Taking Chances

It`s strange the way we look back on the past. How we consider the advice we would tell our younger selves, `you`ll be okay,` or `he does not define you.` The idea most prominent in my mind was put forward by my father, `Life is all about taking chances.` The words seemed to ricochet off of me, as if his mouth was a gun and I was wearing a bullet proof vest. As a child, I felt much older than my years. I suppose this was a contributor in my submission to peer-pressure. Beloved crime novels were

and can have devastating effects. John Steinbeck shows the theme that in life, responsibility is best taken in moderation in his novel Of Mice and Men.      In Of Mice and Men, George shows the weight of responsibility on taking care of Lennie. George knows he could be better off without Lennie. “When I think of the swell time I could have without you, I go nuts,” George finally expresses. He even tells

top thanks to their shortcomings from the past. One of such ways is by a federal program called “The back to work program”, which helps out those who lost their homes due to the crash. This program is federally insured and offers buyers the second chance they need in as little as 12 months after a foreclosure or bankruptcy. The buyer must be able to prove that there was at least a 20% loss in income before the action took place as well. Although many if the victims are afraid to get back into the

athletes and harm them at the same time. Athletes who use drugs in sport make their lives much easier. It helps boosts up their concentration to think and react quickly to objects such as hitting the ball in time when playing tennis. What is wrong with taking drugs? They’re

THE STUDY OF HOSTAGE DRAMA IN QUIRINO GRANDSTAND CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The aim of the dissertation is to research the diplomatic negotiating style of the Filipino law enforcement by analyzing the events in its diplomatic history, namely the bilateral negotiations with the Philippines during august 23, 2010.  For the past few days since the embarrassing hostage crisis that has brought international shame again to our country, it has been reflecting on how we

Life, in my opinion, was quite boring. Waking up every single day of my teenage life at the same time, eating breakfast at the exact same time, taking practically the same lunch five times a week, taking the bus with the same people I've known all my life and eventually ending up spending eight hours out of my day being around those people. At the end of the day, I still have to go home to meet my family. And yes, it may seem as if I'm a very moody and arrogant teenager, but in my defense, that was

nature and no one cannot refuse it. So it is very important to present our best because first Impression is no doubt the Last and you never have a second Chance to make a second Impression but remember the first Impression is not the Last chance to make a good Impression. This however, should not be as everyone, I believe should be given a second chance but we generally go by the first Impression. Much care is given to what is worn on the first visit. Suppose if girls start wearing neck ties and boys

"The thing about Woodstock is that it really came out of the blue. Nobody really anticipated what it was going to become." said Anthony DeCurtis, an editor of the Rolling Stones magazine, when speaking of the 1969 Music and Arts festival that rocked a generation.To many that dared not to enter inside the “hot box” of an event, Woodstock was viewed as a castrophy that in the grand scheme of things, caused more harm than good. The festival wasn’t held in Woodstock to many people's disbelief because

The United States had its largest hostage rescue operation in its entire history, during the 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis. Four Vietnamese men, aged between 17 and 21, with legally acquired firearms purchased by the leader of the group, entered into a Good Guys! Electronics store with the intention to hold hostages until the four gunmen would receive (as ransom) “$4 million, four bullet-proof vests, a helicopter, and a 1,000-year-old ginger plant” (Gross, p. 10). “The gunmen had told negotiators

One of the most popular music producers today, William Moore, also known as DJ Esco, once found himself locked up in a jail in Dubai. He was held Captive for 56 days. In one of the songs he produced, he told his tale of captivity and how it felt to be amongst a culture that is completely different from your own. He states in the song that he felt as if he were an alien among the people of Dubai. This is an example of a captivity narrative. Captivity narratives are usually stories of people captured