Adam wakes up from a 5 month coma and struggles with anger issues, questioning what the doctors did to him during his treatment. He confronts his doctor but loses control, attacking the doctor's assistant before the doctor talks him down. Though he decides to stop, Adam still feels something is wrong and not fully himself.
Angel is scheduled for jaw surgery to repair a severe overbite. On the day of surgery, he has second thoughts and tries to flee the hospital. Head of security Harrison catches Angel and convinces him to go through with the surgery. However, when Angel wakes up from anesthesia, he finds that the surgery never took place. Exploring further, he discovers that the surgeons and staff have been killed, and the hospital has been overrun by zombies. Harrison, injured in the attack, gives Angel a gun and keycard, telling him to rescue survivors while he can. Angel reluctantly leaves Harrison's side to search the hospital, unsure of what horrors he will face.
Mary Maloney is waiting for her husband Patrick to return home from work. When he arrives, he tells her shocking news - that he wants a divorce. Enraged, Mary hits Patrick over the head with a frozen leg of lamb, killing him. She then stages the crime scene to look like an accident and calls the police. When they arrive, she pretends to be distraught over discovering his body. The police begin to investigate, finding evidence of dried blood on Patrick's head.
Alea holds a seance for the Thompson family at their home. During the seance, the spirit of the Thompsons' mother appears but cannot stay long. Other spirits grow angry and the ceiling collapses, killing the Thompson family. Alea wakes up confused and discovers people cannot see or hear her. She realizes she may be dead. After encounters where people walk through her, Alea meets with a psychic who confirms she is dead. However, Alea's sister is able to hear her on the phone, reassuring Alea that she is in fact still alive.
The document provides stage directions and scenes for a play about four Chinese sisters - Lily, Sherry, Annie, and Jessica - who have recently moved to Chicago from China. In the first scene, Annie recalls waking up in the hospital after a car accident and realizing something was wrong. The second scene shows the sisters in their new apartment, where Sherry discovers how to turn on the kitchen fan. In the third scene, Lily returns home stressed after her boyfriend broke up with her over the phone. Annie and Sherry offer to make dinner to give Lily time alone.
Jordan Schneider wrote a memoir shortly before his death from AIDS in San Francisco. He had been hit by a car while in college and required a blood transfusion, which is how he contracted HIV/AIDS. After being diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma lesions and testing positive for HIV, the doctor informed him the transfusion was likely the cause and that he had about a week to live. When Jordan told his father he had AIDS, his father angrily disowned him over the phone, believing he was gay.
Cayman takes his younger sister Alli to the hospital after she has a seizure in his car. Alli falls into a coma and her condition is critical, leaving Cayman praying at her bedside. After a long night of waiting, Alli regains consciousness and asks Cayman when they can go home, showing signs of recovery.
Sarah has a terrible day that she believes is Monday. However, throughout the day she faces many struggles and embarrassments. At the end, she realizes from a phone call with her friend Jamie that it was actually Friday all along. Her little brother had messed with her clock, making it say Monday and causing her to experience a whole fake week's worth of problems in just one day due to her belief that it was Monday.
This document provides a summary of 4 scenes at a mental health institution:
1. Sam, an elderly blind patient, sits alone dreaming of past memories and nightmares.
2. Anthony, a new patient, meets Zeva and draws her portrait but unintentionally depicts his mother instead due to his lingering feelings for her.
3. Doctor Vernan consults with a new patient, Terry, who was fired for inappropriate bathroom behavior stemming from unrequited love.
4. The bell rings anxiously at midnight as a silhouette appears in the church belfry with a light.
Angel is scheduled for jaw surgery to repair a severe overbite. On the day of surgery, he has second thoughts and tries to flee the hospital. Head of security Harrison catches Angel and convinces him to go through with the surgery. However, when Angel wakes up from anesthesia, he finds that the surgery never took place. Exploring further, he discovers that the surgeons and staff have been killed, and the hospital has been overrun by zombies. Harrison, injured in the attack, gives Angel a gun and keycard, telling him to rescue survivors while he can. Angel reluctantly leaves Harrison's side to search the hospital, unsure of what horrors he will face.
Mary Maloney is waiting for her husband Patrick to return home from work. When he arrives, he tells her shocking news - that he wants a divorce. Enraged, Mary hits Patrick over the head with a frozen leg of lamb, killing him. She then stages the crime scene to look like an accident and calls the police. When they arrive, she pretends to be distraught over discovering his body. The police begin to investigate, finding evidence of dried blood on Patrick's head.
Alea holds a seance for the Thompson family at their home. During the seance, the spirit of the Thompsons' mother appears but cannot stay long. Other spirits grow angry and the ceiling collapses, killing the Thompson family. Alea wakes up confused and discovers people cannot see or hear her. She realizes she may be dead. After encounters where people walk through her, Alea meets with a psychic who confirms she is dead. However, Alea's sister is able to hear her on the phone, reassuring Alea that she is in fact still alive.
The document provides stage directions and scenes for a play about four Chinese sisters - Lily, Sherry, Annie, and Jessica - who have recently moved to Chicago from China. In the first scene, Annie recalls waking up in the hospital after a car accident and realizing something was wrong. The second scene shows the sisters in their new apartment, where Sherry discovers how to turn on the kitchen fan. In the third scene, Lily returns home stressed after her boyfriend broke up with her over the phone. Annie and Sherry offer to make dinner to give Lily time alone.
