Moraine

so I did. I thanked her for the experience and packed my stuff from my station and heard all the whispers behind me. I did not look back, I walked out and felt a sense of relief knowing I was free. A year later here I am, sitting in building D at Moraine Valley Community College, the beginning of a new journey. Failure is a step forward in the right direction. Working as a h airstylist was not a waste of time for me. I learned some of life’s greatest lessons. Someone’s opinion does not have to…

In order to figure out a list of occupations that strongly interested me, I did a few different things. I wanted to make sure that the occupation would most likely fit my personality and lifestyle rather than just picking random careers. I feel as if it is extremely important to take your time with a topic like this. Your career shapes who you are as a person and you wouldn’t want to be stuck in the wrong career and be unhappy. To be honest, finding a list of careers that strongly interested me…

In the novel Out of the Easy written by Ruta Sepetys, one can see that multiple themes are developed through different characters, situations, as well as settings. The theme that is most important to the main character, Josie is “decisions shape our destiny.” Through this theme one can see Josie's development as a character, as well as her own protagonist. This development will henceforth determine the path she takes in leaving the French Quarter. This theme was introduced to the readers in…

As captain, Tristian was the first to wake from his cryostasis and since he had been in a cryogenic state since leaving earth in the twenty-third century. He took a few minutes to stretch his legs, before grabbing something eat. Following his indulgence, Tristian made his way to the gym to workout. After working out for a few hours, Tristian headed for the shower and as the hot water ran down over his six foot one, one hundred seventy-five-pound athletic body, Tristian closed his blue eyes and…

multiple partners, Rosecrance, Oconomowoc Parent Education Network(OPEN), OASD, Your Choice, and Rogers, just to name a few. Presenters included Dr. Thomas Wright, MD of Rosecrance Treatment Centers, Dr. Brian Fidlin, Psy. D., Alissa Darin, Kettle Moraine AODA Counselor, Deana Marincic, MSW, LCSW, Scott Bakkum, School Counselor/AODA Program Coordinator of Oconomowoc High School, Lisa Dawes, Director of Student Services-OASD, and Sandy and Tyler Lybert from Your Choice. The Emcee of the event…

Everyone wants live in a safe affordable well planned community with easy access to community amenities and employment. When it comes to planning those communities, landowners, developers, planners, public agencies and municipal councils all play a role in determining future land use. It is also important to ensure that residents have also opportunities to connect with stakeholders and express opinions and concerns regarding future development. Municipal planners are at the heart of community…

In recent years, there have been notable changes in the annual ice accumulation patterns all over the world. Most importantly there has been a focus on Greenland with respect to its glaciers and their impact on sea-level rise. It has been found in several studies that Greenland is seeing faster than typical rates of warming and thus glacial melting than most any other place on earth (Bekryaev, 2010). Given the significant volume of ice held within glaciers on Greenland, there is a hugely…

For many people change is full of anxiety, and the unknown. Not a lot of people handle change well. It’s difficult to make change when you are uncertain of what you want to be doing. Life is full of changes that are big and small. Some changes are taken solely by yourself, and others with a group of family or friends. Life is very dynamic and it always will be. I graduated high school and I was still seventeen. I had applied to colleges throughout my last year of high school just to show my…

Background According to Fox news world's article in 2015, Everest base camp trekking gets about 40,000 Western trekkers every year. Evidently Everest base camp is one of the popular trekking destinations amongst the trekkers. It is a strenuous high altitude trekking in a rugged terrain of Sagarmatha national park. Breathtaking beauty of landscapes, diversity in ecosystem, exotic Sherpa culture, sacred monasteries, and spectacular view of mountains have captivated trekkers around the world…

As its title suggests, place and space figure heavily in Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest novel, “The Lowland.” The reader finds herself journeying from the craggy shores of Rhode Island, to the bustling streets of Post-independence India, and finally in the hyacinth filled pools of the titular lowland area of Tollygunge, Calcutta. It is here that the mystery and tragedy of Lahiri’s novel takes place, a compassionate tale of family, betrayal, and political ideology set against the backdrop of the Naxalite…