Shut Down Your Screen Week Essay

“Shut Down Your Screen” Kids these days always have some sort of technology around with them, everywhere they go. As a result, parents have wondered what would happen if the technology was taken away from their children. Parents worked together with their schools and made a national week called, “Shut Down Your Screen Week”, where students are to quit using technology for a week. There are many reasons why schools should participate in this national event. Some of these reasons are because…

The crimes that Margot and Chris committed would land them in the electric chair without hesitation from the judge or jury. The spree had lasted over several weeks and the police had their names for suspects. They both knew it and they hunkered into a cheap motel room, smelling of stale smoke and a musty dampness that crinkles your nose. The light was dim. She sat at the round table that was slanted from one of the wooden legs being shorter than the others. Circular stains littered the surface…

Xbox 360 VS Computer There are many advantages and disadvantages to choosing an Xbox 360 or a computer as your game system from the two gaming franchise giants. Both share many of the same goals as the other, yet they take different paths in providing entertainment for their targeted players, and for this reason, there is the constant debate over which is the better system to play games on. Each counsels attract vast crowds of people, and it is estimated that over half a billion people across…

sound of the screen door closing and opening back and fourth. I looked through the window, the trees were still, the grass was calm. It wasn't windy out there and yet that screen door was still opening and closing. I followed it downstairs to the kitchen, but not before checking in on Sam. He was sound…

“'Time management' is really a misnomer; the challenge is not to manage time, but manage ourselves. The key is not to prioritize what is on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities,” philosophized Stephen Covey. Time management is all about delegation. One of the most difficult things I have ever undergone thus far in my twenty-one years of life is to efficiently find a healthy balance among my Penn Foster studies along with my job, family and other activities and responsibilities. I am a…

shoving pillows against my ears trying to get it to stop, but the voice isn’t something I can shut out because I know that it’s in my head. I hear her voice constantly telling me, “Come on, get up, get dressed, do something today,” but she does not understand how I feel. She is the one that left me. I did not leave her. Everyone always says that if you love something, set it free and if it comes back, it’s yours, but what happens if I didn’t choose to set it free? What if it left all on it’s…

Trapped in a tiny train with about 6 other people. We were around 15 years old, some older, some younger, three guys and three girls. The train took off yesterday with no known location. My twin brother and I had received a letter in the mail a few weeks prior. Mine came with a one way ticket and a letter my parents had quickly snatched from me and would not allow me to read. After they had fallen asleep however, I snuck into my father’s office and read the letter. It had a soft gold border and…

want to give that scene another go, get them ready.’ The actors standing in a close embrace in front of the camera released each other and were immediately swarmed by a team of makeup artists working to touch up their makeup. Aivilo ran a hand down her face with an air of exasperation, her artistic vision refused to translate onto the camera despite her numerous attempts. It had been a long day; the air conditioning wasn’t enough to counteract the unbearable summer heat, leading to an…

just that, electronic sports, it’s a sport based around mental aptitude along with one’s reaction time and how effectively they can react to a situation in a short span of time. It’s a sport that is meant to test your mental limits and then push them even further just so that you can beat your…

It was the second week of school junior year, in my third-period physics class. The bell rang shrilly, signaling the commencement of my own living hell. The teacher - a small, wiry man with a bit too much bite - sat in the back of the room. Grade book, and red pen in hand, he waited impatiently with a cold glare. The clock's ticking was loud in my ears and mixed with my rapid heartbeat. His eyes brushed down a list of names quickly and came to a sudden halt. With a glance toward me, he called me…