Abuse/Crisis Counselor

I would love to do this job because of all the wonderful aspects it takes to complete it. I like all of the things that you would do in this job such as working with people looking at their physical or emotional problems and dealing with them. I love talking to people and everyone tells me I’m good at it so for these reasons I think I would be good at this job. I also would like other things that this job takes like explaining ideas and information to people, being responsible for peoples well being, asking questions or interviewing people, motivating others, keeping accurate records or reports, being interested in law and coping with uncooperative and difficult people.

To do this job it takes a lot of work and I can do a lot of the things it requires. I can work for long periods of time and short periods of time and I can also work in many different environments. I am a very good speaker and this job takes a lot of time communicating and collaborating with other agencies and people. They need to talk to these other agencies to find things out like what space is available in shelters, to inform the police about forms of abuse and to talk to social service workers to see if the victim is eligible to receive emergency financial assistance. This being so as an abuse and crisis counselor these workers does not just work by themselves they work as a team consisting of others who are in a position to help the victim leave the abusive environment. This is another reason I would be good at this job I am very good at working in teams and I get along with many different kinds of people. Some other reasons I would be good at this job is because I love people and kids and I am very interested in working with the law. Many people at one time are another deal with a hardship in their life that is very difficult to do this. This job lets you help those people and make sure those hard times in their life are easier to get through.

There are many different environments that you could be in depending on where you are working. You could work in hospitals, shelters, schools, colleges, universities and various non-profit organizations. The hours they work vary depending on where the workers are working. Most of them working in government agencies will work a shorter day usually 9am to 5pm. Others who work in a shelter due shift work time and others will work a 24 hour hotline. This may cause the worker to work evenings, overnight, or weekends. If you don’t work on a hotline you may spend a lot of time on a phone anyway because of all the different agencies you have to make phone calls too. This may cause a lot of stress working with these different places and all of these different people. Doing this job would be very rewarding but it would also be very stressful, take a lot of emotional energy and you would have to be able distance yourself from your work at the end of the day.

The environments that you would work in are the same as the businesses that would employ you. These places would consist of hospitals, shelters, schools, colleges, universities and various non-profit groups. These counselors have different wages depending on what type of job they are doing. Generally earnings are between $20,000 and $60,000 a year. The ones who work on a part time bases earn $10 to $28 an hour. Factors effecting income include level of responsibility, education, the geographical, the type of organization and the hour worked in a day. For example, counselors who work in a small agency may only earn $12 to $14 an hour as one who works in a large agency may earn up to $25 a hour. Full time counselors make about $60,000 a year. Apart from the salary that the workers are earning most counselors that work in hospitals or government agencies usually receive health and dental benefits and contributions to retirement plans.

The education requirements for a counselor vary depending on the employer. The employer is more likely to get a job in that field though if they have completed a degree or diploma in the areas such as social services, social work or psychology. Bachelor’s degrees in social work are offered in schools in Canada. Community colleges across the country offer diploma degrees in some social services and other will allow you to apply credits earned in diploma program to a bachelor’s degree in social work. However some employers will hire these graduates of related programs an example, psychology. You also have to complete a counseling certificate program these cover many areas such as domestic violence and crisis intervention. Courses in these programs include family violence and risk assessment. If you would like to become a supervisor are be in a higher paying condition you will most likely need a master’s degree.

Classes you will most likely need to take throughout high school vary depending on the grade. In grade nine you need English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Creative Arts, Health & Physical education, French and Family& Consumer Sciences. In grade ten you need English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Personal & Career Development and Family & Consumer Sciences. In grade nine you need English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Family & Consumer Sciences and Human Services. In grade twelve you need English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Law and Family & Consumer Sciences. As you can see you have to do a lot of the same subjects throughout your teen years to do this job.

The things that you need, earn and do at this job all depend on what level of the job you are at. All of the levels have different needs. In level one you are an intake worker. You make $20,000 to $30,000 a year and you need to have your Bachelor’s Degree or your Diploma in social work a related field. To do this job you also need to be able to complete a lot of things such as interviewing potential clients whether you are on the phone or in person; researching issues and programs; doing limited counseling of clients.

In level two the things that you need, earn and do get harder and there is a lot more. You have no worked your way up to actually being an Abuse/ Crisis Counselor. You now would make $30,000 to $40.00 a year. You are dealing with victims of abuse and it may be very depressing. To complete this level and get up to the highest level you can you have to complete these tasks day after day. Interviewing potential clients on phone and in person; researching issues and programs; counseling clients; supervising other counselors.

