Next, one should purchase an alarm clock and batteries if he does not already own one. After completing the buying process, he or she must set this clock two hours before his or her first class is scheduled to begin. A student should set his or her alarm to wake him or her up with the annoying "beep, beep, beep" sound rather than the sound of soothing music; he or she must also resist the urge to hit the snooze button, which could cause him or her to be late for class if he or she hits it too many times. ...
Gazing up at the Flinders Street clock tower a flock of birds appear, they dance in a beautiful array, free and full of glory. ... The clock strikes 8 o'clock, the aroma of coffee and stream of telephone rings fill the air. ... At the airport we had a scare when one of the sniffer dogs became alarmed at the scent of us, however, due to our good luck we had some fruit in our bag and were able to blame it on that, before the airport security could say anything we were off flashing through the gates of freedom, I never thought I would hear about this again. ...
Imagine this, you awake to the loud roar of the local textile mill that has served as your alarm clock for your entire life. ... Urrea explains why these migrants are moving at such an alarming rate when he states, "Imagine how bad things must get to make you leave behind your family, your friends, your lovers; your home, as humble as it might be; your church say....
But, before you know it, your alarm clock could be ringing again and now you're in Japan. ... Next thing you know, your American alarm clock is ringing and the cycle continues until you do not know which life is real life and which life is your dream life. ...
All of these attacks on Pearl Harbor finally ended a little before ten o"clock. ... (Us News, 1) At one o"clock PM, the ships that launched the planes from 274 miles off the coast of Oahu were heading back to Japan.... One is that when the United States received the message from the Japanese saying that they were going to declare war the guy who was receiving the message reported that it was a false alarm....
A man wakes up one morning to the sound of his R2-D2 clock playing the opening theme to every Star Wars movie. ... All of these are artifacts of the world within Star Wars; the action figures, the alarm clock, and the movies. ...
The importance of circumstantial setting is explained with further detail in the following two scenarios: First scenario; Your alarm does not work, therefore you wake up later than planned. ... Second scenario; you wake up at 6:00AM to the recorded sound of Huey Louis playing on your alarm clock. ...
The analysis of Good Day LA, a local news program on channel 11 at seven o"clock in the morning exemplified a typical news organization as illustrated by Neil Postman and Steve Powers in their book, How to Watch TV News. ... The alarming fact is that men view Good Day LA for the immodest clothing worn by Jillian. ...
I woke up in a panic and quickly checked my alarm clock. Crap. Over slept I grabbed my back pack and my speech that I had slaved over for weeks, still nervous to present it to the class. I ran into the classroom, cheeks flushed and out of breath. I knew I was late and immediately felt the teacher's ...
The clock on the first class grand staircase showed 11:40 p.m. as the Titanics" passengers slept or relaxed. ... At first the passengers didn't want to leave the warmth and safety of their room at midnight when it was quiet and nothing alarming happening. ...
This assessment and personal interview was conducted with a pleasant and well put together female from Bangkok, Thailand. She is friendly and helpful in providing a brief history of her life in Thailand as well as her experiences in America. For this study, I will call her E.S. She provides history ...
The penetrating sunlight through the glass windows woke me up with such discomfort, that it forced me to squint while searching my night table for my clock. As I stared at the red digital numerals on the clock, recalling what had happened the previous night, I was hoping it had all been a dream that would disappear. ...
Generation Holden Caulfield The teenage years are, without argument, the most confusing and formative years of a person's transition into adulthood, and the onus of an anxiety filled teenage existence leads, naturally, to an anxiety filled adult existence, as well as a variety of prescription medi...
It all started right here in English class. I just had come back from dance class all day with my bright blue leotard on and my classy new French manicure nail tips I got obsessed with right when I got them the night before. I sat down in my desk turning off my new music I just downloaded that I put...
If a father is working 10 hours a day, six days a week, going home exhausted, "I'll just take a little nap ", ends up sleeping until his alarm the next morning, the baby won't exactly recognize him and it could be heartbreaking to the father that his own baby doesn't know him like they know their mother. ... He can't rewind the clock and spend time with the baby now, he can't go back and give his wife a break and take over that one day when she was exhausted but he couldn't miss work because his work issued, one day of paternity leave was gone too soon in the wait...
Captain a Job Title with Prestige There is no use for a alarm clock you are up at 5:30 because you have been up at that hour for the past twenty years of you life. You wake up to the smell of moist salt air, the smell that drives you out of bed every morning. You walk out of the sleeping quar...
We Filipinos are known to be hospitable and that families have been valued so much by us. We never forget to wear a smile because of the positive attitude that we have possessed amidst our problems or even after disasters come our way. These are the main reasons why we should be proud of our race. ...
It was a sunny and windy day in late September with the prime traces of autumn beginning to pull the bright colored leaves from the trees. As I traveled in my car, heading to a mall, I could find myself thinking about life and how beautiful it is. Could it be more beautiful? Anything is possible an...
Many people who did not grow up with technology in their life will say that technology has taken over the new generation and that we are unable to think for ourselves. What they do not understand is how technology has benefited us and them as well. Technology is a part of society that we will never ...
Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is broken into three different sections; each bring about a change in the story and expand the setting from Gregor's room to the outside world. With each change of setting comes a change in the characters within the story. Gregor changes from a man who thinks of nothi...
Imagine you are sitting in a waiting room eagerly looking at the clock. ... As much as my heart was pounding along with the alarming thoughts in my head as to what they were going to say, I finally caught enough breath and nerve to release my secretive information. ...
"Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng! An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room. A bedspring creaked. A womans' voice sang out impatiently: "Bigger, shut that thing off!"" (Wright 1) On July 4th, 1776, our nation, the United States of America, was founded on the belief of personal freedom....
For the past generations September 11, 2001 was a day no one could forget. The attack of 9/11 was unexpected and an ultimate surprise, and hurt Americans physically and emotionally. To the generation before that though, Pearl Harbor was the 9/11 today. If we put ourselves in the shoes that someone w...
Crrrgshh! Crrrgshh! The newly bought 32-inches flat screen television begins to malfunction. Channels hastily shifting from one to another. Reception turning from a vivid video to yellow, then in a little while, retro. It stops. Then, Crrrgshh! Crrrgshh! Moving pictures in the big screen are like h...