When Doves Cry

Leon Festinger will be remembered for his theory of cognitive dissonance. His theory and research centered on the subjective feeling of tension or discomfort that occurs when a person’s beliefs do not match their behaviors. People search for homeostasis, or consistency, between their belief system and their actual conduct. When old belief systems conflict with newly held beliefs, or there is a discrepancy between their beliefs and…

I wanted more than anything to get the ball. I didn't want to be stressed out or tired. I needed to be focused. When I woke up, I played out in my head what could happen and what I would do. I watched games while I stretched. I wanted to win. I needed to win. I waited for that clock to hit 12:00. Our game was at 1:00 and we needed to be there at 12:30. My worries…

When we pulled into the parking lot of Santa Maria High School I realized it is not likely that Roberto will get away. The immigration officer told me to stay in the car and wait for him to return, and even if I wanted to I could not have gotten out since the officer locked the car and there was another in the back, who was keeping his eye on me. About half an hour later the immigration officer came back without Roberto and I heard him say "The kid went home for the day" to the officer,…

Whatever that creature thing is must have crawled back up under my bed. What do I do? If I holler for mom she won't believe me. So I grabbed my pillow and threw it on the floor. In a split second it swooshed back toward my head amd smacked me. Do I laugh, cry, or run for my life? I've gotta figure out what this thing is. So I jumped in the floor. Far enough away to where if the creature tried to take a leap out from under the bed I could make a run for it. I inched myself toward the bed using…

and put on my clothes. I waited for about twenty minutes and when they were done getting ready we grabbed our bags and headed out. We pulled into Columba airport and got out of the car and grabbed our bags and headed in. We got our tickets and they took our bags. Then we headed to security, we had to take off our shoes and walk through a metal detector. It was a cool experience. Then we sat down and waited till our departure time. When the time came we boarded the plane and took are seats. We…

Truth I left my phone on a uber back in to the when I went to a party with couple of my friends. It was a reunion party for some of the friends from elementary school. So the party went didn't end until midnight. I remember that night I was really sleepy when I first on the uber, since I had school earlier in the day and I didn't have much rest the previous night. Once I got home from school, I had to get ready right away, because the party starts at 17:00, but the school didn't end…

My name is Abraham Lincoln. I sell tall hats. I’m also the president.One night when I was sleeping a vampire tryed to attack me. I woke up before he could get me. We fought in the livingroom, wrestling on the floor. Then I felt something on my neck. I put two of my fingers on my neck, it was wet.When I pulled my fingers away from my neck there was blood on my fingers. I turn around looking for the vampire, but he was gone. I ran to the bathroom as fast as I could, then I see a bite mark on my…

disoriented or still asleep. The lady in the uniform called out “Jude, lets go”. I got to my feet and that’s when I first noticed I felt like I was about to puke. I felt like my head was about to explode and when I went to rub it, I noticed my arm was absolutely shredded. It looked like I had run my right hand across barbed wire. “Here you go sir, looks like he had a rough night”, said the lady. When I saw my dad’s face, I knew I was in some deep trouble. Nobody wants to drive 5 hours to pick…

He turned his head to the left wall which was closest to him, and sees a painting of a gray flower. Then turning towards the right he sees a white wall with a black door. He doesn’t move from his spot. Not now, it just didn’t feel right. He’ll do it when the timing is right. Until something heavy pressing against his legs alarmed him. He nearly jumps upon seeing what was there, which was a living creature sporting snow white fur. Pondering on the thought of why the small creature was present, he…

hand at me. He directed his handgun at Mr. Walker’s leg and pulled the trigger. Mr. Walker yelled in pain. The gunman walked to me, raised the butt of his gun in the air and it came down on the back of my head. Then all I saw was black. I began to cry at the memory. I looked up and noticed the small camera in the corner of the room by the door to this dreadful place. A knock came to the door and I jumped. He, whoever he was, walked in. He carried a plate of food in his hand and a bottle of water…