The instructor dragged me by the arm to the entrance of the classroom, and struck me with a completely formed, peeled picket stick till my palms turned crimson purple. My brother, a candid particular person, had simply had instructed his instructor I had executed his homework for him. My eyes shed tears and my hand […]
1:03.59. The numbers flash in my mind. It is the time that will prove my efforts were not in vain. It is the time that will decide if I end up on top. It is the time that will make me a winner. 1:03.59. The numbers flash in my mind once again. I am ready […]
“Mom! I found a new quilt pattern! It’ll be perfect for that baby quilt!” One of my favorite parts of quilting is finding a pattern. Instead of checking Facebook and seeing what my friends are up to, I spend my time googling “quilt patterns”. I find pictures and websites that show images of beautiful, intricate […]
There was a time when standing up for what you believed in was taboo, a violation of society. Immediately, this saying is cliche however nonetheless possesses that means; what does it take to struggle for what you think about? The reply lies in braveness and bravado; the important theme within the novel To Kill a […]
The biggest problem that this world is facing is the huge gap between the wealth of people living within the same countries. This gap is demonstrated through the massive amount of differences between the lifestyles, access to medicine, and opportunities of the rich and successful upper class and the lowest class of poor or homeless […]
I was just outside of Baghdad when out of nowhere, tragedy struck. I didn’t understand what was going on because I was only 4 years old, but I vividly remember coming back to my house and seeing it obliterated. My family later found out that the bombing was from Muslim Sunnis that hated our Catholic […]
Once I was youthful, I wanted for a Porsche and a mansion. That was my thought of success. I vigorously took all of the superior courses attainable and aced the exams with my thoughts set on going to an Ivy League faculty. I simply knew that I might by some means turn into well-known and […]
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 […]
I walked into the stuffy authorities room. Rows of plastic chairs had been lined up in entrance of the rostrum. The fluorescent workplace lights flickered. A modest American flag hung within the nook, its stripes folded throughout its stars. As I walked as much as the registration desk, a receptionist jotted down my identify and, […]