Things Not Seen

side activity. Though there are some positive concepts about the internet that help us, there are also many negatives. People are more connected than ever in today’s world through social media and electronics, but that is not necessarily a good thing when one considers the effects of it when those people disconnect. When you think about social media and electronics you…

I have an excellent handle on rewarding members for things done over a course of a tour but short term project rewards fall by the wayside. This is an easy fix, recognizing members at quarters in front of the crew, stopping by their desk to offer a handshake and a thank you or by writing a positive page seven. All of these things are easy and take minimal effort; I must make a conscious effort to do the little things. By doing the easy things well and showing the members I appreciate all of…

nurse with UMC Health System, Chris Teague, said being a first responder is not for everyone. Teague said Lubbock runs about 50,000 calls a year. Teague said people can get pretty cynical sometimes and they need to learn how to handle those kinds of things. The department helps with the…

The Masquerade Would you believe me if I told you that wearing a mask could save your life? For centuries slaves and captives had to mask their real feelings to survive in their new environment. They had to pretend that things were ok and life was good to survive their circumstances. While reading the books Night and Olaudah Equiano there is a reoccurring theme of being in denial and content, during their horrific experiences. Both books tell the personal and tragic stories of the captivation…

We always assume tragedy won’t hit close to home. We read in newspapers, or watch on the news about someone getting killed, people going into the movies and shooting, or people getting these crazy sickness’ and passing away, but we never think any of that could happen to us, one of the people that we love. I never thought that any of that could have happened either. But for our senior class, it happened to one of our loved ones. I was climbing in to bed when I got the phone call that Tyler was…

with that. This to me sounds a lot like Sir Issac Newton's 3rd law of motion that states "every action has an equal and opposite reaction", so in terms of this theme you need to experience things in order to get an outcome. It makes me look at things in a different way because I have to "man up" and do the things I don't want to do because it will benefit me in the…

DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.Given recent events like the Me too and Time’s up movements Oprah dedicated her speech to speaking up about sexual harassment and emphasizing the need for change.Throughout the speech she talks about many different things from personal stories to the plights of everyday women to show that this abuse affects everyone. She uses many important rhetorical devices, namely pathos, syntax, and diction, to draw attention to this fact as well as others. Ultimately,…

are a gift to me. The hours of homework and studio time is nothing but the best chance I’ve ever been given. Because you can’t go back, or at least I can’t go back, the one weekend I’ve went home, I wanted only to be here. I’ve had to learn so many things just to survive the past that the present is enjoyable and exhilarating for…

trust in the norm is eradicating the possibility of seeing the unknown truths. This bias and societal influence have to lead to horrible things, to genocides and holocausts. We need society and structure, but we need to produce a society that is open to creativity and new ideas. Until then we are going to stay in a world in which being an outsider is a good thing because you can see the truth. This world is like those stories you're told as a kid about the weirdo in high school that grows up to…

pain in my stomach from last night. Once I got go school I put my hood up and went to my locker, got my stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~Time skip~~~~~~~~~~~ When lunch came around I ordered a cesar salad and a bottle of water, I haven't seen Jackson all day, I say that's a good thing, I mean he's supposed to be the bad boy right? I mean I don't want to ruin his reputation if he keeps trying to talk to me stuff, I went outside and sat against the wall to eat my lunch, I put in my ear buds and started…