When she was 15, she fell in love with a boy, who spilled d a drink on her at a party. “I’m so sorry about that … my name’s Zand by the way,” he said. “Oh wow, it’s ok … and I’m Lola” she replied. “So nice to meet you, see you around” he said and we stared at each other for a while and then continued on. Lola had been a sophomore in high school, and she had already been through so much emotional trauma in the first two years then she thought she would ever have to deal with. She was less like Jay Z when he says “I’ve got 99 problems, but a bitch ain’t one” and more like Kid Cudi when he says “I’ve got 99 problems, and they all bitches.” Until she met Zand, she was going through something with another boy that she never thought she could get over. This boy’s name was Taylor, and he was a true artist when it came to manipulating girls. Tormented by parental issues, he was numb to feelings. So, although he made me feel like he cared about her, she knew he couldn’t because he didn’t know how to. Although she still loved him, when she met Zand, there was an immediate connection between them. His best friend tried to hook them up that nigh at the party. She didn’t know much about him and she got nervous, so she didn't go for it. Immediately she regretted her decision, because she thought she’d never see him again. Lola went to preparatory school, the school Zand used to go to before he switched to a different private school. Even though she thought that she would never see him again, she told her best friend Jen about him. Jen was medium height, brown hair and eyes, not too special at first glance, seemed self-conscious, and very about keeping her shape that was a perfect, petit hourglass figure. Looks wise, besides weighing about twen... ... middle of paper ... ...towards her other roommates for knowing how she felt about him, but not trying to stop what would occur. She went to the balcony and felt the drizzle, earth’s tears on her skin. It was as if Mother Nature was projecting unto the earth all she had been feeling. They got home from break a few days after. It was April, and time to get back to school. Lola was sick and she felt like garbage, but she went anyways. She got to the lunchroom and sat with her group of friends. “Did you know she hooked up with him??? Yeah, several times I heard. Someone told me they did the deed but I’m not sure. That’s, like, so rude. I thought she knew you’ve like loved him since the end of the tenth grade. What kind of friend does that?” Gabby said. She continued to speak about the subject while Lola asked herself the same questions as Gabby had asked her. But she already knew the answer.
...aVaughn a story about a blind lady, Jolly’s point is that you have to be careful with who you trust and that you can’t change your past. Plus, LaVaughn states,“I suddenly see the sign of her life: Nobody told me.” She also understands that Jolly didn’t get herself into her mess. Jolly learns from LaVaughn how to prioritize and that getting an education was a good idea. Jolly becomes more dedicated and responsible after she goes to school and it made her life easier. Jolly and LaVaughn may have diverse personalities, but they still learned something from each other.
Zailckas has very low self-esteem and confidence. Two of the most important things a woman struggles with while growing up, and here we find the author still struggling with these problems in her adult life. Zailckas experiences a regression that keeps taking her back to her teenage years before the drinking, which demonstrates she was never able to mature. She keeps going back to that regression because it was the time in her life before the alcohol, that allowed her to believe in her own confidence. Alcohol was her self-medication, she believed it helped her become herself.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, America was at last forced to officially enter World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially declared war on the Japanese and in his famous radio address to the American people, he professed that December 7 was a day that would live in infamy. Americans and Japanese alike, still remember Pearl Harbor Day, but how many remember the gallant, fighting Marines who served on a tiny atoll in the Pacific by the name of Wake Island?
High school sophomore, Samantha Baker woke up on the morning of her sixteenth birthday, hoping for an overnight transformation. While on the phone with her best friend, she stares at herself in the mirror, praying she had grown a few inches and a set of boobs. Much to avail, she has not and her day goes on just like every other one. She has the added pressure of being a bridesmaid for her older sister Ginny’s wedding, the next day. After being felt up by Grandmother Baker, Samantha deals with the ridicule and torment of her annoying little brother and takes the bus to school. During her study hall class she takes a silly quiz another friend had given her. The quiz ends up in the hands of her crush, Jake Ryan! The anxiety sets in.
Melinda Gale, the orphanage director, chimed in. “But what about Suzy?” She pointed to a little blonde girl dancing with others. “She’s outgoing, healthy, and has already passed her bench marks for kindergarten.”
Santa Catalina Island, often known as Catalina Island, is located off the coast of Southern California, southwest of Los Angeles. Catalina Island forms part of the Channel Islands archipelago. Catalina is the only island, out of eight, that has been significantly developed. There are two major settlement location within the island - the city of Avalon and the unincorporated town of Two Harbors (“Visit Catalina Island,” 2014). Beyond the town boundaries the island is covered by wild life that it is owned and operated by the Catalina Island Conservancy ("The Official Catalina Island Website,” 2013).
interesting to me that the more her mother got sick, the more Lola lashed out. It as if she was no longer feared her mother; she instead wanted to hurt her. Perhaps Lola took this callous approach after all the years of abuse. The author demonstrates through the change of Lola’s appearance; she dyes and shaves her hair, takes on a more “punk rock” look and these changes send her mother into a rage, She tries to force Lola to wear her wig; however, Lola sets it on fire. Although these changes were physical, I believe the author used them to show us that Lola wanted to be the opposite of what her mother wanted her to be.
