Room 306: A Short Story

I am here today to convince you that the outrageously rude, belligerent, and hazardous road hogs also known as ‘cyclists in central London’ should be put into Room 101. Cyclists are impertinent, self centred people who feel that whatever they do is correct. They ride around on their annoying two wheeled children’s toys, which have no protection, and they render themselves invisible by refusing to wear reflective clothing.

“Today you will be trying to stop the Titanic from sinking. The engine has been flooded with water, so you have to activate the backup engine to keep the ship afloat until a rescue ship can come. Have fun in the rooms!” finished the monotone voice after explaining the instructions.

The documentary The Waiting Room is about a safety-net hospital located in Oakland, California. In the film, director Peter Nix follows patients, doctors, and staff throughout a typical day. Furthermore, the film displays how the staff is overworked, and how the American health care system is affecting millions of uninsured patients who try to cope with injury and disease. The film utilizes techniques from the observational mode such as long takes, crisis structure, and documenting unplanned everyday experiences to convey the cruel realities of Americans seeking hope and treatment.

The documentary The Waiting Room, is about a safety-net hospital called Highland Hospital located in Oakland, California. In the film, director Peter Nix follows patients, doctors, and staff all throughout a typical day at the hospital. Furthermore, the film displays how the staff is overworked, and how the American health care system is affecting millions of uninsured patients who try to cope with injury and disease. The film utilizes techniques from the observational mode like: long takes, crisis structure, and everyday experiences that unfold spontaneously to transmit the cruel realities of uninsured patients who go to Highland Hospital seeking hope and treatment.

The short story “That Room”, written by Tobias Wolff is written all around symbolism. One of the first examples I originally noticed was how he would sometimes gaze out into the fields as an escape from the current job he was assigned to such as “shoveling shit” or “hacking weeds”. As the story goes on, the narrator finally gets what he wants, a job in the fields with the other boys. After he obtained that job, that room that they stay in is a horrible place to live, the conditions are terrible and it is one of the grimiest places possible. This one room though, is filled with symbols, enough that it changes the story in the blink of an eye.

This is an essay which will primarily discuss the items in my life and possibly your life which particularly annoy, aggravate, irritate, infuriate or events in life we just find completely maddening. This essay is almost based on the novel, called "Room 101".

1. I make this affidavit in support of an application under Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for a no-knock warrant to search the premises known as Room 218, Whitman Towers, FSC, hereinafter “PREMISES”, for certain

This year has been a long one. With all the trials that Mr. McGee has thrown at me, I’m surprised that I have made it this far. I will reflect on the work that have completed, and self evaluate myself on what I did well and what I could have done better. Throughout the year, my strengths have been not failing the class, my weaknesses have been the essays, and the work that I could have improved on was studying.

To everyone’s relief, Johnny did agree to give the NAMI group a try. To his surprise, and everyone’s relief, he loved going. Although the group met once a week, the DeSoto’s made sure Johnny would go each time. Slowly, John was learning that although he may be different, he wasn’t the only one with issues. He was also learning more and more about the outside world and how to cope not only with the people in it, but all the stimulation that he never remember experiencing before.

It was the first day of my freshman year in college. It was a warm sunny day, and I was eager to experience walking from class to class outside for the first time. That may not seem like a big deal for most people, but it felt like newfound freedom to me; a breath of fresh air. I was unusually calm for something as overwhelming as this, but I did not question it. I told myself that I was a new person here. I could be whoever I desired.

As I walk into the school, I take a deep breath repeating the words “I can do this, I’ve done it before.” Laying my paper down to the table, the woman gives me the okay to head up to room 222. Walking up the stairs I could feel my heartbeat pound harder and harder, as if I had an elephant pounding on my chest. Realizing this was my last chance to take this test before I started applying to colleges, made my stress level rise uncontrollably.

“Caitlin, it’s good to see you again,” Jessie Wells said to me as I signed into the hospital, it seemed sad that I had been there so much the staff knew my name.

The theme of freedom writers is learning to accept yourself and others for who they are.

Around 10:30 pm I was going to throw away the dirty linen, when I passed in front of room 202A. Mr. Echalarraia daughter spoke to me and stated that her father was hot. So I entered the room and noticed that Mr. Echalarraia was restless and combative with his family. He constantly mentioned to his family that he wanted to go home. After I turned on the air condition and helped the resident in the next bed. The daughter told me that her father had suffered with a stroke and that yesterday on June 14, 2015 her fathered told her that during the night shift I went to change his diaper and I apparently beat, kicked, and tied his arms. Then she further went on to describing the suppose incident saying her father stated that I brought others to beat

“He’s in trauma room one. He said he needed to see you in private.” Lynn said with a hand on Bennett’s shoulder.