Writing Assignments (Writing)
Labels and More Labels - Prabhjot
Human beings have the basic tendency to judge others. It could be anything ranging from introvert, reserved, extrovert, friendly, warm, stubborn, crazy, sensitive etc. Labeling or branding is only an extreme form of judging somebody. What we need to realize is that people have phases in life.... Submitted 2 days 4 hours ago.
"Quiet" Would Be My Label, But It Really Isn't True: I Have So Much To Say If I Could Just Be Heard! - Fran Larson
“You seem qualified for the job, but I think you would need to have…um ….well, that is to say, you would have to be talkative and outgoing for this job.” I sat dazed and felt anger tugging at me, knowing full well I could do the job. “The job I have now is very... Submitted 3 days 8 hours ago.
Serious doesn't equal Angry - Amanda Liesinger
An example of how I’ve been labeled came from an old roommate: “Why do you sound so angry on your voicemail message?” he asked me one day. I replied, “I’m not trying to sound angry, it’s supposed to be my serious voice.” We laughed at my response and then... Submitted 4 days 4 hours ago.
- Hilda CangSome say, even a madman carries a label of a kind, positive or negative, good news is, a label has never lasted a lifetime, it's short-lived as time goes by, our natural label will change or eliminate as we mature, gone for good. Methinks, basically when we were younger, we were always labelled... Submitted 5 days 6 hours ago.
Dreams are Not Dreams: Breaking Freud's Label -
- Paul SchroederFreud was wrong about a lot of things; Classically trained psychs believe that, patients 'hearing voices', are psychotic: I am convinced that these folks are sensitives/ psychics . Formally trained psychs throw pills and apply useless analytic psych- models, from classical training. I differ... Submitted 6 days ago.
Yes, I Have Been Labeled Stubborn My Whole Life - Susan Thom
I can’t tell you how many times I remember my mother telling me not to be so stubborn while I was growing up, and even as an adult. It seemed that once I had made up my mind about something, wild horses couldn’t change it. As a child, it caused many problems between my parents and... Submitted 6 days 2 hours ago.
The Nemesis’ Labels Never Stuck. The Iconoclast moved too Fast! - Christofer French
In 8 th grade I had a Nemesis. He thought I was too good looking, so he called me a Fag. He thought my grades were too high, so he called me a “Brown Noser” . He thought the girls paid too much attention to me, so he called me a “mind ________r.” Being a child of... Submitted 6 days 2 hours ago.
Straight Arrow -
- Marijo PhelpsDad and me close to the time frame of the story below It was back in the day of “free” …… “free” love, drugs, sex, the flower power generation. My best friend used to make the peace sign with her fingers saying “love, peace, syphilis…”... Submitted 7 days ago.
A Few of my Labels -
- David TanguayAll through my younger days primarily my adolescent years, labeled as a quiet person I have been. In fact, in my junior high school yearbook I was voted as the most quietest. This label on me at the time was quite accurate I was a quiet person in my adolescence. However when I matured into... Submitted 7 days 6 hours ago.
“Friend Frenzy” Getting Personal with a Mouse, But Little Else - Christofer French
The history of humanity is laced with elegant, rhythmic and elemental ways of sending out the messages from hill top to glen, from tower to city square, through drums and bagpipes, and TV and radio and public announcements. Big messages about life changing events, and yes, the small, friendly... Submitted 11 days 2 hours ago.
- Hilda CangI was so "blindly" hooked on the internet's virtual networks years back as I thought I could make money the way they advertised and boosted every time I received the e-mails, I was like a dumb dora, believing their sweet lip services could enrich me a thousand times overnight. I only came to my... Submitted 11 days 14 hours ago.
A Node in the Network - Jack H. Schick
I have a rather close connection with John Lennon--two degrees of separation, in popular, contemporary terms. You see, back in the summer of 1966, Frantic Freddie, a disc-jockey from a radio station up in Allentown, organized a bus trip down to JFK Stadium in Philly to see a Beatles concert. A... Submitted 12 days 5 hours ago.
“The Lady’s Not for Burning”, But Mother is for Learning - Christofer French
“The Lady’s Not for Burning”, But Mother is for Learning She went to the University of Iowa and “paled around” with Tennessee Williams. As much as you could pal around with Tennessee, a short, funny-voiced charmer who liked to write about people, but didn’t... Submitted 16 days 2 hours ago.
