Being and Time

managing my assignments and activities. Responsibility is another aspect of my academic life that I refined this year. Taking multiple advanced courses served as a test to see how I would manage my time and to see if my work quality would be enhanced. I have often stuggled to do assignments ahead of time, and instead tended to procrastinate. However, I feel as if this school year, I have been more responsible in the way that I study for exams, and give back to my community. I have learned that…

In modern day society we often perceive history as a guide as to what to do, and what not to do. We can look at important events throughout time to better understand and learn from that in which we can better the world as a whole. I think the main goal is to eventually live in peace and prosperity so everyone can be happy, unfortunately it hasn’t always been this way. During the holocaust in WWII millions of people were robbed of their freedom, evidently resulting in their deaths along with the…

but the other definition as well. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of piracy relevant to today’s time is “the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception.” In this case, pirating music. You’re an average teenager -- one without a job, without a purpose, and about three hours’ worth of global homework. Nothing could possibly get you through this difficult time. But wait! You hear that the new Kanye album, The Life of Pablo, just dropped! You rush to Spotify…

About one third of the way through my second face-to-face interview with Diana Orozco, she said something that provided a window into her current state as an adult learner. She stated that “Time is precious and I feel like I don’t have a couple of hours a week to continually be in a class or a course were I’m not going to gain anything.” This statement wasn’t even a direct answer to the question at hand. It was a side comment, but it gave me insight to build Diana’s profile as an adult learner.…

music in everyday life. Firstly, Levine describes in great detail what he believed the scenery was like back when the song that was playing on the radio was recorded. He describes the scenery such as the bright blue sky. Levine uses Simile multiple times throughout this poem. This can be seen, for instance, in lines 12-15 where Levine says, “Bird could have seen for miles if he’d looked, but what he saw was so foreign he clenched his eyes, shook his head, and barked like a dog…” Here Levine is…

development start before the school year and continue throughout the year during after school meetings. Rolling out an effective program will take time and in order to ensure fidelity, we will need to continue to instruct the teachers on how to implement these new practices. I would plan out all professional development meetings dates ahead of time to avoid distraction or allow something else take precedence. The goal of professional development would be to analyze the data and use it to…

When I think back to the mid-eighties, I remember being this young confused, desperate kid in hopes for a better way of life. How I could not fully comprehend why my life was so different from others’ seemingly happy existence. I became aware and consumed by everything and everyone’s approach to life’s happiness. Inquisitive by nature, I became determined in knowing what life ingredients would need to be blended in order to be happy. What I discovered along the way, would solidify why…

Being an addict is certainly more of a challenge than what I expected it to be. Having to conspicuously and consistently hide what you feel like you need on a daily basis is more than difficult. This stimulation was also incredibly tedious to deal with, considering I drink more than the average. I had to conceal the ice cubes that I got at 11 pm from the liquor store in the depths of my freezer. Throughout the day, I would have to hide my ice cubes in a hydro flask, and every time I had a drink…

many hours in a day to achieve these goals. This is where what I call goal triage comes in. What I mean by goal triage is that short-term goals should be faced head on and of highest priority. Meanwhile, long-term goals should be kept in mind at all times and prepped until achieved, transition to short-term or are maintained. With the future in mind, I will utilize this idea of goal triage coupled with perseverance in order to attain my goals and career plans, many of which…

siblings, but is someone that I have only met once before for a brief period of time. I hope that one day I will be able to meet him again, but know I have to use what knowledge he has gave me to better my life. It was the summer of 2016 and the football team was told that we were going to meet some special guests, but we had no clue who it was and what we were going to do. We all pulled into the school parking lot around the time we were told to and noticed that some men in uniforms were…