Jordan Schneider wrote a memoir shortly before his death from AIDS in San Francisco. He had been hit by a car while in college and required a blood transfusion, which is how he contracted HIV/AIDS. After being diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma lesions and testing positive for HIV, the doctor informed him the transfusion was likely the cause and that he had about a week to live. When Jordan told his father he had AIDS, his father angrily disowned him over the phone, believing he was gay.
Cayman takes his younger sister Alli to the hospital after she has a seizure in his car. Alli falls into a coma and her condition is critical, leaving Cayman praying at her bedside. After a long night of waiting, Alli regains consciousness and asks Cayman when they can go home, showing signs of recovery.
Sarah has a terrible day that she believes is Monday. However, throughout the day she faces many struggles and embarrassments. At the end, she realizes from a phone call with her friend Jamie that it was actually Friday all along. Her little brother had messed with her clock, making it say Monday and causing her to experience a whole fake week's worth of problems in just one day due to her belief that it was Monday.
This document provides a summary of 4 scenes at a mental health institution:
1. Sam, an elderly blind patient, sits alone dreaming of past memories and nightmares.
2. Anthony, a new patient, meets Zeva and draws her portrait but unintentionally depicts his mother instead due to his lingering feelings for her.
3. Doctor Vernan consults with a new patient, Terry, who was fired for inappropriate bathroom behavior stemming from unrequited love.
4. The bell rings anxiously at midnight as a silhouette appears in the church belfry with a light.
Joanne was stuck in traffic on her way home from work and was running late to a tennis club meeting. When she arrived home, she noticed her dog Sheba was choking and took her to the vet. The vet removed three human fingers from Sheba's throat, revealing an injured burglar was hiding in Joanne's house. The police arrested the burglar while Joanne was changing clothes at home.
Alice suggests she and her boyfriend Aaron get STD tests. Alice tests positive for HIV. When she tells Aaron, he breaks up with her and claims she cheated. Alice is distraught but her friend Muti comforts her, encouraging her to stay strong by reading the inspirational quotes she has written on her bedroom wall. Alice begins to accept her diagnosis and takes pride in who she is.
The narrator Brooklyn woke up to the smell of smoke from a fire caused by her accidentally leaving hot dogs cooking in the microwave for too long. She called out to her horse Ace, who she had trained to move haystacks under her window in emergencies, and he did so allowing her to escape the burning house by jumping into the haystacks to safety. Ace's actions saved Brooklyn's life in the fire.
Spencer finds herself in an increasingly dangerous situation. She wakes up confused about strange messages and overhears an argument between Jenna and Toby. Later, Spencer and her friends are manipulated into a frightening game by their tormentor, A, which leads them to discover Ian Thomas's empty grave. Spencer turns to Jason for information and learns more about Ian and N.A.T. Returning home, Spencer has a terrifying encounter with Ian, who reveals he is alive and threatens her to keep his secret.
1) A young couple, Madge and Louis, live with their autistic daughter Rachel in a small town. Louis buys an antique clock that is rumored to be bewitched.
2) Strange events start occurring after the clock is brought home, including Rachel becoming fixated on it. Louis tries to get rid of the clock but it keeps returning.
3) Madge finds Louis' dead body at their neighbor's house who had been given the clock. Rachel laughs in an evil way. Madge falls into depression while Rachel stays locked in her room staring at the clock.
Fahmi is called to the principal's office after spray painting graffiti in an empty classroom. He is terrified of the consequences but is surprised when the principal appreciates his artwork and proposes making the room an art studio. Fahmi is appointed president of the new art club.
Natasya is falsely accused of stealing money from her teacher's purse by her jealous classmate Maria. Through a series of events, Maria's scheme is revealed and she apologizes.
It has been raining all day. While home alone, the narrator encounters a large rat in the kitchen. A battle ensues, resulting in injuries before the rat escapes. When the narrator's mother returns, they clean up and
Gerald is a 28-year-old man from Chile who is imprisoned in Barcelona. He provides details about his daily routine, which includes English classes, work in the kitchen, meals, television, and going to bed at 11:30pm.
Teddy was late to track practice again after struggling to find parking at his crowded school. His coach pulled him aside to warn him that if he was late one more time, he would be kicked off the team. Teddy knew he was already on thin ice with his coach for his recurring tardiness and didn't want to disappoint him or his supportive mother. He kept the full details of the warning to himself and changed the subject when she asked about practice.
Teddy is late to track practice after struggling to find parking at his college. His coach warns him that if he is late again, he will be kicked off the team. At his night security job, Teddy listens to the radio DJ and finds it strange that the songs and commercials seem perfectly tailored to him. When Teddy speaks to himself, the DJ sometimes responds directly. Teddy begins to question whether the DJ can actually hear him.
Greg has connected himself to his girlfriend Mona via a bio-tube without her consent while she was sedated. As Mona wakes up, Greg is panicking about how to tell her what he has done. Mona suggests going for a run in the park, unaware of the tube connecting them. Greg fears how to reveal the truth as the tube pumps fluid between their bodies beneath the covers.
