Looking Backward

They reached out their hands, testing my barrier. "You sure are something," Propitious said, her brown eyes looking me up and down. "But we're tired of playing these games, you're not interesting enough," they all said in unison once again. I put everything I had into my barrier as the tried to break it down, but I knew they couldn't get through. "Good luck!" I…

Danneskjold that he attempts to reach throughout the novel. He seeks to instill justice back into the world using his methods which he deems the best way to reverse the backwards morals, which were engrained into the people. But, what morals were spread throuhghout the people, and by what method? This question can be answered by looking at the man whom Ragnar seeks to destroy. Robin Hood. The tale of Robin Hood was deeply misunderstood by the modern people of Atlas Shrugged, and in comparison to…

For us humans, once we put our minds to something, it must be done and is all that is important to us. Like Steve Jobs says in his speech You’ve got to find what you love, “Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” In order to be successful in our own eyes, we must believe in what we’re…

WKNR in Detroit, a random caller was aired on the station said "Did you hear Paul is dead?" Gibbs thought it was a joke but the caller continued explaining why he believed so. Apparently, the caller said when you listen to the song "Revolution 9" backwards, you can hear "Turn me on dead man..." repeatedly. After, calls kept flooding in the radio station drawing many listeners into this alleged rumor. LaBour was very convinced, he began to look for more…

was now faded and torn and concentrically spotted…Dahl & Oleson's Meat Market—a reek of blood. A jewelry shop with tinny-looking wristwatches for women.” (Lewis…

to the to the reluctance of diving into a cold lake. I relied on the van door pillar for balance as I groped for my poles, trying my best to hide these difficulties. I don't think that we were really looking at each other now, but through the side of my eyes I believed my daughter tumbled backwards as she was putting on her backpack, fortunately not to the ground. I am almost certain that, like me and despite her practice drill the night earlier, she was also not fully prepared for the weight.…

Ripples Staring at the water which ripples when you make a movement, I walk calmly across the water. The shallow water not covering an inch or so. Looking around the foggy area I hear my name, it’s faded but I can make it out. I see a boat pass me… slowly. Nothing is in the boat. I stagger holding my head, ‘It hurts’ I told myself. “R##” I look to my right, where I had heard the sound. “Re#” I look to my left this time… “Ren” I hear my name clearly and in front of me. I see a misshapen figure,…

the back view and curves on a coronal plane; if looking that the spine from the side it should still appear with a natural and completely healthy curve. There are three major ways in which the spine can curve. First, is called levoscoliosis, this is a single curve to the left making the shape of the letter C. The second is the opposite called dextroscoliosis. Dextroscoliosis is a single curve of the spine to the right making the shape of a backwards letter C. Finally, the spine can have a…

The curved lines in the painting show movement when looking at the sky. An array of lines are present in this painting such as implied, curved, diagonal and horizontal lines which are easily identified based on the fact that those lines make up all pieces of art. Implied lines are used to direct your attention on the…

loans. Why is this happening in a country that is known for its equality of opportunity? It is because our leaders are living in the 20th century. They are looking backwards, therefore they don’t see how jobs today depend on the competition of global economy. They put us in a disadvantage by regulating, taxing, and borrowing. They are looking for yesterday’s answers and don’t know that now jobs require more education and different skills than they used to in the past. The time has come for our…