2004 singles

“Ever since I was a child, I swear that I've dreamed about you. There's one I remember better than all the others; we were at a football game, the stadium lights bright and shining behind us. I didn't know you then, but for some reason, maybe fate, you were still there. That dream left me with a feeling I can't describe, the same feeling you give me now. I hid it close to my heart, away from everything else, but I can hold it no more. This may come as a shock, but you are the one I've loved all…

“Will you talk to her?” The question is directed towards Lucas, nodding, he gives you a hug goodbye. “Yeah, of course. She’ll come around.” You want to believe him, you do. But the fact remains Maya’s in the car in the parking lot while you’re about to board a plane miles away from her. Riley hugs her mom and dad next, telling them how much you love them, your dad has tears in his eyes and he won’t let you go. “Dad.” You breathe out, struggling for air. “Sorry.” He sniffles, Auggie steps up…

One of my favorite memories is when I surprised my dad in golf. We were either in North Carolina or South Carolina, I can’t remember which. This happened about a year or two ago. We drove far from our condo that was on the beach to another place that was pretty far away. We golfed in a neighborhood, which I didn’t find very safe but nothing bad happened. I have always, and still do, thought my dad was quite good at golf. Everything I know about golf, he taught me. Anyway, we were on a hole where…

A little surprised, Brooke acknowledged the meeting and went about her business. “Thanks Jan, I will meet with him as soon as I am finished with the narcotic count”. Brooke felt extremely uncomfortable with this drug-sharing situation. She dispensed the medications to the staff and inconspicuously pocketed a few large vials of narcotics. Dr. Jull, Director of Surgical Services’ office was down the hall. She felt uneasy in meeting him. As she walked to the office, Brooke caught Jimmy…

damaged and unwanted at a thrift store. Kelley also addresses the issues of teens entering adulthood and enduring unknown responsibilities by creating an altar, with overlapping half melted candles called The Wages of Sin (1987). In Switching Mary's (2004), a short film that represents traumatic repressed memories through a disturbing recreation of his high school yearbook pictures. In one of his last pieces of work Mike Kelley ventured away from his usual recycled media and decided to recreate…

Chandra is a 29-year-old female who was brought to the emergency room by the police after she reportedly try to still a bus. Because she appeared to be an “emotionally disturbed person, “ a mental health evaluation is being requested. According to the detective, Chandra threatened the driver with a knife, took over the almost empty bus, and crashed it into a building. Chandra’s friend, Kelly, was on the bus at the time and shared that they got on the bus at the same time in order to go to the…

The Bixby Outreach Center and The Daily Family YMCA: A Comparison Imagine a person that has just lost their job. They have a family to provide for, children to raise. That person cannot afford to raise their own kids because they have no money for food or clothes. Now, imagine a person that wants to work out, wants an opportunity to make more friends while doing so. This person does not have the money to afford a gym membership. These people both have one thing in common, a lack of money. What…

I thought you were a pure entity. The joyfulness, the confidence that emanates from you captivated me slowly. As I first saw you there with that bewitching energy, I felt a strange feeling. The fervor to please mix with the confusion of my mind trying to comprehend that underlying aura of sexual tension made me a complete slave to your every word. On second thought, I didn’t suspect much, but it was there, latent. That state of mind was buried deep in me. More and more I try to find ways for you…

Have you ever sat and thought about what it really means to be strong? Who would you consider to be a strong person? According to Merriam -Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary the word “strong” has many meanings. One thing it can mean is, “not easily injured or disturbed: SOLID”(“Strong” def 7). When you think of the word strong you may associate that with someone who is buff and looks great on the outside. Being strong to me is remaining mentally solid while going through life's hardships I agree…

For a long time, I had trouble figuring out who I am as an individual. Under the conditions that I grew up in, it wasn’t always as simple as identifying myself by my race. It would be easy to say I am a Guyanese-American and proud. In the white privileged society we live in, proclaiming your ethnicity alongside the term “American” does not work out. I grew up in a predominantly Hispanic and White neighborhood. I tried my best to fit in with this population. Being a victim of bullying, it was…