The document discusses the proper use of adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives as words that modify nouns and pronouns, and adverbs as words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. It provides examples of adjectives and adverbs, and discusses their comparative and superlative forms. The document also discusses avoiding unnecessary adverbs and compound adjectives, as well as properly placing modifiers.
Nicholas Carter, a 15-year-old, sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash. Later, while out for a run, he discovers a strange blue glow in the woods and is transported to a rainforest. There, he witnesses a group of cannibals killing and eating a human. When spotted, Nicholas runs for his life but is injured. He is rescued by a bounty hunter but doctors say he may never run again due to his injuries.
Benji and April are agents for the organization Dark, which is engaged in a secret war against its enemy Light. They complete an assignment to eliminate a group of Lights at a warehouse. On the drive back, Benji thinks about their mission and his relationship with April. They return to Dark's headquarters, where Benji's boss Rip informs him of a new assignment to take the new recruit Dave. Benji and April reluctantly agree to take Dave and Roscoe, another recruit, on the mission.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
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Learn BEM fundamentals as fast as possible. What is BEM (Block, element, modifier), BEM syntax, how it works with a real example, etc.
The document discusses how personalization and dynamic content are becoming increasingly important on websites. It notes that 52% of marketers see content personalization as critical and 75% of consumers like it when brands personalize their content. However, personalization can create issues for search engine optimization as dynamic URLs and content are more difficult for search engines to index than static pages. The document provides tips for SEOs to help address these personalization and SEO challenges, such as using static URLs when possible and submitting accurate sitemaps.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
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1) Adam is in a mental hospital where a doctor is trying to determine what happened between Adam and his friend Danielle.
2) Adam remembers a man attacking and killing Danielle, but the doctor believes Adam was responsible.
3) The doctor recounts his version of events, where Adam snapped and killed Danielle himself after an argument as they were leaving school.
4) Adam is left in shock after hearing the doctor's version, while the doctor leaves him to process what was said.
The document is a script describing scenes from a mental hospital and flashbacks to events involving Adam and Danielle. In the mental hospital, the doctor tells Adam that he, not a mysterious man, killed Danielle by snapping her neck after school one day. Adam is in shock and denial about what happened. The doctor leaves Adam alone in his room to process what was revealed about Danielle's death.
This document is a screenplay that tells two versions of events surrounding Adam killing his friend Danielle. In Adam's version, an unknown man snaps Danielle's neck. In the doctor's version, voices in Adam's head tell him to kill Danielle, so he grabs her and snaps her neck. The doctor insists his version is accurate, though Adam maintains the man committed the murder. The screenplay ends with Adam catatonic after hearing the doctor's account.
Joanne was stuck in traffic on her way home from work and was running late to a tennis club meeting. When she arrived home, she noticed her dog Sheba was choking and took her to the vet. The vet removed three human fingers from Sheba's throat, revealing an injured burglar was hiding in Joanne's house. The police arrested the burglar while Joanne was changing clothes at home.
Alice suggests she and her boyfriend Aaron get STD tests. Alice tests positive for HIV. When she tells Aaron, he breaks up with her and claims she cheated. Alice is distraught but her friend Muti comforts her, encouraging her to stay strong by reading the inspirational quotes she has written on her bedroom wall. Alice begins to accept her diagnosis and takes pride in who she is.
The narrator Brooklyn woke up to the smell of smoke from a fire caused by her accidentally leaving hot dogs cooking in the microwave for too long. She called out to her horse Ace, who she had trained to move haystacks under her window in emergencies, and he did so allowing her to escape the burning house by jumping into the haystacks to safety. Ace's actions saved Brooklyn's life in the fire.
Spencer finds herself in an increasingly dangerous situation. She wakes up confused about strange messages and overhears an argument between Jenna and Toby. Later, Spencer and her friends are manipulated into a frightening game by their tormentor, A, which leads them to discover Ian Thomas's empty grave. Spencer turns to Jason for information and learns more about Ian and N.A.T. Returning home, Spencer has a terrifying encounter with Ian, who reveals he is alive and threatens her to keep his secret.
1) A young couple, Madge and Louis, live with their autistic daughter Rachel in a small town. Louis buys an antique clock that is rumored to be bewitched.
2) Strange events start occurring after the clock is brought home, including Rachel becoming fixated on it. Louis tries to get rid of the clock but it keeps returning.
3) Madge finds Louis' dead body at their neighbor's house who had been given the clock. Rachel laughs in an evil way. Madge falls into depression while Rachel stays locked in her room staring at the clock.
Fahmi is called to the principal's office after spray painting graffiti in an empty classroom. He is terrified of the consequences but is surprised when the principal appreciates his artwork and proposes making the room an art studio. Fahmi is appointed president of the new art club.
Natasya is falsely accused of stealing money from her teacher's purse by her jealous classmate Maria. Through a series of events, Maria's scheme is revealed and she apologizes.
It has been raining all day. While home alone, the narrator encounters a large rat in the kitchen. A battle ensues, resulting in injuries before the rat escapes. When the narrator's mother returns, they clean up and
Gerald is a 28-year-old man from Chile who is imprisoned in Barcelona. He provides details about his daily routine, which includes English classes, work in the kitchen, meals, television, and going to bed at 11:30pm.
