One group of people that do not receive the credit they deserve is the volunteer emergency personnel. Most of the time these people are affiliated with the various departments for example fire and ambulance departments. I can tell you from personal experience that ambulance crews do not get the cr...

I get nervous every time I hear this noise from my pager wondering what kind of call this would be. I pick up the red phone and ask the police where the location is. My crew members gather at the building and hop into the ambulance. Shortly I get car sick because of my chief's crazy driving ski...

Purpose: To convey through my experience, how good and bad experiences can come from something that is life changing and the effect it has on people. How hard it can be to come to terms with a major change in a person's life and show that taking away bad experiences is not necessarily good. ...

My Fainting Fiasco At Pathmark It was not the first time I had fainted, but it sure was the most memorable. It was a beautiful day in mid December. I was in third grade and I was very excited because Christmas vacation was coming up. The only problem was that I had not been feeling so well f...

It was my first day in high school. I was sitting alone in the cafeteria around noon. I did not know any one because I had just moved in from India a week ago, but I remember one event that occurred on that day. It was a fight with one of the students, and this fight taught me an important lesson ...

Danny, all I had to do was say his name and people's faces would light up, that's the kind of person my Dad was. He was the life of a party, I could not have asked for a more loving and caring Father. Unfortunately, my time with him was cut short when he died when I was only eight years ...

In the Raymond Carver story, "A Small Good Thing", there are two very different views on life and these views are seen through two entirely different types of people. Scotty's parents and the baker have different lifestyles that set them apart from each other but also have different ...

Before you critisize someone, walk a mile in their shoes.so that when you critisize them your a mile away and you have their shoes Everyones entitled to stupidity.but your just abusing the privledge Life's a bitch.But she's my bitch! I want to be different just like everyone else Just ca...

Most people around here worship Texas high school football like the ancient Greeks might have worshipped Zeus himself. For me football was just the precursor for what was yet to come; high school basketball. Giving my friends no choice but to attend every tournament and travel countless miles ...

The Battle of Good and Evil Throughout history, life has consisted of this: the epic battle -- the battle of good and evil, from which all other conflicts grow. This underlying factor has been placed within literature since the beginning of writing. From then to now, novels have been based on t...

Accidents happen everywhere around us, but you never know when they will occur. People who experience an accident first hand, will describe how it changes their life around. I am one of these people. Being involved in an accident could be an experience that could change your whole life around. ...

A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, was a typical love story: a Romeo and Juliet placed against the odds. In this novel, Romeo was Frederick Henry and Juliet was Catherine Barkley. Their love had to survive the obstacles of World War I. The background of war-to...

Title: A Farewell to Arms Author: Ernest Hemingway Number of pages: 332 Is this author on the recommended reading list? Yes Summary: Lieutenant Henry was an ambulance driver who met Catherine Barkley, a nurse, when he agreed to go with his friend, Rinaldi, to see her. The two talked and began t...

A true American classic, A Farewell to Arms is the extraordinary story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his yearning for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's writing makes one feel alive with his rich detail Henry convinces himself he "did not love Catherine Barkley no...

An Unforgettable Night After reading Joyce Carol Oates story, “ The Night Nurse,” revenge is what is found. This story starts off by a woman by the name of Grace Burkhardt, collapsing at a shopping mall because of a reason that was unknown at the time. She is taken in an ambulance...

The words flowed onto the screen from his fingers as he frantically tried to complete his report on the daily stock increase. The blinds were shut, and the lights were off in Jake's home away from home. The only source of light was coming from his laptop screen and a stream of light pouring out...

A common piece of advice in life is: "Be careful, drive safely." It's true for me, too. I have always been a very careful driver, but what if other people aren't? It doesn't matter how carefully you drive because some careless drivers put you in dangerous situations anyh...

Committing Murder The problem with committing murder is the high risk of being caught. When you decide that murder is justified, the problem of how to do it and how to avoid being found out are your first thoughts. Unfortunately, the police have become very sophisticated in their investi...

Close Encounters Being fourteen is a magical time in one's adolescence, it is then when they are considered "teenagers" and start attending high school. Your mind is sponge absorbing fresh ideas and concepts. New opportunities and experiences are available to you, and the world is y...

The Twenty-yard line Bob was a jock. He was extremely huge. He looked like Grizzly Adams in a bad mood on steroids. His whole life was football. All year round he practiced football. He ran two miles and lifted weights for two hours every day just to stay in shape. When he stood on the field, you c...

Our Worst Idea Have you ever done something extremely stupid? Well, I have and I really regret it. I'm sure that my cousin that was with me regrets it too, just as much as I do. It was about 4:30 A.M., the Saturday before the first day of school, and I was spending the night with...