So Many Things

Things are not always what they appear to be. In A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, this could not be more true. Conor O’Malley lived with his mother in a small house with a giant yew tree in his yard. His mother was ill, his father was in America, and he felt a deep, empty hole in his chest. Every night Conor awakes with fright from the nightmare. Though one night, after awaking, the yew tree near his home breaks away from his roots to visit him. The yew tree claims that Conor had called him.…

Throughout the article “Teaching Practices of living inquiry” by Karen Meyer there were many ideas that were new to me such as the main concept of living inquiry. I was curious to know and understand how an ongoing living of an everyday life can be a practice. A practice which lets you enjoy every part of your life living in “being in the moment” and from this theory Karen Meyer developed a course which involves pedagogy and practices of each experience. From reading the article and putting…

How many times? Its the same thing over and over again. I just feel like I'm trapped in the eternal loop that is time, repeating itself again and again until I am granted permission to die. By this point, I don't care whether I live or die, Its just the case of whether I survive my missions, or I don't. Unfortunately, in this corrupt society that we dwell in, money is everything, and for people so lacking in that area as me, we would do anything to make a buck. I work as a hit man for a very…

I have made an abundant amount of change since I’ve reached level two. I have had to make many changes to my behavior before being able to reach this level. One of my main problems was lying which I have had trouble with before I came to Eckerd and stealing as well which I’ve worked on also. When I leveled up I was faced with problems within the group and problems I faced before I leveled up like arguing with my staff and peers. Since leveling up I learned to deal with these situations and…

assumed there would be courses that I had to take simply because I had to take them--meaning that I had to do the work and get it done so I could earn my grade and move on. I also figured there would be courses where I would actually learn something that would be useful in my career. This Online Course Development class has been an example of the latter. The thing that comes slamming into my mind when reflecting on this course experience is the fact that I had actual experience creating an…

at their face.’’ D.W. so are you a psychic? Me: `` kind of.’’ Me: ``So can I ask you how long you have been here?’’ D.M.: ``I’ve been here for two months and half.’’ Me: ``How did you come to be in here?’’ D.W: `` I was feeling like I couldn’t deal with my life, I just found that my child was switched at birth, and that someone stole my identity. My son is the one that called the…

“After high school, my sister just froze. Didn’t go to college, didn’t get a job. Didn’t do anything. Kind of sad, I guess.” (26) mary never really got the life that most people do, although many people on the reservation never get the best life possible. Most people on the reservation ended up drunk and poor. A chance to have a great life is rare. Mary experiences the loss of living life to the fullest. In the movie, Victor loses his dad after…

tried to tell CC to stop that she was being a bitch right now and she thought it would be best if she left. CC didn’t see it that way so she said “no why I would leave. I am just saying what everyone thinks and that’s the fact that Joanna doesn’t belong…

Quiz Reflection 2-3 According to the quiz I am moderately resilient, which means I do well with some misfortune, but not others. I am the type of person who gets frustrated quickly when things start to take a turn for the worst, I will get upset and frustrated. It is always my luck to catch every red light or trip in the parking lot. I really need to work on my patience and ability to stay calm during trying times. Exercise 2-4 Traits, Motives, and Characteristics Traits, Motives, and…

more thankful for what we have. I think that people are dissatisfied with themselves, their lives, and what they have because humans are jealous and greedy beings. That is how God has made us. We always want what we don't have, and once we get the thing that we wanted we…