Teddy was late to track practice again after struggling to find parking at his crowded school. His coach pulled him aside to warn him that if he was late one more time, he would be kicked off the team. Teddy knew he was already on thin ice with his coach for his recurring tardiness and didn't want to disappoint him or his supportive mother. He kept the full details of the warning to himself and changed the subject when she asked about practice.
Teddy is late to track practice after struggling to find parking at his college. His coach warns him that if he is late again, he will be kicked off the team. At his night security job, Teddy listens to the radio DJ and finds it strange that the songs and commercials seem perfectly tailored to him. When Teddy speaks to himself, the DJ sometimes responds directly. Teddy begins to question whether the DJ can actually hear him.
Greg has connected himself to his girlfriend Mona via a bio-tube without her consent while she was sedated. As Mona wakes up, Greg is panicking about how to tell her what he has done. Mona suggests going for a run in the park, unaware of the tube connecting them. Greg fears how to reveal the truth as the tube pumps fluid between their bodies beneath the covers.
The document discusses the proper use of adjectives and adverbs. It defines adjectives as words that modify nouns and pronouns, and adverbs as words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. It provides examples of adjectives and adverbs, and discusses their comparative and superlative forms. The document also discusses avoiding unnecessary adverbs and compound adjectives, as well as properly placing modifiers.
Nicholas Carter, a 15-year-old, sets a new world record in the 100 meter dash. Later, while out for a run, he discovers a strange blue glow in the woods and is transported to a rainforest. There, he witnesses a group of cannibals killing and eating a human. When spotted, Nicholas runs for his life but is injured. He is rescued by a bounty hunter but doctors say he may never run again due to his injuries.
Benji and April are agents for the organization Dark, which is engaged in a secret war against its enemy Light. They complete an assignment to eliminate a group of Lights at a warehouse. On the drive back, Benji thinks about their mission and his relationship with April. They return to Dark's headquarters, where Benji's boss Rip informs him of a new assignment to take the new recruit Dave. Benji and April reluctantly agree to take Dave and Roscoe, another recruit, on the mission.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
http://inarocket.com
Learn BEM fundamentals as fast as possible. What is BEM (Block, element, modifier), BEM syntax, how it works with a real example, etc.
The document discusses how personalization and dynamic content are becoming increasingly important on websites. It notes that 52% of marketers see content personalization as critical and 75% of consumers like it when brands personalize their content. However, personalization can create issues for search engine optimization as dynamic URLs and content are more difficult for search engines to index than static pages. The document provides tips for SEOs to help address these personalization and SEO challenges, such as using static URLs when possible and submitting accurate sitemaps.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
How to Build a Dynamic Social Media PlanPost Planner
Stop guessing and wasting your time on networks and strategies that don’t work!
Join Rebekah Radice and Katie Lance to learn how to optimize your social networks, the best kept secrets for hot content, top time management tools, and much more!
Watch the replay here: bit.ly/socialmedia-plan
1) Adam is in a mental hospital where a doctor is trying to determine what happened between Adam and his friend Danielle.
2) Adam remembers a man attacking and killing Danielle, but the doctor believes Adam was responsible.
3) The doctor recounts his version of events, where Adam snapped and killed Danielle himself after an argument as they were leaving school.
4) Adam is left in shock after hearing the doctor's version, while the doctor leaves him to process what was said.
The document is a script describing scenes from a mental hospital and flashbacks to events involving Adam and Danielle. In the mental hospital, the doctor tells Adam that he, not a mysterious man, killed Danielle by snapping her neck after school one day. Adam is in shock and denial about what happened. The doctor leaves Adam alone in his room to process what was revealed about Danielle's death.
This document is a screenplay that tells two versions of events surrounding Adam killing his friend Danielle. In Adam's version, an unknown man snaps Danielle's neck. In the doctor's version, voices in Adam's head tell him to kill Danielle, so he grabs her and snaps her neck. The doctor insists his version is accurate, though Adam maintains the man committed the murder. The screenplay ends with Adam catatonic after hearing the doctor's account.
The document is a screenplay describing scenes from Adam's time in a mental hospital after being admitted for killing his friend Danielle. In sessions with his doctor, Adam insists that a mysterious man killed Danielle. However, the doctor believes Adam was the one who killed her during an angry outburst. The doctor recounts his version of events, describing how Adam snapped and broke Danielle's neck after she tried to get away from him. Adam is left shocked and catatonic after hearing the doctor's opposing version of what happened.
The narrator was attacked and bitten by a dog, requiring stitches. They woke up in the hospital confused and disoriented. Their family explained that they were attacked after taunting a dog with friends. The dog dug under the fence and dragged the narrator down, biting their thigh. After three days in the hospital, the narrator was discharged with medication and returned home to recover.
The document is a first-person narrative that describes the speaker's history of being in multiple foster homes and states. It focuses on their most recent experience, where they were adopted by a couple, Damen and Rose Alexander. Initially things seemed normal, but Damen became physically abusive after the speaker refused to answer questions. After being beaten, the speaker planned to run away by taking money from Damen's office and taking a train to Pennsylvania in the night. They hoped to find a safer place to hide out.
