The Quiet

is also a great place to just kick back and relax! While there are great beaches to relax in well-known areas such as Waikiki and Ala Moana, they tend to be crowded and finding parking can take a lot of time out of your day. Fortunately, there are quiet and secluded beaches around the island, as well as spas and resorts where you can treat yourself to a Hawaiian-style massage called the lomilomi massage. From remote beaches to luxurious spas, here's our Top 5 Relaxation Spots to Visit on Oahu!…

Upon arrival, Ralph and Roger both had very quiet personality traits. Roger “... kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.” Golding (22), while Ralph shared a similar tendency during his arrival: “His mouth was tight. He put back his hair very slowly... Forced his feet to move until they carried him out onto the neck of the land” (20). There is a small foreshadowing of Roger’s questionable outcome for his stay at the island in the way Goulding describes his “...inner…

Isolation, alone time, just some peace and quiet are things we say because we get tired of what is going on around us. Although being isolated from this world seems good, is it really? Isolation has been proven to affect the mental health of a person rather than help. Over the years knowledge and understanding of the mind has improved, years ago, doctors thought a good way to help someone was isolation. In the film “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the main character, Jane, suffers from a “nervous”…

prioritize what I am willing to do. Although it can seem like a big, static, tall building from the outside, Parks library is always like a beehive from inside. Personally, I like to sit at the window of the north side of Parks library because it is quiet and it inspires me. The minute I walk in to the library, I feel like I entered another world, a world where everyone has a purpose. However, everyone is working in silence and only the language of knowledge is being spoken. Next, I walk my…

Bigger murders Mary Dalton because at first he was trying to keep her quiet so he won’t get caught.Mary’s murder is Bigger’s fault because he was trying to keep Mary quiet and not get found out so he put a pillow over her face.Mary’s murder was not Bigger’s fault because when she was drunk Bigger was trying to do the right thing by carrying her up the stairs.Some examples are when the author says,”Frantically,he caught a corner of a pillow and brought to her lips,”(Wright 85).And “He had to stop…

I observed Mosman library on three occasions, one at 9:30 am on the 10th of October, another at 3:30 pm on the 12th of October and 5:30 pm on the 14th of October. When observing, I chose to sit in different library locations each time, once in the quiet study area on an individual desk, another on a group desk with other people and the third in the magazine/newspaper area of the library. Each observation I stayed for approximately 30 minutes. During my observations, the library was heavily…

Residential Experience Learning Goals that relate to me the most are Academic Success and Interpersonal Competence. To me, Academic Success means taking the necessary steps to do what you have to to thrive academically; whether that is practicing quiet hours in the dorm to use your time effectively and getting work done, or going out of your way to go to the library as often as needed to focus and study for classes. Personally, I did not start going to the library until the very end of my first…

In many ways, ambiverts have the best of both worlds, able to tap into the strengths of both introverts and extroverts, as needed.” Susan Cain writer of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, a book on the power of Introverts in a world where it’s estimated that more than one half of the world's population are Extroverts, and that's why most if not all schools are biased towards…

Eliminating Standardized Testing Standardized test is any form of test that requires test takers to take the same test that will be scored the same. Standardized testing has modified the way classes are instructed and has been detrimental for students; therefore, standardized testing should be eliminated. Standardized testing should be eliminated as an evaluation method in schools and replaced with hands-on experiences. Standardized testing should be eliminated…

“If there is only one insight you take away from this book, though, I hope it’s a newfound sense of entitlement to be yourself.” (Cain, 15) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain explains that not only do extroverts tend to be noticed more, but in some instances being introverted is frowned upon. Being an introvert myself, I felt an immediate connection to the book. Susan Cain used numerous examples of introverts and how they live in a world where they…