The tree has stood in the same place for as long as anyone in town could remember. The residents, their parents, their parents’ parents, and long before that - everyone knows about the tree. Its bark, cracked and aging, bears the scars of teenage whimsy long over, initials of couples long broken up. The tree used to be the tallest part of town, and children would hide from their parents in those firm, supportive branches high above the little village. Now, buildings have inched higher and higher around the tree, their shiny windows reflecting the oranges and greens of the leaves throughout the year. Its branches weave their way through telephone wires, twirling intricate dances with the sky as the stage, the leaves as the costumes. The village is a village no longer, its population sprawling into a city over the years. The tree has watched the city grow and prosper, through wind and rain and snow and sun. It’s a marvel the tree hasn’t fallen yet, it’s a marvel it still stands tall. The tree is by no means the tallest or mightiest structure in town, but it most certainly is the most interesting.
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Wind whipping harshly,
Snow carving bitter patterns, Winter bids its end. When people say, "You're really (funny, honest, tough, strong, brave, ect.)" they always seem to end that statement with, "for a girl." Why can I not be really funny, for a person? Or why can I not be just be really tough? Period; no "for a..." no categorizing, just tough, or funny? It seems that the human race has put in standards. Like if you are a white heterosexual upper middle class male, you are gonna be okay in America. Now if you are not, wether it be you are homosexual, female, African American, or anything like that you will face some type of oppression. Now I am not saying that white upper middle class males don't face oppression (because I don't know what goes on in your life, and you don't know what goes on in mine) you just probably don't face as much. This unjust categorization also happens to people with mental illnesses, people will say things like, "You're really focused, for someone with ADHD." People come in all types and forms, and the human race has had trouble realizing it for hundreds of years. It doesn't matter who you are on the outside; it's the inside that matters.
I will not forgive you.
You blew it. I blew up. I still will not forgive you. You don't know everything That happens to me. I don't know everything That happens to you. You blew it. I blew up. I will not forgive you. So don't act like it is all Okay. Because it's really not. I will not talk to you. So tomorrow don't say, "Hi," and expect me to say, "Hi," back Because I won't. I will not forgive. I will not forget. Don't try to make it up It won't work. It will just get worse. The Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered an unusual amount of methane in the Mars atmosphere, as well as other organic chemicals in rock samples. Scientists say that this amount of methane does not necessarily mean that there are biological sources on Mars because organic molecules that contain carbon and hydrogen, such as methane, can exist without the presence of life. However, scientists do say that the findings support the theory of life on Mars thousands of years ago.
Additionally, the gases Curiosity collected from the rock samples inform scientists about the presence of water on Mars a long time ago, and also inform them about the rapid loss of water Mars experienced. These finding are very important because they aid in the preparation of a human mission to Mars (currently scheduled to be completed in the 2030s) and with every discovery such as this one, the mission to Mars becomes more and more possible. It also aids the theory that there is life outside of Earth. However, more discoveries need to be made before a definite conclusion is drawn about ancient, past life on Mars. |