She sat there in an empty field with the overly tall and too skinny boy who she calls "love" as he placed the white and lilac wildflowers carefully in her hair, being cautious as to make ... on her face. "Beautiful," he whispered to her even though they were the only two souls within a mile of the grassy land. She inhaled sharply at the short compliment, the innocent and soft smell of the wildflowers mixed with the chilled air meeting with her nose, and exhaled with a small giggle. He grabbed the girl's hand, intertwining ... their boney fingers together and pulled her down into the tall, de...

• Word Count: 2531
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... We all laughed and enjoyed the time as we rode Splash Mountain followed by a lot of walking around to find anything to eat or a ride that was short enough to go on. After quickly eating our sour lollipops Reina bought us we approached the Matterhorn ride, which would prove to be a crazy filled ride we ... to dread as I exchanged glances with one of the boys. He was exactly what my mom would have defined as my type of guy; he was tall, piercing blue eyes and that smirk that would melt any girls' heart. Throughout the entirety of the wait we simply shared glances and tried various tactics t...

• Word Count: 2531
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... and headed back to the house. She entered through the screen and its loud screeching sound it let out as it opened. Her mother, holding a cigarette to her mouth stood tall, the flowing of her once bright and shining hair now opaque and dull. She was standing there obsolete in the middle of the old worn out kitchen. " Where were you ... it. He had the feeling that she would not run away this time. Oh man! All that money, he would finally have all he ever wanted: cars, money, life and women, everything! And all he had to do was kill her, one clean cut down her throat and it was a done dea...

• Word Count: 2896
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... thought as she remembered her dream once more. She began to run over to where her husband was sitting "Careful!" he shouted. "There's glass all over the floor." Amy stopped short and looked around her, a silver frame with vine like coils engraved in it lay on the floor, the picture inside it was their wedding day. They were sitting on a white ... , soaking her clothes with a vulgar slime and a writhing field of worms. It's over she thought to her self as she crawled over to where Toby had collapsed. He was making short, labored attempts to breath, coughing up blood in the process. She cr...

• Word Count: 6587
• Approx Pages: 26
• Grade Level: High School

... her but it didn"t seem to phase her , I asked her " you don"t care what other people think of you right" and she had a response I would never forget " Life is to short to care about what others think of you" and I just wanted to kiss her right in front everyone but I didn"t because it would look bad, the popular rich boy kissing ... next day at school I went up to my friends and john told me "Matthew! What's happening to you? Your changing " and I told him " I don"t care what you think life's to short to care what others think of you" and from that moment I knew Jennifer changed my ways...

• Word Count: 2839
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... crashed on their dirt bike it was expected that they would cry and be more sensitive to the situation. Another example in my country is in the military how even women are expected to act more masculine and tough and not be sensitive to the situations all around them. E. Most of the time in my life I practice a low context culture (pg ... person I see and am really respectful during the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. B. One element of my cultures history that changes my thinking today is that if the women's rights didn't go through then I wouldn't have all the rights I hav...

• Word Count: 3913
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... if I could call my chief at the station, he simply told me it was all taken care of. I sat down in the car, and we left. The three men didn't say much, in fact they said nothing, and just looked strait ahead as if they were not even human. We entered an old warehouse, and on a stopped ... this tunnel, it all looked the same to me. Every so often a separate tunnel would open up off to the side. But there was light from one, and the three men look with a somewhat confused look. I wasn't sure what it was, but I didn't think it could be good, and I was right, it was another car heading strait...

• Word Count: 3541
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... phrase I ask him to say and will get only those words out (usually just two words). If he is talking spontaneously, it doesn't come out very cohesive, but rather in short, choppy pieces. At the snack table one time he said "My Lyla. Home. Mom." So you know that is trying to talk about his sister and mom at ... ...

• Word Count: 3047
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... clothes with the vulgar slime and writhing field of worms. It's over she thought to herself as she crawled over to the place where Jake had collapsed. He was making short, staggered attempts to breath, coughing up blood in the process. She crouched down at his side bringing his head gently upon her lap, brushing through his hair with her fingers ... ...

• Word Count: 7199
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: High School

... their beauty. "The eye of the Beholder" by Bethany Patchin talks about how girls are so obsessed with what they look like than anything else. "People (this is true for men, too) who are self-depreciating are rarely able to receive the gift of a sincere compliment. They are constantly hindered in their interactions with others because they can't stop worrying about ... ...

• Word Count: 2804
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School