When you finally get to the highest level you can this means you are doing good. The highest and last level is three. You are now officially a Senior Abuse/ Crisis Counselor and you make $45,000 to $60,000 a year. You have got all the other education you need and now you are getting the finishing touches like the several years of experiencing dealing with clients and a Master’s of Social Work degree. To do this level you have to do things like interview potential clients on phone and in person; researching issues and programs; counseling clients; supervising other counselors; planning; directing; and evaluating agency’s programs and policies.

A career that is somewhat related to an Abuse/ Crisis Counselor is an Addictions counselor. Both of them are helping people overcome something whether it is drugs, alcohol or abusive relationships and family violence. Both of these counselors work with people so they can overcome a hardship in their life. Usually the counselors only meet with them once a week. In these weeks for a addictions counselor usually they make a twelve step program to lift up the addicts self confidence especially their looks and how they dress. The addictions counselor prepare written notes about the addict and they determine when the client no longer needs counseling. Another thing they do at their jobs is help prevent addictions. They will go around to high schools to teach kids the bad affects and why it is bad to use addictive substances. There are also fields to specialize in. Some addiction counselors work with new clients while others work only in referral services, outpatient counseling, day treatment centers or detoxification programs.

My Science Report-Noise Pollution

My report is on a very serious issue noise pollution. I will tell you what it is and what causes it. Also what are the affects of it and how we can help prevent it. This issue has become more serious over time and we really need to stop it. If stopping it takes one person or whole community it shouldn’t matter. This really shouldn’t be happening and hopefully will stop soon if everyone pitches in.

Noise pollution is a type of energy pollution in which distracting, sounds are freely audible. Noise pollution is not made up of physical particles it is made up of waves that mix with natural occurring- waves of the same environment. There are different types of noise pollution. No matter what causes it, it is considered noise pollution if it affects wild or human life, or if it is damaging physical structures on regular repeating bases. Noise pollution is very displeasing to humans, animals, and any other creatures that live on planet Earth.

There is a wide variety of things that cause noise pollution. The hard things to fix would be the area of the railway and train stations, the construction of building’s, highways and city streets, and the noise of plumbing, boilers, generators, air conditioners and fans. The things that people could fix that are not as noisy but are still a problem are the noise of mixers, vacuums, and other kitchen appliances. There are lots of causes for this problem. Some other ones are the noise of horns and whistles at train stations, machinery, motors, air compressors and low flying military aircrafts.

There are a wide variety of effects from noise pollution. It affects many living things including people, animals and surprisingly plants. It affects animals by causing them stress form not being able to sleep. It can also cause animals death because the noise may interfere with the balance of predator and pray. It affects humans sleep and can also cause hearing loss, hypertension, and tinnitus. Tinnitus is an illness which may lead to forgetfulness. Like I told you before noise pollution can also cause plants harm. It will cause plants harm not from the actual noise but from the vibrating of the noise. As you can see this is a more serious issue then most people think.

Noise pollution is a major problem but could be fixed pretty easily if everyone pitches in. Some things that people could do to help would be to get soundproof doors and windows put in, ride the bus because the noise of all the cars is very loud, and if you live in a place where you can, plant trees around your home. Then there are some things in which people can not fix without a lot of help or they can’t fix at all. These things consist of moving factories and industries off into far places, banning speakers from our society and just simply telling people to be quiet. People can be told to be quiet but that doesn’t mean they will listen. So if people are quiet and they do pitch in to help the government and other people to do these things this problem could be fixed.

In conclusion noise pollution is an environmental affect that is made up of waves that mix with other natural- waves of the same environment. It causes harm to many people, animals, and plants. Some causes of this problem consist of traffic noise, machinery, trains and the construction of buildings. To help this problem people can do many things including putting in soundproof doors and windows, putting trees around your yard and taking the bus.

My Report For Social- Incas

I am doing my report on the history of the Incas. In my report I have information on the costumes and beliefs, their food how they hunted and farmed it, the places they lived, and the climate of that area. I will also tell you what their resources were, what explorer discovered the land they lived on and how being discovered impacted their lives.

