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Course Final Thesis Paper~ Amish Mafia

Written by: Girlboxer1970, on 05/10/2013
I became a fan of Discovery Channel's program The Amish Mafia and when it came time in my Religious Studies course to write about a current pop culture conspiracy, I knew I had to choose this program.Feel free to comment on my work! I love feedback!http://wp.me/p1j2Ur-1D9...

Time is a MONSTER that cannot be reasoned with

Written by: Mele Writer, on 05/07/2013
I could feel my breath quicken as I realized he found me. I closed my eyes and tried to steady my breathing. "Why must you always run?" The creature asked as he slithered closer to me. "Because I''m afraid." I stuttered out. My eyes darted around the room, searching for an exit. "You can try to leave again, but in the end you have to obey." The creature said impatiently. I clenched my fists as I stared into the glowing eyes of the creature. "I obey no one....

Letter to Mom: From Jenny With Love

Written by: jenx817, on 05/05/2013
My Dearest Mom,It's been a hard few years, but I've been pushing through just like you always taught me to. Mother's Day is just another day for me, because it is not possible for me to love or appreciate you anymore than I already do. When it gets to be this time of year, however, there are so many thoughts that race through my mind and there is only one person who I could talk to that always understands--you.Today, at age nineteen, I look back on all you taught me as I ...

Rosaline's Eyes

Written by: tallis91, on 05/03/2013
During my first week in Haiti, I met a precious little girl named Rosaline. We rode into this little village and about 50 vibrant kids chased after our tap-tap and started cheering, "The whities are here, the whities are here!" It was quite the scene that unfolded. We sat in the back of this pick-up truck and witnessed how riled up people could get just by our presence. I was laughing with them, smiling at them, and waving to them. Their happiness and joy was infectious....

Being Undecided

Written by: AsiaStewart, on 05/01/2013
Mrs. Morales asked, “Asia, what do you what to be when you grow up?” Sitting in my little red plastic chair at the coloring table I thoughtfully considered this question while I nibbled on the back of my pink Crayola crayon. While I was chewing on my crayon, other students were following the directions on the worksheet entitled, “When I Grow Up I Want To Be…”. They busily moved their crayons back and forth as they drew pictures of their future selves. My page was left blank. ...

Carl Sandburg Invented Me

Written by: Miriam, on 04/29/2013
‘’Carl Sandburg… the real Carl Sandburg?” Me, a lowly college sophomore, meeting a literary giant. “Yes, ma’am, in the flesh.” The voice was deep and resonant; the man was tall and silvery-haired. I extended my mittened hand which he gallantly raised to his lips.“Louis, my friend,” he continued, “is this one of your students? I can’t believe this lovely child is going to be a school teacher. What a waste--she looks more like a dancer or an actress.”Like most little girls,...

Budgeting For the Future

Written by: jordanhi, on 04/23/2013
The young generation of today all have one thing in common: technology. They seem always to be bent over their cell phones, tablets, and laptops, spending every waking hour “keeping up to date” on the newest information. Teenagers and college students often seem to spend most of their news time following unimportant things like who will get drafted in the NFL or what is going on with the Kardashians. However, there are so many other things happening that will actually hav...

In The News: The Reality of North Korea’s Treat

Written by: Sophia123, on 04/20/2013
The United States of America has not been on good terms with North Korea ever since they sided with South Korea in the Korean War. But many are asking today, “Is North Korea a treat to the United States?” I believe North Korea is a treat to the United States, though it’s a larger or smaller threat according to whom you ask. Though in many ways North Korea is more of a treat to itself and its own people. North Korea has been taunting the United States with their nuclear ...

In The News: Thoughts to Ponder About the Boston Marathon Bombing

Written by: shein8110, on 04/20/2013
It is in times like these that I find within myself a strong desire to write. Recording my thoughts helps me make sense of the past week’s events. My initial thought is one I share with millions: “How can someone do this?” The events in Boston leave me sad and sickened. Once I recovered from my initial shock, however, I asked myself not how, but why. The nature of ‘good’ versus ‘evil’ has always fascinated me. What defines ‘good’ in a world where no two people believe in the ...

In The News: The Economic Sky is Falling, Somewhere Else

Written by: mikema63, on 04/19/2013
The economic troubles of faraway countries that do not speak English, rarely interest most Americans, much less young adults. We blithely ignore the economic instabilities of Greece and Cyprus if we even hear about them at all. However this is a dangerous attitude to have. The economic instability of the European Union is on one hand a danger to our own economy and on the other a lesson we must learn from. Watching how these countries’ economies destabilize can teach us lesso...

