We sat this way every day and nothing changed, until one day the phone started to ring which was very unusual. ... We both just sat there in shock, they had told us that everybody was okay but we would have to see how everything went. ... They sat us down on the couch and told us that we would be moving; into a house of our own. ... Every year since we had moved into our new house we have gone to the York rescue mission on Christmas and thanksgiving to help those in the area that have been affected by fires or any other disasters around the holiday. ...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

I went into another room, my grandmother came in, sat next to me and started talking to me, and explaining to me that everything would eventually be alright. ... I feel that if you celebrate a persons" life and say how they will be in a better place it will help. ...

• Word Count: 772
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

We did not know how to make a knot, so we had to ask our grandmother for help. ... The reason she did not remove them, however, was that it was one of the rare moments that my sisters and I did not fight but gathered together and sat around instead with smiles on our face. ...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

We did not know how to make a knot, so we had to ask our grandmother for help. ... The reason she did not remove them, however, was that it was one of the rare moments that my sisters and I did not fight but gathered together and sat around instead with smiles on our face. ...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

We did not know how to make a knot, so we had to ask our grandmother for help. ... The reason she did not remove them, however, was that it was one of the rare moments that my sisters and I did not fight but gathered together and sat around instead with smiles on our face. ...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In this essay I will analyze the complex human reality of expectations of my generation and the role it has assumed in my life. ... One of my older sisters was always an excelling student, as a result my parents set some high expectations for her her senior year, and she ended up bombing her SAT. ... "June did this, June did that, she saved money and helped clean the house and cooked and Connie couldn't do a thing" (Oates 389). ...

• Word Count: 1286
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... There were many people who helped shape him into the great writer he turned out to be. ... He sat alone looking out the window, contemplating his future. ... He's a true success story because the power of his own life helped make the world a better place....

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"Long Day's Journey Into Night" Essay The Past, Heart-warming yet Regretful Taking a journey through a human being's past can bring warmth and happiness to the heart, and yet it can also be wounding and bring disappointment. ... Throughout his whole life James never really used his money, and so it just sat rotting away. ... Mary was never able to release the guilt of this incident, and it helped to break down her sensibility. ... Since Jamie doesn't help the situation by trying to repair his mother's life, the nightmare is a malevolent dream in which he can...

• Word Count: 1904
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School