The Incas ate many different kinds of food and they didn’t rely on just one. They did have their favorites like everyone, that favorite was potatoes. They used potatoes for every special event and most of the families would eat it at home just on a regular bases. They would harvest most of their food including corn, potatoes, an edible root called oca and a grain known as quinoa. When the crops were done they had to carry them up mountain sides. Since this was extremely hard, almost impossible to do they would cut terraces into the sides of the mountains or hills to help carry up the food. The other food they ate was food that they invented; this food consisted of beef jerky and popcorn. They ate this because it lasted for a long time. The other thing they ate was llama. This is pretty much the only meat they ate besides beef. To hunt these animals they sometimes used a bow and arrow but they mostly relied on the sling and stone.


The Inca people all had very different homes even though they lived in the same place. This place was the Andes Mountains of South Peru. In these mountains they lived in places such as Columbia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. The type of homes they ha all depended on their royalty. The royal lived in spacious decorated stone palaces that mostly consisted of two floors. The priests who were considered to be above average also lived in spacious houses but a majority of them did not have two floors in their homes. Then there were the poor who considered average because most of the population of the Incas did not have a lot of money. They built their homes in two ways one being the more common way of building homes for the indigenous people. The common way was using roots, grass, wood and dirt. This was also the easy way to make their homes. The other way was with as boulder. They would cut the boulder so that each house would fit together in a zigzag form. Even though most houses were built like this they still built a wall around the town using this same method so incase of attack not even a knife could fit through the wall.


Incas had many different beliefs and attended many different ceremonies and get togethers. Their ceremonies took place whenever they were called together. In these ceremonies they did different things but all these things revolved around mummies of the dead, gods, temples, holy historical places, springs, stones, and mountain peaks. The gods that the Inca people believed in consisted of the sun god and the god named Virococha who was believed to have created nature. There were also the goddesses that they believed in they included Earth and Sea. When they began these ceremonies they always started with the same things divination, offerings and also important and special events on the calendar. Divination is an attempt to gain knowledge through magic signs. They did this by looking at the study of animal organs and the movement of them, also by looking at the flames of the fire they started. They used divination for all government decisions and also to decide when it is good to plant crops, go to war and what different activities they wanted to do. After all of that they would dance, play games, listen to songs and have parades and feasts.

Sometimes the Incas would have very special ceremonies. In these ceremonies they would make human and animal sacrifices. In a humans case it was an honor to be chosen to be sacrificed. For the animals it was just to keep the good will of the gods. Most of the time the animal that got sacrificed was a llama but they also sacrificed other ones like deer and cow. When these ceremonies took place it was up to the women to prepare the food and also to make the clothes for the royal family, priests and people being sacrificed.

Even though they celebrated a lot of there beliefs in ceremonies they also had a lot of beliefs outside of them. Every house hold had a small statue which they cherished very much. There were also surgeons which would cut away pieces of the skull that belonged to the sick. This was to release out bad and evil spirits. This was one of the many ways people died back then. When important people died they were put above ground in chambers. Others were buried in pits caves and other types of graves. Either at their funeral or just on a regular day the Incas wore clothes made out of wool, cotton, or knitted textiles. They also spoke a language called Quechua; this language is still spoken in places today.

Like I mentioned before the Incas people lived in the mountains of South Peru. In these mountains they lived in parts of Columbia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. These places they lived all had different types of weather. The Amazon was very hot and humid it is known as the dry desserts of the West. Columbia and Ecuador are both very tropical but Ecuador can also me wet and humid depending on the part of the year. Chile gets lots of rain and Argentina depending of the type of year goes from extreme heat to pleasantly mild and can become rather cold.


The Incas used as many things as they could off the land. Their main recourse from the land was rock and stone. They used stone for building all shelters, making places to carry up food and making protection like walls incase of an attack. Another huge recourse they had was llama. They killed llama and ate it as meat. Then they used all the bones for spoons, arrows, and also a needle for sewing. They never let any part of the animal go to waste. If they didn’t use an animal for transporting food they would use mountain slopes because it was easy to walk up then. Silver, gold and different types of minerals were used to make jewelry and other decorations. Some other things they used which they got off the land were coco leaves for different drinks like tea, dirt for houses, wool for clothes, and other things like corn, fish and beef for food.


Francisco Pizzaro explored Peru of Southern Americas Central Pacific Coast. He was a Spanish explorer and he came for a few different reasons, the main reason being for conquest. The Spanish had lots of land but they always wanted more. Some other reasons were to take away their religion and make them believe in theirs. They also wanted the Incas wealth, gold, silver and crops. The Inca people had lots of gold and the Spanish wanted it to make them richer. Francisco came in 1532 and left after making all the things he wanted his. He destroyed many things including their culture, religion and the people overall.

