Every Waking Moment

he finished passing out the gifts, he would count down and let the opening of the gifts commence. There would be wrapping paper thrown about all over the place and cries of awe and excitement filled the air. It was wonderfully amazing to live that moment, but like all good things, it had to come to an end. Since the gifts were now opened and a mess had been made, we had to clean up again. After this was done, we had to leave to head over to grandma’s house for the rest of the evening. So off we…

him becoming a doctor. “ ‘I’ve read your book on streptothricosis,’ said Pritchard Mitford, shaking hands.” in this fantasy of his he was a doctor who was quite famous, having even written a few books (as shown by the preceding quote). For a few moments, Walter Mitty was able to experience what his life would have been like had he chosen to become a doctor. Walter Mitty also imagined himself as a criminal. “ ‘I could have killed Gregory Fitzhurst at three hundred feet with my left hand.’ ” in…

Happiness. Overall, your general happiness is what’s the key to success. If you find yourself in a moment of unhappiness, take a step back and evaluate what is going on. Know what triggers your stress and what can calm you. Find a happy place. If music calms you, invest in a good pair of headphones; so you can listen without being disturbed. Music is…

most completely defines her, and while she can believe that she has overcome it, the hysteria that she invokes whenever she hints that her past could still be lurking around the corner reveals that she is still living with the burden of her history every…

are numb, I feel like my body is about to get annihilated. I check my phone “Wow, it’s already 2 am”. My phone battery is drained to the last bit, I fall into a deep sleep, and suddenly, all hope has disappeared. November of 2009: “Hey,” she says waking me from my half-asleep and half-awake state “Want a drink?”. “Sure,” I say, signaling a bartender to get here quick. The bartender shows up and the random girl told me to close my eyes and shut my ears so the drink would be a surprise. Instead of…

Take a deep breath. We’ve made it! We’re finally here! After 13 long years of homework, crowded hallways and waking up painfully at 6 am, we are about to graduate high school and forever be remembered as the Class of 2016, one of the best classes North Mesquite has had in years. Congratulations! Unfortunately, as one door opens another door closes. Take this time to look around you and realize that this will be the very last time the entire class of 2016 will be together. As we each take our…

Technology Alters Students Sleep Patterns “The phone beeps and they feel compelled to answer it,” said the mother of a 13-year-old in Seattle (Holson 2). “It’s not like reading a book. The book wasn’t pinging you every moment saying ‘Read me! Read me!’ You can close the book,” (Holson 2). Sleep is an essential part of human life. But is modern technology preventing us from getting the good nights rest we need? During a normal night 's sleep, the body cycles through five stages of sleep, with…

Waking up early in the morning, and then coming to absolute torture! School It’s just hard, and boring! But currently I’m in maths, why does it have to be so hard and boring? Why does Mr. Holland have to give us a test every week? When will we even need to know algebra? Can’t he just stop giving lectures and move on, like hey, we are in 7th grade not college! We are in middle school not COLLEGE! He makes me want to fall asleep… “Hey Alex, wake up it’s time for lunch!” Louis says, he’s the boy…

eidolons told Piper she must choose who lived or they would make them fight to the death. She wouldn’t choose so they began to fight. Eventually Piper was able to use charm speak to stop them from fighting and knock them out. This was an important moment because afterwards there was lots of stress between the two about who was…

Education has been around since the beginning of civilization, however education was not created from the mind of man: it was embedded inside each and every one of us from the moment of birth. Humans naturally find themselves wanting to learn and wanting to teach others. Simply observe kids with their parents: the child is eager to learn how to be like the parents and the parents are more than happy to teach the kid. Go to a playground and witness one kid teach another how to climb on the monkey…