Mary Maloney is waiting for her husband Patrick to return home from work. When he arrives, he tells her shocking news - that he wants a divorce. Enraged, Mary hits Patrick over the head with a frozen leg of lamb, killing him. She then stages the crime scene to look like a burglary and calls the police. When the police arrive, Mary acts distressed. She convinces the police officers to eat the murder weapon, the lamb, while searching for clues. As they eat, Mary laughs, realizing she has committed the perfect crime.
Rondell has a recurring dream about being taken away from his sick mother as a child by a social worker. In the dream, his mother reassures him that he is just going to stay with some nice people until she gets better. Rondell wakes up crying from the dream and tries working out to clear his mind, but is still haunted by memories of his past. He goes for a long jog while listening to music, but his heart burns with memories when he stops. Overcome by emotions, he runs back to campus exhausted and sleeps for over six hours.
A boy helps an old man by giving him his jacket. The old man gives the boy an apple and tells him to "eat it wisely and you'll live all you want." The next day, good things start happening in the boy's life - his father gets a job, he meets a beautiful girl, and he is happy. However, one night he sees the old man again and starts to question if the good things are really because of the apple. While running home with this thought, he falls and the old man offers him the apple again. After taking a bite, the boy has an illumination and realizes he is back where the story began, questioning if it was all just a dream.
This document appears to be a screenplay describing events involving a character named Adam who is in a mental hospital. The doctor questions Adam about what happened between him and his friend Danielle, who was killed. Adam provides one version of events where an unknown man killed Danielle. However, the doctor believes Adam actually killed Danielle in a fit of rage after she told him she was joining the army. The doctor then provides his own version of events to Adam, leaving Adam distraught and catatonic.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Annaliese, a 6-year-old girl, is terrified of the dolls and toys in her bedroom that have come to life and threaten to kill her, calling her insults. Her mother Maryann witnesses Annaliese's panic and learns of the nightmarish world Annaliese believes she lives in. Though the dolls appear normal to Maryann, at the end of the night Annaliese sees an angry Barbie in her bedroom doorway, suggesting her fears may be real.
Voices In The Theater - sample chaptersAileen Santos
"Voices In The Theater" is the first book in the SPRG Series, the paranormal romance trilogy by A.S.Santos.
(It's followed by book two: "Corpse In The Mirror.")
This file gives you a sneak preview of the book's first five chapters.
This book is now available on Amazon.com
Jacob had a surreal experience where he felt like he was living in a dream world. He witnessed strange events like cognac disappearing into wood and the wood forming a demonic face. He realized it was his 25th birthday, the same date a demon had told him his mind would be lost. His friend Jeff took him out for his birthday but they disappeared. Jacob then woke up to his parents crying and learned he had been in a coma for 2 weeks after a serious car crash on his birthday, making him question what was real.
Adam and Eve eat from the forbidden tree, gaining knowledge. They realize they are naked and make clothing from leaves. They argue about Eve keeping her eating of the fruit a secret, with each accusing the other of selfishness. Eve reveals she carved a wooden horse, showing Adam did not truly know her. They leave Eden wearing their leaf clothing, hand in hand but with their relationship changed by their disobedience and new awareness.
The Pause Legacy - Chapter 2: Process Malfunctionpauselegacy
Pauline gives birth to twins Jude and Dion. While the household becomes chaotic with three children, tensions rise between Pauline and Edmund after Pauline kisses another man at a party. Edmund asks Pauline to leave, but she goes into labor with their fourth child. Edmund rushes to the hospital to be with Pauline, as their relationship remains uncertain. Zared, their eldest, continues to be unenthusiastic about most things in his life.
The doctor is alone in his small rented room when he hears noises coming from above. While looking in the mirror, he decides to shave daily and grow a mustache to look more handsome as a bachelor doctor. As he turns around, a large snake falls onto his shoulder and coils around his arm. Frozen with fear, the doctor sits as the snake examines its reflection in the mirror. It eventually slithers away, and the doctor flees the room. The next day, most of his possessions are gone - except for his dirty vest left behind as a final insult. The story humorously contrasts the doctor's dreams and reality in a frightening situation.
1) The document is a preface to a creative piece called "A Mother's Love" that tells the story of 15-year-old Mary Jane who was sold into prostitution.
2) The purpose is to increase awareness of human trafficking so more people will fight against it, aimed at teenagers and parents aged 12-35.
3) The creative piece will be presented on the TV show "All Angles" at 8:30pm, a good time when most students and parents will be home, to discuss the issue of human trafficking in Jamaica.
Charity finds Aimee crying in the bathroom after returning home to find her father's urn in the kitchen. Aimee explains through tears that she asked her father to cook a fancy meal which caused a kitchen fire, and that she failed to save him from dying. Charity comforts Aimee but doesn't fully accept that it was her fault. Over time, Charity and their mother begin to move on with their lives, finding love and happiness again, while Aimee remains consumed by guilt and grief, blaming herself for her father's death.
1) Joey borrows his sister's skirt to wear around the house when no one else is home, which makes him happy. However, his father catches him and beats him severely for wearing women's clothes.
