A Few Questions

“Zach, Hurry up!” My friend Ben yells. “We are heading out in five minutes!” BANG! I blacked out and Ben’s words were the last thing I heard. “Where am I?” I question. “We are inside of the void and I am here to tell you, take risks, trust the right people, and do some things that you really don’t want to do, you might need that information.” I wake up and there is a boulder stuck on me. “Ben! Jael! Pearish!” I am screaming for dear life. Ben comes out of nowhere and exclaims, “Hey! Shut your…

is to be prepared for the interview, dress for success, make a good impression, ask questions, sell yourself, and close the deal. First make sure that the job you applied for has selected you for an interview; also confirm a date and time so for the interview. According to Joyce lack of preparation is an opportunity crusher. So in the meantime do some research on the company before the…

In my life at this moment there are a lot of things that I need to have faith with such as to who I should date and marry, what major I should have and whether or not I should continue to go to school here at BYU-Idaho. I feel like that I should make a plan and stick to it because if it is a bad plan then the Lord will let me know if it will hurt me. Sometimes we need to be doing or going towards a goal before the Lord will let us know if we are on the right path. The main change that I thought…

discussing the interview. After reading and signing the consent form, we sped through the questions. Her responses were quick, but they were deliberate: I believed all of her answers. Also, the addition of the response cards allowed us to come to a mutual understanding of her responses. An observation I made was that her expression would vary based on the question: if the question was positive she’d smile and if the question was negative she’d frown. This transparency added another layer of…

was always brimming with questions. Where did the dinosaurs go? Why is that man homeless? Where do babies come from? And my parents would always patiently listen and conjure up a quick and simple answer. Growing up I came to realize that some of these answers that my parents had given me weren 't always entirely correct or even necessarily true at all. But they would set a very important precedent in my life. What 's even more interesting; however, is that over the past few decades, society has…

Before reading the essay, Which Came First, by Francine Prose, I had assumed the question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Was a meaningless conundrum, but now I see there is a deeper meaning to gain from it. I gained a deeper understanding by Francine explaining most people do not remember where they first heard the conundrum, a scientific explanation and that the question it self was not what was truly important. I started to gain a deeper understanding when Francine said most…

Animal Liberation” refers to the notion that all animals, regardless of their species, deserve freedom from exploitation and oppression. Animals are a major part of our environment, some people agree and there are those very few that will disagree with this topic. Recently, in the Guerin family we rescued two puppies that were found in rough situations. The first one, Ruger, was found in a crack house along with his two sisters. And Rilee, was found in a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot. Since we…

be made manifest. He states that he came upon this definition while reading Plato’s Republic. He introduces the claim that if a person has no obligation to tell the truth and they say something that is not necessarily true, they are not lying. The question is then posed asking how it could be determined whether a truth is owed. Rousseau presents a template that states that if the truth is general or abstract, it is owed because these truths are the most precious. They are the truths by which…

Group Activity: After reading The Dinosaur Chase while asking and answering questions, the students will play “roll and retell” with their partner. Students will work with their reading partner and each have a roll and retell graphic organizer and a dice. The students will take turns and roll the dice. If it lands on one, the students will retell what the story is mostly about. If it lands on the number two they will discuss where the story takes place. If it lands on three they will discuss…

major, I knew I wanted to do something that was beneficial to society. I wanted to do my part and help those in need. That is why I chose Human Services and when I chose this major, I went into it with the intent of helping women in need. I had a rough few years as a single teen mom moving from place to place trying to hold down a job while attending school all on my own at 19. I was eventually able to work through this struggle and have a successful life and take care of three intelligent and…