Lifeguard

Discrimination in the Justice System August 9th began as any other day for young Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri. Little did he know that walking down the street would end his life in just a blink of an eye. Officer Darren Wilson, who ruined the Brown family and took an innocent life by mistake, will not suffer nor be punished. It is moments like these when society must come to realize the obvious discrimination in the justice system. African Americans, especially, but minorities of all…

LOGLINE: A woman is lead to a secluded area by a handheld device, designed to bring wellness to people. She quickly learns that the retreat she attends is less of a peaceful getaway, but rather a game of deadly tag. CHARACTERS: POLICE OFFICER (50s): Standard police officer. Calm, yet on a mission to complete tasks. A CHILD (7): Impatient child waiting for cat. MARK LOWE (28): Overly concerned guy. Casually dressed. Focused on conceiving a child with Wendy (his wife), and her overall safety.…

Life comes with many obstacles and challenges. In the 1960s-1980s, during the Feminist Movement, women were fighting for equality, for liberation and for freedoms. Brenda Lager was born and raised in the inner city of Cincinnati in the 1950s. She grew up in a blue collared family and her ancestor descended from indentured servants from Scotland. Brenda Lager had many disadvantages in her life and was restricted in the way she had to live her life. She is a military wife and a mother of two…

the very idea of walking past this child on the brink of death, for most, is morally reprehensible. Most of society would shame me for not acting. If I do save the child, then I do not do so out of duty. I am not a police officer or a soldier or a lifeguard on the beach. It is not my “job” to save and defend the public. When I save the child, I do it out of compassion and a value for life. Whether I am obligated to show this compassion for those abroad is debatable. However, it is much easier…

Given the importance of having a personal vision, and its impact on ones attitude towards achieving a better future, I will be writing my personal vision, based on analyzing my values and how they are reflected in my operating philosophy, as I will explore my life and career aspiration to create images of my desired future. Values and Philosophy Throughout my life I have been guided by my values and beliefs. They support me in facing life’s challenges, taking decisions and defying…

In 1955, Rosa Parks committed the most recognized act of civil disobedience in American history. She directly went against the law to pave a path of justice for her people, by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, and dealt with the consequence of her actions. This idea of civil disobedience came directly from transcendentalism. Many times, transcendentalists looked to find a higher power than society and tradition, to seek a higher truth. Civil Disobedience did the same by transcending a law…

It was a crisp summer evening in the little town of Daleville Indiana on Sunday November 8th 1999. Milton Slander was sitting on his porch in his rocking chair waiting for his wife to get done cooking dinner. The birds were chirping, dogs were barking and the crazy kids were drag racing up and down the highway. The time was about 7:30 when Milton's wife Stacy came out and told him it was time to come inside and eat. The slanders have two kids, Blade and Emma. They are having fresh cut juicy…

The book, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie is about a native tribe who go through a lot of difficult things but somehow manage to get through it all. They fight through it all and they preserve their culture. To them, family is the most important as well as their traditions. This book has a lot of interesting topics, such as, how spirituality plays an important role in the novel. They also explain how many of them have been destroyed by drinking and doing drugs at…

Part l I had never been a fan of flying. After 6 seasons of Lost, the thought of a plane crash made me want to throw up. But unfortunately, I lived in northern Maine. A place where the hot weather wasn’t so hot. That meant that warm places and relaxing on the beach was a wonderous idea to me. So when my parents had told us that we were going to Cancun, Mexico I had very mixed emotions about the vacation. Being in Cancun, and feeling the warmth of the Sun, I was ecstatic for. But the almost 4…

The Psychology of Learning & Careers In the Merriam-Webster dictionary career is defined as a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling. Some people have one career for their entire life, whereas others may change it one or two or maybe even five times before they find their true calling. Through finding a career an individual will lead a successful life by doing what they enjoy and making a sustainable living off of it. Though what is success? In “The…