Hard Times

get my college degree in order to pursue a career that’s stable to support my personal life with family friends etc. It’s been embedded into our central intelligence to follow the strict path of academia, work family, then retirement. No matter how hard I try to break out of the constant rhythm of life it seems that I’m always forced back to the same beat. The career that I already pursue doesn’t require a college degree it requires a license and “know how,” I do life insurance and financial…

Luella Bates Washington Jones is an independent woman with some hard decisions in her life. Such as when she almost got her purse stolen from a young boy named Roger. Jones decided to be nice to the boy but teach him a lesson at the same time. She takes Roger to her house and makes him cleanup. Roger has a chance to escape while on his way to the bathroom. “ The door was open. He could make a dash for…

person we are currently into. But truth be told there will be and we need to find someone who is really right for us, not simply convenient at the time. We need to be able to let go more quickly of relationships that don’t make us better people and hinder our growth. I do understand that letting go of someone that you have developed a relationship with over time can be scary. However the prospect of not reaching your potential and suffering through constant frustration because of an inability to…

I had to work hard and obey the rules to achieve the American Dream. A few years ago, I was promoted to chief executive officer of a company after several years of employment and schooling. I worked over sixty hours a week, I was sleep deprived, and I didn 't spend much time on leisure. Despite that, I had a high ranking position, owned an enormous house, drove a luxury car, and I couldn 't wait for the two weeks of vacation I took every year. Working hard all year gave me some time for pleasure…

in forever! But this was even cooler it was at night time. Like how fun is that? Next we got all the sleds out we had so many. Then me and Will were going to race each other to the bottom. So we got 2 really fast sleds out and we put them side by side we were ready to go. Then Melissa pushed me and Jason pushed Will and there we went flying. It was so much fun feeling the cool breeze on your face. My cousin Will somehow won, but the hard part was about to come for both of us. Going…

that the 80’s is a time that has come and gone. They think it’s a decade of terrible hairstyles, cheesy rock ballads, and neon. Ernest Cline decides to bring the time period back in his book Ready Player One. This author weaves 80’s pop culture into a humorous, dark, and slightly dystopian novel. The story begins in the year 2039, when the world faces famine, an energy crisis, and countless wars. However, everyone chooses to ignore these complications and spend all their time in a virtual…

extremely successful Ford Motor Company he was previously bankrupted and left penniless 5 times from failed ventures. (business2community.com) These people never gave up their hopes and dreams and they achieved what they needed to accomplish to become who they were.…

adversity, misery, and time to emphasize their importance and connect all of them, which creates a clear sentence for the reader and is easy to read. The personification of “time” and “avarice” creates a lifelike view of time and avarice, which caused the reader to understand and relate easily to the idea that time goes by and when we strive for wealth, death becomes nearer. The allusion of “David,” “Alcmena’s nights,” and “Job” connects to other ideas of misery being hard to overcome as well…

Some people work extremely hard, only to receive grief, but others also work and receive rewards and much success. ADD ANOTHER SENTENCE These are the lives two characters trying to survive in the harsh realities of life. In The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez, Francisco an illegal Mexican immigrant tries to survive in the hard camp life in California. In Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Jeanne and her family try to live in the Japanese camps in California during WWII. Francisco and…

like picking onions, and general hard labor. My mom grew up on a farm and managed to get into a college in Mexico but moved here before she was able to finish. My parents came into the United States in the 80’s because they wanted to raise a family in this great country. They raised me and my siblings with the morals and traditions that they grew up with. For instance respect everybody, work hard, and stay humble. My parents tell me and my siblings all the time that there is so much opportunity…