A Quiet Place

being alone in a quiet place when I am writing because I can concentrate; whereas, if I try to write with other people around or the television on I tend to become distracted.…

dancing of the snow, the running of the wind, the Earth was so quiet, so very, very quiet, ever since the outbreak. The outbreak caused the death of nearly every individual on the face of the world. I was the last living man who was living in the last place, anyone would want to be- Mt. Everest. A human tendency is to run away from problems, no matter how big or small; in my case, I ran away as soon as possible on a helicopter to a place where I know for a fact that I will be safe; this idea was…

Being focused can be challenging, but with preparation it can be done. There are many factors that may contribute to why being focused may be challenging such as different learning styles and techniques. Family obligations, responsibilities and financial issues. In light of constant changing priorities, some of these factors will indeed determine how to prioritize especially when you are trying to remain focused. In general, there can be all kinds of distractions that may interfere with…

Spanish dishes. The town is so chock full of history that in 1985 the entire old city of Segovia and its aqueduct were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Just a few hour drive from Madrid, Segovia feels like a different world. The historical, quiet town is a steep departure from the bustling city of Madrid, but just as special. Segovia looks and feels like a village taken straight out of a fairytale with its old world charm, ancient buildings, even complete with a castle.…

event that caused the PTSD. Anything that can cause a memory of the event can cause a flashback which may cause intense feelings of fear, helplessness, and horror similar to the feelings they had when the event took place. The second set of symptoms involves either staying away from places or people that remind you of the…

It was the most beautiful place I have ever seen and experienced. I remember when we were first arriving, by canoeing, as we were getting closer to the shoreline to stop and have a small meeting with all the group. One of our instructors told us that that Devils Creek was a special place for a lot people, that everyone thought that it was a beautiful place, and it is. But she told us that most of those would look at the beauty but not see…

Contrast Essay Steve Martin’s The Pleasure of my Company and Raymond Carver’s Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? The ancient fabulist Aesop famously wrote that “every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.” The truth as it pertains to love, is no different. In a juxtaposition of Steve Martin’s Pleasure of my Company and Raymond Carver’s Will You Please Be Quiet, Please, this duality of love’s power is both what unifies and creates…

Very often, these days, we’re talking about Quiet YA. While everyone seems to have their own interpretation of the term, most will agree that Quiet YA refers to the underdogs. The books that need more attention and fly under the radar. Maybe this is what the term was supposed to mean when it was initially coined. But I’d like to take that one step further. The Summer of Chasing Mermaids, to me, was Quiet YA. I can’t talk about how well the book is doing in the market, or the response it’s…

appears to draw on personal experience in “A clean Well-Lighted Place”. He suffered from Alcoholism, depression and loneliness. He searched for the meaning of life. The story is more about loneliness, isolation, depression, etc. In his short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," Ernest Hemingway employs the literary tools of theme, symbol, and setting. Ernest Hemingway explores several themes in his short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. Loyalty and solidarity are one of the themes that…

As society becomes more progressive in accepting different people such as the LGBTQ, why not start accepting introverts as they are? An exceptional place to start when doing research about introverts is a book by Susan Cain called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, which has started raising awareness. Within the book, Cain writes about the “Extrovert Ideal”(Cain 23). The ideal is in reference to the rise of people desiring a more extroverted personality and…