My Mummy's Dead - Jack H. Schick
My mummy’s dead. I can’t get it through my head, Though it’s been so many years. My mummy’s dead. It's hard to explain So much pain I could never show it My mummy's dead. (John Lennon) * I passed along the boss’s instructions to a fellow supervisor... Submitted 17 days 7 hours ago.
Mom's The Word - Susan Thom
My absolute favorite way to spend Mother's Day would be to have all 3 of my kids sitting in my lap, but since they are adults, and in different states, that isn't going to happen. It still would be my favorite. It seems that young adults remember the adolescent age the most. It's the closest to... Submitted 18 days 17 hours ago.
What Do I Want On Mother's Day ? -
- Hilda CangEvery year, on the 2nd Sunday of the month of May, we will celebrate Mother's Day just the same like everywhere else in the world, the motive or purpose of this day is a token of expressing respect, gratitude and love for their mothers either individually or collectively such as in a sunday... Submitted 19 days 17 hours ago.
Mom's the Word - Jean Horst
I'm a mom, I've got a mom, she has a mother, and I'm lucky to have an extra honorary mentor mom or two as well, so when Mother's Day rolls around, there's a lot to think about and wonder how to appropriately mark the day. There aren't any holidays left that haven't been monitized to the hilt by... Submitted 20 days 1 hour ago.
Label Breaker -
- Patricia BarbeeHow I was labeled depends on who would be alive to tell you. Mom would have said, nosy, precocious, talkative, busy and at times a nuisance. Dad called me his "little smart a$$". I didn't know any better, I responded to him. Grandperé and Nana would say, "Nana's baby". I... Submitted 1 day 22 hours ago.
Psychic Artist - Me? There's a label I hadn't predicted! -
- LeahG ArtistI have been labeled a few things in my time, mainly 'mad' (in a nice way) but today presented a first in the labels department. I was labeled a 'psychic artist' and this is how it came about... I have a few acrylic paintings on display in my mums shop in Somerset. They gain moderate... Submitted 2 days 2 hours ago.
Labels I have learned to Love or Live with - Jean Purcell
"Shrimp" "Late baby" "Only a house-wife/stay at-home mom" "Slow-witted Southerner" "Prejudiced" "Foreigner" "Trouble-maker" "Shrimp" is a nickname from a guy in junior high school because I was petite (in those days). I learned to love this label as I reached middle age diet plan... Submitted 4 days 7 hours ago.
Judged By the Cover, Finding the Layers of Treasures Inside... -
- Alessandro MonteBooks judged by the cover, too thin, too thick, by the color and its beauty or content, but that one is hard to know till we get to read the pages and discover its highs and lows, and how far it will take us in the journey it promised. That's how we usually are, day by day, assuming we know... Submitted 5 days 2 hours ago.
Reaching Out Through Facebook! - Iris Taub
I never considered myself the type of person who could get involved with networking and still can't understand the concept of "tweeting" when you literally give a blow by blow description of what you are doing, but I have to admit that sometimes having the option to reach out to friends who... Submitted 8 days 11 hours ago.
Am I a Social Media butterfly? Hmmmm, I've had my moments, for sure. In my household of tech-savvy dudes, I am proud to say I was the early adopter of Facebook - I logged on for the first time all the way back in 2007 then convinced them all to join. I did it because a long-distance friend of... Submitted 10 days ago.
My History With Social Networking: Why I Like Twitter and Facebook -
- Cameron HomeI would be lying if I said that I was not a fan of technology. Being a long-time gamer and owner of various forms of computer throughout my lifetime; I’ve always been interested in technology. From mobile phones and 8-bit gaming to more advanced super computers and 1080p high definition... Submitted 10 days 10 hours ago.
Social Media . . . Are You A Face or Twit? -
- Octavia HansenFace Book? That's a hot one! NO ONE is face to face! It's all electronic, passing through at least three different medias (could be as many as ten for different connections) for someone to get to anyone. You sitting there, a photo: if it's not already digital then it's scanned, then it's... Submitted 11 days 5 hours ago.
