http://mustangmuse.com San Marin High's Online Creatice Writing Publication Mon, 05 May 2008 19:47:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The degradation and destruction of Earth is accelerating out of control as a result of human influence, and presents a major crisis that stems from modern society. It can be attributed to overpopulation, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, depletion of natural resources and contamination of the planet’s oceans. In countless ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/death-of-a-loved-one/ Bob Dole is a Noob Travis Carpenter, 4/24/08 If anything, I hated the environment. I sometimes purposely threw my recyclables in the trash just so I could say, ‘Hah! I’m not gonna be goody-goody and help our climate! Screw the climate! HAH!’. I would drive a diesel car around or ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/enviroment-essay-bob-dole-is-a-noob/ A young fallible polar bear named Skadi struggled to plow through the seemingly giant snow drifts in a desperate search for her mother, who never returned to her after a quick fishing expedition .As Skadi wandered the almost barren land of snow and ice, she began to feel warm this ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/skadi/ The carbons in our atmosphere Are choking out our ozone; Creating global warming That makes us sweat in deepest winter. The papers in our landfills Are decomposing uselessly; Not being recycled And forcing new trees to be killed. The S.U.V’s and 2-ton trucks Are polluting all our air; With 9 miles-to-a-gallon Our resources are disappearing. The problems just keep ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/poetry/green-2/ (Author's Note: I've always wanted to try a story made of nothing but dialog. I hope it doesn't seem like a lazy contribution...) by Elizabeth Murphy Where is our Earth going? "Oh, man, I haven’t been home for years!" "Yeah, I know! It looks so different, huh?" "Yeah, it does… that’s weird. I don’t remember ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/shortstories/where-is-our-earth-going-by-em-for-earth-day/ News Throughout the week San Marin leadership will be giving out raffle tickets to students who walk or bike to school and the tickets will be drawn each day for prizes. There has also been an environmental essay contest, entries were due April 18th. 1st place winner will ... http://mustangmuse.com/news/news/ Her eyes the ocean blue Her hair the wind that blows Her lips the perfect pink That sits upon a rose Her hand the lightest touch Her voice the calming sea She might not mean much to you But she's everything to me. http://mustangmuse.com/literature/her/ We're the type who for a gleaming penny Would give up a well-worn dime A group who judges on state not substance Not on thought but pride A gathering that changes constantly, An eternally rolling sea Shifting as others seek to contain us Though this can never be Now we are told, "You must unite! The day has finally ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/the-call/ I had not realized I had missed the recycling can. I had also not realized how lax I had been about taking care of the environment. Apparently, all of my sins against our mother earth were about to be repented. The environments payback began when a haymaker to the face ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/why-me/ "Sit and wait.  Sit and wait for the sunrise.  Wait for the thunder clouds.  wait.  wait.  wait." The voice was insistant. "Wait for the sunrise?  Wait for the thunder clouds?  But the sun shall rise every day and the thunder clouds shall appear every winter.  Every day.  Every winter.  Every year.  Every." "Sit ... http://mustangmuse.com/literature/and-here-we-wait/