In the News: A young girl is dead--teen bullying to blame

Written by: jenx817, on 04/18/2013
Rehtaeh Parsons was just another girl, living a normal life in Nova Scotia, Canada. However, unlike any other girl, she succumbed to a trauma that no one would wish on his or her worst enemy. She was gang raped by several boys at the age of just fifteen. Horrific enough as this was, one boy apparently took and released a photo of the young girl being assaulted to the public, unleashing a reign of bullying on Parsons. Technology has been the best and worst thing to happen t...

How early is too early to search for Grad Schools?

Written by: sburrows, on 04/18/2013
I currently attend Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. I am a Social Work Major. I have recently discovered that I am graduating a semester early and will earn my BSW in three and a half years instead of four. I only have two more semesters until I enter my internship/field placement. When I talk to my peers, they call me crazy for already looking into graduate schools. The fact is that I want to earn my Master's Degree in Social Work and eventually work toward a Doctorat...

Ninten-no equals no progress for the Mariners

Written by: The Seattle Sports Hub, on 04/18/2013
NOTE: Before you read this please keep in mind this rant is not meant to be offensive to anyone at all, if you are offended then I apologize in advance for that, that is not the intent of this rant. You will learn what the intent is by reading further. Also the views and opinions expressed in this post do not reflect those of the other writers of this great site.Also this may appear like an uninformed piece but it's not at all, this rant is geared toward management and not ne...

In the News: There's No Place Like Home

Written by: amanda.tucker, on 04/14/2013
The college I attend is about twenty minutes from the town where I grew up, so everything that happens here is still “local” for me. That said, I have a more personal interest in the community. The thing that has struck me the most since being in college is how much everyone seems to know about international affairs, while knowing a rather small amount about what’s happening in our own state and town. There isn’t a specific news story I think more people need to be a...

In the News: Gun Control

Written by: ellie95, on 04/12/2013
Gun control is a big debate, as of right now, in the United States. Many people are for it and many people are against it. I think that more high school and college students should be interested in the topic of gun control because whatever is decided on what to do about gun control may affect them latter in our lives. The gun control debate is a really big thing for my town because almost everybody that lives here is a hunter and they love to hunt. By having gun control stric...

In The News: It Started from Thatch

Written by: REENA, on 04/12/2013
At age eighty-seven, a woman that truly changed the world passes away. Not many politicians or peace fighters leave behind an all-enduring legacy, but Margaret Thatcher – the first female Prime Minister of Britain – did. Creating a radical revolution, she opened the doors of freedom for all, with firm principles and an agenda set in stone; accordingly, she earned a reputation as, ‘the Iron Lady’.The story of Margaret Thatcher is an important part of the lives of young peopl...

In the News: The Rising Cost of Education

Written by: KL94, on 04/05/2013
My first year of college was one filled with studying, more studying, friends, even more studying, and a rather large bill. Students who are about to exit high school and enter the hectic university life perhaps do not realize how expensive a post-secondary education can be. Any current college student, though, would probably not mind the chance to rant to anyone willing to listen about their never-ending pile of receipts and bills that their three part-time j...

In the news: I'm most interested in the gay rights debate.

Written by: mblackhorse7, on 04/04/2013
In the news I’ve been hearing a lot about the gay rights debate and all opinions on the subject, especially where I live in Utah. People are very upset about the thought of same sex marriages in Utah mainly because of the mass population of LDS people in the state. I personally think that it is important to address this problem because we have been ignoring it for so long. I think that we need to respect the people who are standing up for what they believe in, even though mos...

Am I Working Out Or On Display?

Written by: Kwweesten, on 03/27/2013
After giving my roommate the title to my story, I realized there was more than one side to it. Not only do I feel like I’m on display at the gym, but apparently she noticed other women who come to the gym strictly to be on display. But since I tend to stray away from the Barbie dolls that come to the gym to walk the treadmill for hours, I will share my experience and opinion instead.As a college student, I’m convinced every time I go to our school’s gym that I’m on displa...

Collage courses

Written by: Dylan_Burnell, on 03/27/2013
Finally. I am almost out of High school and It is only my junior year!!! This year only has a few more weeks to it and I am already planning to take Collage courses over the summer. I have already tested into the classes that I want to take. The biggest problem is that I do not know what I want to do next year, because I will be participating in a program called dual enrolment. Nobody from my school has ever taken Collage courses over the summer of their junior year, and my t...

