The chance of winning the Lotto Jackpot is about one in fourteen million. The chance of winning the California State Lottery is one in eighteen million. And the sad reality is, that most of the lottery winners squander the opportunities that are presented to them. Many lottery winners wish they hadn’t won and hadn’t been […]
Each fall 1000’s of highschool seniors stare blankly into their laptop display screen and ponder the identical factor: school essays. The tales of triumph, the tales of hardship, and the tales of serious occasions start to circulation from college students’ brains into their computer systems one story at a time. Nonetheless, what they don’t notice […]
If is a word of the past and myself in general doesn’t really like the word itself. It reminds about the past and what I could have done to do something better and also makes me think about what would have happened if I did something, or if I had tried harder, or if I […]
“Bend your fingers back as far as you can. Stretch your arms out like a bird. Open your mouth.” This is the best doctor’s appointment ever. I had not received any shots, and in my ten-year-old mind, that constituted a successful visit The Italian side of my family hadn’t seen anybody who was as skinny […]
The stage lights dimmed and I took a fast peek out from behind the heavy black curtains into the viewers. Blinded by the glare of the lights, I swiftly pulled myself backstage. There had been what appeared like an infinite variety of eyes wanting again at me, watching my each transfer. I took a deep […]
“I’m not okay!” This track screams self doubt and insecurity, proper? I giggle in pure amazement as my ideas shifted gears and a hyperactive but delicate sound tumbled out of my audio system. The electrical guitar carried an untainted melody whereas balancing a grunge rhythm. The emotion within the lead singer’s voice uncovered a way […]
I am eight years old. It is summertime in my native South Florida, which means unbearable heat in the mornings and unrelenting thunderstorms in the afternoons. I prance over the grassy median, disregarding the shimmering heat waves rising off of the pavement. I am happy to be out of the stuffy car and on my […]
I couldn’t wait for summer. Then I found out that my mom and grandparents had planned a thirty-seven day trip to the western states. My excitement escaped me. After I heard the bad news, I heard the worst. I learned that we would live in the camper for one month, one week, and two days […]
“So if you’re Puerto Rican, why do you look so white?” Ryan blurted out. “She’s so not Puerto Rican. Her last name is Russian!” My Spanish teacher turned bright red, and all eyes locked on me, waiting for an answer. She started to speak, but I stood up out of my chair, opening my mouth […]
An interview with Bill Fitzgerald, a college freshman. What are some differences between high schooland college life? The main difference is the incredible increasein free time. In high school, every day was a constant grind and I neverhad any free time. In college I have a surplus. Instead of classes sixhours a day, they take […]