A chorus of groans echoed through the harshly lit computer lab. “Complain all you want!” My balding professor retorted. “You all know that CS3003 is the final weed-out class. If you want to graduate, you WILL have a working program in my inbox by the end of the month! Dismissed!” I slammed my software engineering book closed with an audible snap. Luckily, I...
Despite the fact that it was Megan who came up with the most humiliating idea of smelling and licking sweaty, smelly feet, despite the fact that Megan now forced him to do it not only for her but also for Gen and her four neighbours, Karthik still preferred being with her than with Anitha. In his mind, there was just one tormentor in his life and that was An...
As an educator, I am always interested in learning new things when it comes to the latest research on how children learn. It is important that educators have a good grasp of this theoretical knowledge. I recently attended a presentation that was hosted by a neurologist. She had some very interesting points to share with us and one of these points was the ide...
Yoga is a great activity. It's physically beneficial; yoga increases muscle tone and flexibility, as well as building strength. Mentally and emotionally, yoga provides other benefits, such as increased ability to focus, calmness, and a sense of well-being. As more people come to recognize the benefits of yoga, more people are seeking to take classes, and mo...
Chapter 1: Invitation Alan Sloan had a number of questions about the new job he had been offered, not the least of which being how his prospective employers had known about him in the first place. One Saturday afternoon he received a letter offering him a teaching position at what the letter claimed was a very exclusive private girl's school in central Wis...
It was about ten days later on a Monday evening that the phone rang and Patty answered it. P: Don, it's so good to hear from you, how have you been? D: I don't think I've ever been better. P: Glad to hear it. To what do I owe the pleasure of this call? D: I need to get your seat cover back to you - the one that I used so that I wouldn't get oil on my car...
Copyright Oggbashan January 2015. The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. Thank you to naokosmith for academic advice. *****************...
Chapter 1 (of 7): Danny's got it bad -- his love for female feet. Upon winning their landslide, British general election victory, the A.F.P. (the Authoritarian Female Party), under the inspired leadership of their very attractive and highly charismatic Prime Minister, Caroline Flint, were certainly not slow in implementing their promised dramatic and innov...
Trevor handed out the syllabus to the class. It was always an interesting group who signed up for his human sexuality course. He was intrigued by the different types of people and their reasons for taking his class. Trevor was in his early 60s, a very attractive older man. Each quarter he found himself in an uncomfortable situation where a student expressed...
Steve Parker had been teaching school for 7 years. His job teaching English as James Polk High school was not too bad, it paid enough for his lifestyle, the benefits were good, and he was looking forward to an early retirement at age 52. At 29 years old the fact that the best part of his life was thinking about retirement in 23 more years never seemed to str...