Naperville

Slowly trudging through books I hated but was forced to read in an high school. Participating in a political discussion about the modern feminist movement in society (I won’t tell you my opinion, it’s bound to make someone angry at me). My mother tucking me into bed to read “The Little Engine That Could”. Though these three scenarios are vastly different, and occurred in different parts of my upbringing, they do share one thing in common: they have all contributed toward my literacy. A lot of…

People are not always who they seem to be. Scarlett is a sixteen-year-old girl who has been captured by a cult called Eternal Light. Eternal light believes that if they sacrifice Scarlett, it will give them a path into the afterlife. Noah is another teenager who is part of Eternal Light; he tricks Scarlett into being captured by finding a way into her heart. When Scarlett notices what is happening, she feels betrayed by Noah and cannot even look him in the eyes without her heart tearing into…

Many people are not convinced, including myself, of the remarks by Mr. Gladwell in his book the Outliers on page 40 when he says, “10000 hours of practice is the magic number of greatness”. According to this quotation, Gladwell thinks people in general need 10000 hours of practice to be successful at a certain skill in life. These certain skills can include interests or passions that people want to be exceptional at. Many skills require a lot of practice and hard work but you don’t need 10000…

was curious about what was going to happen to him. One question that I had for most of the book was who was Hank. I was answered throughout the book, as he was starting to remember. It turns out that Hank was actually Danny, a 17 year old kid from Naperville IL, and he played the guitar and ran track for his…

If you were to go to my house and you went over to my study area you would see a have a kind of desk, a chair, and a lamp. The desk actually contains a sewing machine in the inside that used to belong to my mother. God rest her soul. Main reason I use this as a desk it that it is one of the few places in my house where I have a flat surface that is not cluttered with odds and ends. Also this desk is in a centrally located place in the dining room right next to the dining table. The dining room…

Introduction: The Louisiana Purchase, that was signed in 1803, was a land deal between the US and France, in which the US acquired 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississipi River for $15 million. The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present US states and two Canadian provinces. The territory contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; a large portion of North Dakota;…

Harlan is the writer of the highest selling book to students joining college, The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might keep running Into in College. From landing on grounds to offering a lavatory to 40 outsiders to sharing address takes note of, The Naked Roommate is your first best friend when carrying out a background at EVERYTHING you have to think about school. Beside that, Harlan is an expert speaker who has gone by more than 400 secondary school and school grounds. He is a…

The conduct decided to engage in was going into a restaurant located in downtown Naperville at 35 S. Washington, known as The Catch 35. These specific restaurant is well known for its seafood and premium steak. Reservations are mostly enforced since it gets utterly packed. Walk-ins are most likely turned away, meaning they will not take an individual unless the vacancy is handy or for a certain motive. However, while walking in without a reservation and sitting myself down. I observed the…

Ethical Decision in the Construction Industry Situation Every day General Contractors confront ethical decision; so, this paper will analyze how general contractors handle the situations and the outcome of their decisions. Therefore, it is necessary to learn how to take good ethical decisions and how to handle them, by studying real case scenarios. Also, it is necessary to find ways to educate employees within a company; as well, how to teach students early in their career to reduce future…

The evidence is in. To read the book “SPARK” is like completing a research project that will prove to you the benefits of exercise can be transforming and life changing to preserve brain function. Most of us are well aware that exercise promotes strength, flexibility and fitness but few of us have ever really thought of the effects of exercise on our brains. This is a compelling book filled with facts and case histories that speak for themselves on the benefits of exercise to both our brains and…