Perhaps, one of the most unpleasant feelings one can experience in life is being discontent with oneself. Whereas we are prone to notice negative features in other people, we rarely turn our eyes on ourselves to critically evaluate our behavior or personal qualities. It seems that we always find a reason why we cannot or … Read more
I have a buddy named Chin who has family issues. He is pessimistic and has low self-esteem as a result of his family problems. As a friend, I should be considerate to him by being a good listener and offering him advice, but he gets clingy. Once, Chin asked me to meet him right away … Read more
When I was younger, I was fascinated by the scientific method. I loved learning about the different parts of the body and how they worked together. One of the things that always intrigued me was the lymphatic system. I remember learning that the lymphatic system helps to fight infection and remove waste from the body. … Read more
Christmas is my favorite holiday because it is a time to be with family, exchange gifts, and eat good food. I love spending time with my parents, grandparents, and cousins. Christmas is also a time when we give and receive presents. I always look forward to seeing what gifts I will get. Christmas dinner is … Read more
Music has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember, and it is something that I truly enjoy. Since elementary school, music has been a hobby of mine. In high school, I joined the choir and enjoyed performing in various concerts. So, when I saw that the local community … Read more
I graduated from high school about a year ago, and since then my life has been pretty busy. I’ve been working as a leader in my community, and also taking classes to improve my education. Overall, I’m really enjoying my life after high school. One of the best things about no longer being in high … Read more
Every person’s life has its ups and downs. These major changes may either be beneficial or detrimental to people’s lives. When I began working, the biggest transformation in my life was when I realized that there was a mountain I could move. but not having a chance to act on it makes you feel terrible. … Read more
The most well-known heroes of children are those who have incredible strength or x-ray vision, such as Superman, Batman, and Spiderman… My hero, on the other hand, is simply a regular guy with no powers or abilities to fly. He lacks supernatural gifts instead possessing a strong heart that strongly influences my personality. Mr. Hanh … Read more
“Jab” “jab” “uppercut” in the boxing gym with my coach Jonathan training me for my fight on Saturday not just any fight it was the Scottish district fight the finals which I reached to with hard work and pain. “keep going you need to be able to keep fit for Saturday jay son” said Jonathan … Read more
Who am I? This question is almost impossible to answer at such a young as because I’m still growing up,still changing,learning from my mistakes and still overcoming things that will help me grow as a person to find who I am. Minute by Minute, Day by Day, I experience new thing that helps me take … Read more
It began not with a knock but a whoosh as the door opened and my mom poked her head in. What was going to be a nice morning cuddling Aaron quickly became a panic as we realized what happened. My mom was just happy I had a really close friend to be anything but overjoyed … Read more
Since the beginning of time humans have built forts for various reasons. Forts come in all shapes and sizes and can be in some of the craziest places for the most craziest purposes. In the 1st century BCE 960 jewish people built a fort on top of a huge plateau near Mesa looking down on … Read more
I never liked to write before, still don’t now. I tolerate it. Well, tolerate wouldn’t be the best word. Let’s just say me and writing have a love hate relationship. I hated it, it hated me. More of a mutual hatred I guess. I used to despise writing and thought it was the dumbest and … Read more
“I hate you, God! ” I thought to myself. “I want nothing to do with you. You might be real, but you are not the good Creator people portray you to be. ” I did not always feel this way toward my Heavenly Father. In the first three years after my baptism, my walk with … Read more
“So what, you gonna sic your PCH puppy on me every time I ruffle those ole Veronica feathers now? ” Logan cornered Veronica in the hall, and if Veronica squinted at his face, she could imagine where his nose might look a little out of place from Weevil’s intervention at the beach. He certainly didn’t … Read more
I was jumping, dogging, anyway to avoid her and her mallet. I kept trying to fight her but she was to strong. She kicked me into the wall, I was on the ground cornered. Harley Quinn raised her mallet in the air and I was about to die. But let’s start from the beginning, were … Read more
Johnny, Joe, and bill were kids from a town in the middle of nowhere in Canada. One day they heard a rumor that people who travel up the mountain, will never return. So the instant thing they thought was go up the mountain for no reason what so ever. “Where is the hole they have … Read more
