I Was Hoping

persecution of Christians. It also included the return of buildings, cemeteries, and other properties. This agreement is known as the “Edict of Milan.” The alliance developed between Constantine and Licinius was the initial step to help Licinius defeat a common rival, Maximinus Daia, but was also a pathway for Constantine to assume greater control and eventually rule the entire Roman Empire. This eventual and ultimate conflict between Constantine and Licinius took place in 322 A.D., which led to…

On April 26th, I noticed that there were more people watching me and fellow workers work. These people were for some reason talking to us and were taking notes. These men told us that they were investigators, they were talking notes on our working conditions. They also interviewed us to take notes from the workers the working conditions. The investigators have also noticed that some of of us were not in good shape, like if were underweight for their age. They also noticed that many workers…

In July of 2010, my great grandmother, Mama Eva, slipped and fell in Ocean City, Maryland. That summer I was on trip with Mama Eva, grandmother, great aunt and great uncle. It was the first full day of our five-day trip. In the morning, Mama Eva was going to use the bathroom when she slipped and fell. She slipped because a bottle of laundry detergent fell and the liquid detergent leaked on to the ceramic tile floor. No one had noticed that the bottle had fallen over in the night in the laundry…

Born on the fifth of June in the year 1999, an athlete was born. The Freshman here at Elmhurst College. Nick has been through a lot during his athletic life as a kid. Starting his career at the age of ten, Nick has broken and injured seven bones in his body First, Nick broke his right hand middle finger. Second, Nick broke both of his pinkie fingers. Nick then went on with breaking his left foot’s ankle, his right foot achilles. And last, Nick fractured his upper right side back bone. With AB…

Constantine, the Emperor of Rome. In this paper I will discuss a few highlights from the life of this gallant leader. Reading from the textbook has provided great insight into the life of Constantine. Early on in his life it is likely that he was exposed to high level leadership, as his father, Augustus Constantius Chlorus, was also a ruler in the Roman Empire. Perhaps Constantine’s support for Christianity was inspired by his father. During a time when it was decreed by the throne…

“But who should i bring in?” said frank “Aha i know who to bring in, i'll bring fred, bob and bill” said frank. The next day he came back with some of his friends fred,bob and bill. They all sat down. They try to order something the waiter gets cautious but still says no. so they all patiently wait there to be served. The waiter get impatient.…

Had I left the room without saying so much as a word, I would be no better than those who inhabited the room. However, should I haven chosen to be like my uncle, I would be better than them. Yet, in a certain sense I would be less than them. My “goal” was a spring in the north, calming at times but irritating at others. It had been a weeks time since my birthday, my uncle’s gift to me was not some mere object. No it was more profound, insightful, and meaningful, something that impacted me and…

It was May 20th, 2015, a warm and extremely beautiful spring day, when a memory that could last a lifetime was created. I had the day all planned out and was ready for all of the adventures that would be remembered for years to come. With this being his first birthday since we began dating, I made sure to plan an exciting day that would be followed by revealing my big news that I had in store. He pulled up to my house early in the morning, in his little grey Civic, and our day of creating…

For my norm violation, I went to Donna’s, a restaurant by the airport, on Sunday, October 11th at around 5pm. I was accompanied by my friend. When finished eating, the waitress took our plates and brought the checks. Instead of the usual of paying, tipping, and then leaving soon afterwards, we decided to stay for a while to see what would happen. The Norm Violation The norm I violated was leaving right after you pay for your food at a restaurant. This is important because restaurants need to…

On January 11th 2016, Alabama football coach, Nick Saban, won his 4th national championship for Alabama. The University of Alabama is projected to make well over $100 million dollars, solely from the success of the football team this season. Commonly referred to as Nick Satan and the Nicktator due to his charming personality, Saban is scheduled to make more than $7 million dollars just this year. Derrick Henry, the Heisman winning running back who carried the ball over 400 times this year will…