2004

One day in January, 2004, Dr. Gerald Hurst, an acclaimed scientist and fire investigator, received a file describing all the evidence of arson gathered in Willingham’s case. Gilbert had come across Hurst’s name and, along with one of Willingham’s relatives, had contacted him, seeking his help. After their pleas, Hurst had agreed to look at the case pro bono, and Reaves, Willingham’s lawyer, had sent him the relevant documents, in the hope that there were grounds for clemency. Hurst opened the…

I remember watching the 2004 Powerade Slam Dunk Contest in my basement like it was yesterday. But before I get too far into this story, let me give you some background on my life up to this point. Now I was only in the first grade when the 2004 Power Slam Dunk Contest occurred, but I do indeed remember watching the contest. At this time in my life, I had already faced some obstacles. I was a shy and unsocial kid and I found out I was color blind. The farm was the only place I wanted to be…

On Wednesday, March 28th we had a speaker come on, his name was Mr Halligan. He talked to us about suicide and bullying. October 7th, 2004 at 6am in the morning his son Ryan Halligan had committed suicide from depression and bullies. His son Ryan was at the age of 2 and could not speak yet, most 2 year olds can speak at that age but he couldn’t, he had a speaking disability. When Ryan had reached 5th grade the bullying started to happen. When Ryan received a bad grade his “friends” decided to…

In the world that we live in, there is often upsets in our lives and in the lives around us. Being that we are all a part of one society, everything that happens to one society happens to every other society as well. In the article, " The Earth is Cruel", by Leonard Pitts, he goes on to discuss all of the horrible things that occur in Haiti, and how they are still able to stand back up on their feet and move forward with their lives. In this article, I believe that there is one central theme…

I Believe In Role Models I believe that everyone should have a role model to look up to. I was watching my brother play varsity high school football against their rival, Garner-Hayfield. Since it was his senior year, it was my brother’s last time facing Garner, so I knew it was going to be a heck of a game. The stands were completely full, and the fences surrounding the field were packed. I’ve never seen anything like it before; the whole town was at the game. The teams were warming up to play…

I believe that the last candidate interviewed should be the one that is hired. This decision is based upon my evaluation on several factors. First, the urgency of the position that needs to be filled. This position is an integral part of the organization and should be filled post haste. Second, the professional and business like quality of the candidate in question. The candidate in question presented a level of professionality that seemed fit for the position. However, her make-up seemed to be…

When we land in Acirema, I am tired. I couldn 't sleep on the boat, something from the party didn 't add up. The guy who yelled "Is that the one they thought had both powers?" how had he known about that? I try to tell myself that the only reason he knew was because most people there were apart of the Acirema government, so maybe that 's how he knew. But another part of me feels like there 's a sign on my forehead saying "Hey look at me I 'm the freak with both gifts!" Even though I still don 't…

My most memorable vacation was a trip to Florida with two of my best friends a few years ago. They were both moving halfway across the country soon, so we decided to splurge on one last trip together. We drove all the way to Florida from New York. It took nearly 24 hours of driving, but we finally made it. We visited Disney World, Universal Studios, and the beach because we had never been to any of those places before. Our vacation was filled with thrills, some disappointment, and ended on a…

After a long grueling work day in the hot summer sun, I was finally driving home up I55 north. Traffic had yet to become congested, so my ride home was smooth sailing. I was thrilled because I knew the moment I got home and walked through that door, the weekend would officially start. Thoughts crossed my mind of what I wanted to do once I made it home. Did I want to play drums, watch a movie, or play a game; then it hit me, there was an amazing deal on new game I had wanted desperately called,…

Throughout My position of the debate, is climbing social-economic Ladder still attainable; I felt I was very strong in my argument. The reason for this was based on my research and also my strong rebuttals. I felt that I made strong domineer to my opponent. In doing my research for the paper it starts out to be positive. At the beginning of debate topic, my partner and I made a decision to do the negative side of the argument. Therefore, I started researching the reasons why the socio-economic…