Ayumi Hamasaki

“Sooo, Stella, how was your date yesterday?” As usual, Kira lacks any subtlety when asking about anything. “It wasn’t a date.” “You know it would break Gracie’s heart to hear that.” “I’m sure she’d live, because it was never a date.” She sighs dramatically. “Always crushing optimism for everyone else.” “We were working on a project, which you know, since you’re in our group.” “Hmm, maybe so, but you’re getting defensive, which means you maybe wished it was more than just studying?” “Are…

Overall, The Secretaries was a pleasant surprise. It dealt with issues like sexism, feminism, body image, and sexuality. However, there were two scenes in set the tone and defined the play. The first scene is the one where the secretaries have their monthly meeting. In this scene they sit in a have circle in a brightly lit room. It is a completely a mundane moment that correctly reflects office life, until they open their mouths. From the beginning of their meeting it is obvious that the women…

Memories of a Lifetime All it took was five seconds. Five short seconds to watch my life flash before my eyes. As I saw that teen lying on that stretcher, that eventually turned into her deathbed, my own life flashed before my eyes. As the nurse opened the door to take the medications needed I saw one of the most gruesome scenes in my entire life. A teen laying on a stretcher hanging on to her life with all the strength she had. She had just been in a head on collision while she was driving to…

“It’s not how many times you get knocked down, it’s how many times you get back up.” When facing adversity, some people will crumble and fall into a hole that they can never get out of. On the other hand, some people are strong enough to grow from their hardships. Former NFL star Ray Lewis is one of those people. Born on May 15th in Bartow, Florida, Lewis met adversity at a young age. He grew up as the man of the house, without a father figure. His father abandoned his family, and Ray was left…

The Minecraft game remains increasingly popular. As of November 2, 2016, 25,574,101 PC/Java games have been sold, and the site continues to sell thousands every day. This is much more than a game, however, as children learn about history, language, science and math, and they develop their literacy, logic and problem solving skills. Solutions must be found for various problems, and it is a family friendly game, one free of sex, drugs and other topics not suitable for children. Parents who wish to…

In the book We Are The Rangers and the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams both explain how life is tough but there's always room for laughter and fun. Life is going to be hard at time and times are rough but no one wants to live their life miserably so always make time for happiness. According to Stan Fischler, “We played a tough game but we also had a million laughs” (Fischler 60). It was a hard fought game but the players had fun on the bench and in the locker room and were enjoying what they…

Life itself is a real shock to everyone. Life is not just clothes, television, school, of whatever else thinkable there is more to. Part of life is all the pain and tribulation, in other words, a struggle. Every year, day, hour, minute, and second is a test of who you truly are and where your place will be in afterward. Pain and anything terrible that comes along with it is hard to come to terms with and actually believe it. When we see the artificial smiles of other people and how happy they…

Khloe Kardashian is showing her true feelings for Lamar Odom ever since he fell unconscious at a Las Vegas brothel. Hollywood Life shared that Khloe has actually been showing a lot of compassion for Lamar during this time. She has been by his bed and sources say that Khloe Kardashian has even been holding Lamar’s hand and kissing him on the cheek during this hard time. Khloe is showing how she feels about Lamar and it has everyone wondering if these two could be on the verge of reuniting. This…

Personal Narrative Most people, they have life changing experiences at different stages of their life. Most start since day one, at birth. Unlike me, I have lived a steady life of going to school and keeping up with my family. But who were to thought that my simple life will be turned around, literally in an instance because of one simple decision. Sometimes, if you don’t take those life changing decisions, you will never know what it takes to accomplish your next goal or even the next day. As…

Experiences that are important to me Everyone has had moments that are very important in their own lives. In my past experiences, two of my most important moments include me having a Quiceñera and my brother leaving to college. Although these two moments are different, they both made me feel a certain way and they helped me become more mature. A Quiceñera is a traditional celebration in Hispanic culture that occurs when a female turns 15 years old. It has both religious and partying aspects.…