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 […]
I sat in my mom’s closet, gripping the letter that had so quickly snuffed out any hope of my attending the most prestigious private school in our county. Moments earlier, my parents had handed me the letter, gingerly delivering the blow that I could not attend because I had not performed well enough on the […]
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 […]
Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer, writing many short stories and poems such as the “Cask of Amontillado”, but do you really know what happened in his pieces of literature?Poe wrote his words in a specific way for a specific reason. None of the words he used had no purpose. He used each and […]
Each night, a harmony of chirping crickets and croaking frogs put us to sleep. Each morning, we were greeted by the sounds of chipmunks playing and the melodies of chickadees. However, the fourth morning was different. The birds were silenced and the chipmunks were dormant. We continued our routine without observing the clandestine warning of […]
If there is one thing I have never been great at is learning another language. I’ve worked my hardest in school, but still had a problem. It was affecting my grade and frustrating me, but with help from math I was able to find a solution. Ever since fifth grade I have had trouble in […]
Is Rome beautiful or is it in ruins? DonOt take a look at me; IOm hardly a probable candidate for a solution. Go ask the president of my schoolOs Latin membership, who labeled her journey there each staggering and awe-inspiringO. Who may compete with that Assessment? All of us needed to write back-to-school essays about […]
Throughout my life, soccer has always been a huge part of my existence. Starting at the age of four I began to fiddle around with a soccer ball and learn to love the sport for what it was.I had always admired older girls for their sportsmanship and had hoped to be apart of that one […]
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 […]
There is a patchwork-clad homeless woman that lives outside the Newkirk Plaza subway station, and every time I pass her sitting on her cold cement curb it rips my heart right out. This woman has haunted my thoughts throughout my childhood. I have always kept her at the periphery of my mind; in a way […]