The Meh Factor

Can the words "accused" and "allegedly" be used interchangeably when writing a court story? Or is one more correct than the other?

I'm in the midst of turning in a paper but these three sentences have been nagging the hell out of me. The AP style book has helped get me here so far but i'm still unsure of comma usage in my sentences. Does anyone see a need for inserting a comma after the dates? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Then called San Fernando Valley State College, a Feb. 15, 1967 Daily Sundial report saw four students arrested after trespassing into a Van Nuys Air National Guard base.

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A week later on Feb. 22, the Daily Sundial reported on 10 students who participated in a sit-in on school grounds,

Dec. 6, 1966 had two students apprehended by police on campus for distributing literature, one of the two eventually suspended for the act.

what have you gals/guys learned? Good ones and bad ones. Was there anything itching to be said in the end but let it be?

A few months ago I got the boot from a gay four year relationship. It sucks but meh I found it surprisingly easy to get over him =p Recently I've been more open to the idea of being with women. I was always curious but never did anything because of the relationship. Now I've made out and dated a couple of women and to be frank I felt attraction. No sex yet. Also guys don't seem as interesting to me anymore.

Am i turning straight or is this just some sort of phase? Anyone else gone through this? Is this me just trying to get over issues? I'm 22 and currently in college.

A week ago my four year relationship ended. He told me we weren't together through a text. Said he only saw me as a friend. I didn't mesh well with his friends or his hag. I had to call him for a face to face confrontation. The first two days were a mess. I threatened i would out him. Wreck his life. I'm not proud of it. I calmed down later and sent him a text saying I couldn't do it and hoped life would give him whatever he deserved. Long story short, I haven't cried since. I've been asked out by someone. Going to start a motorcycle driving class in october. Threw out half my wardrobe (the part that helped my body issues lol ). Starting a new semester at school. Changed my major since I knew I would've never been happy with the one I originally had. The question i have is this: why do I have so much hate in me right now? Friends (even some of his) tell me I should get back at him. That he deserves it. But i don't see it that way at times. I could. But I'm not that kind of person anymore. At least with him. What now? Thanks for the readings

=p

To write a poem

is to dowse for a well in

a field of puddles

any help correcting it would be greatly appreciated

Hi, I'm just looking for some input on this short narrative poem i wrote for a creative writing class. I'm being asked to present it and well honestly i don't feel very secure with it. I'm not very big on writing poetry. In fact this is probably the first poem i've ever written. Ever. Literally. So if anything sounds awkward or cliche, just tell me. It will help a lot. Thanks!

Toy

The wooden floor creaks with the steps,

while its coat of gloss grins,

submitting a sliver of the home for me to dress .

Twenty one moments summed to this.

Its above me.

A green kid looked for this once.

It’s white walls surround me.

This was mine, they both said.

It’s floor is beneath me.

The shimmer from the floor is slipping,

as sunlight flickers and night begins.

An adult had come too late to this place.

Hi, I'm just looking for some input on this short narrative poem i wrote for a creative writing class. I'm being asked to present it and well honestly i don't feel very secure with it. I'm not very big on writing poetry. In fact this is probably the first poem i've ever written. Ever. Literally. So if anything sounds awkward or cliche, just tell me. It will help a lot. Thanks!

Toy

The brown wooden floor creaks with the steps,

while its coat of gloss grins,

submitting a sliver of the home for me to dress .

Twenty one moments summed to this.

Its above me.

A green kid looked for this once.

It’s white walls surround me.

This was mine, they both said.

It’s floor is beneath me.

The shimmer from the floor is slipping,

as sunlight flickers and night begins.

An adult had come too late to this place.

Hi, I'm just looking for some input on this short narrative poem i wrote for a creative writing class. I'm being asked to present it and well honestly i don't feel very secure with it. I'm not very big on writing poetry. In fact this is probably the first poem i've ever written. Ever. Literally. So if anything sounds awkward or cliche, just tell me. It will help a lot. Thanks!

Toy

The brown wooden floor creaks with the steps,

while its coat of gloss grins,

submitting a sliver of the home for me to dress .

Twenty one moments summed to this.

Its above me.

A green kid looked for this once.

It’s white walls surround me.

This was mine, they both said.

It’s floor is beneath me.

The shimmer from the floor is slipping,

as sunlight flickers and night begins.

