The Waking

Growing up as the main tyke I needed to stick up for myself. Other than my quick family, I never had anybody to stick up for me. Realizing that I was the main tyke, it would be judgment skills to defend myself. During the time of my life, there were sure circumstances in which I wish I had the guts to stick up for myself. In spite of the fact that I am still youthful, life is still a learning process that I need to perform. The objective that I need to accomplish is to quit being dreadful and…

oblivious to the fact at the time, arriving at Johns Hopkins was the first step in the process for me. It was overwhelming to walk up to my dorm knowing that I would be spending two weeks taking on the responsibilities that others regularly take on. Waking up on time by myself would prove to be the hardest, along with handling my money while in Maryland. These concerns weighed heavy on my shoulders. These doubts were sharpened even more on the first day of class. Everyone was required to dress…

addict and my dad wasn’t in the picture and maybe nowhere to be found. As the oldest I had to step up and take care of myself and 2 siblings, it was rough but I managed. Being in high school and having to take care of adult responsibilities such as waking up early enough to dress and feed all three of us and get to school on time. As my English teacher says the early bird gets the worm. With that said i have to be as early as possible. Sometimes, up before the sun and down before the stars come…

My life began to spiral downward before fifth grade began. I found myself an endless loop over summer vacation of waking up, experiencing the day as a blur, sleep, then repeat. This drove me to discover a new way to spend my day. On the television I noticed a recurring advertisement for a game called ‘World of Warcraft’. At first I instilled the mindset that I could spend my time pragmatically but eventually I succumbed to boredom. I asked my dad if we could invest fifteen dollars a month into a…

A loud alarm wakes me up from my wonderful slumber. I get ready for school very slowly, for I am incredibly tired of waking up so early. When I walk outside to get in my car, it is still as dark as night. Why would districts make school start so early? Even pushing it back one measly hour would make a difference to all of the teenagers in high school. While I am driving to school, I think about how fantastic it felt to have the freedom of driving anywhere I’d like, as long as my parents approved…

Getting up 5:30 in the morning is the normal routine for me. I have to catch the van going to the school I currently attend in the city or risk being late, which has consequences. Getting up from bed, I engage in the morning routine with minimal problems. I say minimal because there is a cup of warm soy milk waiting for me, sometimes, with a side of long fried dough in the kitchen. I never did like the soy milk. Despite being a small problem, it always annoys me. Once I finish eating and…

I wake up to the sound of my alarm on my phone ringing. I consider myself a morning person, as getting up is always pretty easy. I suppose this is because I know if I don't get up and get to my classes, I'll fail. I didn't used to be a morning person until I almost failed eighth grade, so it made sense. Even though it was Monday, I was still up on time. I know most people have trouble getting up on Mondays in particular, but not me. I had picked my outfit the night before, so showering and…

Introduction: Jill When interviewing my volunteer, Jill she describes her recovery like waking from a bad dream. She described that since she reached her recovery she now feels like she knows what happiness really is. She stated that when you are at the lowest point of your life, you believe that you will never feel good again, you are always going to be stuck that way. She stated with time and a lot of support she slowly began to feel better, she stated she started to want to do more, she…

Blog #1 In the nonfiction book, Waking up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race the author Debby Irving talks about the twenty-five years she sensed racial tensions in her personal and professional life. The story talks about Irving "aha" moment that shifted her world view. In the introduction of the book she lists 5 common beliefs in society today. The most common is that racism is about bigots because bigots are people who show hatred to other groups outside their own and this is a…

state”. He noted the patient "lay motionless but suffered acute mental stress." Sleep paralysis is often a terrifying sleep experience but is not so easily explained as nightmares. On October 28, 2015, the article “Sleep Paralysis Is an Inescapable Waking Nightmare” by Brian Barrett was posted on Motherboard, an online magazine and video channel dedicated to technology, science, and humans launched by VICE. This article accounts the science and psychology of sleep paralysis, along with some…