The Other House

I come from a divorced family. I have hateful parents, not towards me, but towards each other. I can’t stand it, the way they look at each other, the way they talk or act towards each other just irks me. I don’t blame my mother for ditching my father, who could? He was a dirty old, good-for-nothing, scumbag. Since he has left us, he hasn’t even given my mother and I a second thought. Since the divorce, I usually go to my father’s apartment on the weekend. The only reason I visit him is because…

Misunderstandings, if not corrected can snow ball out of control. Often it will start with small things, forgetting to pick up milk at the store on your way home from work, or not making time to help out around the house. At first these things are easy to dismiss, but as time goes on, overlooking the little things gets harder, when it is always the same person picking up the slack. Their feelings will often be hurt, they may feel like their partner doesn’t listen or…

brother interrupted. “Yeah, it was weird it woke me up and my dog went crazy… are you sure you just moved here last Friday. Hmph, weird.” said Jennifer in a weirded out manner. “I’m positive, but the real estate lady said no one had lived in this house for months. ” I told Jennifer in a now concerned tone. “Well I don’t know what to tell you then, but at least I finally have a normal neighbor around.” Said Jennifer with relieving smile. My brother interrupted the awkward flirting with a…

knows, her father left you when she was one year old, and has never returned. Clara has made it through with their two best friends by her side, Emily and Addison. They've been together through thick and thin since they were little, always by each others side, if you didn't know them you’d think they were sisters. Dawn breaks out the video camera to get every moment, every smile on tape, to rewatch over…

The book I chose to share is The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-sue Hitchcock. It shows the perspectives of four teens living in Fairbanks, Alaska right before and after the switch of Alaska being apart of the U.S. in the 1970s. Ruth is a lonely teenager that lives with her younger and louder sister, Lily, and her mean grandmother. Her mom is mentally sick because Ruth’s dad died while in a plane crash. She becomes pregnant with her boyfriend’s baby. Ray, Ruth’s unfaithful boyfriend…

This will be an examination of Dr. Stephen Covey beliefs on the proper methods leaders can use to influence others in all areas of their lives. This paper will be focusing on methods 26-30 and will contain possible pro and cons of use, in order to understand if these methods could be applied effectively by someone like myself and if it’s worth the investment of adopting it as my own method and this where the areas that I thought I would have the most difficulties in achieving. Communicate with…

him, but the bitter liquid often left him drenched in sweat and feeling hopelessly lost when he woke up in the morning. Right now, Mei Changsu felt as if he was being driven to the brink of somewhere he couldn't return from. After walking several houses over to Lin Chen's room, Mei Changsu opened the doors and walked in. He knew there were servants, spies and guards around the building, but they were not visible. After his self-extended invitation, Mei Changsu tentatively took a seat on the…

People experience many different kinds of emotions, and in order for people to clearly recognize how other people are feeling, they must ask questions in order to completely understand the situation without causing a large amount of tension. When conflict occurs between two people, one must be careful to not cause additional tension between the two parties. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is through perception checks. The purpose of a perception check is to clarify nonverbal…

What they didn’t realize was how much work they had to do. They started to be careless with their love, sending out sharp insults and criticisms and then rushing out the door to their next obligation. House repairs, the baby grew, debts piled up and Clarie grew into a sad and lonely version of herself. Her heart sank lower and deeper, knowing this wasn’t what she had hoped for. They were hoping for a soul mate and found that they barely even knew themselves…

Love Languages Having that one friend you can count on no matter what is a special thing, that not everyone is fortunate enough to experience. Abby and me have been friends since my freshman year, and have a strong affinity for each other. We met in gymnastics, and instantly clicked. We have been inseparable since. Our friendship isn’t perfect, we have dialectal conflict just like anyone else, but we will always fight to overcome it. The fact that we share three of the same love languages, has…