Hard Times

There is a simplest and also the hardest question. What should I eat today? People concern this question every day. As college students in Arizona state university, students eat a lot in the Memorial Union which is the cafeteria at ASU. There are several different kind of food for students to eat, but it is still a limit type of food for students to choose. College students are the young generation in a country, they need different types of nutrition for support their body developing especially…

memory, learning and intelligence. “But much more than learning Mozart or Beethoven happens. Lives are transformed as many of the students find their way out of poverty, stay in school longer, and begin careers” (Lamb). Students now days have a hard time with academics especially with growing distractions such as technology. We should take a step back and focus on the simple…

homes and thus women had more time for other pursuits. Miller was a man of the past and old fashion, we would say and he expressed his ambivalence towards modern technology and the modern thinking. In a way Willy Loman is Arthur Miller…

graveyard, she is greeted by Simon and Mrs. Gibbs. Emily is then transported back in time. Emily and Simon believe that the living do not understand what to cherish about life and how precious it is. Mrs. Gibbs believes that the living deserves to view life with a more positive outcome. Both Emily and Simon perceive life as a being both a good and bad thing. Emily does not understand why no one ever takes the time to really…

I chose to start during a summer semester, which meant that classes would be condensed into a shorter time frame than an average semester. Everything was going well. I had A’s in all my classes and was getting ready to begin the clinical class sessions for my nurse’s aide course. My class would be completing our clincals in a nursing home. I would have…

“Guavas”. Santiago passed through a fruit display in the local grocery store when she was caught off guard. The sight of an unripened guava reminded her of a simpler time. Examining the fruit, touching its course skin, recalling the difficult way to eat it, and remembering its sweet, unforgettable taste, Santiago thought of the last time she bite into the…

Screen time addiction, or screen obsession, is a vexed subject as the majority of parents and society view it as a problem, while rest feel that it is not a huge concern. Some feel the need for people to crack down on screen addiction because they compare the U.S to countries like South Korea or China where there already is an epidemic on screen usage. Also, screen time doesn’t just cover the internet, but much more, ranging from phone usage to video games, and just about anything that allows…

“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” (John Ortberg) In her TedTalk about perseverance and grit, Angela Lee Duckworth made a similar statement to Ortberg’s saying, “...One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn’t social intelligence, it wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it wasn’t IQ: It was grit.” Her statement meant that naturally smart, social, good-looking people are not necessarily going to be more successful in life than…

Aging Presented in Away from Her and Driving Miss Daisy Allison Riddle U20822752 The presentation of aging in film can be presented in a multitude of ways. Each presentation telling a story about a struggle that every person will face eventually, whether scared, worried or indifferent about this process. Two films that depict the aging process quite gracefully for the elderly, ailing characters are Away from Her (2006) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Both films show how the journey of…

In the FFA motto, "Learning to Do" means that members are acquiring knowledge to participate in useful activities within their chapters. The knowledge they acquire is used to perform practices when farming, breeding, or studying plants and animals. Most activities require some form of knowledge and to gain that knowledge that would have to be taught from within the chapter if they don't already know the subject. "Learning to Do" also means that you are learning more to be able do more.…