Looking Backward

experiment I conducted involved me violating a social norm and observing the reactions I would get from those around me, for doing something out of the norm, according to society’s standards. For this experiment I decided to stand backwards in an elevator, and not only stand backwards but close my eyes. The acceptable norm is standing in an elevator facing the door. I decided on this experiment and figured I could take full advantage during my trip to the Montgomery county court house during my…

experience the reaction of the individuals as well as my own introspection regarding the activity I had accomplished. Basically, the breaching experiment consisted of me walking backwards, all the way to Gramley dormitory from the new McHugh Flats. I was behaving as I normally would, if I were to walk frontward; e.g. looking…

me to pursue a career in scientifc research. This summer, I worked in a cardiology laboratory at UCLA, looking at proteins associated with HDL to understand how atherosclerosis can be averted. After some experiments provided questionable results, I was given the task of confrming that the viruses we were working with had been packaged and identifed correctly. I spent weeks running DNA gels, looking for specifc genes in each virus, but my results were inconsistent. I was frustrated, but instead…

always moved to another region before kicking the dirt once again. In terms of their behavior of ‘noticing other’, the quails would frequently check their surroundings after looking at the ground. The duration of turning their head and looking around their environment lasted for about 5 seconds. The proximate causes for looking around ranges from reacting to environmental noise. Fundamentally speaking, the quails do this because they know that they are liable for their own lives. Evolutionary…

In life, there is always going to be something that one needs to learn; things such as yourself, other people, or the environment around you, pretty much the of do’s and don’t of life. During your journey, you are the ultimate ruler of what happens and what does not happen, but along the way, people will try to guide you and give you the best advice that they can. This is what Steve Jobs did during his commencement speech; he took what he knew life had taught him and tried to teach others about…

People that lived during the Gilded Age experienced fierce divisions which caused distinct social classes. The poorest of these classes was the working class, consisting of society’s labor force. Despite working an average of 70-80 hours a week, most members of the working class “lived in constant poverty and economic insecurity” (1). It was common for families or single working men to live in dark apartments and overcrowded tenement houses. The driving factors behind the harsh living conditions…

(Running into the room huffing and puffing) I’m so sorry I was late. I went to get in my car when I realized I left my paper in my room, so I went back up there. But when I looked at it I realized that it wasn’t what I wrote. It was written in backwards latin with a pentagram imprinted on it in blood. Obviously, I couldn’t turn that in so I had to go find a mystic to translate it. The mystic started a ritual to translate it, but I needed five red fidget spinners, which was obvious since we all…

"Oh! Look! It's a bird!" "Where? I don't see a bird?" "You aren't looking correctly." Daphne said, looking at me sideways. I look up at the sky and channel my inner artist. Daph shakes her head and laughs. "What a is that face?" She says between giggles. "I'm channeling my inner artist, what's wrong with it?" I ask curiously. "Your tung is practically sticking out, and your eyes are so squinty and makes your face look so…" she stops and makes the deep concentration face.…

When they safely completed the challenge, it reassured me of my safety. Finally, my turn approached. I stood on the box, this time facing backwards, about to step off. My mind rushed with a million thoughts such as, what if I get stuck upside down or fall off ? The people on the platform behind me cheered for me and encouraged me that I could do it. It felt like my death bed was approaching…

I came home from work one day, and found my daughter’s school interim report card on the kitchen table. She usually gets really good grades, earning nothing below a B. However, to my surprise, this time around she came home with a C in History. Now, we had just bought her a new iPhone a few months prior to this incident because, as it turns out, she had made the all A honor roll. But inevitably, as with most teenagers, she ends up dedicating a considerable amount of time on her newly…