Camping! "Hey, be careful and don't do anything stupid," my dad said to me right before I hopped into Chase Miller's dark blue Chevy S-10 with a camper shell on the back. I looked at Chase and Tyler Becker and said, "Let's go camping." As Chase pushed down the gas pedal, a big cloud of black smoke shot out of the back of the truck and the smell of burning motor oil filled the cab. It was in July, and we wanted to go camping. I asked my dad if we could go up to our family's cabin in Elk Springs
Tribalism I. My sister recently put a map of the world in her bedroom, where she dreams always of being chased. Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the Tao of survival and extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed. If you want to succeed in battle, act as if deranged. 1 I overheard two women arguing. One of them was me, in a later life. The other was God. My sister pushes her dream away and we'll call her a mystic; her lived reality
Why improving your study habits can improve your grades Having bad study habits can really show up in your grades, but if you change your study habits your grades will improve. Many important things factor in understanding about studying. The most important fact about studying: no two people think alike; therefore, no two people study the same. What works for you may not work for your friend, and vice versa. I know I have no class that I enjoy so much that I cannot wait to get home so that I can
Review of Open House I am an avid reader. The type of person who can wipe out a good book in a day or two. For the past several months my only reading has been my textbooks. So I was excited sitting down and reading a book just for pleasure. A girlfriend of mine had given me this book and said she enjoyed it. Plus it was a selection of the Oprah book club. Surely Oprah wouldn't steer me wrong. It's Friday night. I am in my room, settled down with everything I need for a night of reading
Life is like a diet; if the individual does things correctly then he or she will be satisfied and pleased with the results. But, if the individual starts to cheat the diet and want faster results than what he or she is getting then he or she will not get the desired results. When people do not get the desired result they can make radical or unhealthy decisions that will not lead them to their goal but push them further away. Just like a person may be tempted to cheat their diet and eat a fun-sized
The purpose of the ice breaker speech was to tell the class about a specific thing regarding who we are. I took approximately three days attempting to choose a topic, and went back and fourth between my name and first tattoo. When I went through the first tattoo speech it seemed a bit long and I didn’t want to make it too personal, although I thought it’d be interesting. I made an outline for both topics and went over in my mind, each speech and how I’d say them. I even asked opinions and only a
Tupac Shakur was born on June 16 1971 and died on September 13, 1996 even though he died at a young age he did a lot with his life. Growing up Tupac mother and some of his family were part of a group called Black Panther Party later their ideas became part of his songs and poems. Growing up and moving around New York as much as he did make him have a hard childhood. Tupac mother taught him about radical politics, other than that Tupac saw his mother struggle with substance abuse problem. Growing
Prologue Something is odd. I overheard my parents discussing some rapid change in the government. News like this frightens me. It scares me because it is reality. It is real. Not knowing much about politics, I immediately ask them what is going on. There was a lump in my throat. But they quickly switch the topic to avoid the question, as if I didn’t ask. I know they heard me. It makes me angry. I ask again, this time with a broad, stern voice. They both give each other a worried look. “Alexis
Key traits of a successful manager There is an unsubtle transition between being a normal employee and becoming a manager. There are many key traits that can lead to being a successful manager. There are also many factors that can lead to the failure. Because no one ever wants to learn how to be an unsuccessful manager we are going to explore the many different traits that lead to success in management. First we are going to take a look at what exactly a manager is. Next we are going to learn about
Life is a complicated process. It’s filled with many things that keep it interesting but at the same time, very dull. Life’s what you make it and for many, it’s something we all strive for. In the story, The Space Between, the author takes full advantage of the premise as there’s rarely a dull moment- as in life. The book is filled with many literary devices that work nicely with the plot and dialogue. These include; metaphors, similes, irony, personification, and many more. We follow a young man
Kelly Cherry wrote “Alzheimer’s” to illustrate the horrific impact Alzheimer’s disease can takes a toll on a person. In the poem, the theme is about losing a loved one, but not in the sense of death, yet the tone of this poem is grief. People with Alzheimer’s are very ill and may ultimately forever lose their memories. Sometimes someone who you love they might not remember who you are, which is actually worse than that person dyeing. In this poem she speaks about a man who has Alzheimer’s disease
Pearl is an ordinary woman, a widow and grandmother; she lives in a small town in Florida and has been diagnosed with stage-four cancer a couple months ago. Where she lives, the ocean is blue and the sun shines bright, it’s never cold, and no snow ever falls from the sky. Her children don’t know that she’s sick because they never call; she wishes they will, she sends money, cards, but they never answer. She’s lonely in her small town and there are not many people to talk to or do things with. When
The quarter has finally come to an end, and with that, I close out my internship and this class that went along with it. It was a great experience and I leave equipped with a new set of skills that are preparing me for the world ahead. As I write this reflection paper, I think back to the very first week when I set up two goals for myself to focus on and hope to achieve throughout the following weeks. My first goal was to develop a better understanding of myself within the work place, and my second
Many people are successful in life by doing things their own kind of way. Some people are not successful because of their pride, it is bigger than their own goals. A way to be successful is being respectful to others everyone deserves to be respected. Ambition can make people successful because they love money more. Determination to get things done can get us in a better position in life. Responsibility is one of the most important things because without it no one will ever take us serious. Some
When I was about three or four, my parents had both their church and my grandparent’s church pray over me. My mother is fond of telling this story to me because we’re a religious family, and she says that it sets up a good example of what prayer can really do. She told me that most of the congregation had laid their hands on me, one by one, to pray that God would change me into a more kind and loving child. Whenever I think back on that particular story, the song “The Power of Love” sung by Huey
Education - It's Time to Break the Rules When he follows the guidelines of the assignment his writing is wonderful. Unfortunately, he rarely follows those guidelines which I concisely explain to the class. His writing is complete nonsense with no factual support, no structure and no resemblance to any of his classmateís work! I know, I know. I tell him time and time again that there are certain rules that everyone must follow. Its just a part of life. I donít know how he expects to get by
Welcome to Life "Dear mother, can you hear me whining? (Green Day)" When something was difficult what did you do, especially when you were a young child? You whined. That was the way you got people to pay attention to you. You hoped that this way they could make life better for you. Complaining to your mother will make everything better. That is the logic that many young children are taught. Life is different as you reach different stages and becomes more difficult each time you reach a new
Me in My Moo In real life it is hard answer who are you, because our identities are too complex. There are many factors to consider when we talk about who we are. When you put in a variable like a virtual medium the answers to these questions are blurred. There are almost no limits to who or what you can be. Words and pictures are all that are available to describe the created identity. There are many decisions that are made when creating an identity in a virtual reality. Creating my character
Within reading the first few pages of Hatchet, I knew I was going to enjoy the book. Hatchet was a story about bravery, courage, and strength. I enjoyed reading this great novel by Gary Paulsen. The story begins when Brian, a thirteen-year-old boy, is traveling on an airplane. Brian is from the city, and is traveling to Canada to visit his Father. The setting is in the Canadian wilderness and is most important because Brian’s adventure would have been impossible in a city. Brian was very upset about
THE DEMON BLACK The transition of being a black man in a time just after slavery was a hard one. A black man had to prove himself at the same time had to come to terms with the fact that he would never amount to much in a white dominated country. Some young black men did actually make it but it was a long and bitter road. Most young men fell into the same trappings as the narrator’s brother. Times were hard and most young boys growing up in Harlem were swept off their feet by the onslaught of