dating in January of 1998 after our co-workers set us up on a date. Since then after work we would go out to one of the many bars in Tumon with our co-workers and party the night away. This was our daily routine since we had no kids or curfew to worry about. We were young adults working in the heart of Tumon which was the party capital of Guam. So on January 3rd of 2001‚ my life was changed forever by one phone call from Rosie. It was Wednesday night and I was still feeling beat up from the back to back
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When I came from Africa in 2007‚ I was really excited. To me coming to America was like going to heaven. It was all I wanted‚ after all I could leave my violent country and finally come to the land of the free and the home of the brave. No matter how you put it the expectation for this country around the world is overwhelming. As for me coming to the United State was part of my everyday dreams. I remember my uncle my used to tell me‚ “Musa the statue of is capable of sitting down”‚ and due to the fact
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During my sophomore year at Charles F. Brush High School‚ I took my first biology class. I was skeptical of the class because of the common stories I heard. When you think of biology class you think of dissecting some type of unlucky animal. This weird project was not something I particularly wanted to do‚ nevertheless if I wanted a passing grade it had to be done. The day I found out we’d be dissecting a baby pig I almost hurled
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watching the waves crashing into shore‚ people paddling out to hit the crests. I remember the feel of the water‚ the road of the wave‚ and the zen like moment when you hit that perfect pipe‚ and ride it halfway back to shore. I’ve been taking in a lot of the local Californian events lately‚ watching the new breed of surfer make their way out to the waves‚ hitting the spots I used to hit‚ part of me feels good‚ part of me misses it. I still hit the ocean when and where I can‚ I body board across some
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machines can be a positive influence on our lives‚ too. They’ve come up with the term cognitive technology to describe how electronic devices and other tools can assist and influence humans’ mental activities‚ such as learning‚ retaining and retrieving information from memory‚ and problem solving. Cognitive technology encompasses not just electronic gadgets‚ but a range of other things that can assist human thinking‚ from pharmaceuticals to brain-training games. As today’s technology gives way to devices
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are commonly used to convey strong feelings about the true nature of love. However‚ these feelings can take many different shapes which articulate positive as well as negative perceptions of love. The four poems that embody these different features are ‘Hour’ by Carol Ann Duffy‚ ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare‚ ‘In Paris with you’ by James Fenton and ‘Quickdraw’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Two poems that share similar feelings about love are ’in Paris with you’ and ’Quickdraw’ as they both explore the
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Positive and Negative Utilitarianism Positive utilitarianism attempts to maximise the amount of happiness‚ pleasure‚ preferences‚ etc‚ as in the maxim‚ ’The greatest good for the greatest number.’ Therefore‚ a positive utilitarian will say we should aim simply to increase the happiness of all those affected by our actions. Negative utilitarianism is the attempt to minimise the amount of misery. An action is right if and only if it produces at least as much good for all affected by the
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“What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” “What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” this quote by Scott Westerfeld means that if when the right thing is done ‚ or when someone tries to do the right thing ‚ and when they think good thoughts about other people ‚ and other things. When someone has good intentions‚ It makes them beautiful. That it is what true beauty is‚ it’s what’s on the inside‚ and not what other people see that’s on the outside
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confusion everywhere. We were at the airport in Albania‚ it was almost time to get on the flight that would change my life forever. I was comfortable where I was‚ I was not sure why we were just going to leave everything behind all of a sudden‚ either way‚ it was not my choice and my opinion wasn’t going to change the outcome. It was time to say goodbye to the family‚ I remember that part to be the hardest as I saw everyone cry and wish us good luck. To me‚ The United States was an unknown place I did
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hot‚ sunny day like most of the days in Texas. We lived outside of Wichita Falls‚ Texas about ten miles near the Wichita river. My parents have about twenty acres of land that that the Wichita river runs through‚ we always went fishing there and caught a fifteen pound flathead at the most‚ but this trip was different. We set off at about seven in the morning so we could have plenty of time to fish‚ it was about a thirty minute drive to our section of river. Once we got to the river‚ we unloaded our
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