2006

One man looked up, he looked me dead in the eye, and proceeded to stand up crossing his arms, and looked down upon me. “Look around you, you’re in a weak ass story with no plot, no character depth, and horrid description.” He chuckled to himself “I mean really? You have so many god-damned dialogue tags, you could feed the poor.” He steps closer his footsteps echoing in the room, everyone looked at me snickers from the left, then the right, then the whole room was full of chuckles. My heart…

Hello fellow human, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were safe for now, the bad news is that a zombie apocalypse has started in Atlanta, Georgia. You’ll need to know some facts on how to survive this zombie outbreak. This is very important because you want to survive the apocalypse right, good. I’ll tell you how to perfectly hold and shoot a gun (preferably a pistol). Also everybody needs need to know to where to shelter, and how to keep the zombies away from your…

It's been a couple of years since you and your boyfriend, Jiyong or G-Dragon as he's known to the world, had gone public with your relationship. There was the typical and expected backlash from the media and fans that lasted a couple of months. However that soon washed over and the responses you received from the public were mainly positive. Since then, Jiyong and the rest of the members with social media sites have been showering the fans with photos of both of you. There has even been a few…

The end March, leading to majorette tryouts in the beginning of April was stressful and made me run around frantically. I was practicing at the wellness center in Niles after school and I spent more time on my routine and tricks than usual. My routine finished with an illusion catch which was a new and very advanced trick, being the highest point in my routine it had to be flawless. Countless drops, slips, falls and hits on the head shook my confidence. I became flustered and beat down every…

“Hey! Wanna go for a bike ride tonight?” Karli texted me this one-night last summer. This one night where my whole summer ended. The last night I remained able to hang out with my friends for the entire summer came before I knew it. No one had ever guessed bad things might happen. This will give you insight into how I received my concussion. One summer night my friends and I wanted to do something. Karli thought we should go for a bike ride and then texted me. The only people who had the…

I was afraid. Standing on the moist morning field, I look up at the sky, a big white blanket covers all I could reach to see. The finals had arrived, and I, with trembling legs, took my place on the field, ready to commence. A shiver surges through my body, the thought of letting down the team, the thought of letting down the coach, the thought of failing. The eyes of the whole audience, focused on the team, And focused on me. Anxiety curled into my stomach, My nerves tingling like being tickled…

What do you think why many traditional charity projects usually become unsuccessful? In The Blue Sweater, the author, Jacqueline Novogratz, had a chance to work with a project that failed because of several reasons. However, the two main reasons why traditional charity projects often fail are a lack of an efficient financial plan and a lack of professional experience and political connections of management team. To begin with, traditional charity projects fail because of a lack of an efficient…

Do you sometimes wish you had more freedom? If you are twenty-one and under I feel your pain. With more freedom you could go places with no parent supervision. You could leave the house whenever you want, have no curfew, and have a job making your own money. If I were an adult I would be living the best life. Unfortunately, as a teenager I have to live under my parents rules. Being an adult provides me with more opportunities. The adult life will give me self power, independence, and the ability…

Gilbert Keith Chesterton once said, “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” I didn’t realize the full meaning of this until I was 10 at a modeling/acting competition in Atlanta. “Wake up, Johanna!” My mom called. “Today’s the day.” Groaning, I started to crawl out bed, not wanting to leave the blankets that wrapped around me like a cocoon (figurative language). Suddenly, I realized exactly what she meant. I was going to get…

For the therapist, credibility means that the therapist is trustworthy to the patients. It is important to develop a therapeutic alliance between the therapist and patients. Therapeutic alliance is helping the relationship to correlate with a successful outcome. If the therapist was raised and taught with a different culture than the patients, it is important for the therapist to be aware of his/her own value and worldviews. All therapists are different individuals that have their own values and…