The Cool Kids

Why is Ms. Holcombe so Nice? Have you ever wondered why Ms. Holcombe is so nice? The kids at this school can be rude and disrespectful, but Ms. Holcombe still remains kind. This is how Ms. Holcombe became so nice. When Ms. Holcombe was young, her parents spoiled her. Therefore, they created a spoiled brat. Her parents knew what they created, but they couldn’t control her. She was being rude, obnoxious, and difiant. After a while, her parents even started to dislike their own child. They knew…

It was a chilly, crisp January Sunday, of my eighth grade year, much like the kind that sends goosebumps throughout your entire body the second you step foot outside. However, the cold air that day wasn’t what made my mind wander, rather it was set on the one thing I love doing most-- basketball. It was the day I had been waiting for since I signed up; tryouts for Indiana Elite SWISH were finally here. I awoke that day and got dressed in a pair of burgundy, Pike Central basketball gym shorts, a…

Cool Hand Luke is a film about Luke and the struggles that life in a prison work camp brings. Luke slowly works himself into being accepted more by the inmates, especially after he wins everyone out of their money in the poker game. This miracle like event…

I walked through the dust and dirt to the familiar nondescript building I had come to know and love: Merek South in Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Trumpet case in hand, I pushed open the teal double doors and was met with a wall of sound. I felt the corners of my mouth rise and give birth to an excited grin as I walked past the percussion equipment and other trumpet players to the only open seat, which stood out in sharp contrast against the sea of blue polo shirts and navy blue pants--the required…

Sparks Nevada, golden Eagle Complex. As I got out of the car butterflies began to grow in my stomach. I opened the back door to the car and heaved my big softball bag out. My dad told me good luck as I headed off to go warm up. My eyes wandered as I walked into the complex. The long dull concrete was scorching hot, it seemed like it was never ending. I could feel the heat radiate off of the turf as I walked towards the field, the whole placed smelled of burning rubber. Beads of sweat collected…

As the season gets closer to summer the nights start to get warmer, and as the nights get warmer the kids play longer. Picking up my phone I texted my friend Elli to see if she could get anyone to play night games at the Mapleton City Park. Earlier that day at school we had began planning on having night games, and the park was a central place to have them. Even with both of us trying we couldn’t get anyone who could come play. Only one person said that they would be there, who just…

In the opening scene of the film, Rosenberg depicts Luke destroying the city’s parking meters. The parking meters are a metaphor of society’s rules and restrictions. Rosenberg communicates how society tries to clamp down on individuals and make individuals conform to rules and regulations. Luke removing the tops of the meters is a metaphor for Jesus Christ. Similar to how Jesus broke the rules and customs of his society by not conforming to the high priests, Luke does the same by refusing to…

pumpkins and the weather was perfect conditions for an asthma attack. I was about five and so I love to play, especially outside. I asked my parents if I could go outside and of course they said yes. So I started swinging and I'm having a lot of fun. The cool fall breeze felt good as I played on the swing. I started to feel my chest tighten, I knew what was happening but I didn't want to tell anyone. I continued to swing for about ten more minutes. After that I went to go and play in the grass,…

My face was burning, yet my fingers were icy cold. My palms were clammy and my heart was pounding full of adrenaline. I thought it was going to jump straight out of my chest. Thump, thump, thump. I ran so fast without looking back. I fumbled upon a vintage-looking bench and plopped straight upon it before I fell to the ground. I sat for a moment fighting for breath and wiped my face upon my shirt. I could feel the sweat burning my eyes as droplets sat up top of my eyebrow. A few minutes slowly…

The plot of “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck” is full of twists and turns that keep you guessing on what is going to happen next. This story is about Greg Heffley and all the problems he has throughout the entirety of the story. The whole story starts out in the beginning of the school year with Greg Heffley not having any friends. Greg usually has a friend to start the school year, but this year Rowley got a girlfriend and left Greg all alone. At school he tries to make friends, but nobody…