The Next One

sleep because I was so paranoid, and thinking about how cranky I would be in the morning; that made me sleepless. One thing you should know about me is that I am a worrywart and I overthink things a lot. So while yes the crying was horrible, but the amount of sleep that I lost was due to the amount of overthinking and worrying I spent the entire night doing. My mother woke up at one point during the night asking if I needed help. I did need help, but with only me having the bracelet I didn’t…

The song, “Be My Escape”, by Relient K, uses one main poetic device to convey the story that the speaker is telling: metaphor. Throughout the poem, the speaker illustrates that they are locked inside a house. We are told that they know how to get out, because they know who has the key, however they are afraid of what lies beyond their safe walls out in the world. They initially think that they know what is best for themselves. Eventually they come to the conclusion that they must take the chance…

The 7 elements are grouped into two major categories, such as: soft elements and hard elements. The elements are as follows: strategy, structure, systems, shared values, style, staff, and skills. Through strategy, the company plans to maintain competitive advantage, while the structure refers to the hierarchy of the company. In both situations, the short and long-term, the hierarchy of the company suffers modifications and the executive needs to make sure the employees and everyone affected by…

In Albert Camus’ novel, “The Stranger”, the absurdist themes of the meaninglessness of human life, living in the moment, irrationality, and lack of conformity to the values of society are best exemplified through the relationships that the protagonist, Meursault, has with those around him. Camus’ characterisation of his anti-hero makes us question the way we must fit into other people’s expectations of our own behaviour, thus forcing us to lie in order to find a secure place within society.…

add the following: 1 oz. cognac, 3/4 oz. triple sec, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, and 1 dash of jalapeno simple syrup (made by boiling equal parts sugar and water, then steeping with one jalapeno for two hours). Shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a slice of jalapeno. Number Three: Cider Kir Royale. This one is easy! Add 1/3 oz. creme de cassis to the bottom of a champagne flute, and top with 3 oz. of hard cider. Garnish with a slice of apple to look extra fancy. Number Two:…

the society, with the aim of being productive and creative.in this stage, a person aims at guiding the future generation. In the late adulthood, individuals tend to engage themselves in certain activities to increase their generativity. Parenting is one of the activities adults involve themselves in. People in this stage act as role models and teach their children good morals. Doing charitable works is another activity that individuals in this stage do. They achieve this by visiting the sick,…

I had assumed that we were going, but our plans changed so we decided to just go out to eat and call it a night. When I returned to my room around 2 o’clock I decided to not go straight to bed because I wanted to watch a little television. The next time I looked at my phone it was about 4 o’clock and I figured I should try to get some sleep. I set my alarm for 6:45and then fell asleep. It’s now 6:45 in the morning as I begin to get dressed and try to recover from the sleep I had lost do to…

Almost as if I forgot about everything I learned, my body uncurled itself and the wakeboard swiveled side-to-side across the wake. One wave in the distance came hurling towards me, causing me to tumble into a front flip over the wakeboard. Yikes. I didn’t succeed the next time either. Or the one after that. As much as I was losing confidence in the attempt, I was determined to show that I will be successful in my pursuit. The boat circled around just like every…

In so many ways technology and Google has simplified people’s lives. Technology has become a necessity for just about everyone. All the information people need is at the tip of their fingers, directly on their phones. So, because of the easy access to Google and technology, individuals should be smarter, right? The fact is technology and Google makes people stupid, and this can be seen in a series of ways. First of all, Google alters the way people’s brains operate, and as a result they become…

Unfair Balance of Power One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories from India, Persia, and Arabia and have been translated by various authors over hundreds of years. Even though it is a collection of different stories, they are all centered on the frame story of King Shahryar and his wife, Scheherazade, who narrates different stories for a thousand and one night in hopes that the King would stop killing innocent young women as punishment for his first wife’s adulterous act. The…