The Little Things

however, can leave the same statement open to many different interpretations. Additionally, a connotation, or an emotional or psychological association a word carries, can affect the interpretation of a word. Words that, by definition, mean the same thing can sometimes take on a positive or negative feelings. For example, Dana and her mother “surveil” Chaurisse and Laverne, whereas if her father knew, he would call it “spying” (5). Dana makes this distinction because she believes the word spy is…

single parent, I feel my expectations are more extreme in my relationships compared to a person who was raised in a two-parent household. My mom taught me to never count on anyone, let alone a man to get things done. Growing up without a male figure in our house me and my sister learned how to do things a man would normally do; I know very sexist of me. Our mother expected so much from us it was hard to differentiate our roles from what a woman should do and what a man should do. We learned to…

something you can’t get the “thing”. The thing of course being a person’s ultimate goal in life. Money changes, money dictates how a person thinks because at the end of the day every human has a brain, but now the way the world is set up, everyone thinks that they have to be someone particular class or status to qualify as successful. Thinking about money is a part of think its feeling, and behavior. All three thinking, feeling, and behavior circle around each other. Little kids are being…

comes up with the ideas for the things he makes. He said that he does it just like his dad taught him. He would see a picture or product he would like to try and build, then he would have to picture it in his mind, “I have to see it in my mind first,…

trailer has been posted. I have been pretty indifferent to the whole thing ever since the original cast has pretty much had nothing to do with it. The big thing that will slap everyone that has a criticism about the film is that the new cast is female. That has nothing to do with a movie being good or not. Sure, there are probably those Men's Rights douche bags that will complain that it should be an all male cast, but the thing about that is no one cares about what those people have to say.…

us appropriately. If someone doesn 't follow the rules there will be consequences. Unfortunately if someone were to do things like steal from a store, or drive without a license, you will go to jail (if you get caught). Without these consequences there would be no order or safety in the world. Even though rules and laws aren 't necessarily "fun" we can do really amazing things when we follow and use them to our advantage.…

rewards set false expectancy for those who show minimum work. For example, Berdan says “We begin to expect awards and praise for just showing up — to class, practice, after-school jobs — leaving us woefully unprepared for reality”. This shows that things aren't just given to people. They have to work hard for them and they definitely won't be handed to them on s silver platter.Showing up doesn't count for work, put in the effort and do your part and maybe you can earn that reward. Just showing…

People have many things that they love and they do not let anyone touch those things. My possession to me is very important because it has to do with my family members. The most important things that I possess is my lambs, quilt, and game cube. The lambs I have was something that I owned since I was a little girl. The quilt was given to me when I. On family nights we use to play the game cube. All of these things I still own today and in good condition. The first thing that I will always…

a daughter is asked out by a boy for dinner, the parents get concerned about the relationship and get overprotective, taking extreme measures to ensure their child doesn’t do harm or offense towards their own child and their families. “Here’s the thing -- thoughts are not equal to actions ... Rationalizing that young men have overwhelming urges that cloud their judgment and force them to make poor decisions regarding young men/women is nothing more than excusing bad behavior” (Kasey Ferris).…

Basketball is my life. Okay maybe it’s not my life, but it’s more than a game to me. It’s a big part of my life and it has been ever since I could pick a ball up. Everyday as a child, coming home from a boring day at school, the only thing I would look forward to was lacing up my sneakers, racing over to the community court, and shooting some hoops. Even in the winter, when there was snow on the ground piled up to almost as tall as I was, I would beg and plead my dad to snow plow the driveway so…