55 Miles to the Gas Pump, a short story written by Annie Proulx in 1999, describes the life of a married couple in Wyoming, who live seemingly different lives. The story explores the notion that isolation can cause people to become mad; their desire to be with other people grows and eventually, this desire leads to chaos. The story begins with a description of Rancher Croom, the husband, and shifts characters to Mrs. Croom, who ventures on to the attic in her home to find recognizable dead bodies and the corresponding missing flyers next to them; she knows that her husband is the killer of these people. Proulx shows the readers how people will do anything to have some sort of human contact, especially since Rancher Croom does not have a strong
Schedule and organization are marvellous skills to have; when put into portion. It is when one becomes too concerned with maintaining a strict and tidy schedule that it gets out of hand. Ray Bradbury writes about one house that remains standing after an incredibly tragic nuclear explosion leaves the entire population to dust; including the home’s inhabitants in There Will Come Soft Rains. Although there is no one present to utilize what the home is doing, the house continues to stick to its strict cleaning, cooking, and tidying-of-the-house routine. In George Saunders’ Victory Lap one becomes acquainted with an overly schedules and micromanaged mother and her paranoid son, Kyle.
At six o'clock in the afternoon: roll call. Followed by bread with something. At nine o'clock: bedtime” (Wiesel 43). The reason Wiesel describes this is to create a sense of routine, as it was stated in the claim. The routine being shown is that they do the same thing every day; work, eat, and sleep.
If one word could describe a person’s life, the word would be “busy.” People are constantly engrossed in one task or another, or they need to fulfill obligations out of compulsion. Either way, there never seems to be a moment when people find free time. Or so it seems. Nowadays, busyness has become an excuse for people to avoid honoring their obligations.
Consequently, in the face of the busy life, if people live with self- paralysis and do not make a specific plan they will get much pressure instead of efficiency. On the contrary, if people live the busy life with another positive attitude: they enjoy and appreciate the
Some days are spent giving screenings or evaluations to new patients, to create a starting point for their treatment. Other days are spent with a variety of different disorders and treatments, followed by tedious note-taking on each patient seen (SLPs in Long-Term Care). A part of the day could be spent with a patient who has recently had a stroke and now has irreversible dementia. While another part of the day could be spent monitoring the eating and swallowing techniques a patient uses during a meal. No day is the same, there is no routine to memorize.
We have become so indulged in just sitting back and allowing opportunities of introducing important information to others slide through our finger
Predictability makes life simple. People do not have to think at a high level if they do the same thing every day. Andie’s dad has routine because he never goes out. Andie tries to get him up, in the open scene, by repeating herself five times, saying phrases like “Wake up! Come on, wake up” ().
Eat. Drink. Sleep. Breathe. These are everyday functions that a person typically experiences throughout their lives.
Many radically successful people—CEOs, entrepreneurs, and visionaries alike—are almost infatuated with the idea of working as hard as humanly possible. Stephen King has his self-imposed “2000 words a day” policy. Elon has his 80-hour workweeks; Jeff Immelt, his 100-hour workweeks; and Marissa Mayer, her 130-hour workweeks. (One-upmanship seems to be a popular game among CEOs.)
A person wakes up, gets dressed, eats breakfast, leave the house, lock the door, and get in their car or catch a bus to drive to their destination whether it's work or going to school. The person does the exact same thing like clockwork. Generally, some people are afraid of changing or challenging their concept of their schedule. But why? Are people only supposed to go through the same thing everyday and only know what their used to know?
As humanity progresses, it becomes clearer and clearer that the only thing keeping us from achieving great things are ourselves. One of the biggest ways humanity harms itself is ignorance. People purposefully ignore situations, so they can stay safe and in their comfort zone. If people choose to never get out of their comfort zone, they never get to meet new people, learn anything new about themselves, and are stuck in the situation they are in. Plato expertely portrays this type of situation in his short essay The allegory of the Cave.
Imagine you are alone to raise a child all by yourself. You are in debt you have to pick up a job but finding a job is hard. So you go to the first job your see a fast food worker. Of course this barely helps since you only get paid $7.25 per hour. You need more money; you need a living wage.
Prior to the internet, we had patience. Before the internet, we were able to take our time and actually read, but now we skim through until we find what we are looking for. Now we are used to instant knowledge and gratification. Nicholas Carr wrote about patience in his
During the Argosy Experience course, I was assigned the related task of comparing an entire week’s worth of planned events and obligations with how my time was actually spent. That previous scheduling project accustomed me to time management strategies and ultimately prepared me for this Module’s assignment. My observed days were Thursday, September 15th through Sunday, September 18th. I choose to observe an equal combination of hectic weekdays and relaxed weekend days, which would still provide me with plenty of time to consider the effects of my preplanned schedule.
