In Our Time

different. The presentation to our classmates went very well and we were very calm. We were to memorize our intro and try to as little as possible, not look at the poem. The delivery was very well but had some problems such as the rate, nonverbal expression, and eye contact. We went a little faster than we had practiced but still finished with a good time. However, it did cause Wes and I to miss three or four words in the poem. The nonverbal expression, such as our hand hand gestures and…

Time is one of the very few things every human on planet Earth has in common. Everyone has to deal with it whether they experience good times or bad. In James Schuyler 's "Hymn to Life," time is represented through many different things and in many different means. This poem describes and fully entangles both the good and the bad that time gives us here throughout our lives. Schuyler manages to offer up conflicting views on time throughout the duration of the poem, and because of this he creates…

upon which our current beliefs and philosophies were built upon. These philosophers of ancient Greece were some of the very first scholars to apply logic to the universe and attempt to rationalise the world around them. Just the thought that these individuals had such a colossal ability to infer, with regard to the era they presided in and the resources accessible to them, is simply remarkable. Their resolve to make sense of their chaotic world created the pathway toward present time scientific…

of how many differences we all have with our family, they’re the ones who will always be there for us. They will lift us up when we are down and they’ll straighten our path when our road becomes a little curvy. They will love us unconditionally, no matter how many times you mess up. And that’s the one really good thing about family. You can scream, rip each other’s head off, and mistreat each other, but deep down, nothing can change the love we have in our hearts. Each of the families in…

and I’s similarities stopped at our blood type and looks. Everyone in my family always comments on how alike my mother and I are, based on the fact that we have the same body type. In reality, we are total opposites. She enjoys gardening and the summer and I enjoy reading and the fall. Our sense of style is even completely different. She loves to wear bright, neon colors and I wear neutral, earthy colors. The differences can go on but even if we both point out our differences, people still seem…

primacy effect helps us recall words because the words at the start of the list are encoded into our long term memory where we store them until it is time to recall them. The recency effect helps us recall words because words at the end of the list are put into our short term memory where we can access them for a short time (about 30 seconds). The words in the middle of the list are not encoded into our long or short term memory, so it is harder to recall them. This all shows us that memory is…

louder than the alarm. Rosecrans Baldwin, writer of “Throw Away Your Earbuds, Boredom Is Good” suggests that being without earbuds is a good thing because it invites boredom; which gives him time to think about daily life. While earbuds are a nice distraction there are other ways to spend time. One reason to lessen our use of earbuds…

would be able to count on watching it with my family every time it aired. We put aside our individual tasks and problems and gathered around the TV every Friday to watch Five-O. The shows characters gave prominent examples of leadership, honor, and morals, and many lessons from the show still stick with me today. Hawaii Five-O taught me a lot of things about family and what’s really important, and it brought me closer to my family every time we sat down to watch it. As soon as the show first…

checking of phones, it is all around us. In recent discussions of the net, a controversial issue has been whether the net has a positive or negative impact on our brains. On one hand, some argue that the net has bettered our intelligence, making us smarter. One the other hand, however, others argue that the net is making us dumber, creating our brains to have short term memory and not long term. The best perspective on this issue, is reflected by Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows, “The…

have one long piece of plywood. However we were both determined to make something out of our single supply. I went through my apartment getting ready for my big appointment in the backyard. On a whim before going out I decided to let all three of our cats outside. However, I kept one with me by putting a harness and leash on her. I decided so that she could keep my friend and I company while we figured out our tree house. When I finally got her situated I turned to my brother and tried to…