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 […]
Many college students can recall standing in entrance of their kindergarten class and reciting the alphabet. All of us have faint recollections of repeating the order and pronunciation of every letter after our trainer. We discovered to emulate our instructors with perfection, understanding that it-imitation- was most likely the easiest way to reach the fashionable […]
Weak: how do we define this word? Some would define it as emotional in saying that tears are merely liquid weakness, while others would define it as physical, as if not being able to weight lift makes one weak. Two years ago if someone would have asked me to define the word weak, I would […]
Think about this: you simply transferred into a brand new faculty. You have been excited and nervous, however largely excited to make plenty of associates. As you walked by means of the crowded halls, you began to note that everyone was now taking a look at you as for those who have been a chunk […]
300 steps later, I’d finally arrived at the top. I began to hate the thick, baggy khakis and was having trouble adjusting to the constant itch of the lanyard around my neck. I hardly noticed the sun beating down on me as I heard the splash of water and children screaming, echoing off the massive […]
I have found out that being a student who is a part of National Honors Society takes a great deal of responsibility and requires more than just being academically successful. During the semester, tutoring hours were coveted by all members due to the personal experience of teaching and helping a fellow peer. Once an email […]
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 […]
Why I Will Never Be a Doctor by Z. O., New City, NY If there is such a phenomenon as reincarnation, I undoubtedly would have been a medic in some bloody war in a past life. Each day I would have encountered amputated limbs, innards strewn across the battleground and infected wounds. Otherwise, how can […]
“Leave him alone!” I screamed at a greasy, pudgy-faced boy. His face fell as I stared him down, daring him to say anything. The boy stuttered, shocked by my assertiveness. Afraid the next word he’d say would be his last, he ran off with his slender, freckled friend. The playground was a battleground for elementary […]
As I’m lying in the chair, tired from the medicine I have just been given, I turn on the television and begin to watch a World War 2 documentary. Listening to the stories of veterans, the battles they have been through and the scars they have, I ask myself, “What scars has this battle given […]