Saturday morning cartoon

eyes and sandpaper tongues suffered from the deluge of shots consumed the night before. Dazed and drowsy, I doubted that any of us retained much from the course. The instructor sounded muffled and slow to me like the adult characters from Peanuts cartoons, “When you’re treating a head injury, trauma to the scalp or skull, it’s crucial to…”…

I’ll be honest. I hate chores. I absolutely hate getting up in the mornings to walk the dog, clean the kitchen after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I especially hate washing the floors by hand. I’ll be even more honest; at times, I purposefully skirt my responsibilities citing schoolwork, work, or music homework as the reason to not be touched that day, when I’m actually lounging reading a nice book or simply watching YouTube videos. I know it’s bad, but, I guess that’s what being honest…

You feel the cold steel pressed against your face as you stare down your sight. After what feels like an eternity of stalking and hunting your prey, you finally have them cornered. You stare down the barrel of your gun, and feel the tension as you slowly pull the trigger. A single bullet right between the eyes. You hover over your victim, as they lay lifeless before you. An overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment rushes over you, as your friend utters the words “nice kill, bro.” You…

was growing up. Throughout the 1980’s President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy created a powerful anti-drug campaign that used images like an egg representing a brain, and an egg frying for a brain on drugs. As a kid I couldn’t watch Saturday morning cartoons without being bombarded with anti-drug advertisements. Today kids get a different kind of message, not all drugs are bad regardless of the law. They are getting this message through the current fight to legalize marijuana within the…

Think back to when you were a young child and how you imagined you were one of the many superheroes you watched on the Saturday morning cartoons. In your mind you were a perfectly chiseled titan, strong enough to lift a skyscraper right out of its foundation. Or maybe you were able to run at the speed of light, or read minds. Children everywhere have dreamt of having supernatural strength and abilities. As adults, those who study advocate for, and work towards enhancing human abilities are…

“One more thing, One more time.” Josh Sundquist is a Paralympic skier, motivational speaker, best-selling author, Youtuber, and Halloween enthusiast. Sundquist’s best-selling book, Just Don’t Fall, tells of his journey through life and the hardships as he fought bone cancer at age nine. Despite his struggles with a life-changing amputation of his leg at such a young age, Sundquist persevered and created a mindset for himself that lead to success in Paralympic skiing and to a career in…

The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom starring the animated Simpson family, which was created by Matt Groening. He conceived of the characters in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office and named them after his own family members, substituting "Bart" for his own name. The family debuted as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show called The Simpsons, which debuted on December 17, 1989.…

Introduction JBS presents as a mature, Caucasian man of 62 years, born August 11th, 1955. JBS lives in a single family home with his 94-year-old Mother whom he cares for. He lives a quiet, simple life and enjoys tending to his garden and doing household repairs. He is the youngest of four children with three sisters who are much older than him. The oldest sister (16 years older) has dementia and has just recently been brought from Illinois to a care center here in Sarasota. He visits her…

esop’s Fables Introduction: Aesop’s fables are known throughout the literary world. I can say that I know as much as the next person about fables. They have a universal theme, relatable characters, and an easy to follow storyline, but I only know that much. I never really knew the origin or basic history of fables. I knew the origin is difficult to trace due to the fact that they have been told for many generations. Fables were a big part of my childhood. They helped reinforce the right and…

Arab American History Arab Americans encompass people from 22 nations of North Africa and the Middle East. Southeastern Michigan accounts for one of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East. It can be difficult to trace when some Arab Americans actually arrived in the US due to inaccuracy of census records as they do not have a classification for Arab heritage and people identify themselves differently (100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans). Zammouri is known…