I feel the most related toward Conrad. As he has problems with being social and has some built up anger from over the years. To me Conrad plays a roll of a person who fights and struggles. Not with just his friends and other people, but with his family. Conrad feels apart from his mom … Read more
We go our whole lives in a state of looking for something or someone which reminds us of the stable idea of safety. Whether that be a comfort blanket given to you by your mother at the age of 5, that for some reason you still keep it under your bed to fight away the … Read more
He was there too, for a time, briefly, looking at her. There was a different kind of tension presented in that moment, though, as I surveyed him; his eyes were not soft like John’s, but hard and erratic, moving back and forth in nearly invisible movements. He looked like he was trapped, struggling to restrain … Read more
I’m just cold. These days, everything feels rehearsed, nothing is new anymore. Maybe I’m just done with this act of hiding behind a made up character. I mean, why fake feelings? Like laughing so loud, it’s unrealistic, just to mask desperate crying. What’s the point? I’m unsure how to write the “proper” suicide note. Pop … Read more
The hour hand scampered a whole tour, whilst my gaze is continuing its fixation on the first line of this extraneous letter. Visually interrogating this lightless and bare chamber, a mist of acquaintanceship belabours my bare pores as vile as an electric-shock. Increasing the scan through this sheet of mystery, the sturdier the tingling sensation … Read more
I stared down at the perfectly shaped, tan-brown egg teetering on the counter and swallowed hard; I had to crack it. Cupping it in my hand, I sized up the enemy. It was cool to the touch and had some weight to it. Squinting my eyes with determinedness, I held it with both hands, four … Read more
I felt one of the vines probe the entrance of my pussy! I tried to wriggle free but I was completely restrained by the other vines. The vine began to push its way inside of me; I surmised the rumours from the Argonian were true. I was getting pleasured by a plant! The vine pushed … Read more
“All right then, contact your people and please keep this between you and me. Let’s keep Balthazar unaware of our arrangement for now. ” “As you wish. ” Sara bowed and left. Feelings of foreboding flooded his senses as the hair on the back of his neck stood out. Someone had listened to his conversation, … Read more
We all have a vision of America, more most this vision includes rolling plains of grass and mountainous forests, however for most Americans this is not what we see every day. Our lives are mostly have up of city or suburban streets and endless highways. In Death of a Salesman, Willy, grew up and built … Read more
Church, but man oh man can he recite the verses, at least the scary vague Hail Mary ones. Just by the way he talks I could tell he’s seen some shit. At the same time, his eyes have dark rings around it, bloodshot. A chiseled perma-scowl that practically completes his entire face. His head lurched … Read more
As a child, I was never denied a single thing I ever wanted. I was raised by my maternal grandparents, who I love more than life itself. They have been married for fifty-two years, amazingly. When I say I was never denied anything, I mean it quite literally. I asked my grandfather for a pony, … Read more
It was the smell of food that woke me up. When I looked at the clock, I realized I’d been allowed to sleep in until almost noon. The previous night’s nightmare felt like a dream within a dream. I could hear Hannah and Rhonda talking in the kitchen so I slipped away and into the … Read more
“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think. ” Robert Henri statement not only applies to himself but it also explains many other human’s feelings towards the ocean. This passion is significant in “The Seafarer” by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon scop. … Read more
I can feel his blood covering my hands, but why can’t I see it? I can feel a burning ache in my chest, but why can’t I stop it? Why didn’t I just help him? I could have helped him, I could have saved his life. So why didn’t I? “Charlie, Charlie! We need you … Read more
Six and a half years ago, on a sweltering August morning, I began my freshman campaign. I remember stepping out of Jones and thinking, “Wow, every girl here is ridiculously pretty. ” Hyperbole aside, I was raring to launch. During that fall semester, I had a public speaking class on Tuesdays and Thursdays that started … Read more
Why did you decide to become a stunt woman? Did you have any influences growing up that inspired you to go on this path? As a baby my older brother would take me over the jumps on his motocross track in my pram. The bigger the jumps, the harder the landings, the faster the laps … Read more
