The Downward Spiral

In 1994, Nine Inch Nails released a dark, desolate album called The Downward Spiral. The songs are known to alternate violently between too-low volumes with sweet melody (along with that soft ragged voice characteristic of grunge) and too-high volumes with many layers of white noise, screaming, and distortion layered over hard rock instrumentals (Gold). The message of the album is as disturbing as the audio: It tracks the narrator's path of self-destruction through attempting to find satisfaction

Downward Spiral On March 8, 2014 a Malaysia Air Boeing 777 with 239 people on board disappeared over the waters off Southeast Asia. (CBS News). Many families, friends, and workers of the Malaysian Airlines have been affected after this accident. It is ideal for airplanes to be safe; airplanes are a necessity for families to visit families in another country, work in another country, or just use airplanes for transportation. Money is paid toward the plane ticket and the seat provided. It is only

America's Downward Spiral In recent years, the economy in the United States has been in what most would see as a recession. American people differ in the way they react to a recession. Some, such as Michael Moore, feel it becomes a downward spiral as big business and it’s stockholders gain more money and power, and it’s workers gain less money and stability. With a loss of stability for the American worker there is a fear of losing their health benefits, social security, pension plan, and

Michele Alexander writes a Foreword in Becoming Ms. Burton, where she makes a bold comparison after explaining an unidentified woman: “Some people know this woman by the name Harriet Tubman. I know her as Susan” (xi). Alexander compares Susan Burton to Underground Railroad heroine, Harriet Tubman. Over the course of the Foreword, it covers what Susan Burton does, how she is helping many individuals, and essentially saving lives of those in need, much like Harriet Tubman did. This comparison is crucial

Every person struggle is different. Some have worked sweat and tears for their achievements while others have had things just handed to them and do not really know the struggle of hard work. Some people work as hard as they can and at the end of the day, they still cannot seem to succeed, as they would like to. They can work hard, live a good legal life, and yet still cannot make ends meet at the end of the day. The film “Trading places,” and the Not everybody in America has the same opportunity

sought after turn. These echos of past pain become places wrought with violence, corruption, and crime which leave behind any hope for a better future but instead give way to a great fall. Using synecdoche the reader is able to vividly see the downward spiral of the people of St. Lucia “ He warched a falling star singe the arc of its zone and traced the comet as its declining vector hissed out like a coal in the horizon’s basin.” using a falling star to describe the way in which the people of the island

Breakfast as a Scholastic Tool We have often been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Growing up, however, we have simply brushed that comment aside labeling it as yet another useless and false piece of information we receive throughout the course of our lives. This particular piece, however, may bear more significant than was ever thought before. Researchers now believe that breakfast indeed is the most important meal of the day, resulting in academic and psychosocial

Humans are oriented around touch. Babies crave nurturing and nearness to their mother from the minute they exit the womb. Something as simple as a warm embrace can wipe sorrow and stress away. This need for physical contact is the reason why letters carry so much more value than an email or text message. Letters are tangible: they’re a piece of paper that can be stored in a drawer or tacked up on a wall. They require time and attention to write, so they are able to convey such an emotional closeness

for Parker's change of mind and throws Julian in her face (8/12). Parker tells Kristina she's going back to her wife, proving Alexis right (8/25). Molly (Haley Pullos) and TJ (Tequan Richmond) get a place together (6/16). My Commentary: The downward spiral of 'JuLexis' was exciting, entertaining and fascinating, and anytime Grahn is given sordid material it's a good day because she slays it, but it was also another example of detrimental short-term writing. Julian was written into a such a hole

It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “Joe,” my father hollered up the stairs, “it’s for you. Its jackie, and she sounds upset.” as I came downstairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie. Thirty minutes later, however, Jackie’s silver Mustang convertible swung into our driveway, and Jackie was leaning on the horn before the car came to a full stop. Grabbing my coat