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I look out into an intimidating body of water, after a drop of sweat falls off my face from biking to this beautiful destination, known as Lake Michigan. After I scope out the frigid windy lake, I walk down the bluff to begin my journey of learning to sail alone. As I touch the sand for the first time that day, it felt like I was pushing against a hot iron. As my dad and I make our way to the boat, my dad comes across the question, "Today looks like a nice day for you to try sailing alone, do…

You believe in them, despite what everyone else says about them, you take their side. When you need some to rely on, you can count on them. They will be there for you, drop everything they're doing and go to you. Maybe you are in need of some new food to try, you ask them and they tell you about a great place. You take their word, and the food turns out being amazing or it doesn't; but you believe in them. They probably don't have the same taste buds as you, and maybe you knew that, so then why…

Unit Life: I like my unit a lot. We get along very well without much effort; however, we aren't as close as we could (or maybe should) be. I know that I contribute to that just as much as anyone else does, and that people find myself and the things that I do just as weird and annoying as I find the things that they do weird and annoying. We don’t do many activities together except for required things: church, worship nights, learning components, family dinners etc. This is something that I think…

My eyes snapped open and my heart was beating like I had woken up from a nightmare. Immediately, I could tell something wasn't right, not at all. I rushed to the mirror on morning sea legs, clutching the mirror's edge so tightly, I was sure it would break. I stared blankly at my blurry reflection. My shirt, it... was green. I persisted to the window and yanked open the curtain. For as far as I could see (which wasn't very far), the view from my bedroom window was... green Suddenly, I was…

Driving through black iron gates and circling around parked cars with fogged windows, I proceed to the dimly lit parking garage. With minimal light and dozens of parked cars I continue to the second level to find a space. Loud music, chirp chirp from alarms and slamming doors have become a part of my morning routine. I cut the engine off and gather my belongings for the day all while making the same chirpings noises I heard a few minutes prior. Pulling out what looks like a credit card from…

On October 5, 2015, I was unfortunate enough to watch and listen to this man speak about his baseball career and about his foundation that he has created. I had many issues with his speech, however. Steve Sax talked about a lot of things in a short period of time and jumped around often. He wasn’t able to stay focused on one topic for long. Steve Sax. Steve’s delivery, organization, and content were all over the place. Steve spoke with a quiet voice that faster than he should have been and his…

After the one-week break, I am glad that we got back to normal therapy sessions. As stated previously, Kenosha is a kind and talented doctoral student but I cannot make an emotional connection with her as a client. On the other hand, you are so important for me both as a teacher and therapist. In fact, since the begging of this semester I am most reactive to you in the group. The last session made me thought about your role and importance for me. Throughout the seven weeks, group provided me a…

“Where am I at?” I asked. I had no clue where I was, I didn’t know what time of day it was or what day it was. All I know is that there was a little bit of sunlight coming through a crack in a wall. There were lots of walls it kinda looked like a maze, it smelled really bad, and it was freezing. I had no clue what happened. Then I got a random flashback. I was in my room and I heard my mom yell “HIDE!” After I heard her yell hide I ran into my hiding place that I go into to read and get away…

I had opened my eyes ,but couldn’t completely move yet. The only thing I could do was twitch and move my fingers. I just remembered waking up in a lab tied to a metal bed and looking at brains in jars and some chemicals. I also heard somebody say finally after two years I created it. I couldn’t speak ,but I could understand some of what he was saying. He told me that my name was lil pimp. He told me he was my creator. I reached my head up to look at my body ,but my fingers looked to crusty to…

I awoke with a gasp; I was disoriented. My breaths were frantic and sporadic. I examined the room in which I had awoken in. I rest my eyes upon a frail and sickly looking man who had a expression on his face of utter horror. The man frantically left room; I attempted to go after him, but quickly I fell to the ground. My body felt alien to me. I examined my body to find a thin, pale skin that covered my grotesque body. My veins and arteries were visible through my skin. The skin was so tight my…