Due this week

5. Haunted. Have you ever been in a house where things go bump in the night? Do you believe that some buildings or places are haunted? Is there one in your town? Tell us a story about it. Make it believable.
Alternate: Lockers. What one thing do you wish no one to know about in your locker? Or what is the most important thing in your locker? Deadline: Friday Oct. 17.

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Super Powers

Submitted by Harlan Hopkins on October 3, 2007 - 08:52.

I wish I could have super powers it’s so hard to choose there are so many cool super powers that anyone would love to have. It’s very difficult to decide. I guess a cool power would be the power to create food. I mean food that I can literally make appear out of nowhere and any food I want. So if I was sitting on the couch and I was hungry I could just think of whatever food I wanted and it would appear. Especially movie theater popcorn that’s always great to eat for when you’re watching TV.

I guess I can’t keep my powers to myself though that’s not fair to everyone else. I would travel the world and give food to the needy and starving families around the world to help them survive and live a better life. I guess if I had superpowers this would be the power I want.

Saint Michael's College

Submitted by smcmentor on April 7, 2008 - 19:59.

Saint Michael's College mentor: What a cool superpower! I'd love to be able to make food appear out of nowhere! The fact that you took a different approach to this topic is refreshing! You might want to work on punctuation and dividing your sentences more clearly. Also, I would try to get rid of the "I guess" phrases, since they make you seem a little non-committal towards your superpower.

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