2015 Delta Winds
A Magazine of Student Essays
A Publication of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ 2015
Table of Contents
- Letter from the Editors
- The Dividing Line
Jessica Driver comes to a realization about the social class distinctions in her hometown of Lodi, California. - Unsocial Media
Christina Teed analyzes the dysfunctional behavior in the film Disconnect and applies her findings to her own family. - A Little Bean
Kayla Sabella Weaver tracks the complicated decision-making and reactions involved after a positive preganancy test. - Adventures in Education: Mexico and the U.S.
Eloisa Garcia comes to an understanding of how her mother prepared her for the challenge of a foreign language environment. - A Meaningful Vacation
Thong Duc Cao fondly recalls powerful images when meeting relatives in the Vietnamese countryside. - An Unforgettable Event in My Life
Abdul Juana, as a five-year-old, has his life turned upside down with a murderous civil war in Sierra Leone. - Coming Out
Brianna Webb rebels against the social values of her parents and chooses to embrace her own path. - My Grandmother Danced Barefoot to Korean Music
Candy Lin recollects deep impressions of a loving relative from her early childhood. - How I Met My Mother
Tenille Packer meets the woman who abandoned her for a life of crime and irresponsibility. - Meeting John Doe
Kayla King questions her self-worth as the child of an absentee father before finally meeting him. - We Were Just Doing Our Jobs, Sir
Jonathan Bethards relives the intensity and frustration a first-responder experiences with a life-threatening incident. - The Big Red Pickup
Marla Jenkins runs for her life in an escape from an abusive relationship. - An Analysis of the Chorus in Henry V
Alex Chellsen focuses on Shakespeare's use of metaphor and wordplay in one of his historical plays.
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