Humans have experienced so much racism over the years and it has left negative impacts on so many people. Physical and sexual abuse can leave someone traumatized forever, but something as simple as an ignorant comment can leave a big effect as well. All this terrible history that the world has with racism and discrimination […]
Grade 10
Protected: My Spoken Word – Scared to assume
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Narrative Essay – Hitchhiking Hazards
“Crap,” Mike mutters fiercely as he digs through his bag. To his dismay, there’s not a coin in sight. Not even a penny. He is a few kilometres away from home, and he needs to be there by 7:30pm at the latest. It’s probably way past that but he doesn’t know. He forgot his watch […]
What effect can extreme hardship/tragedy have on someone after the event?
In the short story, “The Watch” by Elie Wiesel, the author begins by retelling the moments before he was taken to the internement camps along with his family. He remembers him and his family burying the item that was most important to them, believing that they would all return soon to retrieve them. He buries […]
A hint of Italy in our own backyard
http://danielmeloche.com/spacca-napoli-pizzeria/ Spacca Napoli Pizzeria is a true Italian restaurant that lets you travel to Italy through your taste buds, without worrying about finding an affordable plane ticket. The first step through the glass front door is an assault of various scents including: peppery tomato sauce, sizzling meat and melted cheese. The hostess (Or sometimes hostesses) […]
First They Came For…
Adapted from the poem by Matin Niemöller “First They Came for the Jews” in response to the poem “Danger of Silence” First they came for the immigrants and I did not speak out because I was not an immigrant. Then they came for the disabled and I did not speak out because I […]
Where does one find beauty in the face of extreme conflict?
One can find beauty in the face of extreme conflict by focusing on the things that make them happy and sharing them with other people. “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak is about a little girl named Liesel who is trying to hold on to the innocence of her childhood in the midst of the […]
What it means to be human…
Humans want to communicate Humans have/need a dream Humans have a desire to help others Humans seek happiness Humans need friends/ Humans need companions Humans want to learn Humans need to express their emotions Humans can be ignorant and should be more aware Humans are violent Humans fight for what they believe in Humans have […]