2015 Pull Quotes
Delta Winds: A Magazine of Student Essays
A Publication of San Joaquin Delta College
2015
Pull Quotes
- Letter from the Editors
- The Dividing Line
A boundary line runs through the city of Lodi, along the railroad tracks, nearly dividing it in half. - Unsocial Media
The movie teaches us to put down the cell phone and talk to the people who need us the most. - A Little Bean
I had no goals for the future, no plans for college or a career. I only wanted to do whatever I wanted, when I wanted. - Adventures in Education: Mexico and the U.S.
I felt cold as ice and my legs began shaking when I realized we were doing introductions. - A Meaningful Vacation
Many women stood in the mud, bent their bodies, and quickly put rice plants into the wet soil in straight lines. - An Unforgettable Event in My Life
On Wednesday, January 6, 1999, a civil war broke out in Freetown, Sierra Leone. - Coming Out
And now, standing in front of my bedroom mirror with a stranger looking back at me posing a confused stare, I was at a loss. - My Grandmother Danced Barefoot to Korean Music
I didn't want to spend the night watching colorless old movies and sleeping in the same bed as a woman who smelled like old laundry. - How I Met My Mother
"There you are. I was about to put your face on a milk carton." - Meeting John Doe
She got a baby, he got his freedom, and I got the highly coveted title of "bastard." - We Were Just Doing Our Jobs, Sir
. . . but some days we would just get slammed, and this was looking like one of those days. - The Big Red Pickup
He said, "Go ahead. By the time they get here, you're dead." - An Analysis of the Chorus in Henry V
The Chorus makes use of wordplay to engage the audience and enhance interest in certain situations throughout the play.