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Within a week, Sarah comes into the office to meet with Thom and me. I’m amazed how large her belly has grown in a short time and she looks tired. On the way to his office, she remarks, â€Å"Thom’s a workaholic. He expects everyone to work as hard as he does. Be sure to pace yourself.† In the meeting, I sit and listen as Thom and Sarah go over the scripts in development. The conversation between them is polite. However, there is a hint of tension. In particular it’s evident, when they don’t see eye to eye on certain projects or writers. When it’s my turn to talk, I make an effort to be diplomatic in my criticisms. And when done, Thom gazes at me and smiles. He’s forced to leave for an important call and our meeting is finished. Sarah stops to speak with Keri while I walk back to my office. I’m bewildered by the friction between her and Thom. The last thing I need to witness. When I reach her office, I grab my purse. I tell Megan, â€Å"I’ll be home if anybody needs me. See you later.† I walk to the elevator with a sense of nostalgia for my last job. I recall that the workload had been manageable. And I respected the writers and had formed terrific relationships with the creative team. Other than Jonathan, I’d be happy to be there. I return home in twenty minutes. In less than fifteen, I’m in sweat pants and a tee sipping a martini with two olives and two onions. The sofa in the living room beckons, it always does. Besides being a beautiful and a comfy piece of furniture, itsShow MoreRelatedFeelings That Work Better Than A Pill890 Words   |  4 Pagesshoulder in return. My smile faded as I released a sigh. Knowing her well, I couldn’t blame her. I tried thinking of a way to approach the topic without making the situation worse. â€Å"Mad that I drank some of your Red Bull?† I joked to try to ease up the girl beside me. â€Å"Stupid. Why are you joking around?† She said it in a flat tone, but the crack in her smile didnt leave unnoticed. â€Å" Well... what am I supposed to do when you’re mad at me?† I folded my arms in front of me and raised a brow to theRead MoreDescriptive Essay - Original Writing912 Words   |  4 Pagesbecause Niall tripped me. I don t know how I managed to do that, but I did. I smile at the memory. Harry sits on the end of my bed. I grab my portfolio and I hand it to Harry. I placed each picture by date. I smile as I sit next to him. He goes through the pictures and smiles. Niall is a great lad. Harry says. I know, why do you think he s that way? I wink at Harry. He smiles and continues looking through the pictures. I really thought you were lying to me. He hands me my portfolio. WhyRead MoreAnalysis Of The Norton s Why Women Smile By Amy Cunningham1129 Words   |  5 PagesAfter going through six reading about gender topic in â€Å"The Norton Reader† book, I was impressed most by the reading â€Å"Why Women Smile†, which was written by the author Amy Cunningham. In this reading, Amy Cunningham showed her thoughts that women have been strongly affected by society around them in the way that they show or do not show their emotions with people. This reading goes over how women are still not completely equal, as even though they are supposedly free and equal legally, society stillRead MoreThe Third Time - Original Writing1597 Words   |à ‚  7 Pagesmy backpack and scurried down the stairs. â€Å"The bus is here, I’d hurry if I were you.† My mom hugged me as I slid on my shoes. As I ran to the bus my mom called out, â€Å"And don’t forget to be nice!† Once I get on the bus I look around for a seat, I look around and see everyone who is by themselves put their backpack next to them. As I start to walk down the aisle, I see my best friend Saige waving to me to go sit down with her. As I sit down next to her I look around. Everyone is talking with their friendsRead MoreDescriptive Essay About My Father781 Words   |  4 Pageswas. I remember him looking down at me, my Dad a towering height of 6’6 and I a height of 3’5, telling me that I wasn’t reading. I remember looking down and getting sad and angry, that I thought I was reading. When I was younger, I loved to â€Å"read†. By reading, I mean being read to by my parents every night. One of my parents would lay beside me every night on my twin sized day bed. I would snuggle underneath my quilted blanket that my grandmother made for me, and get ready for an adventure. OurRead MoreCreative Writing : Personal Essay1155 Words   |  5 Pagesdidnt know what to do. Uh... he was just staring at me with a big waiting smile on his face. Niall, Yeah? A big smile spread across my face, I really liked this guy, why shouldnt I go on a date with him? There was nothing stopping me. Isnt too early for that? Yes, but we could always take things slow? He smiles with mischievous eyes. Okay then, Ill go on a date with you. I hadnt finished the sentence when he was already engulfing me in a big tight hug once again. Man, he sure is aRead MoreThe Truth Concerning One’S Wholeness. Philosophy Is All1098 Words   |  5 Pagesincreasing a person s knowledge, especially of the truth. Plato s Chariot Analogy and the Buddhist Smile of the Chariot explain how a person is complete. A chariot used in the analogy provides similarity between both way of thinking. It clarifies what wholeness or absence from wholeness appears like though explaining it in different analogies making them diverse. Plato’s Chariot Analogy and the Buddhist Smile of the Chariot and both provide similarities and differences, which coincide with a person’s developmentRead MoreSmiling and the Effect on Others Essay979 Words   |  4 Pagestimes in a day. Has smiling lost its effect on others through routine? I think that smiling will never lose its way of impacting others and us th roughout our lives daily. Maybe smiles really are the gateway to ones true personality; maybe smiles really are just muscles tensing in one’s face; or maybe smiles are useless. Smiles affect our lives from the day we are born until the day that we die. I think we all might as well know a little more about how they work in order to utilize this special skillRead MoreDesign And Procedures Essay1040 Words   |  5 Pagesthe time. I was looking for a smile that was spontaneous or deliberate. The spontaneous smile was symmetric and involved muscle activity in the eye region. A person’s deliberate smile was asymmetric with abrupt display periods. I also looked for spontaneous and deliberate laughter. Spontaneous laughter was laughter followed by a spontaneous smile. The deliberate laughter did not include spontaneous smile after a fit of laughter. Every time there was a giggle and a smile it was recorded even if it wasRead MoreShort Story1284 Words   |  6 PagesI watched the bastard that just bought me walk out of the room. I heard the click of the lock from the other side of the door and felt as though I was definitely screwed. Turning around in the chair to face forward again, I am met with 13 pairs of eyes staring at me. I tried to smile a little and raised my hand to wave. â€Å"Astara.† The creep sitting next to me states. I look at him and nod a little. He smirks. â€Å"I’m Markus.† He holds his hand out for me to shake and I hesitate for a moment before