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forehead or a DUI. Anyway, three years ago on St. Patrick’s Day, not long after Rashida left him, they ended up getting so drunk Denny woke up the next morning in the bushes outside somebody’s house in Lawndale with the falling snow blanketing him. You would think he’d have learned his lesson from that, but drinking in Chicago was about all there was to do. A bar on every corner. Which was no excuse, after all, he knew, but there it was anyway. And yeah, he was still craving a few cold ones…

creaks to assure you that someone had just crossed the road. Additionally, the scents from just going outside in the backyard was so different from the musty smell in the streets. Finally, something I’d never forget, the soothing beach water with small hidden fish that would sense you coming by just wiggling your toes in the greenish water. Obviously the water wasn’t so clean, but that didn’t matter, the mountains and blue skies made you forget all of your surroundings only to make you feel safe…

"Did you see that guy? He gave me a grimy look! You know, this is why I hate Halloween.“ a boy informed some folks “Calm down, Brandon. Just ignore it,“ one of his friends suggested to him. “It's honesty not that vital,“ another one of his friend told him. Brandon exclaims,“ I don't know why you guys like Halloween anyway. It's becoming old. Tom, why can't you just read and study instead of going around the neighborhood instead of going with me?“ “I like Halloween. It’s fascinating isn't it,…

The Strength of Words and the Lessons You Learn During the pilgrimage to Canterbury, 24 tales were told from all different types of people, from the poorest in the city to the richest. In the Canterbury Tales, a famous tale is heard from a Nun’s Priest about a widowed wife left with two daughters to live graciously with what God had given them. One-night Chanticleer: the noblest chicken on their farm, is awoken by a dream, a nightmare of being eaten by a fox. He is called crazy and thought to…

usual horrible self. He barked at me to move the compartments again. It took me most of the day to move them all, but it was Carl’s taunts the whole time that infuriated me. “You seem to do better when you’re angry,” he sneered at me when I moved the last one and let it fall down with a deep echoing crash. “You’ve proven that you can move objects, but now it’s time to see if…

that may be causing them stress in their daily lives. After everyone that wants to share has had a turn to share, I will then ask the parents some questions such as “What do you believe is your major stressor that is present in your life right now?” And “Do you have any ideas on how you could remove/lessen the stressors that you have?” I will then hand out a paper to all of the parents to look at throughout the group and to also take home with them. This list that I will be handing out is…

A famous quote by Elizabeth Gilbert is “Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotion.” I find so much truth in this due to the fact that I am a very impulsive person who makes most of my decisions on how I am feeling in that particular moment. There are so many emotions that run around in my head, one of the main one’s being love. Love is not something that you can fake and still find genuine happiness. The biggest source of love in my life is my family…

Elby Chali Prof. Kendall Summer 2015 Drawing Is Just Like Being Able To Speak Rules is a novel written by an author named Cynthia Lord. There is a girl named Catherine and she is twelve years old. Catherine has an autistic brother, named David. Catherine frequently makes up rules for David. Catherine, David and her mom, they go The Occupational Therapy Clinic for David where Catherine meets a boy named Jason. Catherine draws Jason because she was bored at The Occupational Therapy, but Jason…

(EQ)- being self-aware and building authentic, open relationships. 1 The book states that to be an authentic leader you must be genuine and real. This will allow you to be the leader you want to be, which is guided by your true north - the internal compass that guides you successfully through life. 2 You have been shaped by events in your life, morals, values, and principles you…

In Sherman Alexie’s Story, This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, Victor is a complex character in ways. On the outside he is more closed off and and tries to act “normal” and that he is above others who aren’t in that definition of normal. But on the inside he knows that he shouldn’t be like that. He holds regret for treating Thomas Builds-the-fire the way he does growing up. They were friends when they were younger, but by their teenage years Victor had drifted away. One night, “when…