“I don’t care what you want, Emma. You’ve already taken something import…ant…” She suddenly stopped and left her speech unfinished, froze and quickly shifted her eyes to the floor, then back to me, and back to the floor. She was silent for a few seconds, which felt like minutes, as if she has just said … Read more
I want to start off by saying that I could not interview anyone in my family; my grandparents have been deceased for years on both sides. I will be talking about what I remember as a child. My grandmother on my dad’s side passed away in 1981; my grandfather on my mother’s side passed away … Read more
His soul burning like a raging wildfire, he slayed every goblin that dared to challenge him. Only 20 years old, he was the leader of the Clan of the Drake. Only 7 years before… His village was plundered by the goblins. His father was killed, trying to protect his clan’s honor and his family, and … Read more
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted a hippo. I asked my mom every Christmas if she could get one. She always said ” If I had a million dollars, and if it was legal. ” Then I would just sigh and move on. But for … Read more
When I examine myself dealing with my identity and culturel am reminded that the values are concrete points that are significant influences to me that guides me and it then becomes a process of my decision-making. By using my own story to explore my life experiences and roles in society and the historical and cultural … Read more
“Oh, how great! ” I said, sarcastically. “So how do we tell the girls? I don’t want them to be scared, should we just make something up? ” “No, I think we should just tell them the truth. ” Me, with it being my first night taking on the role of a cit was super … Read more
the very beginning The wind caresses my hair around my face as I look down from the top of the swaying bridge over the Yuba River, ready to leap and never look back. I close my eye and feel a single hot tear slide down my goosebumped face. Everything seems to stop for just a … Read more
I need to write down my confession. Not the story I told the my lawyer, the judge, the jury or even my own family. It’s nothing like the embellished slander written in the headlines. No, I need to confess the truth. The real story of why I’m serving life. How could I tell anyone the … Read more
Currently, I work for Orchard Supply Hardware as a part time cashier, meaning that I work four or eight-hour shifts. Part of this job, besides making sure that the customer pays for their items, is making sure that the customer leaves the store satisfied with their shopping experience. As the first and last person that … Read more
Jealousy at its Best In today’s society, I am certain that most people have not grown old without having watched the tale Snow White. In fact, this Disney tale has been around for many ages, and it is personally one of my all-time favorite fairytales. For many generations, this story has been told throughout many … Read more
Drowning: She slams the door shut, shaking the house with pure madness. My parents step out of the house, and take their big argument outside. I walked over to the window and watched their lousy arguing. It always ends up in the same place. One either gets kicked out of the house or someone leaves … Read more
Center stage. A single actor in a pool of white light, his jaw opening to sing the first note of “Santa Fe” from the musical, NEWSIES. That is the director’s main goal, in my opinion; to captivate audiences. One of the director’s main roles is to help guide actors during rehearsals. When I was younger, … Read more
Shake. Buzz. Shake. Rattle. Morning wake up call. It’s early Monday morning, six o’clock. The bus comes at seven, so I have an hour. Eh… I hit my vibrating pillow’s remote’s snooze. I mean, what’s the point of a sounding alarm clock if you’re not going to hear it? So, yes, my alarm clock is … Read more
Spring Break rolled around, same as always. My so-called friends ran off to get drunk or high or whatever it was they did down in Florida. I, like a sane person, went home and studied because I wanted an actual job instead of slinging fries for the rest of my life and getting a beer … Read more
The world seems hazy, like clouds have drifted into my vision and blinded me, forcing me to rely on my other senses. I listen, open up my ears to the world, but hear nothing except the occasional thud of heavy, ghost-like footsteps off in the distance. And then it is quiet, everything goes quiet, like … Read more
Aaron and I ran through the town trying to lose the soldiers chasing us. Thaddeus said to run to the mountain. We would have to go there to meet up with Thaddeus. We passed the town and swiftly ran into the forest. The rough, hard branches, hitting my arms and some hitting my face. Soon … Read more
I was always amazed and interested in the sea. I also like scuba diving with my dad and my older brother, Benjamin. The last time I went scuba diving was two years ago in French Polynesia. Now, I was going to dive in Hawaii! I saw things that I was totally not expecting to see. … Read more
