Day care

There are many sources of stress in my life. Like the fact that I cannot find a job, therefore I cannot pay car insurance. Also, I have a girl in my life that I like very much, but every day, there’s always a problem with either her and me or her and someone else. My dad is a major contributor to my stress. The life of a teen is agreeably one of the most dramatic and stressful parts of a person’s life. I feel, between school and my home life and dealing with rebellion to parents at home, I…

I came home to unpack the night before the first day of 8th grade started. I had just spent a week with my dad before summer vacation came to an end. My mom called me downstairs to have a discussion with her and Ron, my step dad. I assumed it had something to do with Ron’s kids, Vanessa and Trey, moving in with us. But to my great surprise, they told me that they were getting a divorce and Ron would be moving out that night. Those next couple weeks were kind of a blur. My mom was calling our…

Every year we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11th. Veterans Day is a day where we honor the men and women, dead or alive who served in the military. There are four different branches of the military; Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines, and each branch plays a unique role in our country. When I discovered the benefits of the military, like free college after 36 months, or amazing Medicare, I thought, “I should join the military!” When I hear the word military, the first thing that…

Iconic Ms. Dorothy Day: Preface” There are fewer people that could recognize a problem or issue that plagues our society; contained by reason, internalize the situation without benefiting personally, answering and muster up the fortitude to attempt a solution. This notion was embodied by Ms. Dorothy Day. All around us are passionate, loving and concerned human beings, but almost never to a fault. Some people’s sacrifices are pretentious and selfish due to the fact that the person(s) sacrifice…

The Day of Heroes Veterans Day is the day we honor the people in our country who fought our wars, and helped us all. It is the one day everyone comes together to appreciate our heroes. There are some people in the world who are not sure what Veterans day is for, or what it is about. Those people are not to blame, because they were not educated for Veterans Day, and do not understand what the point is. Veterans Day, or originally called Armistice Day, took place on November 11th,…

top eight wrestlers in the state championship tournament. Most years haven’t been successful, but last year was different. In The November of 2015, on the Monday that wrestling practice was planned to start, I showed up to practice after all day at school to meet my teammates for the year and plan out the season. This year been my fourth time doing this routine. I thought I knew what I was to expect, until my coach, Esvelt, walked up to me doing his little happy dance and whispered to me…

that spare lives are as worthy of our notice as battles that give rise to loss of life. “It was a wonderful thing to get so many thousands of men, with artillery and stores, away in such a manner,” (12) wrote Corporal Reginald Gardiner on Christmas Day after the withdrawal was completed. In addition to the Anzacs there were many hundreds of non-combat roles that were crucial to the war effort. In particular, the experience of Australian nurses working as members of the medical units is also…

The day of the dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico in the central and south regions with wearing wood masks and honoring deceased relatives. 2. Two 50-word short paragraphs about 2 different traditions: one of these traditions is honoring loved ones that passed away. People make this important because people tell stories about their family members. They also make food for the dead and decorate the dead’s gravesites. This whole holiday includes much of honoring the dead and…

to her because all the chairs were taken. She complimented on my shoes and soon we were out and about having play dates almost every day. As I was having memories pop out of me like spirits coming at me I felt someone poking me and…

good. I just try to brighten their day, make it a good day to remember” (Dan…