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All sound dies when my 8 month old daughter, Lisa, stops crying and sleeps. We sit in silence for a while, watching as the streetlights turn on past us. My wife, Mika is sitting to my right. She’s just begging someone, anyone to spark a conversation. The driver is probably exhausted from yuppie businessmen who insist on a better route and have the indecency to yell their business lingo into their phones. I know that feeling. My publisher is giving me grief for not having any good ideas. I’ve created a town, but not much else.
That I’m aware of.
The driver looks a tad too young for this job. His hair is dark, his skin is tanned, and judging by a several second glance at his rear view mirror, his eyes are dark brown, just like
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“Do you have a little one in your life?”
“Oh god no. People my age shouldn’t have little ones in our lives.”
Good. At least I know you can make good decisions.
“But I wish my father was like you, sir. ”
The driver goes on. He talks about a man. A drunk, but a quiet, complacent drunk. Someone who aspired for more. Someone who wanted to take his family somewhere and never look back. But it 's someone who couldn’t get his life together and has cursed his son to follow in his footsteps.
Poor bloke. Where could he possibly end up in this story?
Sounds good. I think I’ll write that down.
When we arrive, the meter says twenty seventy five. I hand Mika my wallet and I step out, walking to the other side of the car to open her door. She gives him twenty five and tells him to keep the change.
“Thanks for the lift. And don’t worry so much about your father. I’m sure he’ll be fine.”
The driver seems genuinely touched. But I think ‘daddy’ is lucky to be alive for this long.
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Mika and I stroll through the park on the main street of town. While Mika is pushing Lisa in the stroller, I’m enjoying a pleasant single cone strawberry ice cream and holding our lunch. Fish and chips for us, yoghurt and a banana for Lisa. Mika isn’t in the mood for ice cream and it’s a shame that Lisa can’t have any.
Mika spots a familiar face out in the distance. I look around and see a young man with an old, black dog, both enjoying ice
“When he woke in the woods in the dark and the cold of the night he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him”(McCarthy 3). What McCarthy really means is that The man’s and The boy’s actions are a reflection that comes from the effects on how the setting of The Road could have changed their psychological traits. Because the boy was born into this disastrous and scary world, The man felt that the boy was his responsibility. The man would do anything in order to make sure the boy will survive. Similarly, the boy, being only young in age feels sympathy for the man and shows that he is thankful for The Man’s comfort. The boy even shared the “last” coke with The Man, which was shown by McCarthy explaining “He looked at his father and then tilted the can and drank. He sat there thinking about it. It's really good, he said…Yes. It is…You have some, Papa”(23).
In the play Quiet Torrential Sound by Joan Ackermann, immediately introduced are the main characters Monica and Claire, two sisters who seem different from the start. As the story plays out, the scene does not change, but the characters do, even though it may not be super obvious. It is clear that the two sisters have contrasting personalities and treat others in a different way, but what isn’t immediately clear, is that the two also have just as many things in common. While Monica may seem like the older, stronger, and more confident sister in the beginning, as the play goes on a different side of her gets revealed that shows her lack of self-confidence and her inner insecurities.
He looked around, then asked his mom where Dad was. She choked a little before explaining, “Dad’s really busy right now with saving more people, like the men who rescued you.”
The novel Deafening offers a perspective of a deaf person and the way they construct meaning of their environment. The initial chapter introduces a young girl, Grania. She lost her hearing due to scarlet fever. Since Grania, was born hearing, she maintains the memory of phonological awareness. More specifically, she understands what the reader understands; the reality of the auditory world. This allows the reader entrance into Grania’ current reality.
“Oh my goodness, I promise, definitely! And I’m going to miss you so much too. Maybe you can come and stay with us? What do you think your father would
Vinyl collected herself, wiped the tears from her face. “I love you, Dad. And I won’t worry. Not until we know more.”
As professionals, we are not giving the importance to our career. As described in the book from Silence to Voice: "Nurses have the opportunity to explain their work when a patient expresses gratitude for excellent nursing care." (Buresh & Gordon, 2013), but instead we said things like it was nothing, is my job, we are here for it. We do not give importance of what we do, and the public think is not important anyway. If as nurses, we do not think that what we do is important, if we do not affirm what we do, if we do not demonstrate we are professionals, who is going to do it?. Being honest I was one of this nurses saying is ok, it is my job, but going through out this class, and in only two weeks I started changing my responses to patients.
Bobby Eberle seems to bristle when you use the term gentleman driver. It isn’t so much that he is not a gentleman, and he is definitely a driver. “That term goes right up my spine, because that is not what I consider myself,” Bobby says. He just wants to be a race car driver. This year, the 48 year old driver has four top 10 finishes in 6 starts for JDC Motorsports in the Pro Mazda Championship. An engineer and a former nationally-ranked tennis player, his competitiveness combined well with some natural talent for driving and has led to success in the world of open wheel racing.
seem able to drive a vehicle correctly, they could be stopped by a policeman for
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J. Michaels. The book is mainly about how global warming is affecting our country as
“Thanks for the help. You seem like a pretty good kid,” he said as he got back in his truck.
“Dad? Oh dad I am so glad that you are back home.” Emily screeched in a extremely happy voice.
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"You don't have to thank me." Isaac said. "Anyone would have helped, I'm sure of it. I'm glad that you're alright.