Finding Forever

my life into one long night seven times sealed. Never shall I forget smoke Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky. Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my god and my soul and turned my dreams into ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even…

My hope of attending college is that I will accomplish my goal of continuing on in my life and finding a path of life that best suits me. ‘’Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’’, this quote by Nelson Mandela shows that education is limitless and by attending college, I can further my education to the point where things that I thought were unimaginable could now be at the grasps of my fingertips. All of this hope that is instilled in me comes from…

Football Have you ever had a best friend, where did you guys meet? How did it happen? I love to play football. My old man was an all star linebacker for the state of Utah, and that's one ambition I want to accomplish for Idaho. I want to play college ball as a starter my freshman year. Football has molded me into the person I am today, because of it has helped me find goals, friends, and be devoted to something. First, when I was in third grade I was really apprehensive and I really didn't…

Reliability and Truthfulness of Resurfaced Repressed Memory. Ola Fatai, Ayanleke. PSYC 1111 Written Assignment unit 4. The University of the People (UoPeople), AY 2016 - 2017. December 01, 2016. Introduction The News article “Recovered Memory Murder Case Unravels”, was been written by Dan Morain and published by the Los Angeles Times on Christmas day in 1995 is one of the articles that exposed the controversies in whether recovered repressed memories are real, authentic, and can be counted…

Interestingly though, at the film’s conclusion, Melvin’s budding romantic relationship flourishes and consequently, he forgets to ritualistically lock the door. Although one could desperately wish that overcoming OCD was as simple as finding someone to love, treatment can tend to be far more anxiety-provoking and complex. Implications moving forward for developers of the next DSM has already taken shape in the latest edition of the now DSM-5, with changes made to better refine the…

deserves these beatings because she is full of sins. Even after father Eugene beat her with a belt as a result of eating too close to mass, Kambili is filled with guilt and sorrow for her sin. However, Kambili does not feel this way toward her father forever. When visiting her aunt and cousins in Nsukka, she begins to see how a normal, functional family gets along. They do not live in fear of each other. As a result of all the physical abuse she has receive, Kambili often finds herself mute.…

On the second Tuesday, Morrie begins with a lesson on “Feeling Sorry for Yourself.” Mitch enters the familiar study where class will soon start, Albom starts with an appeals to the mournful emotions of his audience when he describes his professors’ deteriorating physical appearance. Mitch advances into the study and sits amongst Morrie, Morrie launches his lecture with the importance of self pity. “I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for…

Catcher/Perks Paper A large part of human nature is the desire to be loved and to love. The need and want for love is usually strongest within the people who are the loneliest. Catcher in The Rye by J.D. Salinger highlights the struggles of finding love within the main character, Holden. Holden is extremely lonely, and often times finds himself lost. He conceals his sensitive feelings with sarcastic remarks as a pretense to not seem so alone. His lies and deceiving attitude often push people…

Dylan Thomas once said, “Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry … makes you know that you are alone in this unknown world, that your bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever all your own.” (Huffington Post) Poetry is a vital language that is everywhere around us, but unfortunately ‘actual’ poetry is becoming a lot less popular. Nevertheless, poetry should not be a dead art -- rather it should be embraced. Poetry is a significant art form that positively affects people’s lives by…

word, like whether it had any deeper meaning than just water from the sky or not. I found out a lot about the actual word in my research, which I looked through dictionaries and thesauruses, but took it further looking through the bible and Quran finding versus with the word and found proverbs and quotes that give the word a new meaning but that’s just the first half of the research. Then I looked at different poems, a magazine article about recent events in Louisiana, I interviewed a few…