Surfing With Death by Michael Miller, Bay Shore, NYOver the past five years many people, places and things have influenced me. One particular experience gave me a renewed zest for living and a different perspective on life.It was during the summer of 1995. I rose from a long sleep to find the sun gleaming in […]
There are many aspects of my life that have led me to my decision of majoring in Business and Communications. Some of these aspects are derived from childhood experiences and my extracurricular activities (Future Business Leaders of America). When I was younger, I had an obsession with money. Around the age of 10, I had […]
Through the good, the bad, and the just plain ugly my friend Dante has been my succor. He has offered me solace and guidance through my years in high school and always gave me the encouragement I needed to reach my goals. Before going any further, I feel obligated to mention that Dante is not […]
The day started out like the rest in Ecuador. We woke up early, ate a rushed breakfast, packed medicine and raced to the buses before they left. Because of the steep mountainous terrain, it felt like we were riding through the rain forest in Jeeps. When we were near the clinic, kids lined up along […]
At age 16, he sat beneath the road gentle to check till exhaustion kicked in. Typically, if he was fortunate, the highschool guard would let him sneak into the empty corridors to flee the chilly. Different nights, the guard shooed him away. The dearth of electrical energy within the house that he shared with six […]
The Atlantic, what had beforehand been a predominately dormant ocean, erupted with a flurry of exercise throughout the latter portion of the 15th century C.E. with the first voyages of Christopher Columbus. With these got here an onslaught of intercontinental commerce, starting, clearly, with the Columbian change in the early 1500’s C.E. The expanse of […]
As a baby rising up in a predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood, I wasn’t thought of actually Asian, definitely not as I’d later uncover it to imply. I by no means seen that I used to be completely different. I believed I used to be identical to my greatest good friend Charlotte, who simply occurred […]
Ninth grade was by far essentially the most rigorous yr of highschool for me due to the lessons I used to be taking.I had at all times breezed via my lessons in center college with straight A’s and no issues.I often didn’t even have to review for my assessments or quizzes as a result of […]
I see only steps. My chest is heaving and my breath shakes, hyperventilating at a rapid pace. Ten more steps, move girl move! My legs protest, refusing to listen to the signals my brain sends commanding them to lift and proceed forward. A rough hand reaches down pulling me up a little higher. Five more […]
Once I was in center college I started to cheer and dance for the center college soccer and basketball staff. I used to be what was known as “Sprit Crew” with all of my buddies and Spirit Crew was what I seemed ahead to. Throughout my college day, I might suppose, “if I get by […]