"This last one is a little monocot that is currently in flower. I thought it was a fairly common houseplant but can't find it in any of the houseplant books in our college library or the city public library! Scraggly thing with vase like growth intersperse with long stems. Hoping you can do something with this one also" Joe Seals believes this to be Callisia fragrans.
Dr. Walter Till agrees with Joe. "Yes, I also would say Callisia fragrans (Commelinaceae). " from Dr. Walter Till.