Rachel Scott woke up to beautiful morning sunshine in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday April 20th, 1999. She hurried as she picked out what she was going to wear that day, which makeup she was to put on, and whether or not to finish the English homework she forgot to do the night before. She packed her school bag, kissed her mother goodbye, and rushed off to school in her car. It was two weeks before Columbine High School was to get out for the year; Rachel's mind was full of thoughts about summer as she sat in her hot classroom. She thought about the great weather that day, and why they had to be inside, "I wish I could be out lying in the sun with my friends, laughing, and enjoying myself. Somewhere, anywhere, but here." The bell rang and the students were filing into their third-period classes. Rachel had study hall and made her way up to the library, hoping to get her English homework finished. She sat down with her books and opened up her assignment. At that same moment, two loud bangs came from outside the school. High-pitched screams echoed as gunshots were heard. Students froze as more gunshots were heard and then another explosion, this time closer. The students stared at one another in astonished horror. More screams sounded through the halls as students in the library panicked and found hiding spots. There were gunshots again, this time even closer, then a long pause.
Suddenly the library doors swung open as two armed students opened fire on the petrified, innocent students. The gunmen carpeted the library with death lead, laughing while they completed their task, making sure that nothing moved when they were finished. They reloaded their weapons, kicked open the doors to the second story library, and slowly strutted out of the bloodbath. Rachel lay with a fellow student, arms in arms hugging, but their arms ran cold with blue blood. She had been shot twice in the head.
In the following days the victims" families and friends raised unending questions as to how the armed students managed to enter the school building, injure twenty-eight students, kill twelve classmates and a science teacher, before ending their own lives.
"ANYWHERE BUT HERE" For the third our assignment I had decided to read a book that relates very much to my personal life. The novel I had decided to read is called "Anywhere But Here" written by Mona Simpson. ... "Anywhere but Here" is a great book that to me it seems that somebody had written my life story. ... I used to tell my mother "please take me anywhere but here"....
The gecko is able to live almost anywhere in the north state because of its mutations and it adaptations. ... They will sometimes nest in a tree, bush, garden, anywhere cool and out of sight for the most part. ... In other words Gecko Spartanikus is going to be here for a while ...
No more sitting in the van for hours, they don't have to beg for rides to anywhere, or even listen to their parents complain about their busy schedules. All the acctivities that the children do, the parents do not need to be around to drive them anywhere, they are in walking distance to school now, thir friends, music lessons and to sport games. ... More importantly their lives here are going to last much longer. ... Lower risk of death, surrounding stressfull effects, no more searching around for a parking space, trying to get one before your too late for work, the potential to get in...
Everyone spoke Spanish, people would stare at me because of the color of my hair, and I could not go anywhere by myself because it was too dangerous. ... In Mexico I was unable to go anywhere by myself. ... At home I never felt insecure or in danger but here I knew things were different. ...
Most of them are here because of a better life. ... She came here to work in the fields in Minnesota and likes how friendly the people are here. ... Conclusion time here we go ! ... Everyone has to adapt to them staying here because they aren't going anywhere. ... I only think this because people are now realizing that they aren't going anywhere. ...
Orleanians love their city - most of them wouldn't live anywhere else. ... Here the Creoles (children born in the colony to French and Spanish settlers) built their stately town houses, cathedral, marketplace, opera houses, and theaters. And here, served by African slaves, they developed one of the most sophisticated styles of living in North America. ...
Being Sincere is Important Last year, around Christmas time, I decided to go downtown to buy presents for my loved ones. As I went down Granville station, I saw needy people asking other people for money. Some of them even played their instruments and sang to catch other people's attentions. ...
In fact, however, there were few farming corporations anywhere in Oklahoma." ... "One in ten farms in the state grew more than one-half the crops; these were gigantic "factories in the field", which were more highly developed here (California) than anywhere else in the world." ...
