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lost. I had so many thoughts racing through my mind. Eventually, the sun rose, and I could finally see through the window. The guy who kidnapped us was nowhere in sight, so we made a run for it. We darted out the door as quiet as possible. We were back in the woods. There was a path that led to a parking lot on the ground. We knew exactly where we were. For the first time in what felt like a long time, I actually felt safe. We saw a Walmart down the street, and walked to it. When we got there,…

The Way It Haunted Me People say that good things always come in pairs, but what about bad things too? My parents, sister and I decided to visit Cedar Point during what I like to call a dark fall. The days were hazy and honeyed, and cinnamon and pomegranate aroma filled the air. The skies were always awake and illuminated with the never-ending thunderstorms, and murky rains; the scattered leaves were luminescent in their yellows, reds, and purples as if they forgot they were about to die. That…

It is quiet. My father and brother are out of the house. They are doing their “Father-son” bonding time. I sit on the couch, watching a show. It is mindless a drama show where people fight for no reason. It is nice to let go every now and then, forgetting all the strife in life. “What is this?” my mother asks me. She is holding up my report card. I sigh, “My report card.” I know what is coming next. I pick up the remote and turn off the television. I prepare myself for her anger. “I meant…

pregnancy, staphylococcus infection, protein malnutrition, neurogenic bowel, and neurogenic bladder. Current medical history, patient is a 36 year old female was admitted to Memorial Regional Hospital, complaining of severe back pain that also includes fever and chills. Urine test came back positive for cocaine. Patient was also admitted with right arm abscess at injection site as well as left medial ankle. Patient is also on infectious precautions due to positive…

constant rumors of armistice and peace, then he begins to contemplate what would’ve happened if peace came as early as 1916, “Had we returned home in 1916, out of suffering and the strength of our experience we might have unleashed a storm. Now if we go back we will be weary, broken, burnt out, rootless, and without hope. We will not be able to find our way anymore” (Remarque pg. 294). In 1916 Paul and his companions were just newly exposed to war since the war had just begun, all of them had…

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for people so they don’t start completely lost. First people would meet Clare Musgrove a ball gunner who starts telling his story and how he ended up in Yugoslavia with 499 airmen. Then over time as the book progresses it starts transitioning to and back to people but it still gives their experience on the matter of one of history's greatest rescues. Even though some of the writing can come off a little clunky or confusing especially since it…

Ronald Belford or Bon Scott doing the vocals, and Mark Evans with bass. Bon Scoot who was a member of AC/DC died one night after heavy drinking then he choked on his own vomit then the rest of the group made a big hit album called “Back in Black” with the front and back of the album paid tribute to Scott (Yamami, 2004). Scents the death happened Stevie Young took Bon Scotts spot as a rhythm guitar player ( Mengel,…

“All Quiet on the Western Front” In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Eric Maria Remarque depicts the psychological changes undergone by the soldiers during World War I. Paul is the protagonist of this novel, and it seems that the harshness of war changed his perspective of life drastically. The exposure of Paul and his friends to all the horrifying pictures of death and brutalities during war ultimately led to the loss of their innocence. With the loss of their innocence came the…

When Paul came back from leave he had the potato cakes with him and “then it occurs to [him] that [his] mother cooked them herself and that she was probably in pain as she stood before the hot stove” (198). Something as small as the potato cakes had so much meaning behind…