2) Joey's father then takes him to see their family doctor, Dr. Morales, believing that the skirts are making Joey sick. The doctor gives Joey a painful injection.
3) After the visit, Joey's family acts like he is cured and well again. However, Joey cries silently, still longing to wear skirts but afraid of his father's reaction.
The seminar on schizophrenia research inspired the author to write a story about a father diagnosed with the mental disorder. In the story, the father starts exhibiting strange behaviors like thinking he is in charge of the ranch where he works. He later hears voices and tries to harm his youngest daughter. The mother takes the father to a healer and then to a clinic in the city where doctors diagnose him with schizophrenia. The family moves to the city so the father can receive treatment and live a normal life with his family.
1. Metamorphosis Adam Shaw woke up on June 14, 2008 at 6:27 p.m. This was the first time he had been awake in over five months. It was New Year’s Eve and Adam was at a party with his friends watching the ball drop. Everyone was drunk. Adam was the play-by-the-rules guy in the group, however, he had a couple of drinks that night. He felt the sickening of the buzz kicking in. When the party was over, his friends asked him to drive them home because they were all too drunk. Adam pulled out of the driveway onto the highway. Everyone was laughing and screaming behind him in the bed of the truck. He felt the splitting headache and the upset stomach caused by the beer. I shouldn’t have drunk. As he was driving he could see the redwood trees of California. Adam always liked the redwood trees. He thought of them to be very powerful. He admired these trees. “Adam! Watch out!” one of the girls screamed from the bed of the truck. By the time Adam heard her, he was jolted forward, ripped from his seatbelt, and was flying through the air towards one of the trees that he had always admired. Then, everything was dark, but light at the same time. He couldn’t move physically but was awake in his mind. He was in an empty abyss. No sound, no feeling, no sight, no smell, no taste. Nothing. This feeling went on for, what seemed, a century. Then, he began to see. And then he could move. Finally, all of his senses came back to him. He was in a bed with a hospital smock on. He looked all around him to see that he was in a hospital room. He looked out the window, into the hallway, seeing people pass by. Adam tried looking at a calendar across the room before people came running in. “He’s awake! He’s awake!” they all shouted. The group consisted of: the girl that told Adam to “watch out,” and two other guys that were in the bed of the truck. Two doctors came running in, dropping their clipboards. They pushed Adam’s “friends” out of the way and helped Adam get up out of the bed. They started walking out of the room when Adam saw that the calendar said June 14, 2008, and a nearby clock said 6:27 p.m. “Was I in a coma?!” Adam asked. One of the doctors said, “Take it easy, son.” Adam asked again, “Was I in a coma?!!!” The other doctor said, “Yeah.” Adam felt light-headed and thought that as soon as he came out of the coma, he would slip back in. He didn’t feel like himself either. They led him into a room at the end of a hall. This was the only room on the hall. When they got in the room, the doctors told Adam to sit down. There was only one chair in the middle of the room. It was a chair that a patient sits in at a dentist’s office while being worked on. The only light in the room was pointed down at the chair from the ceiling. As Adam was sitting, he heard the doctors whispering to each other as they, what sounded like, were preparing a needle. “We need to hurry up,” the older of the two said. “Yeah, I think he suspects something,” said the younger one. Adam noticed that the chair that he was sitting in had clamps on the armrests and the footrests. Obviously, doctors had done this to people before and those people didn’t behave. Adam didn’t want to be one of those people. So, he decided to sit still as the doctors walked over to him. The older one said, “Now, keep still, son. This is going to help you.” The doctor pushed the back of the needle to squirt the fluid up near the top. He squirted a little bit out of the needle to make sure that it was working properly. He flicked the tip of the needle and slowly moved his hand near Adam’s arm. I can’t just sit here. What are they doing to me? Why do I need this? There are only two of them and one of them is old. I can take them. He jumped up, barely missing the needle with his arm, and ran for the door. Before he could get ten feet, the younger doctor grabbed him. Obviously, he was much stronger than Adam had thought. The doctor dragged him back to the seat where the older doctor was waiting. “I was hoping that we wouldn’t have to do this to you,” the older doctor said. The younger doctor threw Adam down into the chair, put the clamps over his hands and feet, and locked them. They tilted the chair so that the light was shining in Adam’s face. He fought as much as he could to stay away from the needle as the older doctor brought the needle to Adam’s arm. Adam rocked back and forth, twisted, and bounced up and down in the seat. In the last moment of consciousness, Adam threw himself outwards and felt the needle pierce into his arm. He fell back into the chair and felt his eyes start to close. The last thing he saw was the silhouetted figures of the doctors. Then, Adam dreamt. The dreams were unusual. Usually, dreams don’t make sense but these dreams that Adam had were especially not logical. The dreams were from the point-of-view of, what seemed someone else. Not only did he see the dreams, but he felt them. It was as if he was the person in the dream. But he was not because the person, or something, did not act like Adam. It acted like a savage beast. It killed people with inhuman strength and raged with anger as it killed all of the people. It was then that the dream showed part of the object from which the point-of-view was cast. Its hand reached out while killing a person. It was a human hand. Adam woke up in his room, lying in his bed. The lights were out in his room and the door was open, the light of the hallway shining into his room. He looked over at the digital clock and read the numbers. 