No Fear: Living Life to the Fullest

Written by: LaineyLou, on 03/26/2013
I can still remember that day, hearing those words. My cousin had died in a motorcycle accident the night before, and there I was sitting at my kitchen table eating a Pop tart, thinking there was nothing wrong in the world until five minutes before my mom told me the news. I went to work shortly after, feeling completely numb and fighting back tears as I drove past his house.My cousin and I were never particularly close due to an age gap of a few years, but also because we...

No Fear: I found Calm in the Storm

Written by: genesis, on 03/22/2013
At the beginning of this semester I was told that I would have to take a math test. I have always struggled with math so, going into this test I was nervous. We had three chances to take it. After I didn't pass it the first time, I wasn't worried because I figured I would pass it the second time for sure. I didn't. That evening I called my mother bawling. You see, failing the test a third time would result in being dropped from the program. I worked so hard to get the...

Wisdom Wednesday

Written by: Kwweesten, on 03/20/2013
I found something new to live by that has left me breathless after reading. This poem gave me a new view on life and happiness:After A While by Veronica ShoffstallAfter a while you learnthe subtle difference betweenholding a hand and chaining a souland you learnthat love doesn’t mean leaningand company doesn’t always mean security.And you begin to learnthat kisses aren’t contractsand presents aren’t promisesand you begin to accept your defeatswith your head up ...

No Fear

Written by: djkissel, on 03/19/2013
At a time when sports were an outlet, a way to express myself comfortably, was the moment when I approached a situation with no fear and started my fight to become the person I am today and “bust out of my shell”. Sports have played a large part of my life. Since I was a young boy I have participated and succeeded in a number of sports; baseball, hockey, and soccer were the three organized sports I played, plus a countless number of games played in the backyard that my brot...

No Fear: Two Words

Written by: brodie.gress, on 03/15/2013
Two Words
When I was a kid, my siblings and I met on the bottom bunk in my little brother Tyler’s room and held contests. My older sister Kaitlin always created and judged them. Tell a good ghost story. Name the new baby Mom was expecting. One contest, I competed with Tyler and my little sister Libby in cursive writing. Kaitlin looked at our sentences and declared Libby the winner.“You always pick one of them!” I screamed and ran off, locking myself in...

Austin Kleon visits York College of PA

Written by: Girlboxer1970, on 03/15/2013
Austin Kleon spoke at York College campus about his artistic drive that began in middle school and blossomed when a famous artist, Winston Smith, responded to a letter he wrote as an assignment in class. Kleon wrote his letter using “ransom note” font which looked odd on paper and that may be the reason this letter caught the attention of the artist. Little did Smith know he would be a positive influence in Kleon’s life with his responding letter of encouraging words and...

A LITERARY ANALYSIS on Notes To My Biographer

Written by: pmannuel, on 03/11/2013
Right from the opening of the story, Franklin, the protagonist, delivers the readers his opinions. He seemed like a forthright old man who tolerates no guff. At first, Franklin seemed like a typical brassy character, however soon it becomes clear that he is in the grip of a full-blown manic episode, and he has managed to bankrupt himself as well as torment everyone in his life by refusing to take his medication. The theories I am analyzing Notes To My Biographer with are Re...

I can't

Written by: nellyfloyd, on 03/02/2013
I can't give up now,I have come so far.I didn't think it would easy,but also not this hard.I wish you would come to my world for once.I wish you would wear my shoes for a day, for a hour. You wouldn't last.I want another roommate.I have fallen on my face everytime.I have cried myself to sleep at night.I have smiled when all I want to do is sigh.I know that shortcuts will not help me in the longrun.I have a past, present and a future.I have a past that ...

The Girl Against the Wall

Written by: jenx817, on 02/28/2013
She's up against a wall,A small plastic cup in hand.Friends are long gone,Disappeared far into the bass,The beat, the dancing, the crowd.She stands alone, frightened,But refuses to show it. But he smells her fear,And inches closer, so slowly;Like a predator stalking its prey.His words are like candy,Sweet and inviting,Irresistible and unstoppable.Fingers intertwine and he leads her away.He tells her she's beautiful,And her eyes glisten like it'sThe first ti...

My Favorite TV Show: In Defense of Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Written by: WilliamKosh, on 02/26/2013
Unfortunately for the copy of Ulysses on my bedside table, faded, forlorn and sporting a dog eared third page, there is no way I am tackling Joyce after an afternoon of class. I usually like to think of myself as an intellectual, high minded person, but if I’ve learned one thing from taking eighteen credits and paying for them with a weekend job at a coffee shop, it’s that everyone needs their comfort food. So instead, I’m shelling the tinfoil off of a fat, greasy burrito, po...

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