The Other Side

Two hours after midnight, Mei Changsu was tired of holding his eyes closed when sleep wouldn't come. Lin Chen left medicine for 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…

ever try to drive a perilous road in his life time. Then the father explains that one day his son will get his license and want to do things that he said he’d never do. This conversation branches off into the positive qualities that they see in each other. When the son asks what his strong points were, it becomes apparent that he was thought highly of. One of the qualities that the father points out is the ability for the son to think ahead. Then and there the child reminisces on the past when…

has worked on several short films before this movie. The Lives of Others is the first film that Donnersmarck had written, directed and won an oscar in 2006 for being the best foreign-language film. This film works in Germany, around 1984, while Germany was still split into 2 parts; East Germany and West Germany. The film depicts how the environment was like in Germany at this point of time and how one side is better than the other war continued. It’s a powerful but quiet film filled with hidden…

On November 30th, I attended my last first year experience event; I attended the post-election discussion. This was by far the most interesting presentation I have been to. During this presentation, many topics were discussed about negativity and violence. It was a panel of people talking about their opinions on this historical and political election. As said in the beginning, one professor stated, “a man’s last name has now become simonious with negative change.” He said this was a problem…

began as a low hum and swelled to a vicious gurgle upon coming to the realization that it would soon be fed; and, naturally, the state of one’s stomach directly dictates the demeanor of its master, or so it seemed. Immediately wishing of nothing other than accommodating to nourishment and good morale, I garnered a pan from the drawer beneath the stove, ignited the stove, and placed the pan on top. I took a glance towards the table and counted…

This is the side that is usually shown when she takes care of Raymond. This side of her is not shown often, but is shown when Squeaky finds a newfound appreciation for a person. At the end of the story, Squeaky has won the May Day races and beat Gretchen, who came in second. She turns and looks at…

ask her what she meant by that particular statement. By not jumping to conclusions, you will clear up misunderstandings in your relationship, as well as learn to better understand each other. (para. 5) The cause and effect needs to be discussed. What may be a big deal to one person, may be nothing that the other person would ever think twice about. But they will never know if it isn’t told to them, and all too often that conversation never takes place, there is a breakdown in the…

stabbing me in the leg with a small pocket knife. He pulled the knife out and I closer. Blood was gushing out I saw my brother behind the tree getting ready to sneak up on him. He was running at him when He stabbed me again a few inches above the other wound. My brother kicked him in the gut, but the clown just ripped the knife out of my leg. He got up and targeted my brother. My brother dodged the slashes but got punched the gut. He fell gasping for air. I rushed at him and knocked him down and…

“It’s not you, it’s me,” this is one of the many phrases people use to break up with other people. When two people are in a relationship romantically whether for a short or long period of time it is not always going to work out. Popular reasons for breaking up can vary from being too busy, to one person or both persons cheating on the other. Based on the relationship and how the breakup is done there can be a wide variety of emotional reactions. Rejection can cause emotional strief. When being…

INSERT INTRO SENTENCE HERE WHICH IM BAD AT THINKING OF. The textbook describes self-disclosure, which is closely related to vulnerability, as “the intentional revelation of personal information about ourselves that others are unlikely to discover in other ways.” This means that, in order to make yourself completely emotionally vulnerable, we need to explicitly disclose information about ourselves that the person we are having a conversation with would have a hard time finding out otherwise. Like…