Out and Back roller coaster

When it comes to race, no ethnic group is left out. The African American is community is a commonly targeted group. In the show, Brian, the family dog, tends to be racist against blacks and in an episode when asked by Stewie: “what kind of man would I be if I ran off now?”, Brian responds: “Well, you’d be a black man.” (“Chick Cancer”) I think Family Guy does a good job pointing out that racism is not in the past and keeps popping out daily. Some may not know what they are doing is racist…

about the biological – chemical-- addition but I had never heard of the Nature Theory of addiction. I connected with Adrew Weil's theory of our natural desire to seek out altered consciousnesses. I found the concept of early childhood risk taking and simple pleasures –chair spinning-- to be a desire for altered consciousness. He points out the long history in the majority of cultures to have created some form of fermented drink (Inciardi 2004). This leads him to the idea, “...People of all…

well, let me answer that with my story. It was the final class of the day, and I got called to the office. My mother had checked me out early. We get out to her van, my stepfather in the passenger seat, and I was directed to get in the back seat. What seemed unusual was that they were both in a good mood; the last week before had been pure hell between us. We pull out of the school parking lot and go to Prairie View Psychiatric Center and park beside a woman named Shelby Spencer. Little did I…

I once had a patient who came to the clinic for the medications for his back pain, which was caused by a work injury several years ago. He was very aggressive and verbally abused me to the point of scaring me. My preceptor came back, and he tried to talk the patient down and firmly refused to give him pain medication. That was the first time I ever dealt with an aggressive drug-seeking patient. Another…

A Rollercoaster I never have been that person who was an overachiever, an athlete, or involved a lot in school. People would see me as that girl who had a small group of friends, the one who sat quietly towards the back of the class, the girl who was reserved and straightforward. The girl who tried her best, who was determined to graduate, to go to college. During freshman year, my life changed, for the better I thought, but honestly it was not for the better. Yet, here I am pushing to make it…

Being pregnant in school, this is one of the experiences I am currently still going through. It’s been a crazy emotional roller coaster for me, especially being young and still living at home. When I found out I was pregnant, I didn’t know what to do. I was scared to tell the father of my baby, but more terrified to tell my parents. I had plans for my future that did not involve having a baby. This is my experience of being in school and pregnant. First I thought it was just the flu, but this…

I sat in the back row of Mrs. Jewett’s room, surrounded by people, a queasy feeling in my stomach. I was here for the initiating cross country meeting, where Mrs. Jewett would explain what we would be doing through the season. I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t know why I was. The people around me joked amongst each other. Feeling lightheaded as though I was flying around on a roller coaster, my nerves were slightly calmed by the presence of Tyler and Alex, the other seventh grade boys on the…

school, it was scary; I changed to a new school, new friends and another beginning. Nevertheless, nothing compares with my first day in College; it was my craziest and tired first day in Zamorano. Describing my first day in Zamorano for was a roller coaster of emotion. First, some people asked why you choose Zamorano. “Zamorano is known worldwide for training successful professionals, with high academic and moral standards, through its experienced faculty members, a comprehensive…

and B’s my GPA had changed from a 2.4 to a 3.3. And at that moment I yelled “Yes I know I could do it” My mom had came into the room with a confused look on her face and had asked “You knew you could do what son”. When she had said that I had jumped out of my bed like it was a trampoline and said “Bring up my GPA look” As she looked at the screen she could not help but smile with happiness and said “Son I knew you could do it”. At that moment I realize something that if you really want something…

of the story Oedipus doesn’t know exactly who his parents are but is determined to find out, “However base my birth, I must know about it”(Sophocles 1022). Because he…