Periodically, you might see an actor in a film or TV show and stop and marvel, “Where have I seen him before? ” Thanks to our beloved digital age, we often have instant access, and it does appear that “character actors” are making a resurgence in recent times. And oftentimes, actors who class themselves in … Read more
My memory of my middle school math classroom it was one of the scariest part in my school it’s because I don’t understand math much. It was 6th grade in a old dusty building it was like a building that was built during the 80’s or the 90’s. The desk were broken, there are drawings … Read more
All of the journeys that lead to greatness start with a dream, whether it is big or small, but what the person does with their dream is what controls whether it comes true. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. ” -Walt Disney. Anyone can have a dream … Read more
In the summer of 1803, a twenty-eight year old Virginian was preparing to lead a field expedition into some of the most rugged wilderness on the North American Continent. It would be a perilous undertaking. The platoon traveled by boat, horse and foot for approximately 8,000 miles- venturing beyond maps, traveling into the headwaters of … Read more
During this time of extreme suffering God would continually tell me, “Donna you will be better at the end of this then you were going into it. And, be thankful you are not paralyzed. ” The MRI was extremely painful for me. The MRI machine vibrates and the vibration sent my body into unexplainable horrid … Read more
As a child, looking at the world, everything seemed big and scary. Naturally, most children would dive into the new world with fresh eyes and contentment, but I would always stay back. I would think things through and consider consequences before acting irrationally. My friends would always do things with spontaneity while I would get … Read more
How I Found my Niche In elementary school, I had always been shy and never had more than one or two friends. I spent most of my time with my nose in a book, and outside playing in the dirt with my animals. Before I went into high school I felt like the bonds I … Read more
Before we begin, understand that I am recording this in sheer desperation to retain my memories. I have terribly rotten, bad luck. Ever since I was three my life has gone extremely wrong. When I was three it came for me. A giant bronze and silver eagle swooped down from the sky and besieged me. … Read more
At around 12:30 pm, on Sunday, February 12th 2017, I drove to the Santa Monica Pier from my house in Sherman oaks. I am wearing a black top, dark blue jeans, and a warm grey coat, and am slightly to hot. When I arrive at the parking station, I notice that the beach is already … Read more
Speaking on a personal level in terms of music, I believe that people and music have an extraordinary, dependent bond. Therefore, neither can truly exist beyond the conventional confines of life without the other. Based on my personal belief, music has significantly affected my life in a positive and powerful way. Among the numerous songs … Read more
Before 7th grade, I never actually believed in bad things. I just didn’t think of them as things that actually happened to people. I don’t even know why I thought that, I was actually a pretty nice I had a somewhat unremarkable life, except for my mom being gone. I didn’t and still don’t know … Read more
I am from South Texas meaning the farthest anyone can go without actually crossing the border with Mexico. Growing up in this place was a balancing act because you are living in a clash of two cultures that did not, particularly, think highly of women, but our house was a blend of traditional ways and … Read more
An area of my teaching practice I would like to explore is assessment both formative and summative. “The use of formative assessments, or other diagnostic efforts within classrooms, provides information that should help facilitate improved pedagogical practices and instructional outcomes. ” (Dunn et al. 2009:1). Within the classroom, there are many areas of assessment as … Read more
I work with some of the biggest athletes in New York. You would think that would build my self confidence but you would be wrong. Every morning I wake up and wonder what my real purpose is here on earth. I love my job don’t get me wrong, but I think I can make it … Read more
The individual was okay with my instructions and did as I asked. Without warning, when her boyfriend opened the door to leave she ran out the door in the cold behind him with no shoes on her feet. I called to her for her to come back but she continued to run after him and, … Read more
My full name is Cheyenne Kassidy Gall-Fraese. I am 13, and was born on a beautiful day on March 2nd, 2001 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the Royal University Hospital. Five words to describe myself are, first of all short(I used to be tall compared to everyone else, but now I’m tiny compared to most of … Read more