When Francisco Pizzaro came he effected and destroyed the lives of many Inca people. The Spanish brought over a few different diseases. These consisted of small pox, Carrions disease, measles, and pneumonia. These diseases killed a lot of the Inca society. Besides the disease they also made other tribes join their culture, killed the Inca Empire, and used their gold and silver to build more cities.


In conclusion the Incas harvested most of their food and hunted their meat. The Incas main diet was potatoes, but they did eat other foods like beef jerky and an edible root called oca and a grain known as quinoa. They lived in many different homes depending on their status within their society. The royalty and priests lived in the nicest homes, while the peasants lived in huts made from boulders, dirt, wood, grass and roots. The Inca people believed in many things which all revolved around mummies of the dead, gods, temples, holy historical places, springs, stones and mountain peaks. They had many ceremonies that always began with divination and on special occasions they would make human and animal sacrifices. The Inca people lived in various parts of the Andes Mountains of South Peru. The climate of where they lived varied from humid, wet, dry, cold and tropical. They used the rocks and stones from their land to build homes and walls in the case of an attack. The Inca people were founded in 1532 by the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizzaro. He came to where the Incas lived for wealth, crops and gold. When he came he brought with him smallpox, Carrion’s disease, pneumonia and measles. The diseases that were brought to the Inca people ended up killing a major part of their population and many more Inca people were forced into the Catholic religion. This led to the extinction of the Inca people.

A Surprise Awaits You

“Can I come for the car ride,” Stacy and Keith begged. “No just me and your dad are going, sorry maybe next time,” their mom said. “Fine,” said Stacy and Keith. Less than a few minutes later their parents left. “What time is it, “Stacy called down from her room. “9:30,” her brother hollered back. “Geez,” Stacy said to herself, “I’m tired.”
Stacy laid down on her bed and eventually dozed off. She woke up to a knock at the door and got to the door the same time as her brother. They opened the door and stared at two expressionless police officers. “Hello Stacy and Keith,” they said in sad voices. “What happened,” Keith said in a worried voice. “We’re really sorry but your parents got in an accident and they both passed away, we are extremely sorry, “said one of the police officers. Stacy and Keith both stood there in shock, and then they started to cry. The police officers started talking again, “You will be in the care of your grandparents and again we are sorry.” Stacy and Keith just sat there crying and listened to the police officers who were still talking, “They will come to pick you up tonight around midnight, so one of us will stay here with you until your grandparents get here.” The other police officer left, while Stacy and Keith got their stuff ready through their tears.
At about midnight their grandparents arrived. When Stacy and Keith saw them they gave them a big hug. The Keith, Stacy and their grandma started to cry and their grandpa just sat there with a very sad look on his face. “We are very sorry,” their grandma said, “Us too,” replied Keith through his tears. They got into their grandparents van and they drove off.
On their way there they made an odd turn off into a forest. “Where are we going,” Stacy asked still sobbing. “We moved to a new house,” their grandma replied, “didn’t you know that. “No we didn’t,” Keith said as he started to tear up again. They stopped in front of an old rickety house. “Is this it,” Stacy questioned. “Yes it is,” said their grandpa. Stacy and Keith got all of their stuff out of the van and brought it into the house. Their grandma and grandpa showed them to their room. “You better get to sleep,” whispered their grandpa, “You had a long day. Their grandparents said goodnight and also went to sleep. “They are acting weird,” Stacy stated. “They are,” Keith agreed. That night Stacy and Keith fell asleep sobbing.
The next morning they woke up to the smell of eggs and bacon. They dragged themselves down the stairs. “Good morning,” Their grandmother delightfully said. “Good morning grandmother,” they forced out lazily, “thanks for breakfast.” After eating they went back upstairs, “was that odd are what,” questioned Stacy. “What how they are not upset about the death,” asked Keith. “Yes,” answered Stacy.
Around twelve o’clock a moving truck came, Stacy, Keith and their grandparents had to haul everything in. “That was hard work,” Stacy said to no one in particular. “Supper will be ready soon,” their grandpa commented as he walked by their room. “Supper,” their grandma called a moment later. They ran down the stairs and ate their supper fast. “What’s the rush?” their grandpa asked. “We are going to the park tonight to play catch before it gets too late,” Keith answered. Right after supper they got their ball gloves and went to play catch. They got back at seven and read for a bit before they went to bed.
When they woke up the next morning it was really quiet. “Why is it so quiet,” questioned Keith. “Let’s go check,” Stacy whispered trying not to break the silence, “You check downstairs and I will check up here. They both went their own ways until Keith called up to Stacy, “I found a note.” “What does it say Stacy asked as she ran down the stairs. “It says they went to a meeting,” Keith answered, “and that they will be back soon. Wow,” exclaimed Stacy, “We get the house to ourselves.”
At that exact moment they heard a loud thump followed by more thumping. “What was that,” stammered Stacy. “I don’t know let’s go check,” Keith replied. “I’m not going up there,” Shrieked Stacy. “Fine I will,” Keith said in an annoyed voice. Keith slowly went up the stairs. “Ahhhh,” he shrieked. Stacy heard Keith and ran up the stairs to see and a horrible brown monster standing there. “Run,” she screamed. They tried running down the stairs but the monster jumped out in front of them. They ran back up and locked themselves in the bathroom. The monster banged on the door. “Jump out the window,” Stacy shrieked. “I can’t it is too high up,” Keith shouted back. They ran out of the bathroom and the monster was gone. They took that opportunity and ran out of the house. “We have to warn grandma and grandpa,” Stacy said through breathes as she ran. At that exact moment all the monster came out from the trees. “Were cornered Keith screamed. They were eventually taken over by blackness.

