When Doves Cry

I woke up. It seemed like I was in a different world. I didn’t recognize anything around me. There was furniture I didn’t recognize; flooring I didn’t recognize; windows I didn’t recognize; even my body was unrecognizable. It seemed like “I” was in my 30s. The last thing I remember was that I went to school, completed my homework (at the last minute), and went to sleep. I got up and looked around. There was a calendar hanging by the doorway. I looked above the days on the calendar and found…

about how the hell I could have gotten here and where was I anyways? After a few minutes of pure confusion, I started to walk slowly towards the top of the closest hill; my rubber soled converse squeaking as they rubbed against the soft dried grass. When I got to the top, I scanned the horizon trying to conclude where I…

Disney World When it comes to my childhood there is not a lot I remember. I remember small little things like when I got an electrical plug stabbed into my fore head and I had to get stitches. I remember when I learned to swim at my aunt’s pond. I remember small details from my childhood, but one memory I know and remember enough about to write this 3-4 page essay is the time my parents took me and my two sisters to Disney World in Orlando, Florida as a surprise vacation. It was November of 2004…

high-intensity humorous violence in advertising was more effective on men than women (Swani, Weinberger, & Gulas, 2013). The use of humor also changes from society to society. Many studies examine the effectiveness of humor in American advertising, however when compared with other cultures the results vary. Toncar (2001) found that American advertising used more direct humor than British culture. Toncar attributes this to the high volume of advertisements in America and the desire to be noticed…

Leon Festinger will be remembered for his theory of cognitive dissonance. His theory and research centered on the subjective feeling of tension or discomfort that occurs when a person’s beliefs do not match their behaviors. People search for homeostasis, or consistency, between their belief system and their actual conduct. When old belief systems conflict with newly held beliefs, or there is a discrepancy between their beliefs and…

I wanted more than anything to get the ball. I didn't want to be stressed out or tired. I needed to be focused. When I woke up, I played out in my head what could happen and what I would do. I watched games while I stretched. I wanted to win. I needed to win. I waited for that clock to hit 12:00. Our game was at 1:00 and we needed to be there at 12:30. My worries…

When we pulled into the parking lot of Santa Maria High School I realized it is not likely that Roberto will get away. The immigration officer told me to stay in the car and wait for him to return, and even if I wanted to I could not have gotten out since the officer locked the car and there was another in the back, who was keeping his eye on me. About half an hour later the immigration officer came back without Roberto and I heard him say "The kid went home for the day" to the officer,…

Whatever that creature thing is must have crawled back up under my bed. What do I do? If I holler for mom she won't believe me. So I grabbed my pillow and threw it on the floor. In a split second it swooshed back toward my head amd smacked me. Do I laugh, cry, or run for my life? I've gotta figure out what this thing is. So I jumped in the floor. Far enough away to where if the creature tried to take a leap out from under the bed I could make a run for it. I inched myself toward the bed using…

and put on my clothes. I waited for about twenty minutes and when they were done getting ready we grabbed our bags and headed out. We pulled into Columba airport and got out of the car and grabbed our bags and headed in. We got our tickets and they took our bags. Then we headed to security, we had to take off our shoes and walk through a metal detector. It was a cool experience. Then we sat down and waited till our departure time. When the time came we boarded the plane and took are seats. We…

Truth I left my phone on a uber back in to the when I went to a party with couple of my friends. It was a reunion party for some of the friends from elementary school. So the party went didn't end until midnight. I remember that night I was really sleepy when I first on the uber, since I had school earlier in the day and I didn't have much rest the previous night. Once I got home from school, I had to get ready right away, because the party starts at 17:00, but the school didn't end…