I had come too late to this place.

.Just curious.

Does it look at the university GPA or Cumulative? I'm a recently transferred student so I'm curious about this.

This past weekend i went to a friends birthday party that was being held in her boyfriends house. I went with my bf of 3 years. There was drinking and well I have never been a heavy or even a remote drinker so when I drank, it hit me hard. I dint remember clearly what happened but sometime during the party her boyfriends father began flirting with me. I was crap faced at this point. First time ever. Well we ended up hugging way too much and rated pg 13 actions occur ed (never kissed) and after that happened i went to tell my bf immediately and moped the rest of the night. He told me he was fine and thought it was funny. Well i still feel bad and incredibly embarrassed since i have never done anything like that in my life. I'm a fairly reserved guy and have never been unfaithful to anyone, ever or even sexual. The thing is i think i acted that way because my bf isn't big on affection, even while drunk and always makes me feel like a friend in public. I'm not like that, im a fairly open guy but i compromised with him but still bothers me. Now he tells me he's bothered about what i did (told his friends about it) and avoids me. What do i do? I have never been in a situation like this before. Any helpful advice? sorry for the essay but this is pissing me off

This past weekend i went to a friends birthday party that was being held in her boyfriends house. I went with my bf of 3 years. There was drinking and well I have never been a heavy or even a remote drinker so when I drank, it hit me hard. I dint remember clearly what happened but sometime during the party her boyfriends father began flirting with me. I was crap faced at this point. First time ever. Well we ended up hugging way too much and rated pg 13 actions occur ed and after that happened i went to tell my bf immediately and moped the rest of the night. He told me he was fine and thought it was funny. Well i still feel bad and incredibly embarrassed since i have never done anything like that in my life. I'm a fairly reserved guy and have never been unfaithful to anyone, ever or even sexual. The thing is i think i acted that way because my bf isn't big on affection, even while drunk and always makes me feel like a friend in public. I'm not like that, im a fairly open guy but i compromised with him but still bothers me. Now he tells me he's bothered about what i did (told his friends about it) and avoids me. What do i do? I have never been in a situation like this before. Any helpful advice? sorry for the essay but this is pissing me off

in your stories?

or multiple books.

For me it had to be the Dead Sea by Brian Keene

Im in a gay relationship right now where things seem hopeless. We've been together for nearly three years and have had our share of troubles. First year was bliss. The second year...well it became difficult. He became bored and also began gaining weight. He became extremely insecure and phased out our sex life. This lasted for a year. We drifted because of his insecurity. He was never big on affection out in public so when this happened it just screwed us over. He never told me what was wrong and hid his insecurities. It wasn't until the year was over that he told me. By this point i was a mess. I had stood by his side and tried my best to understand him and never once strayed. I tried breaking up with him multiple times but he begged those times to stay with him. I did but in the back of my head i knew it would only end up hurting me. My confidence and self image was shot by the end since the whole time i thought i was simply unattractive to him or was cheating on me. I lost my trust in him since he knew he was hurting me at the same time while keeping quiet. I'm still a mess.

He's made a complete turn around lost weight and spends a lot of time with his friends. Now he phases me out of his days and i only see him when i ask him out.He never asks me. The sex is back. HIs friends picked on me for a while until i had it and he never really defended me. They are like that he once told me. He tells me that i'm to dramatic. I don't know what to do. Am i being to dramatic? Should i just break it off during such vulnerable state? I need help like he did a while ago but rather than help me, he's never there or simply shrugs it off as melodramatic. He tells me he loves me and is affectionate in private but how can i believe him when his actions just contradict it in my eyes.

Sorry for such a long question but if u do answer then thank you. Thank you so so much.

what would it be called? genre?

why?

For nearly a year now it feels like i've been running on empty. I don't feel depressed but at the same time i haven't felt happy for a very long time. Things that would normally interest me don't matter to me, even the personal endeavors that i've gone through don't seem to spark any kind of significant emotion. Hell, i don't feel like a love my family anymore. And what worries me is that sometimes i have these thoughts about how easy it would be to hurt someone but almost instantly get scared about thinking such an idea. I know I would never act on such a thought, but it's still frightening. I feel like i'm watching myself through a looking glass. How do i get better? What is this?

guy or girl?

Personally i like hawaiian guys