The Foreseen Kidnapping

“Mom I have a fever,” Amanda complained.
“No you don’t I have taken your temperature over 5 times and it is normal,” her mom stated, “ and even if you did have a temperature you would not be staying home because you have already missed a lot of school.”

Amanda’s mom won the argument and Amanda was off to school. On her way to school Amanda met up with her best friend Karen.

They started talking and Karen asked Amanda, “did you study for the science test.”
“We had a science test,” asked Amanda
“Ya,” Karen said, “I studied forever.
“I totally forgot,” shrieked Amanda.

When they got to school Amanda tried to study for the test but it was first period so she didn’t have time. The teacher handed out the test and went over it with the students.

“You may begin,” she said.

Amanda looked over the test this makes no sense she thought. At that exact moment Amanda started to hear voices. She started to freak out.

Amanda then turned around and whispered to Karen, “I hear voices.”
“No one is talking,” Karen whispered back.
“What do you think it is,” asked Amanda.
“Do you think you can read minds,” answered Karen.
“Let’s test it,” said Amanda.
“I’m thinking of the answer for number three,” Karen said, “Now tell me what it is.”

Amanda thought really hard for a minute and then she told Karen the answer. Karen and Amanda were absolutely amazed. They started talking about what they could do with this power.

The teacher interrupted them, “Everyone only has ten minutes to complete the test.”

Karen and Amanda got to work very fast. Amanda found the power very useful and copied off the smartest kid in class. At the end of the class they handed in there completed test. The next class they had was math and Karen and Amanda had no time to talk about the power because Karen had a doctor’s appointment to go to. For the rest of the day Amanda listened to what people were thinking. After school Amanda went out the front doors and started to walk home when she saw a shiny nice new car. She stopped to stare and then she read the person’s mind inside of the car.



“Where could she be,” the unknown person in the car thought. Then the person in the car had another thought, “Where could my Amanda be.”

Then Amanda remembered her mom was going to buy a new car.

“Mom,” she screamed as she ran to the car.
Her mom rolled down the window, “hop in,” she said.
When Amanda got in she asked mom, “Where did you get the new car from.”
“Chrysler,” her mom answered.

Amanda asked a few more questions and then they drove in silence.

Then Amanda remembered the first question she was going to ask, “Why did you pick me up I normally walk home,” she asked.
“Well I have to go to the city to drop off a check,” her mom said.

When they got to the building Amanda looked at it forever. They walked up the sidewalk and opened the creaky door. They walked down a long hallway then up the cold cement stairs. They opened another door at the top with the name Shawn Keyle on it. They walked in and there sat a creepy man. They sat across from him and stared into his dark eyes.

“Hello Shayla,” he greeted Amanda’s mom, “I assume you came to give me the check.”
“I did but I forgot it in the car,” Amanda’s mom said, “ can Amanda stay here while I go grab it.”
“Of course,” Shawn answered in a husky voice.

