The Waking

I was a good child that wanted to fit in when I was younger but that changed. Starting at the age of four, I wanted to be just like my friends. My friends were all older and therefore in my opinion, more glorious than I could ever be. My friends were also rebellious and did not like to be told what to do. I never was disobedient and rebellious like my friends that all changed in September of 2007,I changed in ways I wish I never had. On the 15th of September 2007 I went for a bike ride that…

of one who has insomnia consist of someone who cannot fall asleep even when very tired and are not able to fall back asleep once waken up. Typically someone who has insomnia will experience headaches (Ehrlich, 2016), from not having enough sleep or waking up frequently. Not feeling refreshed after sleep happens commonly to individuals who have insomnia, this is due to not have a normal amount of sleep per night. Since individuals experience trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, one will…

I awoke to the sound of the baby monitor crackling with a voice comforting my firstborn child. As I adjusted to a new position, my arm brushed against my wife, sleeping next to me. I got startled and got up quickly, accidently waking my wife who asked what was wrong. I told her I thought there was someone in the baby’s room, but I told her to stay in here. I grabbed the knife on the bedside table and crept slowly out of my room to our daughter’s room. After a few agonizing seconds I reached the…

were concerned for him. He was very sickly and they didn't want their beloved young minister to leave them so soon. As time went on, his distress grew because it was kept hidden in the deepest part of his soul and was beginning to eat at him at every waking hour. In return, he turned to physical pain trying to beat the sin out of himself with whips, hunger, and insomnia. When he could no longer bear the truth the day before his secret departure with his beloved Hester and Pearl, it all came…

The oral presentations that were presented in class prior to reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich allowed me to gain a greater contextual understanding of the novel. The context given by these presentations gave me insight into the accuracy of the emotions and mindset of the main character and understanding of the horrific conditions endured in the novel. An example of this is the context I gained from the presentation on the author, allowing me to recognize…

Imagine that you are a child living in Afghanistan waking up early every morning to go to a water tap that just runs for 2 hours every other day. In the video “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Zarf Nazar and the article “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by Sayeaed Jan Sabwoon both explain this problem even though they have many similarities and differences. There are many similarities between the video “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” by…

unconscious process that is constantly going on in our brain. The cerebellum is a giant clump of neurons, the unconscious pathway in our brain for visual informative flaws used for spatial framing and visually guided reaching of objects. Even in the “waking brain” unconscious practices are active; for example, on auto pilot mode when we shower in the same order each time, washing our face first, then underarms and then our hair. We are not conscious to this however we are awake. “How are we to…

OneRepublic, an American pop rock band, has successfully had several hit songs in the past 10 years. They started out in 2002 with members Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher. Ryan Tedder is the lead singer, Zach Filkins is the guitarist, Drew Brown is also a guitarist, Brent Kutzle is the bassist and cellist, and Eddie Fisher is the drummer. In 2003, they signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with Greg Wells.…

This week I had trouble keeping up with my behavior change for many different reasons. I believe one reason is related to the transtheoretical model. My mind set is still stuck in the preparation stage and I need to push myself past that to take action in the next stage. I know I want to get more sleep but there is many factors that push me to stay awake and sacrifice sleep still; for example, hanging out with friends at night. My benefits are still there with the cons but I’m seeing the cons as…

mountain and pretty safe. They moved here with Jeb Batchelder, who was the closest thing to a parental figure they ever had until he disappeared two years ago. They're pretty sure he's dead. The flock doesn't go to school because they're mutants. After waking up from that terrible nightmare,…