Getting By

With results day looming around the corner the excitement of finishing your A Level or BTEC studies and the chance to go to university is at an all-time high. However, getting ready for university is important, and there are many things that this preparation can help your first few months at higher education past more smoothly. Textbooks and reading lists Once you have been accepted onto your course and enrolled, you’ll receive, usually via email, information about your course and a reading…

Getting Suspended It was Saturday morning I just woke up at two O’clock, I had to get ready for a 7-hour band practice. So I got ready, I brushed my teeth, ate breakfast, and changed. It was 2:40 and I left from my house to go to band. I’m at band it’s around 2:50 and I’m roaming around the halls doing whatever. For some odd, weird reasons, I was getting suspended. It was around 4:00 and my parents are bringing me home. I got suspended for 3 days, but unfortunately Saturday also counted as my…

Braces I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was 10. Getting braces. But now I’m dreading it. Why? Because of my best friend. “It won’t hurt as bad as the time you got hit in the face with a baseball in 5th grade though” my mom told me, “you’ll be fine, trust me” and I did. I thought nothing could hurt worse than that. It was horrible. But a week later when I asked my friend she said, “Oh it hurt alright, it was like that for a whole week. But on the bright side you can eat ice cream for…

Kailynn Roberts/ Prompt 5 Getting Outside: Nine out of ten people don’t spend enough time outside, but that can easily be changed by going cycling. Many people I know don’t spend enough time outside. Cycling is an enjoyable way to spend time outdoors because there are many types of cycling: mountain biking, road cycling, and BMX riding. Firstly, Mountain biking is an enjoyable way to get outside. When mountain biking I feel very relaxed. Mountain biking is a great way to relieve stress…

On Monday it was as simple as getting to work, but the nagging feeling of doubt coiled in their stomach as they worked that 8 hour shift. Tuesday it was stronger, the tapping of a foot, and the chewing of the yellow pencil that often sat untouched, a growing anxiety. Wednesday it became more, a fight to stay still, a fight to not be angry, Wednesday was blood orange. Blue woke up on Thursday, the tossing and turning had become inescapable, and looking in their fridge was like looking at a…

Getting Out is a play about Arlene a woman who has just gotten out of jail for murder and prosititution and her struggles to start her life over again. Arlene wants to completely forget about Arlie and start over, but many people from her past make it very hard for her. The play outlines Arlene's inner conflict with her younger self Arlie and past people how have contributed to her mistakes which landed her in jail. Arlene just wants to start over again and possibly get study of her son joey…

Graduation is just around the corner. After May 26th everything in my life, changes. Maybe I’m not ready to take this huge step, heading off to college. That means it’s time to be on my own. Think about all my life goals, where will I be in 10 years? I have big dreams hopefully will come true down the road. If I put my mind to it anything can happen. This is my senior year; have to get ready for college. You have so much stress over your head will I get in to the school I’ve always wanted to go…

ESE 301 Donna L. Tumminello Samsung CEO Getting Arrested By Wilmer Suarez Augusto Celis Ethics Ethics is defined as the moral values that governs a person’s behavior and conduct. These values can be personal or they can be a set of guidelines set by an institution or company. Ethics are values that are used by every individual to guide what their thinking and their actions should be in any situation. These specific principles are challenged when something unexpected happens and the…

I walked outside the hut and by the height of the sun I could tell that it was about six in the morning. It was time to get my brothers up and ready for a busy day of work and school. Ravi and Daruka were still passed out on their matts despite the sun shining directly on their innocent little faces and rightfully so. They had stayed up most of the night waiting for Mama and Baba to come home. “Ravi, Ruka, come on, wake up.” They didn’t budge. I said it a little bit louder this time, “Ruka,…

Spread 4,5 Pg4 Getting from Here to There Bipedalism is the earliest form of transportation. The first humans were mostly nomadic, traveling in search of food and good weather. Foot coverings, snowshoes, and skis made it easier to travel longer distances. As growing populations needed more and more food to survive, people ventured even farther. One day, someone must have wondered if a river might provide a faster way to travel long distances. That’s how the first boat was created. There was…