The Other House

Practicing self-awareness would require for both to know how their thoughts, emotions and behaviors affect others and to manage themselves so that the other person can feel as important part of the conversation. This could also helped them be more comfortable with themselves so they can relate to other with genuine confidence and kindness. Self-awareness would have allowed them to let the other communicate what is important to them without letting their personal issues complicate the…

“I’m not good at stories, Pidge. Why do you need one?” “Because I’m having the anxiety of a lifetime for the testing we have tomorrow.” “You’re smart, you’ll do fine. Go to sleep.” “Ah, come on Hunk, bore me with one of your stories!” Hunk signed, plugging in his lava lamp for extra light, “Alright, fine. Uh, the story takes place in New Orleans, 1930.” “No, no, no! Do the flapper days of the 1920’s!” “Okay, okay! New Orleans, in the 1920’s. With a man named Keith, who is in his early twenties,…

Giving to others while you don’t have much to give, can be a difficult thing to do. In “Ezekiel Johnson,” by Walter Dean Meyers and “The Other Side,” by Jacqueline Woodson, both characters find a way to make this possible. The points of view of the characters are both from a time when the characters were put into tough situations. Ezekiel Johnson was living in an alley, and had nothing to give. But, when he had the opportunity he still found a way to give anything he could to those who were…

relationships with others. When we meet someone we organize them into categories based on how we compare and identify with them. The group…

of turn, and the room shall be clear of all distractions. I shall encourage individuals to speak and provide feedback (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). By listening properly, my personal and professional life will be enhanced, because I am allowing the other person to speak freely about their feelings and issues. In my personal life, I will have fewer fights with my spouse and relate to his…

constrictive house. Comparable topics are likewise found in "The Revolt of 'Mother '," a story composed by Mary Wilkins Freeman. Despite the fact that both stories share the topics of imprisonment and limitation, physically and inwardly, the ladies in the stories have diverse responses to their circumstances. One battles the confinements without holding back, procuring her opportunity, while alternate adopts an inactive strategy and is just liberated through the passing of her significant…

of wild flowers and brush. Vibrant shades of green, yellow, and purple pop in contrast to the brown skeletons of bushes. To one side, downtown Dubuque pokes through the valley of two grassy slopes. To the other side, I see rolling hills populated with soybeans and corn stalks. Three plain houses dot my surroundings; all are worn but not unkept. Old machinery and antique statues litter their…

wonderful, as my brother pulled into the walkway I saw my future husband. The moment I layed eyes on him I felt I had fallen completely in love with him all over again, the feeling grew stronger so special like the day we first layed our eyes on each other. He was wearing his tuxedo, his hair sleeked all back and he had shaved his beard. I thought he look wonderful, like he always did but those are just the thoughts of a woman deeply in love. I started to walk towards him and for that moment…

around old houses and one of the boys had a desire for love of the neighbor. North Richmond Street was a quiet dead end street until the kids were release from the Christian Brothers’ school. Also on that street, there was an abandoned two alarm house that was far away and lonely from the neighbor’s houses. The rest of the house on that street were aware of the ok living within each other, they looked at each other with brown calm faces. When the family moved into one of the house from North…

slowly. One relationship which sticks out is Ponyboy and Darry’s weak bond. After Ponyboy and Darry’s parents’ death the relationship between Darry and Ponyboy got shaky and took years to understand each other. There were many moments where Darry and Ponyboy fought over subjects which one or the other would think was completely trivial. But there was one moment where everything cleared up in both of their heads and they understood what each of them wanted. One moment was, “In that second what…