Long Beach City College

could eat all of the food I wanted for free! I decided to take night time classes since I had trouble waking up in high school. My first class of college was at one o’clock in the afternoon located in the West wing of the school. Mr. Johnson was my professor’s name, and he taught calculus. This had to be one of the hardest classes i’ve ever taken. In college, I roomed with my friend Brandt McClain. We have been friends since the third grade. I brought a t.v. and a mini fridge and he brought a…

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bore” these lyrics are the ones that came screeching out of my throat as I hastily clean the kitchen in my tiny apartment in Dublin City. Cillian, my best friend was on his was to my apartment after visiting my brother hospital, he’s done this every Friday since Simon was sent to hospital. This has become the routine over the past two weeks for me, walk home from college, do some work and wait for him to arrive so I could make dinner and watch Netflix until we couldn't keep our eyes open. I…

Mary, was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Being the daughter of a railroad attorney she spent her childhood in various towns, including Atchison and Kansas City, Kansas and Des Moines, Iowa. She spent the winter months with her grandparents, Alfred and Amelia Otis, in Atchison and the summers with her parents in Kansas City, Kansas. Her mother and sister, Grace Muriel, visited her while she stayed with her grandparents, but she rarely saw her father during these years. At the age ten,…

roaring sea. Bloated rivers, sunken cities and settles down on a signboard with the inscription “Welcome to Lagos Nigeria: The Land of Aquatic Culture”. Moves on from there to settle on another sign “Welcome to Ajah Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos. The destruction of the earth is no longer a myth about how God destroyed the world with water and only Noah and his family were saved. The real Bible story is here with us today. 2 The image rolls out the names of sunken cities all over the world. The statistics…

It was a long summer’s evening in Colorado Springs, July 03, 1975. The air was warm and still, radiating through my chest and embracing my tanned arms and legs. Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and Rod Stewart’s “Maggie Mae” were spinning on the AM station of my friend Paul’s Earl Schrieb freshly-painted turquoise-blue Karmann Ghia. “When you’re down and troubled, and you need a helping hand…” I felt accomplished to have memorized each song and with a convincing smile confidently sang the…

Like for example in the case of The Historic Town of Vigan City, they are protecting/preserving its cobblestone streets and its unique European architecture. That’s why other vehicles are permitted to enter these streets. Only kalesas are allowed. And in the case of Paoay Church, they are protecting its physical…

What is a hero? To many people, the word hero could mean so many different things. Technically, it is defined as "a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities." While many times this is true to me, when I think of the word hero, I think of my father. My father was my best friend, my first love, my number one role model, and most importantly my hero. I was daddy’s little girl from the time I entered this earth. I had this six…

decision to cut them off. “And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. I’m going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live. I’ll be through with them once and for all, forever.” (64) This is part of the reward he gets, as he wanted nothing more than to riddance his parents. Here, McCandless is following one of Buddha’s beliefs: “I do not believe in a fate…

The causes of smoking can be social, genetic, or due to lack of education. Adolescents take action without full knowledge of the consequences; therefore, they must be informed about the short-term risks along with the long-term risks of cigarette smoking. From the research, it is apparent that social factors have the largest influence on smoking initiation. This includes parents as well as peers. Parents have the power and influence so they should reduce smoking initiation…