Delta Winds: A Magazine of Student Essays A Publication of San Joaquin Delta College 1997

Pull Quotes

• The Great Skater
  "Sonja Heini once refused to allow Mabel to join Sonja's popular skating troup because Mabel was too gifted."
• Once More
  "The threads of my childhood wove in and out of each vacation day."
• Million Man March
  "They served notice that no longer will African-Americans . . .view themselves as a powerless people, but as a force to be reckoned with."
• Next Year
  "I had not realized there was such a thing as a birth date deadline and could not understand why anyone would make such a stupid rule."
• A Mother's Agony
  "The picture of Mrs. Smith was not easily erased from my memory."
• Freedom at Last
  "Layers of my heart are razored off with every blow."
• Racism and Sexism in Advertising
  ". . .you can witness several young women materialize on a desert island with the male drinker after . . . he opens his can of beer."
• Lost and Found
  "You feel trapped and you feel as though there is no way out of the pits of hell on earth."
• My Talking Baseball Mitt
  "Shortstop is no place for manners, and Billy Martin never had to worry about that."
• The Great Hispanic Way
  "The assumption must have been that his sexuality was not in need of protection or scrutiny--that was for girls only."
• Me and My Shadow
  "The frisky, little black lab that leapt into my arms three years ago has become an invaluable friend to me."
• Sexism in the Military
  "If men and women are forced to work separately, how can they come to a truce about working together?"
• The Silent Heart
  "If you listen very carefully you can hear the silent heart of someone you love."
• A Lesson About Life
  "I had a feeling deep down that he wasn't being honest about his reasons for leaving."
• Identity Crisis
  "Besides this cultural conflict, Mexicans also have conflicts among themselves."
• Raindrops to Rainbows
  "Wonderful phenomena occur when the sun snuggles in the gray softness of the clouds, and the streets are dotted with puddles."
• Books Aren't Only for Worms
  "I still keep books, magazines, and various forms of literature in every room of my home and in my car."