Man-Thing

a daughter is asked out by a boy for dinner, the parents get concerned about the relationship and get overprotective, taking extreme measures to ensure their child doesn’t do harm or offense towards their own child and their families. “Here’s the thing -- thoughts are not equal to actions ... Rationalizing that young men have overwhelming urges that cloud their judgment and force them to make poor decisions regarding young men/women is nothing more than excusing bad behavior” (Kasey Ferris).…

to graduate. One part I didn 't have to worry was a portion of the MCA like the Algebra part. But the part that was extremely hard for me was geometry. Geometry was really confusing knowing the different shape and the equation and all other things. One thing I remember was when my teacher reminded saying half of the exam consist of geometry that…

and get it done so I could earn my grade and move on. I also figured there would be courses where I would actually learn something that would be useful in my career. This Online Course Development class has been an example of the latter. The thing that comes slamming into my mind when reflecting on this course experience is the fact that I had actual experience creating an online course for an audience that pertains to my current career. Most of the previous courses in my program of study…

eyes to everything that I hadn’t seen. The teacher was kind of $famous to the students. She had traveled to the places she was teaching us about. She wasn’t just giving us the information out of a textbook, she was telling us real things that she experienced. The thing about this class was, every year, she picked a group of students to go on a trip to a different country. My year there were two trips. One to three different countries in Europe, the other to Australia and New Zealand. After…

there is a positive side to it. Everyone has challenges in their life, within those challenges there is a lesson to learn. The main challenge that I had to go through had affected me both physically and mentally. Domestic violence is not an easy thing to go through, yet again the worse part is to go back and talk about it. My family consists of six people: my father, mother, older sister, little sister and little brother. Many people may think that my family is very united with almost no…

“That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt”. Although these words are from the book Hazel Grace is obsessed with (almost like I am with this book)it is still pertinent. Those words slice through me like a knife and with those words I can use to not only explain The Fault in our Stars by John Green but also a lot of my experiences throughout the past four years of my life. It may sound cliche as does most everything that I say, but I believe that without the feelings of pain, sadness…

society is one that is dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. Several popular books and movies describe a future society that is awful. Life as a child was great because I did what I wanted didn’t have to worry about grades and other school related things. In the story, it talks about a bleak world that I hopeless also in these stories a young person saves everyone because young bloods have more energy they also fight for what they believe in. The book anthem and the movie Maze Runner tell…

In the movie, “Smoke Signals”, and the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, both by Sherman Alexie, the protagonists got through friendship, hope, and loss while they live life on an “Indian” Reservation. Arnold and Rowdy (from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) and Thomas and Victor (from “Smoke Signals”) need their friends to help them get through the everyday struggle of poverty. They also need lots of hope to get through good times and bad, and to hope that…

Kennedy’s inspiration on his generation and the ones to follow. He was willing to dedicate as much time as needed to fully assist the needy people of the world, not because it will gather attention or praise, but simply because it is the innately right thing to do. Kennedy acknowledged that “if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” With a society that is becoming more and more defined by wealth and social status, it is infinitely relevant that a…

Noblesse Oblige Since 1921, the National Honor Society has impacted communities from all corners of the world by means of scholarship, great character, leadership and service. This organization was founded by Dr. Edward Rynearson, principal of the Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh. From the beginning, the four main guided purposes of NHS have been to: create enthusiasm for scholarship, stimulate a desire to render service, promote leadership, and develop character in the students of…