“How much further do we have to go?” “Stop whining, there’s only about a mile left.” Tabby continued to balance on the rusted train tracks, always stumbling off and trying again. “When can I smoke?” she queried again after seeing her sister slide a cigarette between her lips. “Give it some time, you’re only ten.” “Daddy says smoking is bad for you.” “Then then why do you want to smoke?” Tabby went silent, wondering why she asked in the first place. Angela started walking backwards, watching her sister while inhaling deep puffs of smoke, feeling it circulate in her lungs. “Are you having fun?” Tabby stumbled one last time before walking in the middle of the tracks once again. “It’s kind of boring, really. The only thing out here is a stupid amount of trees and bushes.” “I know, but you’re going to have to do this a lot more.” The pair continued in silence. The dipping sun cast stretched shadows across gravel, grass and iron. Soft breezes gently played with two heads of flowing blonde hair. Tabby almost looked comical with her oversized backpack. Angela inhaled one last time before tossing the cigarette butt away. Today was Tabby’s tenth birthday and it was up to Angela to take her on her first supply run to learn to scavenge, learn to hide, learn to survive. Just the two of them taking on the sombre world. Whose birthday was it: mine or the TV’s? Nearly all day Mom and Dad studied the faces of politicians and news reporters, absorbing everything they had to say whether it was in English or Russian. They don’t even speak Russian. TENSIONS RISE IN THE EAST, the headline screamed. Does it still count as tension or rising if it has been reported for as long as I can remember? I doubt anyone is watching. I just want cake and pr... ... middle of paper ... ...nk. Her cramps have gotten worse.” “That baby really wants to get out.” He chuckled at his own joke. I couldn’t help but crack a smile. After drifting to the attached old hospital balcony, my gaze fell upon the near-black forest hugging the horizon. We still had to explore that far. Milo said it was still too dangerous as bandits had the chance to ambush those that walked on the train tracks. Someone burst through the door. A nurse. “The baby is coming! Quick!” Labour lasted three hours. When it was all over I sat by her side while she cradled the baby girl. “She needs a name.” Liz looked into my eyes for an answer. She always said she wasn’t good at anything to do with names. It was true, it took her three days just to remember “Victor”. “How does “Angela” sound?” I responded. “That’s a perfect name. Angela.” Angela cooed quietly. “It was my grandmother’s name.”
physical inabilities, so he decides to teach him to walk. He takes Doodle outside and
This morning Minnie felt a little different. No one was home. No one was there to bother her. Why then, did she feel the need to continue on like a caged animal within her own home? She cautiously continued down from the upstairs.
In the poem, "Alone" by Maya Angelou and the story, "The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich, both the authors portray a similar view on love. Although Angelou's poem and Erdich's story primarily follow the concept on love, each in a different way, they shared he key distinction of acknowledging how love plays a gargantuan role in everyone's life. The poem shows a greater emphasis on the main concepts whereas the story does so, but not as great as the poem but it's decisive in both.
The birth experience for this couple was an exciting and memorable event, just as Jerry J. Bigner (2002) stated that this "is a particularly memorable occasion for couples who are experiencing it for the first time," like in this case (p. 189). The couple said that the birth of their baby girl was the happiest day in their entire life. The type of delivery that they had chosen before the birth was the psychoprophylactic method or also known as the natural childbirth. Since their daughter was born at 7 months and was premature, it was easy for the couple to stick with this type of delivery. The couple said that the mother's water broke at 6:35am, they got to the hospital at around 7:00am, and the baby was born at 7:41am. The...
My daughter’s name is Peyton Lynn Hetherington. Peyton had a normal birth. Labor was about ten hours long, and given naturally. A natural birth is a group of techniques aimed at reducing pain and medical intervention and making childbirth as rewarding as possible (Harris, Sara). I am proud that my "team" could make use of the natural childbirth breathing and relaxation techniques. My partner and myself were amazed at our angel Peyton. My partner and I are adapting well thus far with the new addition to our family. We are taking turns with Peyton and my partner has been very helpful.
As she begins her journey, she talks to herself and warns "Out of my way, all you foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits, coons and wild animals!…Keep out from under these feet, little bob-whites”, because as she says, "I got a long way.” She is determined to go down that path despite anything that might come between her and getting the medicine for her grandson. This shows that her body may be worn out, but the attitude that she takes and desire that she has in order to get the medicine for her grandson are not. In addition, her shoelaces “which dragged from her unlaced shoes” adds to the chance of her falling on the path.
Now he was really confused, It was different letters again but he wasn’t sure why he got them. After awhile of thinking he finally got up and tried to walk towards the fence. But when he tried he just walked in place. He wondered how he could move until he remembered how he had gone up and down earlier. He tried to shift himself forward and found that it was much easier than trying to move with his legs, even if it made him look a bit silly.
The pre-Socratic views of human nature are certainly different from the biblical views of human nature. For one, the biblical views of human nature revolve around religion, whereas the pre-Socratic views are based on “rational unity of the time” and nature. The pre-Socratics were the first philosophers and most of them were materialists, also known as Hylicists. The pre-Socratics seemingly fused Greek mythology, “rationality” and nature and mostly ignored the possibility of there being an outside power or force, with Xenophanes being an exception. On the contrary, the bible focuses on God's existence and especially His impact on the nature of human beings. As specified by the Bible, humans are created from the earth's dust, but they have the breath of life which God infuses into them. Additionally, in the Bible, humans are said to be made with a great amount of dignity, as well as responsibility and authority over everything else. According to the Bible, there is no such thing as a separate soul, which is in opposition to the pre-Socratic notion, held mostly by Pythagoras, that the body and soul are independent of each other. Overall, the Bible seems to place faith over reason, while the pre-Socratics place rationale above faith. The pre-Socratic views can be regarded as natural philosophy, whereas the Bible's are religious philosophy. There is undoubtedly an invariable dichotomy between pre-Socratic convictions and biblical stances on human nature.
When the full moon crept from the east Little Foot crawled from the now familiar to him like the back of his hand. When he stood, his knees buckled under his own weight. After getting up again he finally found balance and ran as fast a he could into the
It was August 25, 2006 and I just received the news that I was going to have a baby. At that moment so many thoughts ran through my mind. I was extremely nervous and terr...
take one step back." And for a minute Dotty can't bring her feet to turn.
I went through several stages of labor and its difficulty, after which I was transferred to ICU where I
Upon entering the room, Adrian walked around it, as if observing every detail. He walked methodically, as if counting his steps and making sure his turns were at right
> > > >footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over
So Stripe joined the caterpillar pillar, pushing another caterpillar, stepping on another, with that goal in m...