Amanda’s mom ran out the door. Shawn and Amanda sat in silence looking at each other.

Amanda started to read his thoughts, “ I wonder what is taking Shayla so long,” thought Shawn.

As soon as he finished that thought Amanda’s mom walked in.

“Sorry had troubles finding it,” she said through breathes.
“She obviously ran up the stairs,” Amanda thought.

While Amanda’s mom handed him the check Amanda read Shawn’s thoughts again.

“Goody,” he thought, “last appointment of the day now I can go and find that Karen Osborne girl who keeps on destroying my building with vandalism.”

“My best friend Karen,” thought Amanda, “what will I do, I need more information.”
“Let’s go Amanda,” said her mom who was already waiting at the door for her.




Amanda had a good thought, “When I get to the car I will tell my mom I lost my keychain in the room and ask her if I can go look for it. She will hopefully say yes so I will go back up and finish listening to his thoughts and hopefully get more information and then say I can’t find it and leave.”

Amanda had gotten to the car by the time she thought that through.

“Mom,” she screamed, “I lost my key chain in the room can I go look for it.”
“Sure be quick,” her mom said

Amanda ran up the stairs and opened the door very quietly. Lucky for her Shawn was in the back room she went up to it and quietly put her ear to the door.

“We need to catch this Karen girl,” a voice from the other side said she thought it was Shawn the voice was husky. “Did you follow her and find out where she will be at 6:00 tonight,” said Shawn again.
“Yes,” said a girls voice, “she will be at the park waiting for a friend,” she finished.
“Well I will be there to,” Shawn chuckled.

Amanda had heard enough and she dashed out the door.

“Did you find it,” her mom asked.
“No,” Amanda exclaimed in a rush looking at the time it was only 4:30.
“Why are you in such a rush,” her mom asked.
“I’m going to hang out with Karen at the park and I have to be there by 6:00,” Amanda said.

On the way home Amanda thought about how she wouldn’t be hanging out with Karen, instead she would be looking out for her. When Amanda got home it was already 5:30 and she changed out of her school clothes and left without eating supper. When she got to the park she saw Karen waiting there for her other friend Crystal. Out of the corner of her eye she saw a black shadow, Shawn she thought.

Amanda ran full speed right for Shawn, “You won’t hurt my friend,” she screamed.

She jumped on Shawn but he got up and scrambled away. Amanda didn’t give up and kept chasing him. While she was running down the street after him she pulled out her cell phone and phoned the police.

“Hello,” the operator answered.
“If you want to call the police, press number 1,” the operator said.

Amanda did not let her finish and pressed 1.





“Hello,” a police officer answered.



“Hi,” Amanda said, “I am on Oakland Street chasing a guy who wants to kidnap my best friend.”

She gave him the rest of the details and told him that they need to hurry.

“We will get there as fast as we can,” said the police officer.

Amanda realized the police were just two blocks away and right after that thought she heard sirens. Amanda booked it into full speed and finally she was close enough to get Shawn. She tripped him and pinned him to the ground. At that exact moment the police turned the corner, got out and handcuffed him.

“Thank you,” they said, “How did you catch him?”
“I have my ways,” she said with a big smile.

The police drove Amanda home. When she got home her mom told Amanda how worried she had been.

“What happened,” she shrieked.

Amanda told her the whole story without including the mind reader detail.

“I am so proud of you Amanda,” her mother said with tears running down her face.
“Can I please go to sleep now,” Amanda asked, “I had a long day.”
“Of course you can,” her mom beamed.

The next morning when Amanda woke up she went to look at the newspaper. She was on the front page with the title above her picture, Hero of the Week.

