ipl-logo

Opouritinity: A Horror Story

338 Words2 Pages

This story was about a little boy who was born with epilepsy. He has had about 26 surgery’s and had half of his brain removed. He is unable to walk, so his father and a group of high school students worked on a project to have a Halloween he would never forget. The group of high schoolers worked for months in turning a toy truck into a army tanker. I absolutely love stories like this one. It makes me feel good and knowing how happy he must have been to not only trick or teat like his other peers but also have the coolest costume I have ever seen. This is also something I would love to be apart of in helping one of my future students in having a memorable and equal opouritinity. Again, this is something I have a hard time realting this to my

Show More
Related

  • Personal Narrative: Haunted Corn Maze

    422 Words  | 2 Pages

    One day my sister Dakota, my uncle Raven, my mom, and I went to a farm the day before Halloween. At first we were just going to get a few pumpkins but then, I saw a corn maze. I asked my mom “ Can we go in it, please,” My mom said,” If it is free.” I told her thanks. We went to a pumpkin patch to get a couple pumpkins.

    Read More

  • White Privilege: Documentary Analysis

    748 Words  | 3 Pages

    During the documentary I felt largely uncomfortable. Primarily because it is the first time I have really questioned being white. I know my race, I have filled out multiple questionnaires but I have never sat down and thought what it meant to be white. White privilege does exist, and it is not uncommon.

    Read More

  • How Does The Slave Trade Affect The World Today

    204 Words  | 1 Pages

    This unprecedented global tragedy claimed millions of lives over four centuries, and left a terrible legacy that continues to dehumanize and subjugate people around the world to this day. The forced movement of West Africans across the Atlantic to the Caribbean happened on cutting-edge scale of brutality and inhumanity, killings and massive abuses. Millions died without a burial, without a trace. These Europeans paid no monetary price for their progress, but they incurred a terrible cost in the form of the of the root racism that we still battle today. The slave trade left an ineradicable mark.

    Read More

  • A Block Party Analysis

    670 Words  | 3 Pages

    Family isn't always by blood, it's by the ones who are always there and care for you. That is the theme is Block Party by Jewell Parker Rhodes. A family is split up and they live in a small house with many family members in it. The people in the community throw many block parties celebrating their freedom. Anyone can plan the parties.

    Read More

  • The Intimately Oppressed In A People's History Of The United States?

    121 Words  | 1 Pages

    In chapter 6 titled “The Intimately Oppressed” in A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn it describes how women were pretty much invisible during the history of the early United States. The men were the ones who owned the land, politicians, basically men were dominant during those times. In chapter 6 Zinn emphasizes the common traits between white women and slave women. Black slave women were oppressed twice as much as the white women. Zinn explains how women in the early United States started rebellions against the injustices they faced.

    Read More

  • Just Desert Short Story

    817 Words  | 4 Pages

    Then one year my whole life changed. It was the night before Halloween when all through my house I was cooking my famous stew. I then noticed I didn't have enough pumpkin to my it. I went outside and I saw a bight light. As I walked up to it I realized it was a pumpkin.

    Read More

  • Racism In Slumdog Millionaire

    739 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the article, “A Million Dollar Exit From the Anarchic Slum-World: Slumdog Millionaire’s Hollow Idioms of Social Justice”, Mitu Sengupta responds to how the slums and its citizens are presented in the film Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle. Sengupta describes the slums as run-down and then goes on to specifically address the poverty that exists in India. When writing about the portrayal of the slums, Sengupta states, “Slumdog depicts the ‘slum’ as a feral wasteland, a place of evil and decay that is devoid of order, productivity and compassion”(599). Sengupta uses imagery to illustrate to viewers the unsanitary conditions that the people of Mumbai experience on a daily basis.

    Read More

  • Halloween Persuasive Essay

    469 Words  | 2 Pages

    One of the most-awaited moments of the year is right here once again. Dim neighborhoods are brightened by ghastly smiles of Jack-o '-lanterns in communities where the breeze is also slowly getting colder and the leaves that have fallen off of pines give each step a crunch. In a few days, children dressed like pirates, princesses, ghouls, and little monsters will be knocking on doors requesting goodies and several other goodies. Yet just before Halloween begins, you can delight the kids in your community by teaming up with several moms and dads and arranging a Halloween scavenger quest.

    Read More

  • Essay On Systematic Racism

    471 Words  | 2 Pages

    If you can take a moment to think to yourself, how many times have you been treated differently just because of your race? Maybe not at all, or maybe a lot. Understanding systematic racism may help you understand why. Systematic racism affects people’s lives greatly or just a little. If you want to learn about what Jim Crow started systematic racism and what it is, then read this essay.

    Read More

  • The Tortilla Curtain: Racism And Discrimination

    1084 Words  | 5 Pages

    Racism/Discrimination: From Facts to Fiction Racism has been a big epidemic since the early 1600’s and is still a problem throughout society today. According to Dictionary.com, racism is a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others. The Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle exemplifies racism and discrimination by the dividing of communities from the impoverished minorities and the superior majority. Boyle reveals how more fortunate people stereotype the way minorities and poverty live rather than acknowledging

    Read More

  • Informative Speech: Why You Should Today Celebrate Halloween?

    727 Words  | 3 Pages

    Attention Getter: I’m sure you have all heard the children’s rhyme that goes trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. Thesis: Today I will be telling you about the holiday that is just around the corner, Halloween! I will be sharing with you some facts that will help you understand the origins of this holiday.

    Read More

  • Five Faces Of Oppression Analysis

    1901 Words  | 8 Pages

    Oppression is the foundation of several serious issues in the world today and in the past. Nelson Mandela gave a good insight to the powerful weight of oppression when he said, “When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” A global phenomenon that I have seen is the oppression of the sick and the elderly. Whether or not it is intentional or unintentional, both groups have a high tendency of being marginalized and excluded from full participation in society. The oppressive phenomena around the world may seem very similar, however, each one is culturally bound and varied.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Classroom Observation

    726 Words  | 3 Pages

    Classroom Observations Mrs. Canada is the first grade teacher that I observed, and the subject that she was teaching was reading. She had planned well-organized power points and crafting materials in advance, so she was prepared for the lesson. The two times I observed, the lesson that was being taught at both times was reading. Children in the classroom used a lot of previous knowledge for the lesson.

    Read More

  • Essay On Human Trafficking

    712 Words  | 3 Pages

    We are living in a world where one person has an absolute power over another. The groundless trade of human beings in today’s world shows a deteriorated state of affairs which confirms that the greatest moral challenge facing the globe today is human trafficking. It refers to illegal sale or trade of people for sexual abuse or forced labor through coercion or abducting people. Our world is facing from many obstacles created by natural and manmade disasters which further results in problems in every country’s economy and social welfare of every person is jeopardized and one of the problems faced by majority of the nations of this world due to economic downfall is human trafficking. It is one of the most atrocious human rights infringements commonly

    Read More

  • Essay On Christmas Gift

    714 Words  | 3 Pages

    When I was around four years old, my parents wanted to surprise me with a special gift, which made that Christmas one to remember. I almost forgot that I had more gifts to unwrap because I was focused on discovering what my parents made me. I was not allowed to know what the special present was until Christmas day, no matter how many times I begged them to tell me. When I woke up Christmas morning, I was beaming with excitement, but I was still groggy like a bear waking up from hibernation.

    Read More

More about Opouritinity: A Horror Story

Open Document