Opening of Eyes Have you ever had a day that changed the way you think, well i have. This day for me was the day my nephew, Kryian James Guthrie, was born. I was the first to find out that my sister, Meggan, was pregnant. She, at first, didn’t want me to know that she … Read more
I was only a member of the Fallen Lamb for a few nights at the time, but never had I seen the sea as beautiful as it was then. She glistened a deep blue, and clashed against the hard wood of the ship, waves rising until it hit the hull then falling back into the … Read more
All I could feel was the most intense pressure have ever felt. Nothing was helping it go away. There was about ten people surrounding me, most were family and friends. All the others were nurses and doctors trying to tell me what to do to help this intense pressure go away. Big lights were pointed … Read more
A black Ford and red Dodge Ram pickup trucks parked in front of Vince’s Bar. This was the place that the soldiers agreed to go to for their beer. Aside from being a popular hangout place for people, it was also near the B. S. A. A. training camp. A bunch of young soldiers with … Read more
How pleasant one looked on Sunday transpired as my Mother’s definition of religion, for she always had us corresponding dresses she had made, in different colors and clothed to the hilt; with pristine bonnets, fluffy petticoats, matching purses, white gloves, lace socks, and patent leather shoes. Subsequently, our family occurred excessively dressed on numerous Easter … Read more
Thad just finished my hockey game, one which we lost by far. I slowly skated my way off the ice, as everyone looked at the “losing team” in disappointment. I stepped my way over to the locker and to my surprise, a couple of kids had found a broken goalie stick, and the floor was … Read more
Tremember waking up on the cold, hard ground having no clue where I was. The only thing I knew was that the pain I was enduring was unbearable. I asked myself, “What the heck am I doing here?! ” I slowly looked around and saw a blurred version of my cul de sac. My head … Read more
I have suffered through a thousand blazing hells for the Lord, slaying the lives of my mortal brothers and sisters as a penance for my sins. The name Thanatos, permanently etched into my soul as a blade of silver strikes death upon each fated life I reap. Time has no effect on my unresting spirit. … Read more
To explain who I am today and the lessons I have learned wouldn’t make sense unless I explained my past. I hit the lowest part in my life while I was a young adult and the events I was facing could have ruined me if I let them. Thankfully, a person came into my life … Read more
“That must have been a really big fall, I swear you could have said that I am in a con… concorporatio. ” “Oh dulcis Rosa,” he runs his hand through my hair, my head instinctively leans into his hand. “You must have hit your head pretty hard grazus, it’s okay you will be okay. ” … Read more
My journey of life has lead me on many different experiences and allowed my to acquire many valuable skills I will take throughout my life. From being a involved in volunteer programs from kids with disabilities, being a member of National Honor Society, to my first job, I have learned leadership, team work, responsibilities, patience, … Read more
On October 27, I had driver’s education until six o’clock. I figured that because I was already at Stevenson, I should just stay for Haunted High. I could use it for a cultural event or extra credit and I knew of a few friends who were attending. I have absolutely no idea why I possibly … Read more
Every person in the world aspires to become someone and have the life that they have always imagined. Ever since I was a little girl my parents have taught me how hard it is to earn a living. I have seen their struggle, and because of this I have ambitioned to have a career. With … Read more
Someone screams. Jay turns, following his wife’s eyes behind him to the front door across the diner. Three men in wet ski masks and camo hunting gear stand holding guns, their barrels dripping rain. “Phones, wallets, whatever,” the man in the orange mask says. “Put all that shit on the table. ” Turning back to … Read more
Claire is a 14 year old girl living in Germany. Her best friend is Annie, a 14 year old Jewish girl that lives two blocks away. It was March 15, 1933. The Nazis have already started their invasion. Annie is being hunted down, she now has the yellow star, and they are waiting for her. … Read more
It was the beginning of my senior year, at Mission Bay high school, the last year of highschool for me and my friends to live out our lives before we move on to college and a whole new ball game. As I walk through the double doors leading into the crazy hallways of Mission Bay … Read more
An ideal world for me would consist of us helping one another get up on our feet rather than compete and drag each other down. My ideal world does not have to be perfect in any way because our imperfections are what makes us who we are as people. And those imperfections are what drives … Read more