7:34 p.m. He had only been asleep for an hour. He got up and walked into the hall. He walked down to the end of the hall where the light switch was, and switched it off. Adam guessed that the light had been on to give him some light to see by when he woke up. He then descended the stairs and went into the kitchen. He was greeted by his parents, eating dinner. His mom said, with a happy look on her face, “Hey, Sleepyhead.” Adam slurred the word, “Hey,” back to her. He looked outside into the dark night and thought of the creature in the dream. He began to get scared because, maybe, the creature in the dream was him. Adam didn’t want to believe this; he just tried to keep his mind off of it. He sat down at the table and began to eat dinner. Pork and mashed potatoes. Adam absolutely hated the food, but he couldn’t tell his mom that. He just sucked it up and sprinkled some salt onto the potatoes. His dad, a more forceful person than his mom was, said, “I am extremely disappointed in you, Adam.” “Why?” Adam asked angrily. “What do you mean, ‘Why’?! You were drunk driving!” “Dad, I just came out of a coma—and yeah, sure, I was buzzed—but can’t you be happy that I’m alive?!” His dad seemed to calm down a bit, but then got very angry again. “Yes, I’m happy. But I still can’t get over the fact that you drank in the first place!” Adam had so much anger in him that he was afraid if he said anything else, those words wouldn’t be so nice. Adam breathed in deeply and looked over at his mom. “May I be excused?” His mom nodded her headed very quickly as if she thought Adam would never ask the question. Adam could tell that his mom didn’t like these arguments between him and his dad. Adam walked up the stairs, down the hall, and into his room. When he got in his room, he turned on the light. He jumped on the bed with a pillow in his face to muffle his screaming. He was so mad that his dad was more concerned about the drunk driving than his well-being. Adam threw the pillow behind him towards his nightstand. He heard a rattle as the pillow hit something. He got up out of bed and walked over to the nightstand. The pillow was on the floor right next to the nightstand. Four feet away, next to the door, was a small, yellow, bottle filled with pills. Adam walked over to the door and picked up the pills. He heard them rattle inside the bottle as he brought it nearer to his face. He whispered the typed title aloud. “Tranquil.” He then read the instructions on the other side of the bottle. “Take once a day to ensure a normal life, without anger problems.” Adam threw open the door and walked down the hall. He heard the door slam against the wall back in his bedroom. As he walked down the stairs, he could hear his dad yelling in the kitchen. Adam spun around the corner into the kitchen and looked at his parents angrily. “What is this?” His dad, still mad, replied, “They’re pills.” “I know. But what for?” Now his mom looked at him sweetly and said, “Honey, you need those.” Adam had the most anger in him, right in that moment, that he had ever had in his entire life. He didn’t know why he was so angry over a simple thing. He started questioning who he was and thought back to the dream he had. Adam started to know why he needed these pills but he wanted to make sure. “Why exactly?” His mom had worried look on her face as if she was scared of the answer that she was about to give him. “Sweetie,” she paused, thinking of the right words to say, “you’re…not…yourself…anymore.” She looked down at the table and cried. His dad had obviously calmed down and put his hand on her back and rubbed it. Adam was on the verge of crying because of his mom’s emotions. What his mom had said made the anger stop immediately. Adam was heart-broken. He walked out of the kitchen, up the stairs and into his room about to cry. When he got to his room, he shut the door and fell onto his bed, tears pouring down his face. Adam didn’t know what to do, his mom didn’t know what to do, and his dad didn’t know what to do. He was hopeless. Adam cried himself to sleep. Adam awoke the next morning, surprisingly, refreshed. He thought he would be in a bad mood, but he was actually in a good mood. But he had a feeling that he wouldn’t be in a good mood very long. When Adam went downstairs for breakfast, he noticed that his mom wasn’t in such a good mood. Her eyes had bags under them. Adam figured that she had been awake all night crying. When he said, “Hey,” to her, he was surprised at how enthusiastic she was. “Good morning,” she said, with a smile on her face. “I’m going to work.” “Ok. Be careful. Oh! Do you have your pills?” she asked, her smile now fading. “Yeah,” Adam lied. He didn’t have his pills and he didn’t want them. And the truth was that he didn’t have work today. He was taking the day off. Adam was going to test the anger that raged inside of him. The thing the raged inside of him. He wanted to overcome it. He was not going to let it take over him. Adam stepped outside into the blinding fog. Fog wasn’t generally normal in the middle of June. The air was bitterly cold. It made the bones in Adam’s fingers numb. He walked to his truck, got in, cranked up the engine, and turned the heater on. He didn’t know where he was going. He was just going to drive until something happened. Adam was only a few miles onto the highway when he felt something inside of him. It was the same feeling he had felt in the hospital, after he had woken from the coma, while the doctors were pulling him towards the room at the end of the hall. It wasn’t the sheer anger he had felt towards his dad. He just didn’t feel like himself. But he knew that it had begun. He knew that he had started changing. He was in a state of metamorphosis. Adam then thought of where he was going to go. He was going to try to find out some answers. He took a left, off the highway, towards the