Day and Night Disturbances- Story #1

“Do we have to,” Erin complained to Amy.
“Come on Erin me Ashley and Andrew all want to.
“When will we be moving into the house,” Erin asked.
“Next week,” Erin replied.
“I will come check it out but no guarantees that I will like it,” said Erin.
“Fine,” Amy mumbled.
When Erin woke up the next day it was cold and wet outside.
“I can’t wait to go to the house,” she said sarcastically.
At about two’ o clock Amy came to pick up Erin.
“Are you ready,” she asked.
‘Yes I can’t wait,” she mumbled.
When they got to the car Andrew and Ashley were there.
“Are you excited,” Ashley asked.
“Extremely,” Erin replied sarcastically again.
When they got to the car the first thing Erin looked at was the garden.
“I love it,” she exclaimed to everyone.
The next thing she looked at was her room.
“Is this really my room,” she asked.
“If you want it to be,” said Andrew.
“Of course, it is huge look at the closet.” said Erin.
When they finished looking at the house they finally went back to the car.
“What do you think of the house,” asked Amy.
“I love it,” said Erin, everyone agreed.
That night past really fast and before Erin knew it, it was morning. At about ten’ o clock Ashley phoned.
“We are starting to move our stuff in today.”
“Okay,” said Erin.
The rest of the week past with them moving stuff into the house and cleaning it up. When Monday finally rolled around they were ready to move into the house. They all drove their own car to the house but on their way there Erin started to fell sick. When she got to the house she told her friends she wasn’t feeling good.
“But what about going bowling tonight,” asked Andrew?
“We can go another night,” Amy suggested.
“No you guys go, I’ll stay home,” said Erin.
“Are you sure,” asked Amy.
“Positive,” said Erin.
At about six’ o clock Andrew Amy and Ashley left to go bowling and Erin dozed off. She woke up a bit later and was wondering what time it was when she heard a loud thumping noise upstairs. Their home already she thought.
“Amy, Ashley, Andrew,” she called.
No one answered. She decided to go upstairs and see if they had come home. Before she could go upstairs her friends walked in the door.
“Hi Erin,” They called.
“Hey you guys how was bowling,” she asked.
“It was okay,” said Amy, “what did you do while we were gone,”
“I fell asleep,” said Erin, “but when I woke up I heard a loud thumping sound upstairs. “I was going to go and check it out but you guys walked in.
“So you don’t know what it was,” asked Andrew.
“No idea,” said Erin, “probably just the house it is pretty old,”
That night finished with them watching a movie and they finally went to bed at one’ o clock. They were all tired and fell asleep really fast except for Amy who kept on wondering what that noise was that Erin heard. Her thoughts were interrupted by somebody standing at her door.
“Amy what are you doing,” asked Ashley.
“Just thinking,” Amy replied.
“Well I need to tell you something,” said Ashley.
“What is it Ashley,” Amy asked.
“Well,’ Ashley began, “I woke up and went to the bathroom and when I went back to my room my TV was on.
“Did you turn it on,” asked Amy.
“No I didn’t and I think it was a ghost,” Ashley whispered.
“We don’t have a ghost,” said Amy.
“I guess that was dumb of me to think that I guess I will go back to bed,” said Ashley.
When Ashley left Amy kept thinking of ghosts, we don’t have ghost she kept on repeating in her head. She couldn’t get the image out of her head so she took some bromide to get to sleep. The rest of the night went peacefully and so did the day up till the evening. At about eight’ o clock when they got back from getting groceries and putting them away they wanted to watch TV.
“Where id the remote,” asked Erin.
“It was on the couch,” Andrew answered.
“Well it is not anymore,” Amy said,” “let’s look for it.
“I will go upstairs,” Erin offered.
While everyone went downstairs, Erin went upstairs. She found it on her bed.
“Found it,” she called.
She picked up the remote and all the lights started flickering on and off. Erin ran downstairs.
“What is happening,” she asked.
“I don’t know,” screamed Ashley.
Just as she said that a cup that was sitting on the table flew at her head and missed it by inches.
“We have to get out of here,” Amy screamed at the top of her lungs.
As they ran out the door they heard something smash the window in the living room. They all ran to Ashley’s car.
“Phone Megan and ask if we can stay at her house for the night,” screamed Erin.
Andrew phoned her and told her what happened she said they could stay the night at her house. When they got to Megan’s house they looked it up on the internet. The internet told them it was a poltergeist.
“There is a possibility it could be,” said Amy. “Erin heard thumping upstairs and Ashley’s TV turned on by itself.
“But what do we do,” Andrew asked.
“You guys could get one of those people that get rid of ghosts,” Megan piped up.
“Good idea,” said Erin.
That night they phoned the priest and made an appointment. That night also finished with no more disturbances and everyone went to bed. The next day at twelve’ o clock they met the priest at their house. They sat around the kitchen table and the priest held a cross and began.
“Let the entreating ghost go and set him free, also let him not be disturbed again. Take his soul away and not bring it back.”
Then the priest sprayed holy water around the room. The ghost spirit was hopefully set free and there will not be anymore disturbances.

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