2014 Delta Winds

A Magazine of Student Essays

A Publication of San Joaquin Delta College 2014

Table of Contents

• Letter from the Editors
• You Can't Go Home Again
  Chad Hammerback eulogizes a place he knows well, his hometown in a long ago corner of South Dakota.
• The Mists of Éire
  Caitlin McDougall seeks a sacred place and finds one climbing to a mountaintop in Ireland.
• Motherland
  Mohammad Afghani describes his first week in his parents' homeland, Afghanistan, and the effect it has had on him.
• Logging Off
  Valerie Garcia analyzes the connection between social media and dysfunctional family relationships in the film Disconnect.
• Closeted Girl Gamers: An Analysis of Sex Prejudice in Online Video Gaming
  Michelle Livingstone discusses how females adapt in the male-dominated world of the gaming community.
• My Husband Listens to Rap Music
  Soumaly Faiivae's eye-opening experience helps her get past her initial perception of rap music.
• America: The World's Greatest Fire Sale
  Stefany Ensor questions Americans' fascination with the pursuit of much, much more.
• Separation and Resolve
  Stormie Stocke, with the strength of friendship, finds the courage to leave a hurtful relationship.
• The Value of a Degree
  Joanne Minasi, using personal work experience, answers the question "Is a college degree worth it?"
• Selling to the Public: Thoughts on Advertising Political Agendas
  Luke Flaig-Brummett evaluates our government's recent emphasis on intelligence gathering.
• Bluffing Harry
  Laura Hull draws a conclusion about Shakespeare's King Henry V and his threats to the French.
• So Enid and Dorothy from West Covina Can Hear You
  Caitlin McDougall focuses on the emotional experiences of an actor by comparing the theater to the film industry.
• Duh!
  Deanna Ceja finds her own life tied to characters from works by Naguib Mahfouz and Sarah Orne Jewett.