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Gilma Burdge and the Disease Gilma stared in disbelief as her mother coughed up blood. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a cold washcloth. When she got back to her mother’s room, she had collapsed on the floor. Gilma picked her up gently and laid her on the bed, placing the damp washcloth on her forehead. She looked at her mom’s fragile figure and whispered, “Don’t worry momma, I’ll keep you healthy.” She got up off the bed and walked to the phone, quickly dialing the clinic’s number. It rung…

Out of all age groups, teenagers are most commonly labeled as going through phases.Its true, at the end of the day, I am just a young 18 year-old girl. I think that I know everything, but the truth is I have an entire life ahead of me. I am still learning the ways of life each and every day. That doesn't mean, however; that I don’t know what it is that I want for myself in this time and moment. Don’t tell me that I want tattoos and piercings just because my friends have them, only because it is…

“I’m not good at stories, Pidge. Why do you need one?” “Because I’m having the anxiety of a lifetime for the testing we have tomorrow.” “You’re smart, you’ll do fine. Go to sleep.” “Ah, come on Hunk, bore me with one of your stories!” Hunk signed, plugging in his lava lamp for extra light, “Alright, fine. Uh, the story takes place in New Orleans, 1930.” “No, no, no! Do the flapper days of the 1920’s!” “Okay, okay! New Orleans, in the 1920’s. With a man named Keith, who is in his early twenties,…

From the coast of Caliifornia, the safaries of Africa, the Big apple New York. to Abingdon, Virginia...Never heard of it? Me neither! Oh by the way im Payton. I guess I could tell you a bit about myself. I was born October 31- yes halloween- gives me another reason to love October. My parendts are Nathaniel adn Brandy O'Connor. By the last name sure you can tell its Irish. My dad's from there but my mom is nowhere close, she's from new York. The way they met is like in the movies. It's so…

Freedom, and rights for that matter, is a giant teeter-totter. You never have quite the right balance to keep it even and up in the air without your feet touching the ground. I think that I’ve had times where I’ve had my rights infringed on,that my rights and my freedom had brought up debate, but I think at some point we all do. I guess a time where I saw that freedom is more defined by the person is when I chose not to stand for the pledge of allegiance last year. It was a personal choice,…

During the first few weeks of class I was unsure of what to do for my behavior change, there are so many things in my life that I could do without and that would help me live a happier healthier life such as eating fast food, drinking soda, Facebook and social media usage, as well as the habit of judgment. At first I thought the easiest thing that I could change would be to stop eating fast food. While fast food is a horrible habit that I have enquired due to my busy schedule, after the first…

The piercing fear in her eyes struck me hard. She was in a complete and utter state of panic, trembling uncontrollably and gasping for air. A tear fell softly from her eye and onto her hand which was throbbing and purple from the tight grip on her wheelchair. I knew I had an obligation to help her as a volunteer in the nursing home, but I wasn’t sure how I could connect to her or understand the cause of her distress -- she didn’t speak any English. Almost instinctively, I grabbed Bergita's…

This is John Kohler with Okraw.com. In this past year I attended and had a great time and I have a special opportunity to interview ten people and ask the pioneers at the Woodstock Fruit Festival their top tip on the best way to lose weight with raw foods. We're going to share with you guys some of the experts at the Woodstock Fruit Festival on the best ways to lose weight on raw foods, because I know many of you guys want to get healthier, get fit, and more importantly lose weight in this…

My eighth characteristic is another one I’m not proud of. The eighth one is that I’m very temperamental. It does not take much to make me upset. If someone says something or does something I don’t like, I immediately get an attitude or become very upset. I remember one day my mother tried to make me wear an outfit I did not like and I immediately got upset. I remember yelling at my mother and getting really angry. Little things can upset me just like big things. I’m not sure what caused this to…

My Dearest Genaro, I know you hate being called by your name, but it’s your name. I love it so much. I love when someone says it and my mind automatically thinks of you. I love when I repeat it over and over again in my mind because each time I say it, it makes me wish you were here. Whenever I hear your name, this rush comes in and leaves me floating in the air with love for you. When I hear your voice, a chill runs through my body wishing you were whispering in my ear so that I could only…