The End

Childshood End, by Arthur C. Clarke is a story about an alien invasion on earth by the strange Overlords. Upon their arrival there were many different human reactions by the characters. In these portrayals by Arthur C. Clarke there is the reaction of defeat, skepticism, and distrust. All of which is to be expected when it is discovered that, “The human race was no longer alone.”(Clarke 5) Thought his depiction of this alien invasion is would seem as if this story was taken out of our future somehow. In the first few pages of, Childshood End, we are brought into a small glimpse of the world before the overlords arrive. We learn of future motivations and complications of these characters lives. We quickly see this disappear through the eyes of the character, Reinhold Hoffman. His character shows true defeat upon the arrival of the overlords. The moment he sees the Overlords ships his ambitions are swept from beneath him. “Then…

Everything felt like it was going in slow motion once I walked into the doors of the hospital. Doctors were running from one end to the other without skipping a beat while families were crying over losses and tragedies. Everything felt so overwhelming, but I knew what I had came to do. My heart began to race as I approached the reception desk. "Can I help you?" the woman asked. I could hear the words she was saying but I couldn 't find anything to say back. She looked at me again and asked…

"Mason are you here for therapy?" requested Dr. Stiner, as he casually moved towards Mason, who was in the shadow of building half way into the night. The moon was high in the sky, creating small shadows in which Mason hid. Mason only nodded in response. "Follow me towards the movie theater," uttered Dr. Stiner. He proceeded to jaunt towards the theater with Mason close behind. The way Mason paced himself only made it seem like he was having a struggle keeping up with the doctor. The walk lasted…

To Our Meramec Kindergarten Parents, On behalf of our entire school community, welcome to Meramec! If you are a current Meramec family, welcome back to Kindergarten! Our kindergarten teachers Bobbie Williams, Megan Hutson, Patti Casseau and I, look forward to your kindergartner joining us in August. We are pleased to have you as partners in this educational year. As the year progresses, and as you become either more informed or more puzzled, please do not hesitate to call our school and talk…

Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is a novel that effectively blends science fiction and fantasy, written by Haruki Murakami, a well known Japanese writer. He is not only famous in Japan, but he also is successful in his books over the world with his work being translated into many languages due to his writing style and the way he conveys deep meaning of the book to readers. Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is a fun book which is be able to bring some messages about…

history of Norte Dame Football. He coached the Fighting Irish football team in the 1920’s, which is known as their “Golden Era”. During his time coaching, Rockne won three national championships – transforming this diamond in the rough team to the most popular team in the United States. Knute’s family moved to the United States from Norway when he was only five years old. Once they had settled in Chicago, Knute took to playing football in the Sandlots. Along with football, Knute was a track and…

mistakes, regardless of the consequences. By addressing this counterargument he is contradicting himself because he said that even he would choose a more experienced doctor, but by doing this, he is building a rapport with the readers and increasing his credibility by sharing that he too knows that it is hard to allow people to practice on their loved ones. Not correcting mistakes can and will lead to terrible complications. “When things go wrong, it is usually because a series of failures…

It appears that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be without one of his favorite wide receivers this upcoming season. According to Dan Hellie of the NFL Network, the Miami Dolphins signed former New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola to a two-year, $12 million deal ($8.25 million guaranteed). The former undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech spent the last five seasons in New England, after beginning his career with the St. Louis Rams. Amendola won two Super Bowls with…

“Kingdom of God”, “the day of the LORD”, “the end of the world”, “the last judgment” and “a new heaven and a new earth.” These words are the image of eschatology, and eschatology is an important subject in the Bible. Even Donald K. McKim says that the theme of the Bible is the kingdom of God (McKim, 167). In the Gospel, Jesus taught about the kingdom of God in his whole life and ministry, and the kingdom of God is represented as “already, but not yet” (McKim, 170). John Calvin, a 16th century…

how massive the hospital was. I found the HIM department on the first floor and was greeted by Renee Rahimzadeh. Ms. Renee Rahimzadeh upon greeting me supplied me with my schedule for the duration of my time with Masonic. My nervousness at this time has subsided since Ms. Renee was so friendly and warm. I had my departmental tour with Ms. Rahimzadeh and she introduced me to the staff that was present at the time and at the end of the tour I was taken to Document Imaging to start my day. I spent…