hospital. Ten minutes later, he was pulling into the hospital driveway. He parked his truck into a parking space, very imprecisely, and got out. He walked to the main doors, anger rising. When he got to the doors, he threw them open. Adam obviously didn’t “just feel like himself” anymore. He felt himself losing the battle of his emotions. Adam walked past the front desk but heard the woman yelling after him. “You need to talk to me before going to a room.” Adam turned around and stormed back to the front desk. The woman smiled sweetly. “May I help you sir?” Adam tried at a calm voice in his unbearable anger, “Yes, my name is Adam Shaw. I was here for five months in a coma from enduring a vehicle accident. I left from here on June 14, 2008. I’d like to know the name of the doctor that treated me.” “Okay. Please wait a moment.” She clicked the mouse to the computer several times before saying, “Mhm. Right here. Dr. Ray Shephard. He’s in room 246.” “Thank you,” Adam said anxiously, and ran off to the elevator. He got in and pressed the button for the second floor. When the elevator arrived at the second floor, Adam ran out looking for room 246. When he got to room 246, he went inside without knocking. But when he looked in the room, no one was there. Adam thought to himself for a moment, anger the highest it had been while he was at the hospital. When he realized where the doctor was, he exclaimed, “Oh no,” and ran out looking for the room at the end of the hall. Adam ran down the hall and threw open the door harder than he had Dr. Shephard’s office door. Dr. Spephard was in the room with his assistant, the younger looking doctor that Adam had remembered. There was a girl, not much younger than Adam, in the chair. She was not strapped to the chair, but still looked very afraid. “What did you do to me?!” Adam yelled at Dr. Shephard. Dr. Shephard replied very calmly, “Did you take your pills?” Adam yelled back to Dr. Shephard, his voice almost cracking, “I said, ‘What did you do to me?!’” Dr. Shephard said, with a stern look on his face, “Okay, so you didn’t take your pills?” “No, I didn’t take those pills!” Adam screamed feeling as though he would explode from the magnitude of his anger. “Now, what did you do to me?!” Dr. Shephard took two small steps back. “I’m sorry Adam, but I’m afraid I can’t tell you that answer.” “Well, you’ve screwed up my life, so I’d like to know!” Adam said, breathing heavily out through his nose, his head pointed downward but his eyes still fixed on Dr. Shephard. He resembled a bull about to charge. Dr. Shephard took three more steps back. The steps weren’t as small as the first two. “Adam, all you need to know is that if you don’t take your pills you can become highly dangerous to yourself and to the people around you.” Dr. Shephard said, almost mockingly, as though Adam didn’t already know what would happen if he didn’t take his pills. The girl sitting in the chair was frightened of the arguing between the two people on opposite sides of her. She looked like she was about to get up, but thought better of it. In the midst of arguing Adam had forgotten about the other doctor. He looked into the darkness of the room but saw no one other than Dr. Shephard and the girl. He turned around to see the doctor with a needle in his hand. Adam snickered, and said to the doctor sarcastically, “Well, that was clever.” He grabbed the doctor’s arm and twisted behind his back. The doctor screamed in pain. Adam grabbed the doctor’s hand that possessed the needle, drove it into his neck, and pushed the back of the needle, inserting the fluid. The doctor dropped to the floor unconscious. He smashed the needle on the wall behind him and opened the door. Adam looked at the girl and said, “Run.” The girl jumped up and ran out the door screaming. Dr. Shephard made no effort to stop the girl. He just stood in the dark behind the chair. A stream of light, from the light bulb pointed down at the chair, was cast on the doctor’s face. There was an expression on his face: Fear. Adam seemed, for the first time, in complete control of himself in this state. But he had no intention of stopping. It seemed like a game to him now. Dr. Shephard spoke, from behind the chair, with a tremor in his voice. “Adam, you can control it now. Don’t misuse it. Make a good decision. I know you’re the one to make right decisions. You’re a good kid, Adam. I believe you can overcome this.” Adam felt himself calming down. He hadn’t had the intention of stopping, but now he felt that, maybe, he had to. He thought in his mind that what Dr. Shephard had said was powerful. Dr. Shephard was right: Adam could not let it overpower himself; Adam was smart and made good choices. But something still wasn’t right. Something was out of order. Nevertheless, Adam made that choice. “Dr. Shephard, you’re right. I am a good kid. I do make right choices. But…I can’t overcome it.” He ran out of the room at the end of the hall. He could hear Dr. Shephard running after him, screaming, “NO! ADAM, DON’T!” But he kept running, crying, screaming, looking for something that could complete the choice he had made. Adam found the solution in a room. Perhaps, it was the room he had stayed in during his coma, but he didn’t care. He looked at the woman sitting up in the bed as he ran past for the open window. She was watching the news on TV, but looked at him worriedly when he ran through the room. She had no idea that there was about to be greater news than what was on the television. Adam thought of the choices he had made during his life, while he was falling through the air. He remembered the choice he had made when he and his friend, Max, were going to sled down a big hill. They were five. He decided not sled down because he thought it was scary and dangerous. Max ended up scraping his arms on a briar bush in the woods at the bottom of the hill. He didn’t have time to think of another memory. He saw the asphalt rapidly approaching, hearing the woman scream up in her room on the second floor. He could also hear Dr. Shephard screaming, “NO! ADAM!” Yes, Dr. Shephard. This is my choice.