Salt mine

they know that their prosperity is based off a fast paced, semi desperate populace that has an addiction to junk food; coming up with something addictive will guarantee customer loyalty. Even if the nutritional facts stated a decrease in the use of salt in the product, it would serve “as the green light to snack like never…

Dewey & Freire: An Experiential, Social Approach to Early Childhood Education When connecting the philosophical theories learned in class with my future pedagogical practices, I am naturally inclined to focus on those philosophers whose ideas resonated with me the most. As a believer that the purpose of education is to raise active members of society and that education can indeed change and improve our social system, I selected John Dewey and Paulo Freire as the two pillars of my teaching…

The Ride of a Lifetime We have all had nightmares. They could be simple things such as seeing a clown or getting swarmed by spiders, but there are the ones that truly scare you, like drowning to death. For me, my childhood nightmare of drowning to death showed up at my front door last summer. It was terrifying, but through my experiences I learned that pain is temporary, memories are forever, and that you need to understand and respect Mother Nature to the fullest before you do anything…

When having a conversation with Romeo, Romeo mentions that “the sweeter rest was mine,” and Friar Lawrence, alarmed at what this insinuates, immediately exclaims “God pardon sin!” (2.3.44-45). Here, the Friar’s first reaction is not to advise Romeo like the mentor he is supposed to be, but rather to become aghast at a possible sin he…

The Devikas It took over three weeks for my mom to decide if she would let me go with my aunt’s sister-in-law, her boyfriend, and her daughter. They were going to Universal Studios in Florida and on a cruise to the Bahamas for two weeks. The trip was to be a Christmas surprise for her daughter. They wanted me to be part of her gift and insisted on paying all of my expenses. It was a trip of lifetime for a girl like me whose longest venture had been to California. My mom had a difficult time…

filling the room. No, someone sniffles, a tear runs down a cheek; it’s my mother, it’s my sister. Stay strong. His bloated stomach moves with the sounds, in and out, out of his control. His flat chest quivers, I can see his heart-beating, I can feel mine. His legs lay motionless for the first time in many years. He was always moving. Moving ships off the coast of Korea and Vietnam. Out of the orphanage, out of poverty. He carried his family across international borders, across state lines,…

My journey here has been extremely tough, frankly I don’t really know how I survived it all. Thankfully, the gods found some mercy in their hearts to let me live. I was met again with death, but that will not stop me; I am forever determined to make my way back to my home, Ithaca. Once I found my way to land, my dream that once felt so far away wasn’t anymore. I knew that if I was able to survive my first night there without anybody or anything finding me, I would have a good chance. So I…

There are several people I spend most of my time with. The people I spend my time with is my friends, siblings, and parents. All these important members of my life all want me to succeed in life. They all have ups and downs. There are always pros and cons. First, my siblings are the most loyal members of life. I know no matter what anyone of my siblings will support me. They won’t ever judge me for my stupid life decisions. I can rely on them being there whenever I am in need or am at a low.…

If my friends bothered to notice how different I looked, they didn’t say anything about it. I only wore giant, comfortable sweaters, I had large bags under my eyes, and I had stopped wearing makeup after that first week. I could barely sleep because all I could see when I closed my eyes was the shadow. I was a walking corpse powered by coffee and energy drinks. The one positive change was that I had started listening to My Chemical Romance again, which was the one string of sanity I had left. I…

If I had only known that evening when I went to my brother’s basketball game. I didn’t know at that time what was going to happen. If someone could have just stopped me, I wouldn’t have gotten injured. * * * * It was another Saturday afternoon in Draper, Utah, it was snowing quite hard, it often snowed quite hard here. We had just gotten out of school for winter break the day before. Just an hour ago, I had won my basketball game, I was really happy because it had been our first win. I lay…