2008 albums

In part one of “How to Become a Straight-A Student” by Cal Newport the main of this story is how to not to work and study for twelve hours straight, to show how to manage your time doing some simple things and help you avoid the urge of procrastination. The five ideas that resonated with me was making a “To Do List” and a “Things to Remember Column”, to feed my body with nutrients, tell others of your work and go to an area where there is no one you know, plan the hard days in advance, and to…

Throughout my educational career, I have overcame many obstacles. Overcoming certain obstacles needed a support system that could put the balance within my life. Relating to other students as well. I have learned that when a support system is failing, it greatly affects my educational career. Where even one of my greatest downfalls was flunking a grade. The biggest supports and obstacles are your family, your social life, and yourself as a person. Everyone does make mistakes, but it 's up to…

Have you ever had an event that you remember? I remember when I was in the 8th grade and I had found out that I had type 2 diabetes I was very scared, nervous and I was in tears when I had found out that had type 2 diabetes. This is how it all started I was constantly using the bathroom and I was constantly drinking a lot of water. Those were the 2 signs main things that diabetics have. My mom had also picked up on it and she was very concerned about me and what was going on with me. That’s when…

Have you ever read something or have done something without knowing the true meaning? In the story "Remember" by Joy Harjo has more meaning behind what it says. Every line in the poem has an even deeper meaning in every word, line, and sentence and the more you read and actually look into it the more you understand the context behind the words. Lots of people do something or read something without thinking about what they have done, they don’t understand the essence of it. If they took the…

Could you ever imagine waking up one day and everything was different? Not being able to be sprawled out in your perfectly good bed each morning, but waking up in various locations for protection. Having to carry some sort of weapon every time you go outside just in case you run into a pack of zombies looking for fresh flesh. This all seemed too much and it was only my first year at Missouri State. A zombie apocalypse was not something I expected from college, especially to be one of the few…

Unfortunately, about 41,000 people every year do not get to share the privilege with me of saying that they beat depression and suicide. They tragically cut their lives short for a plethora of different reasons. Perhaps they face persecution for being a member of the LGBT community or they feel that they are failing in school or their job and they see no way out. For me, I felt alone and isolated. Luckily, though, I made it through the darkest tunnel, and now I see nothing but a glowing future…

The Concepts of Spirituality An account of my journey with Spirit & Self Our complete existence is anchored in our spiritual selves – or lack thereof. Those of us who develop our spiritual selves get to experience all the amazing pleasures life has to offer because you earn it through the process of spiritual development of the Self. The small-town farmer in Kansas, the traveler who traverses all the world from a backpack, the nurse who is cursed at least once a month by hurting patients, the…

To be Mad or Not to be Mad? That is the Question. Have you ever thought of yourself as a tragic hero? A tragic hero a great character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for defeat. “ According to the critic, a tragic hero has three prominent characteristics: (1) a will-power that surpasses that of average people, (2) an exceptionally intense power of feel- ing, and (3) and unusually high level of intelli- gence.”(George Detmold 219) With being a tragic hero, come a tragic flaw. A tragic flaw…

Trio to Tennessee I have had lots of moments in my life cannot be forgotten. These moments means a lot to me, whether these are bad or good. However, that moments I will never forget it, I went to Tennessee last spring with three of my closest friends Don, Miz, and Ahmed. This trip was special for all of us. We all were excited to go, and we did make reservation for the house and the car a month before the trip We had a rental car and heading to Tennessee. We had snakes in the road…

Jimmy Dean once said, “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination” (Jimmy Dean Quotes). Not many end a quest feeling the same way as they did when they started; a traveler can have a whole new mindset after finishing their journey. Both Salak and Odysseus endured life-altering journeys; journeys in which they both had to do exactly what Jimmy Dean said. The Odyssey is a story of the war hero Odysseus’s crazy journey to Ithaca after helping…