American Hawaii Hawaii is known for its beautiful beaches, it’s nice year-round weather, and its culture. Thousands of vacationers come to Hawaii each year to get away from the stressful city and relax. But do they know how cruel the Americans were to the natives? Do they know how we corrupted their culture and their religion? Do they know how Hawaii really became a state? Probably not. When most people think of Hawaii, they think of happy Hawaiian babes hula dancing and palm trees swaying in the warm breeze. Hawaii has still held on to many of their traditions although they were invaded by Americans. But you have to go to a museum to see their old way of life. Hawaii is now populated mostly by Americans. Native Hawaiians have adapted to our American lifestyle and much of their old traditions and beliefs are lost in history books. America dominated over the Hawaiians just as they did with the Native Americans. The Hawaiians didn’t even stand a chance against big brother. They probably feel the same way towards America just as a child does with stubborn parents. Now I will tell you about the history of Hawaii so you will see how the United States came to annex Hawaii. Hawaii was first inhabited by the Polynesians. They came in canoes from other islands around the pacific. They called the new found island "Hawaii", which means "home" in Polynesian language. Hawaii was their home until the white man came in and took advantage of these simple, happy aborigines. The corruption of this unique and fragile culture first started when Captain James Cook ran into the islands on January 18, 1778. After Cook’s discovery, many other foreigners (mostly American) visited the islands. They brought clothes, livestock, orange trees, horses weapons and souvigners. Foreigners also brought with them a handful of deadly diseases such as smallpox, measles, syphilis, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. During the time period of Cook’s arrival in 1778 to 1820, the population of Hawaii dropped from 300,000 to 135,000 due to the diseases! Another problem was the introduction of alcohol. Like the native americans, Hawaiians were not immune to alcohol. Hawaiian’s were very sensitive to alcoholism. Hawaiians religion was a very complex one with many gods. They worshiped idols and they belived in many f...
Maggie, the protagonist, lives in a slum on the lower East side of the Bowery in NYC. She lives in the tenement housing with her mother, Mary and her brother, Jimmie. It’s the turn of the 18th century and this Irish immigrant family is poor. Mary is a drunk and her brother, Jimmie drinks and fights with everyone. Maggie doesn’t go to school because everybody has to work. She works in the sweatshop, sewing clothes. Her life is filled with poverty and gloom. Maggie meets Pete and she is impressed that Pete wears nice outfits. Pete likes her too. He takes her to the live theater plenty of times. She’s sees his clothing as a symbol of wealth and that he takes her out to places where she never been before. She sees Pete and the money he spends on her as a way out of her dreary life. She leaves her home and goes to live with Pete to have a better life. She thinks he loves her, but she has gone to devil. Soon after Pete meets Nellie and he dumps Maggie. She has nowhere to go and so she goes home. Her family doesn’t allow her to come back. Mary tells her she is a disgrace and they ridicule her in front of all the neighbors. Even the little children are warned to stay away from her. Maggie leaves with nowhere to go. Pete tells her not to bother him; he doesn’t love her, now he’s in love with Nellie. No one is kind to her and so she begins to walk the streets. She turns to...
Stony sentry’s, carved years ago by Polynesian craftsmen, gaze over one of the most remote places in the world. With their land enlarged by overuse, islanders now draw on a revival of their culture to attract visitors. I intend to tell about this small island off the coast of Chile named Easter Island.
When growing up, people live different lives, even when brought up in the same household. In the story “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, the protagonist is a young overweight Dominican Republic nerdy boy, who lives in New Jersey. All Oscar wants is to find his true love, but he constantly gets his heartbroken. Oscar’s first love is Ana Obregon. This woman uses Oscar for emotional support. After Oscar falls in love, Ana returns to her abusive boyfriend. Trying to be the hero and save Ana from her abusive life, Oscar comes up with the idea of shooting her boyfriend, but the opportunity did not arise. After this we switch to Oscar’s older sister Lola and his mother’s story. Lola and her mother do not get along very well. Constantly being belittled, causing Lola to run away and live with a boy named Aldo. After being away for a while she is caught by her mother and forced to come home, just to be sent to the Dominican Republic, to live with her Grandmother. This is when she hears the story of her mother’s life. Her Falling in love with a bad guy and then being nearly beaten to death by the bad guy’s girlfriend. The book carries on talking about different characters live giving you a view on how they were raised and how they view the world. Then we return to Oscar, who is in college and we continue his story. He is still looking for his love and will not stop till he finds her.
...her to feel despair. Her misery resulted in her doing unthinkable things such us the unexplainable bond with the woman in the wallpaper.
Dylan and Daniela are gleefully diving into their senior year at Westward High School. The two have been dating happily for 3 years and meet on quite unexpected terms. Dylan, the captain of the football team and a dreamy jock, seemly fell in love with Daniela, the nerdy but beautiful thespian. The couple, out of exceedingly low chances of meeting not only do just that but, fall in love. These two completely different teenagers just seem to have everything in common as well. Zach, star football captain and below average student can thoroughly understand Daniella’s struggles of getting into Julliard.
The characters in this book are very round. They each have their own story and have their own problems in life. Let’s start ...
She seemed like a whole new girl. “Bullying At School” mentions that a simple hello or smile can change a person’s life, and in this moment, I felt the change in her attitude, personality, and overall presence (2). It seemed that the simplest acts I did seemed to make a world of difference to her. Graduation day, 2015, I sat in my chair watching all of my friends prepare to walk the stage. As the ceremony began, I saw the girl from that day climb the stairs to the stage and begin to speak. She was our Valedictorian. She began, “Dear fellow graduates. I can’t call you my friends because most of you do not even know I exist. My name is Sam Carter. I am your below average student that didn’t fit in like the rest of you. I had one friend and you know who you are. I was gratefully introduced to a friend earlier this year in a crucial time of my life. Everything was piling up and I was being bullied at school. She came into my life at just the perfect time and saved me. The day she helped me pick up my books and stood up for me in the hallway before class was the day that I was going home to end it. My life meant nothing to anyone. I had my goodbye letter written out, the rope in my room, and had my goodbyes said and that day, she showed me that I wasn’t alone and that someone cared for me. The simple things you did for me changed my view on this world. You saved my life. As I