Serviced apartment

I had called ahead to let them know that we would be there after hours and they were kind enough to open our apartment and leave us a key. I circled the parking lot like a vulture looking for food trying to find the right building. Once I found it, I unloaded the cats and then went around the corner to my sister’s house with the kids. We spent our first night…

On the morning of my fifth birthday party, the house was a buzz with preparation for the festivities later in the day; Mom was in the kitchen preparing food while Dad, my oldest brother, Danny, and I were decorating for the big day when there was knock at the door. I was not allowed to answer the door before but Danny said it was probably one of my friends arriving early and I should go let them in. I ran to the door with anticipation and excitement of who it might be. There was a skinny white…

laws that pertain to the business as well as the effects they may have. The incident that occurred at Springfield Arms Apartments brings about queries on where the accountability lies, with the owner or the trespasser. The responsibility is weighted legally as damages incurred. However this matter is handled by the owner reflects the kind of business ethics Springfield Arms Apartments is overseen by. By understanding the torts and ethics can shed some light on the aftermath. On the evening of…

neighborhood, and even have sleepovers. That all changed after 9/11. The neighbors that once welcomed us with open arms when we first moved to close the doors and the currents. The kids that my siblings and I played them in the park next to our apartment building stopped coming near us. The icing on the cake…

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” Realism can be simply defined as attempting to represent a subject truthfully, without any kind of exaggeration or implausible content. Each of the authors in this collection had somewhat similar themes about reality that they wove into their stories, and three in particular stood out as having very definite themes: To Build a Fire, Genesis of the Tenement, and The Story of an Hour. To Build a Fire, the first text in…

Just a few years ago this great nation took a devastating hit to its economy that crippled many homeowners. These citizens had everything ripped out from underneath them and were forced to foreclose. Why were so many thousands of people forced to resort to this you ask? When the economy bottomed out, they lost everything and could no longer even afford to support their families or live in their homes. Today, many thousands of those victims of foreclosures have since turned into potential…

America is known as a melting pot for its richness in diversity. Immigrants have been coming to America since the beginning of its existence. They come from all over the world; Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Central America. Each group had their own reasons for coming to America whether it was to flee religious persecution political differences, or escape their own poverty-stricken countries. However, each group thrived (or failed) in different ways; which group of immigrants prospered the…

Toronto is the commercial, cultural and financial center of Canada and is recognized as a prominent and influential global city. Therefore, Toronto is constantly changing to best adapt to both domestic and international trends. In recent years, there has been a boom in condominium development in the city of Toronto with, “sales increasing by 21.2% in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of the previous year” (Vital signs, 2016). With the increasing number of condominium…

Apartments and houses are very different from one another. I lived in an apartment complex for about six years, and there are plenty of advantages and disadvantages from my experience about that style of living. Living in an apartment is sometimes unsafe. When I was 11 years old, and my brother was 16. My brother tripped onto the street while riding his bike. There was a woman driving over the speed limit and ran my brother over leaving him with a fractured arm. My brother was rushed to the…

I 'm awoken. I had thought heard something. The clock says 4:17 a.m. It’s still dark out, a sudden shaking, over quickly. Tremor is the first thing to pop in my mind. I turn on the television. There’s suddenly another one. The walls shake violently this time. A picture frame hits the ground. I wonder if these are just aftershocks. Have I slept through the worst of it? The news is on; earthquakes everywhere, Toronto, Los Angles, Paris, and Bangkok lay in ruins. I switch to another channel.…