Morning – high school students with glazed eyes stand under a streetlight; one stands apart, gazing at the stars. I am that dreamer. Every morning, I look toward the heavens, basking in the glow of the Greek and Roman gods. Orion watches as I get on the bus, Venus waves me off to a new […]
I’ve been suspended over the rolling hills of Poland by nothing however paper-thin, see-through mesh netting. I’ve squeezed my method via Buddha’s nostril to carry luck and luck to my household. I’ve in contrast ice cream from eight completely different nations, and located that my favourite is hidden down a slim side-street in Vienna. Nonetheless, […]
“We don’t have much time, do we?” he spoke softly, staring enraptured at the inky constellations. The stars were never quite as clear as they were that fateful night; Orion’s belt outlined itself perfectly in specks of radiating plasma, forming that heroic shield —I could practically feel the stardust from trillions of years stirring in […]
One feature of the Mongols that definitively separates them from other empires of the time is their uncanny resolve for conquest that transcended stereotypically unpredictable generational barriers. It is rare that we see heirs to the throne bringing to fruition the conquistadorial initiatives of their forefathers. Beginning with the capture of Samarkand in 1220 C.E., […]
At midnight on October 26, 2001, George W. Bush signed the brand new regulation, the Patriot Act. This Act allowed the federal government to know what you might be doing on on-line. The authorities additionally has the correct to look your laptop or ship the FBI to look your home unannounced. The Patriot Act has […]
As a baby rising up in a predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood, I wasn’t thought of actually Asian, definitely not as I’d later uncover it to imply. I by no means seen that I used to be completely different. I believed I used to be identical to my greatest good friend Charlotte, who simply occurred […]
Not many individuals can say that they’ve lived in two completely completely different environments, and technically neither can I. I’ve lived in the identical home in the identical Connecticut city my complete life, however lots of my childhood and teenage years have been spent visiting my household in New York Metropolis. Wethersfield is a typical […]
Going into highschool, I used to be misplaced. I used to be hurting myself, shedding weight at a fast velocity, and didn’t need to be round anymore. I felt like there was nobody for me to show to, and all I heard from my therapist was: Melancholy, Nervousness, Consuming Dysfunction, Suicidal. The one factor that […]
Throughout my life, it has been a constant battle of people telling me that I cannot do something and me proving them wrong. To get where I need to be, I need to work harder at things than normal people. My dad always said to my teachers, “You do not see all the work she […]
7 AM. I’m walking around the school with my best friend. She asks me if I know what’s happening at our friend’s house because there’s a bunch of cop cars and ambulances. I have no clue, but I get a terrible feeling in my stomach. I brush it off and hope it’s nothing. Third period. […]