Bubbly

After losing Gale to cancer (Jan/3/2007), the Faulkner’s try to cope with their pain in different ways. Their mom, Diane, is heartbroken and breaks down, unable to continue working at the same school her son walked around in. She goes into a severe depression, is careless with the rest of the family, and practically disowns them. Their dad, Mark, tries to help her, but she neglects it and him. He takes time off work to take care of the kids, especially Julianne, who’s only 11. After an overdose,…

In early April 15, 2016, I took my kids to our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, the Simply it, on a “happy Friday” when they don’t have school. The restaurant is located on a busy street at 2269 North Lincoln Park Avenue, right next to Starbuck Coffee, not too far from my daughter’s future high school, Lincoln Park. The kids rushed to order their favorite grill beef sandwich while I picked a crab and asparagus soup for the twenty month baby. Looking at them, all enjoy their food, I can’t help…

My earliest memories of my self started with my first day with my grandmother at the age of three. It appeared that my life had just begun at that instance where I saw myself being greeted by family members whom I have never met. This was the beginning of a new life. That is, a life with a new family, in a new country, as well as a new culture. As the story was told to me later, that was the day that my mother had decided to leave my father. I have no recollection of my journey to and from…

What is the cutest animal to watch play at the zoo? Sea lions are a playful, fun animal that is a great addition to most zoos. Sea lions chubby appearance and fur that changes color when wet are a few of the sea lions physical traits that set it apart from other animals. The sea lion has an extensive diet consisting of many shellfish and other sea creatures, while sea lions have many prey they also have many predators. There are many species of sea lions with many different looks. Sea Lions are…

character, Fern Drudger, is an eleven year old girl who was switched at birth by a flustered nurse named Mary Curtain. She spent her entire life living with the Drudgers and soon finds out that her biological father needs her help. She is a creative and bubbly girl who is also an Anybody, someone who has special powers, like the ability to change into another person or make things fall out of books. The Bone is a nickname that everyone calls Fern’s father because “he doesn’t have a mean bone in…

The first day of class my only thought was "How on earth am I going to write this paper?" And I struggled with it. I spent hours upon hours mulling ideas and options over, both in my mind and on paper. I found that the harder I thought about it, the more difficult it became to write. So I stopped thinking. I let my mind wander, and wrote as the ideas popped into my mind. Admittedly, the ideas didn 't start coming until about three weeks before the due date, but when they started coming they didn…

In Timothy O'Brien's novel, The Things They Conveyed, various quick topics are sent by the creator. One topic specifically intrigues me the most; the branch of knowledge is the way individuals handle their feelings through the evasion then again bending of reality. In particular, all through the novel various characters react to the candidly charged substances they are stood up to with in one of two noteworthy ways, bending or idealism. This example, appeared all through the novel,…

there are more qualified candidates, Lou gets the job in hopes of raising Will's spirit. The Traynors are wealthy and respected in their community and want the best help for their son. 3 Lou starts her first day of work. Will is unfriendly at her bubbly and chipper attitude and makes Lou doubt whether the job is right for her. 4 Will makes Lou…

Why is there evil in this world? Although you may have not directly thought about the wickedness of society, you react on it. You are precarious of caliginous streets when the only light in the sky is the moon, you stray from those who believe would cause you harm, and you sometimes lie about your age or address just to avoid injury. The reason you protect yourself from pain is because of people equivalent to H.H. Holmes and Jeffrey Dahmer. Serial killers are described as, “a person kills…

Brief summary of storyline and context: The Internship is a film about two friends Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson) who's salesman careers go spiraling in the wrong direction and end up without a job. They find themselves trying to prove themselves to the world that they can become something great and not amount to nothing. Nick and Billy do this by taking internships at Google which is where this film takes place and where they are faced with many challenges but…