A Night to Remember

I remember when I was in 8th grade and my AVID teacher had told me that I would be someone great some day. Apparently I took the words too literally, and forgot about the work that would have to be done to reach it. I stopped putting as much effort as I usually did when I was younger. I remember finishing every assignment and even doing extra work so that I would understand the subject. I forgot that I had to put in the effort to get be part of the top in my class. During my freshman year, it…

of the more apparent repercussions is decreased memory. This is because as we sleep information and memories are consolidated, helping you remember it the next day. Therefore, when there is a lack of sleep, information cannot be stored in to brain. For example, it can be expressed when a student spends all night studying for an exam and not being able to remember the information the next day. However, scientists are perplexed about how this process works. These lapses in memory can also effect…

killer was closer to me than expected. I don't remember where I was that dreadful night. But I wasn't at the crime scene, or at least I don't think so. Maybe she pointed to me. No, that can't be true. I don't have it in me to go on a killing spree. Well, the other me might. When I was five and a half years old I survived a mass murder. I did so by clawing my way into my dead brother's' body. I stayed there drenched in blood for two…

I remember when I was younger I used to study with Jehovah Witnesses. I stopped studying with them because of the behavior of their daughter. They put a lot of responsibility on me that they didn’t require for their daughter. When in my eyes she was always ill behaved. I realized my mom would not tolerate that type of behavior. I couldn’t understand why the bible did work for them. Shortly after, I began attending SSH and I can remember being in church and the Preacher or Pastor kept…

The Tuesday of Thanksgiving break my sophomore year my best friends Cassandra Johnson a.k.a. Cass and Emilie Oesterle a.k.a. Half O and I all had one crazy night. It started out leaving SJA and heading to Emilie’s to get her some clothes then to Cass’s. We all changed out of our school uniforms and into casual clothes. After changing we went on Cass’s porch and started smoking weed. All three of us flirted with these senior guys, Thompson Hinman, Jimmy Partel, and Alex Sarrirs. These guys were…

Every night all of the memories she made that day get erased. Henry, everyday, decides to make Lucy fall in love with him using a different tactic each time since she does not remember who he is. Henry maneuvers around Lucy’s brain injury in order to have a relationship with her even though he is not a committed person.Marlin and Doug tell Henry…

“Why does no one answer me?”. This thought constantly flow through my mind every time I talk to the old ladies. I am a night shift attendant at an old folk’s home. During the night, I must care for many fragile old people. However, I spend extra time in the room filled with old ladies. Unfortunately, all of them have Alzheimer’s disease. I know how painful and torturous having Alzheimer’s is, because I saw it unfold in front of me when I was younger. My parents died in a car crash a few days…

he left, my mom couldn’t afford our house anymore so we had to move in with my uncle. I don’t really remember much from that part of my life, but I remember my mom being depressed all the time,…

I remember the day like it was yesterday, it was an average day in Hinsdale, Illinois, the sun was shining during the day and the moon came out at night. I was waiting for my parents to return from their daily meetings, but this specific day they were lasting longer than the usual. When my parents finally got home from their endless meeting, I was excited to see them since I was home alone for practically the whole day. I felt excited to finally get some human interaction. When they came home…

“The Alcohol Blackout” written by Sarah Hepola is an article attempting to explain and define consent when it comes to experiencing sex. Hepola intertwines her own experiences with those of others, she also provides facts about what exactly a blackout is to show us how complicated consent could become. Consent during sex is a real serious matter that has never had one straight forward definition. A lot of facts could play in to if there was consent or not, for example, if somebody is drunk or…