I sat in English class trying to write a paragraph, drawing a blank. I started writing on a topic. Then I realized that what I had written didn’t make any sense. My sentences weren’t clear. I didn’t have the vocabulary I wanted to use right away, and I couldn’t use the translator because I was running out of time. I erased what I had written. I thought if I could
Nut turns twelve today as he walks down the rainy street from his training camp toward his village’s boxing ring. His shin splints ache with each step, but he’s grown accustomed to it. Like many Thai children his age, he has already trained in his country’s national martial art, Muay Thai, for several years. Muay Thai is more than a martial art for many Thai people: it’s a way of
When I used to think of colonial America, I thought of Jamestown, Virginia. Now, I think of St. Augustine, Florida. Ponce De Leon discovered the St. Augustine area of Florida in 1513 on his quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth. The city of St. Augustine, officially founded on September 8, 1565, predates Jamestown by forty-two years and boasts being the oldest continually occupied city in the United States. Visiting
If you come into any restaurant in a sour mood, or if you only have just enough money in your pockets to get the daily special, then do all of us in the restaurant industry a big favor and go home. Don’t be a rude guest. When guests walk through front doors being held open by smiling hostesses and managers, they should show respect. Instead, some of them rudely pass
Sound plays a major role in human behavior, regardless of some internal soul or a complex system of chemicals and electrical impulses in the brain causing emotions. An entire world of invisible sound affects our emotional realm. It’s called inaudible frequency. The human ear can detect sounds up to 20 kHz, a small number considering the vast range of creatable frequency. However, inaudible frequency could, in fact, be the most important piece of the
I have a theory that proves you can decide whether or not you like a person in a single glance. I know it sounds harsh, but I use this technique almost every time I try to figure someone out. The first thing I look for, and really the only evidence for or against the person I need, is his or her shoes. And nine times out of ten, my first
