Closing Time

“Tough love may be tough to give but it is a necessity of life and assurance of positive growth.” -T.F. Hodge. It’s difficult to aspire confined in nothing but negativity and disapproval but there is always a good in every evil that is found in this world. Over the years I would gain this unwanted despise toward my father, I loved him unconditionally but I didn’t understand why our relationship was headed towards such a dark path. We had nothing but memories full of happiness and joy when I was…

Caché Scene Journal Description of the Scene Caché is a French film, directed by Michael Haneke. I chose to analyze the last ten minutes of the film because I found the ending very intriguing. The specific time of the film scene I selected is from 1 hour 46 minutes of the film till the end of the film. This scene can be divided into two specific scenes. The first scene takes place at George’s childhood farmhouse, and there is a man and woman who come in a car and pick up a little boy from the…

In the name of civilizing, religious conversion, and supposed justice, wrongful violence has ensued a countless number of times in history, with everyone guilty at one point or another. According to a study conducted on college freshmen at UCLA in 2014, a whopping 67% reported being unable to work cooperatively with a diverse group of people. Such tragic realities exemplify…

don't commit similar errors for present and future. This chapter takes you on a visit through the history of research on media effects. It sparked an enthusiasm for the feeling that most research should be firmly comprehended of its advancement of time. As clearly portrayed on the section of research. Generally speaking history is one of those things I don't tend to look after. Neither did it play and significance in my life as a student. Reading through the chapter made me consider that its…

license that she would pay for gas only if I was in a sport, otherwise I had to get a job. Since I did not want to do sports anymore, I decided to apply to Subway. The reason I chose Subway was because I had multiple friends who worked there at the time, one of them being the manager’s son. I thought it would be a for sure bet that I would get the job, and I did. A few days…

Robin Marantz Henig presents different theories of emerging into adulthood as a way of understanding the twenty somethings in a unique developmental stage. Robin Marantz Henig is an independent science writer and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. Her work predominantly focuses on science. In her article “What is it about 20 Somethings?”, she explores what it is like to be in your twenties today through neuroscience, psychological research, and surveys. Moreover, throughout…

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 in my other bottle, I would have to go to the bathroom in the sketchiest of stalls to fill up. Consequently, one time I went to Haight street and while at the corner, I was actually asked about the rubber band on my wrist because I looked extremely sketchy. This same guy actually ended up offering…

still ahead. I came across a point in time when I almost didn't have a future at all. About 2 year ago I became extremely depressed and began to have painful anxiety attacks. My depression felt like I was roaming around, lost, confused, and often I was usually always unaware of the world around me. I felt immobile. Most days I wouldn’t bother to eat or even leave my room. I would just lay in bed drifting in and out of sleep. No matter how many time I opened my eyes, I never woke up…

reason why it took 20 years? Well, he came across different obstacles such as being trapped on Calypso’s island for 7 years (which, by the way he wasn’t entirely unwilling to stay.) Another stop was at a cyclops cave, whose name was Polyphemus. This time, Odysseus and his crew spent the weekend, faking Odysseus’ name to be “nobody,” waiting to drunken Polyphemus, then stab his eye out, taking some sheep with. Because that’s what you do with people you haven’t met before. Then again, Polyphemus…

to their lives somehow. My favorite people have always bounced around, whether they’re real or fictional. I play numerous of video games, listen to almost every genre of music, and read several different types of books, so I change my mind all the time. As of recently, one of my favorite figures has been Max from a game called Life is Strange. The game itself is beautifully designed graphically and plotline wise, and it really makes you think. To sum it up, the plot is that Max is a senior at an…