brothers, a single event happens that puts them back in touch. This event is the passing away of the narrator’s daughter Gracie. Sonny writes a letter to the narrator from prison explaining how he got to where he is and how difficult his drug addicted life has been. After this letter the brothers keep in constant contact. "The darkness outside is what the old folks have been talking about. It's what they've come from. It's what they endure. The child knows that they won't talk any more because if he knows too much about what's happened to them, he'll know too much too soon, about what's going to happen to him" (pg 137) Just before she dies, his mother tells the narrator about his secret uncle, the brother his father had watched die in a hit-and-run. This was his mother’s way of telling him to look out for Sonny; as not doing so would haunt him as it did his father before him.
Rebecca Ross just moved from her off the coast house in New York, to an enormous mansion in Tyler, Texas. As her father is the CEO of a million-dollar corporation, the whole family had no choice but to follow the relocation of headquarters to Texas. Rebecca feels very nervous about the big move as she did not want to leave the comfortable environment she created over time in New York. Her younger, brother, William Ross, is a very dangerously, adventurous person. This ten-year-old manages to get in trouble almost everywhere he goes. The eldest child of the family, Ray Ross, is the opposite of his brother, Will. Driven by his dream of landing a scholarship spot at Harvard University. Ray is constantly studying and worrying about his future. Their
“Hey Isaac,” My mom called to me, “Why don’t you go over to Ian’s house?”
"Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue's house to play."
who was just getting ready to head out with some friends. “Little Red!” her mother called.
“Hannah, I think one of your friends are here! I think it could be Billie!” My mom yelled across the