Methamphetamines) Nic Sheff D. Williams In Nic Sheff’s appalling memoir‚ "Tweak"‚ he takes you through his many attempts at recovery‚ and the mental and physical hardships he endured. The first time he got drunk was at age 11‚ and in the years that followed his life swirled out of control as his addiction to methamphetamines (along with cocaine and heroin) became more demanding. What I thought really differentiated his memoir from others about addiction was the courage he had to try again‚ after
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Daily 49er (student newspaper of CSU‚ Long Beach) CSU starts talks of placing campuses on semester system By Raul Cabral Staff Writer Tuesday‚ March 26‚ 2013 In an effort to streamline the academic calendar‚ the Cal State University is considering converting six of its campuses from a quarter system to a semester system‚ according to Erik Fallis‚ a CSU spokesman. The switch‚ if implemented‚ would be phased in throughout the next few years‚ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey D. Armstrong
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ENG 102 Professor Mullen 24 March 2017 The Psychological Struggles of Childhood Trauma with Ian McEwan On Chesil Beach focuses on the wedding night of Edward and Florence. McEwan describes their few hours of a honeymoon as painful. They sent through a long awkward dinner. McEwan incorporates flashbacks to Edward’s and Florence’s families and upbringings. It is very clear that their marriage has already demonstrating failure. The novel is based on the year 1962. They are encountered with difficulty
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It has been said that we do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory. In her memoirs Virginia Woolf dwells upon treasured memories of a fishing day in her childhood in the company of her dad and brother. This is not a memory lingering at the back of her mind‚ No. It is one that she vividly contemplates‚ remembering every word‚ every detail. Her use of language effectively conveys the lasting significance of these moments from her past. Woolf’s
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near the water. The tall water grasses growing a few yards from the beach launch were turning brown and brittle from the constant sun (Woodford). It was supposed to be a hot summer‚ but even I didn’t think it was going to be this sweltering. This was my first job ever‚ and I was so excited to finally have something to do during summer break. I wished I could be out sailing with the other group‚ but right then I had to stay on the beach and do my job. Nobody told me this summer job was going to be like
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Morning Beach After a stressful work or semester in school‚ people would feel pretty tired and want to do something to release the stress; everyone has in mind a place to escape to for relaxation. My place of relaxation is beach‚ especially the peaceful quiet morning beach. Where’s the place for you then? It was early in the morning‚ when the sky was still dim‚ I was walking on the beach by myself with my scandals off‚ feeling the grainy sand that comforts my feet as I walked across the shore;
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ashes of depression. The melancholy experienced by a writer is often clear between the lines of their work‚ and the tone taken indicates a deep struggle occurring on the other side of the paper. Out of the readings we have discussed so far‚ “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold‚ “September 1‚
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23rd Psalm- A Holocaust Memoir The Holocaust and war was no joking matter. Millions were executed both intentionally and unintentionally. Men‚ women‚ husbands‚ wives‚ parents‚ grandparents‚ and children; The SS didn’t care. Nor did the Poles‚ Germans‚ or anyone at all for that matter. Nobody cared about the “dirty Jews”‚ the “filthy dogs”‚ or the “swine dogs”. There were so many insults that it’s impossible to name them all. People were malnourished‚ lonely‚ and hopeless. This torture was part
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In the memoir‚ Darkness Visible A Memoir of Madness‚ author William Styron chronicles his descent into depression‚ from the point when he first recognized the seriousness of his situation‚ through months of increasing despair‚ darkness‚ and blank helpless dependency‚ and then‚ after crisis‚ to wellness. Styron’s stirring depiction of what it feels like to have your life force slowly but surely engulfed by a profound melancholia acknowledges that no one on the outside will ever know what the weight
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Richard Riodriquez in his "A Memoir Of a Bilingual Childhood" is recalling his memories about how he felt as a bilingual child in the American society. While doing so and reflecting on these memories‚ he refutes the idea of "alienating" the bilingual children by educating them through their native language. He presents very interesting thoughts about the true reflections of intimacy and how that relates to language. Choosing certain words to convey his feelings‚ Riodriquez engages his readers to
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