2004 Summer Paralympics

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…

“Let me introduce you to Mercedes, Champagne, and ah… Virginia. I’m glad had finally decided to show up. I’m thinking about flying down to a friend’s private island for a party I’ve just been invited through a text from him and you’re coming with me. I can’t speak for these lovely ladies because not one of them seems as if they won’t mind flying naked. As you can see…” All three girls took off their bikini tops and threw them at Geo giggling and swinging their chest playfully. I would…

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…

John Andrews had a 10:00 am appointment with Martha Gillespie. John Andrews arrived prompt for his appointment to find that Martha Gillespie was going to be late for the appointment. (Nonverbal Communication) Upon waiting 15 minutes for Martha Gillespie he had asked the secretary as Martha Gillespie’s had arrived yet. John resented this and thought that Martha Gillespie had forgotten about their appointment (Futrell, p. 128, 2013). (Nonverbal Communication) When Martha Gillespie finally…

“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…

Hope’s feelings “BRAVERMAN, I asked for my order of an American grilled cheese on Pumpernickel twenty minutes ago.” Hope hollered to Braverman. “Apparently you can not tell time.” He hollered back to me. I can’t help falling for Braverman. My heart skips a beat when I see him and I get nervous, which never really happened before. Braverman is an amazing friend and a great co-worker I would love for him to be more than that, but I don’t know if he would be great boyfriend. The problem is in the…

On Wednesday, March 28th we had a speaker come on, his name was Mr Halligan. He talked to us about suicide and bullying. October 7th, 2004 at 6am in the morning his son Ryan Halligan had committed suicide from depression and bullies. His son Ryan was at the age of 2 and could not speak yet, most 2 year olds can speak at that age but he couldn’t, he had a speaking disability. When Ryan had reached 5th grade the bullying started to happen. When Ryan received a bad grade his “friends” decided to…