In a Rush to Grow up A year ago all I could think about was, what could be any better than being an adult. I had just been a year into my volunteering for Silver Cord (a school volunteer program) when I begun to think I was capable of working, because I enjoyed being able … Read more
Just thinking about that warm, June day, still brings tears to my eyes. I have always loved my life the way it was; waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, learning, leaving school, go to dance until late, come back home and do homework, and then go to sleep. This was my daily routine. I … Read more
The wolf was chasing me through the woods, getting closer and closer as I tried my best to scramble through the woods towards the town. Surely someone will help me fend off the beast. I kept running towards the town, stumbling over obstacles and trying my best to see ahead of me with the fading … Read more
Over the next three weeks, we went hiking every morning. Our hikes were fun, at first. Soon though, I wanted to quit and sleep in, but the others seemed fine with it. It was just my luck that all of them were morning people. Every morning, one of them would haul me out of my … Read more
Many cross country runners try to become faster and cut their race or mile times. When you don’t get a time you want, it’s stressful and it makes a runner feel like they are slower than they actually are. As a distance runner, I strive to cut my mile time to get better individually so … Read more
Mama Veronica, a Kenyan business woman whose ex-husband is a member of Parliament, lives in the deluxe version of a crumbling stone house at the end of the circular drive. Just beyond the compound s entrance sits my temporary abode, the non-deluxe version that she rents to the Peace Corps. Smack in the center of … Read more
It was one of the more curious things about Humanity, our reluctance to allow others see us cry. It could be said that it was a form of defense, of never letting one know your weakness, and perhaps there was some truth to that. After all, hadn’t Humanity kept the Deadly Races at bay for … Read more
I was apart of an Internet group full of women. I was browsing the posts when I came across a fascinating woman and I clicked on her photo. My Person was sitting next to me when he said, “who is that?! ” So I clicked on her profile and viewed her photos with him. We … Read more
Do you believe you can lose weight by just riding a bicycle? I am proof that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. Let’s jump on our bikes and go for a ride. Chicago is approximately two- hundred sixty miles from Greenville, Ohio. A group called Campus Life was heading to … Read more
It’s 7:53 PM, and I’m soaring over the Pacific Ocean on a plane to Honolulu, Hawaii. The medium sized airliner is full of tourists excited to visit Hawaii. I look out the window at the ocean and the gorgeous sunset. There is an island coming up. The waves and tide make a lulling pattern against … Read more
As a cultural experience, I took a trip to Chinatown. Both my sister and I were adopted from China, and because of that, I have not grown up in an environment where I am surrounded by Chinese culture. Despite my parents’ best efforts to provide an awareness of our heritage (which I strongly appreciate), I … Read more
“Daphne Kintish! ” Mrs. Malarkey’s sharp voice cut shrilly through the air, piercing my intense focus on the complicated doodle that slowly spread across my notebook page. I squared my jaw and tried to block her out and delay the inevitable for at least another few seconds. Carefully, my pen continued to fill in small … Read more
As stated in my first journal entry, I originally saw this course as a skill to add to my resume. After reading chapter one I realized the value my personal life would gain learning about nonverbal communication, so I went into week two all gung ho and ready to tackle it! I knew having this … Read more
“Yes, just a quarter of a mile away. Luckily, the warrior Estocada promised us that he would delay the dragon. ” “Very good,” answered Alex, stepping to the door. “Wait! ” called the bird. “Don’t you think you should wait a bit longer before leaving? ” Alex turned around, already having known the answer to … Read more
The essay “Why I Hunt” is literally all about why the author hunts. We see his views up close and personal. He explains to us his reasons, and he also explains why he loves it so much. In this essay, I will express my views about why I agree with the author, and also I … Read more
Boom! Boom! Boom! The phone rang it was Kevin’s wife she was upset and scared as she heard the police beating on the door, yelling to open it before they broke it down. Kevin could hear sirens in the back ground as his wife was informing him that the cops were beating on the door, … Read more
“It’s wrong, it’s all wrong! ” Have you ever tried your hardest at something, but you’re the outcome wasn’t what you wanted? Even though you may have not gotten the results you wanted your still proud because you did your best. Growing up without a mom has taught me how to work hard, be independent, … Read more