Delta Winds: A Magazine of Student
Essays A Publication of San Joaquin Delta
College
2002
Pull Quotes
Memories "Living on the island, we could always
see the towering volcanic peak which stood 7,000 feet, the highest
point of Portugal.."
Winnie-the-Pooh
and My Tummy Too "Throw away your self-help magazine,
ladies; burn up all those advertisements on how to look perfect
for the low price of $200 a month and your first-born child."
The
Story of Juan Sánchez "At this point of the story, Dokey
describes one of the most frequent instinctual ways people attempt
to deal with their existential problems -- they try to run away
from them."
AIDS in
Africa "In some African societies . . .
if a woman suggests a condom, or avoids high-risk sexual behavior,
she is immediately accused of adultery and promiscuity and suspected
of having been infected . . . ."
Workplace
Policies: Dictator or Protector "[I]f an employee acts outside the
established policies of the employer and is injured or killed,
then it is the employee's responsibility to show that the policy
was faulty or created an unsafe condition."
Four Walls "There is nothing more soothing than
the feel of warm dirt between my fingers as I work the earth."
Lies
and Fuzzy Legs "Good job, Sue. Great way to get
customers - exploit your own children."
Days Gone
By "The teacher was related to approximately
ninety percent of the students; in fact, she was my grandmother."
In
Defense of the Real American Family "Another large multiethnic study
conducted at Cornell University has found that children from
homes with a single mother as the head of the household had no
significant disadvantage in school performance solely because
of their family structure."
Our
Differences "It was not until much later as I
lay in my bed at the fire station that night, remembering the
events of that particular call, did I let my defenses down and
weep for a man that was a victim of his own circumstances."
Happiness "Although people believe that you
can purchase happiness, it is really pleasure that they buy."
Hooked
on "Caramel-Colored Gold" "Despite the increased awareness
of the benefits of good nutrition, we are a nation hooked on
junk food, and many school administrators are taking advantage
of the situation."
