Hello; I Am sleeping wolf and will tell you a story of a great warrior the story im going to tell you takes place in the year 1856. the story is about my grandfather. A hero of the lands one no one would soon forget.…
As I stepped into the mud colored cattle car, just the sight of it had made me wince. As I entered, it was like the other passengers were staring at me with shame, since if you were in the cattle car you had to of done something bad. I quickly put my head down. I could just feel the sticky wretched smell of feces and body odor in the car. My mother and I put our suitcases on the shelves, heaving them with all our strength to the very top shelf. We waited hours for in the dark, crammed, and smelly car before we started moving.…
My white knuckles clutched the wheel as my little car whined and jerked into high gear, finally accelerating onto Six Forks. Barely a mile from home, and driving was already intimidating. My credentials were impeccable. I had passed a dreadful thirty hour class with a teacher whose voice carried to the moon and proven my driving prowess to a cartoonish instructor sporting a beret, plaid shirt, corduroy jacket, billowy pants, and a pair of suspenders. A pair of rimless spectacles made his eyes appear small and beady while accentuating his pudgy face. There was no conceivable reason to be nervous, but I could not shake the grim sense of foreboding that hovered over me.…
I'm not much of a dog-person. In fact, I'm pretty awkward around anyone, so creatures that crawl up and slurp all over my crotch are no exception.…
Growing up in the Deer Run area I detested wilderness. I went to an elementals school by the name of Pete Gallego; it is located on the outskirts of Eagle Pass and we didn't have to go far to see vast wilderness. To the students of Pete Gallego Elementary, wilderness was a barren wasteland that only homed rattlesnakes and hares. We saw it every day at recess; there were mesquite trees, more mesquite tree and believe it or not a few hundred more mesquite trees. They weren’t even the green ones; they had this dirty grey hue to them, as if they had been bleached by years of children’s tears. So when my sixth grade teacher gave us the project of, “take time out of your day to look at and appreciate nature.” I was livid; I was not going to walk around this desert and risk my life to appreciate sadness and sorrow. Little did I…
I was a camp counselor at Camp Wabikon ‒ a co-ed overnight summer camp located in Temagami, Ontario for children who are 6-15 years of age. Along with teaching Red Cross swimming and lifesaving and Tennis, I was my cabin's 'parent' for six weeks. Therefore, I was present with the children at all times. In essence, I was the leader of my cabin's the physical, social and mental development. The main things I learned were the importance of time management and organization , as I had to plan lessons for swimming and Tennis while taking care of my cabin; conflict resolution between campers; and the ability to plan and foresee events (I had to plan camp-wide events and activities for all campers).…
I have seen many terrible things, but daily life is the worst. They force us to work in a mill all day long until we cannot move our arms, then beat us until we cannot walk and throw us in here. I have been searching for my family for the past few days and my dad passed away in a pile of others that were gassed. I do not know how much more I can take, but from what I have learned here, the best way to stay alive is to act like you are healthy. They try to find reasons to kill you.…
It was a crisp cold fall day at Lambeau field. I could see everything that was happening the whole entire time. The field was as green as a tree in the middle of Summer. The cold wind was whistling in my ear. The smell the hot dogs, burgers, and turf from the field filled my nose as the game begin. All I could hear were people cheering on the Packers and the jumbotron blaring, “Go pack go!” I could see the running back Eddie Lacy drive the ball into the end zone and everyone went wild. A mix people cheering and screaming filled my ears. After the opposing team returned the ball everyone started cheering, “Defense, defense, defense!” The watched the ball get intercepted and run down the field for another touchdown! The crowd roared and I got…
Horse showing is not an easy task. It is hours upon hours of going in circles and patterns around the arena. You have to know all the right patters and ques as well as having everything spot on and perfect. It is perfect chaos. I smiled to myself at how perfect this show was going. I’ve only been showing for 2 years and so far I’ve gotten $10, 1 ribbon, and a good job from my trainer. If you were me, you would understand how exciting it was. My trainer, Dominique, is also the real owner of my horse and my same age best friend. I had never won anything at a horse show before. More than anything I got mad because I could never get Drifter to listen or did something wrong. So, yeah, It was a pretty special night. However, sitting here…
“Cowgirl” has been my name ever sense I was put on a horse. Being involved in rodeos, 4-H, and been around horses my whole life is what got me into the sport of rodeo. My freshman year was my first year of high school rodeos, and they have been very successful ever since. The most exciting times of my life have come from the sport of rodeo, but also my lowest of lows. The summer of my Junior year proved it.…
My owner is dead. I am alone now, left to face the frigid temperatures alone. The trail is long ahead, I just want to go to bed, but I can’t. The struggle is real, I cannot feel my paws nor see them under the powder snow. I keep moving, looking, and searching for a place to go; a place of warmth. The man can no longer make a fire for me to keep warm, and I am a dog that is acclimated to being warm. I have got to keep moving ahead and never tire. The obstacles ahead are going to be difficult to overcome. Backing down is not an option, doing what I have to do to survive is what I will do. You have no clue quitting is not in my vocabulary.…
Ever since I was a young child, about 5 or 6 years old, I have had an unlived life shadowing me. I gave up a “normal life” in order to dedicate myself to horses and horseback riding. When school breaks come instead of sleeping in and hanging out with friends, I wake up at daybreak to spend the day laboring at the barn. After my work at the barn is complete, I have a “real job” I work at in order to pay for my horse. I have a scarce amount of free time, so I had to forgo a normal life in order to be successful in the horse world.…
There were a hundred painted shapes on the ground. We looked at eachother in doubt. “How is this ever going to fit together?”said Maddie. “I have no idea”.…
Standing in the arena next to this tall animal that could crush me scared me but also made me excited. The horse turns his head and softly nickers to me. I slowly lift my hand out to pet his enormous head. He takes a couple of steps towards me and I squeal a little and jump back afraid that he will crush me. He stops just an inch from me and nudges my hand searching for any smell of a treat. I laugh and turn to my teacher. She comes up to me and says “Ok, I’m going to give you a leg up so that you can get your foot into the stir-up.” I nod and step onto the crate that’s in front of me then I put my foot in to the cradle she made with her hands and all of a sudden I’m on that tall horse.…
Why me? Out of everyone and it was me, if it wasn't for my stupid car breaking down I wouldn't be in this situation. Why did I have to get out of the car. I'm currently in the trunk of a car tied up with rope and have duct tape over my mouth. Great,on my birthday too. I scrambled around looking for my phone but I couldn't see a damn thing. It was too dark and If anything that I've remembered in movies it's to not freak out, that's what would get me killed. I tried to untie the rope around my hands but I didn't have any luck. I started to lick the duct tape and it started to peel off. It started to get dusty in here and it was getting harder to breathe. I am so not happy, but I'm not scared either. Everyone is going to die someday but right…