It’s a bright sunny day in the middle of August. Rolling hills and green grass surrounds you as you breathe in the fresh country air. Cows silently chew their cud while someone in the distance yells to herd them in the pasture. A tractor is rambling on bailing hay as it prepares for the next […]
Wow! Life is so short. Who knew? People constantly told me this, I thought I knew what they meant. Yes, it is difficult to perceive and more than we can grasp but, that is the value of life. Truth is, I had no idea. Life is so delicately fragile and can just be snatched away […]
I am by nature an introvert. I embrace the silence of my mind. When I think, I hear a voice in my head quite different from the one that I hear when I speak. When I write, the voice confidently dictates every word. But when I speak, the voice changes dramatically. Sometimes it is almost […]
It is important for adults to be involved and to intervene in children’s imaginative and creative play because if children are playing or doing something inappropriate then the adult will have to encourage the child to play something which is suitable for the children involved to play. It is also important for adults to be […]
#1: Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. I’ve always loved a good map. I’ve always hated folding one. Naturally then, since the age of five, the bookshelves in my room have been filling up […]
Using the word “thou,” showering once a year, and dressing up at airports are all things that were once practiced religiously no longer a necessity of today’s ever-changing world. Extinction is part of the natural evolution of our world. It is the cycle that claimed the dinosaur and the dodo bird, bell bottoms and speakeasies. […]
Whether or not he is favored by audiences at home for his supposed intellectual remarks, or hollered at by disagreeing fans, we all know the bald-headed, mustache sporting, flamboyant tie wearing, therapist; Dr. Phil. The middle aged Texan is by no doubt a millionaire for his crazy guest stars and his unmistakable corny analogies, but […]
Ardrey Kell. Those two words, synonymous with new school,O made my stomach turn. Switching schools, in the middle of high school, was a nightmare. But in one of the nationOs fastest growing cities, Charlotte, North Carolina, I had no choice. New schools were being hastily scraped together everywhere, and I was re-zoned to a new […]
Inspiration for me comes to from everything that is happening around me. Not only do I believe dance is a sport, but an art. Dance is such a special art, it involves music, movement and you mind. The struggles I have, the diversity I face, the love and happiness. I am a dancer, I’m a […]
There are few events more conducive to making a 14 year old boy have an anxiety attack than putting him on a pitcher’s mound in a game in front of 30 of his very attractive female peers. I learned this lesson the hard way during my first 9th grade high school baseball game, pitching poorly […]