Compilation albums

The house is ominous and dark, its night time and it’s raining outside, the player is alone, and there is a note on the door implying that something off-putting happened to Katie. The player is put in the creepy old deserted house with little context. The ambiance makes it seem like there is something off and disconcerting about this place. Gone Home elegantly makes the player’s mind start imagining all of the possibilities which will create eventually lead to higher positive tension and depth.…

I was lying on the couch with Ivy on top on me when Shay burst through the front door. I nearly through her off my and into the coffee table, I was so startled. “Get up!” Shay came over, grabbed my shoulder, and pulled me into a standing position. His eyes were a dangerously dark shade of black and he was physically shaking from anger. “Shay, what’s going on?” I demanded as I positioned Ivy behind me. She gripped tightly onto my right hand while I held my other hand outstretched just in case…

There are only few people who I believe have influences my life in a positive way. My parents play an important role when it comes to me getting my education and wanting to be a law enforcer. They have keep me motivated all the way through my education carrier. The have taught me to be a hard worker and to never give up. You live in the land of opportunity, and you should always aim for greatness they say every time. Know that I am only one semester away from getting my bachelors, I can only say…

As the alarm clock blared for me to get up, I rolled out of my bed. Today was the day that marked one year since the attacks in Paris. I arrived at Reagan High School to find banners everywhere. I lived in Washington D.C., so we cared a lot about terrorists’ attacks. All day, we talked about the attacks. I loved learning about history and current events, but these attacks were always hard for me to talk about. My mother was in the military, which is why we lived in D.C. She received orders to…

This is one of the worst things in America, that has changed everything for kids to adults, it new technology. Not saying the technology such as curing cancer, the technology that is destroying people’s life. Social media, with Facebook, twitter and many more. It is taking up most of the time that anybody has, because their faces are glued to the phone. People are going to start missing the things in the world that are important, because their noses are in their phones. It has became to much,…

The cocoon is an all too familiar place for me, it is a place in which I find comfort - a protection mechanism that I have built in order to deal with challengers that I do not have an alternative means to deal with. Trungpa Rinpoche, explains the cocoon as a place of cowardice, a place in which a person escapes to in order to land back into a place of comfort. This familiar place allows is to “surround ourselves with our own familiar thoughts, so that nothing sharp or painful can touch us”…

The morning sun hits my face and I open my eyes with excitement and fear. Today is the day; there is no going back now. I get out of the bed and stretch. I decided first things first; I need a shower to get me going. I grab my clothes that I picked out to cook in and wander into the bathroom. Once the water is to the perfect temperature I jump in and proceed to mentally prepare myself for the chaos that is going to ensue today. After a final rinse I jump back out and get dressed for the day. I…

Rule #2 – Sadly I have walked past people one several occasions without acknowledging them. I like to equate it to my quietness but really I do not want to inconvenience myself because it would take longer if I stop to talk with them than if I simply continued walking as if I never saw them. I guess that for the same reason I guess I do not want to talk to them also because talking to them could inconvenience me, but if they started talking to me, I would be more than happy to talk to them. I do…

Brave, Smart, or Lucky? (A review of the great epic hero Odysseus) Throughout the span of literary history there have many different types of epic heroes and villains. An epic hero is essentially one that undergoes a series of different trials and or experiences. Most of the time an epic hero will have to endure some type of epic journey and epic tragedy. In my opinion, one of the best examples of an epic hero can be found in the story of Odysseus. Odysseus like most epic heroes has a…

After completing basic training he had to Louisville, Kentucky for about a month then was sent to Camp Gordon in Georgia for another month. After he heard that he was going to get stationed in Alabama, he wrote a letter to a man there looking for the best women in Alabama. The man sent him a list of names, and the one that caught his eye was Zelda. She was a 17 year old girl, who just graduated from High School. Then he arrived at Camp Sheridan in Alabama to prepare to go overseas and to meet…