a college student frantically writes in a notebook while glancing nervously at a large wall clock showing 11:45. Papers and textbooks are scattered across the desk as she works intensively on her assignment. The clock's hands move closer to midnight, creating visible pressure as the deadline approaches. Her roommate points at the clock while mouthing encouragement from nearby. Other students pack up their materials and leave, showing that time is running out. The librarian begins turning off lights in distant sections of the library. being given a limited period of time to complete something before a deadline