In the August before my sophomore year of high school, a challenge emerged. My dad had passed away. Of course you would read that and automatically think about how that would affect me in many ways. However no one, not even myself, was aware of the many challenges that went with this.…
Monday- I am ready to stat week 4!! I like being in the office but I prefer being in the back. It entirely too much drama going on in here today. The woman training me is really on her last strike and she just seems to be getting on everyone nerves (including mines). I look forward to a better tomorrow.…
Walking into the locker room about to get ready to go to our last football game of the season. I could smell the sweaty equipment from the kids who never take their pads home. The Hempfield Spartans 7th grade team would be ending their season 0-7 if we didn’t win today. As I was changing into my pads my friend mike walked in the room. I said “you ready for tonight”. “Heck yeah” replied Mike.…
Have you ever had a reoccurring challenge in your life? The one that sticks out the most is my challenge to still get on and ride with my knee. Every time I ride it could be my last. I still get back on every time though.…
In chapter 12, the key event to me was when Claudia and Finn talked to each other through the keys. I felt many emotions when reading their interaction one of them being happy. I felt happy when they talked to each other because it was a turning point in the story in my opinion. I also felt surprised because at first, I thought by having two keys, there would be a lock that would need both keys to hear and speak to each other. I also felt confused by the way they conversed; How could they now hear each other but not before. I think by having one key being touched, the other key can hear because on page 153 Claudia says she breathed and rubbed on the key making it warm and on page 154 Finn says when he touches the key it's warm.I like the way the author wrote the scene from both perspectives, it gave us the readers a clearer understanding of how both Finn and Claudia felt. I also like how the author described the way both keys affect each other and have a "key" connection.…
Success through struggle is a story of one young soldiers attempt at something great. Through the struggles that I endure in this story of my attempts of joining an elite military organization are a testament to Army Values and the warrior ethos. You will learn that even if you do not succeed at first you will find success in other avenues. This story is not for quitters it is for those who enjoy tales that show triumph of the mind, body, and spirit.…
Albert Einstein, a wise scholar, once stated, “The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.” Furthermore, I have come to comprehend that I have learned a major lesson throughout my teen years: the importance of responsibility.…
Moving on is easy but what you leave behind is what makes it hard. Once you get to a certain age in your life you know you have to move on sometime. I know times are hard but you have to push yourself toward what you really want in life even if it means moving away from what you love.…
I managed to spit out, though it sounded more like blabbering than what I would have liked. With a few seconds to spare, I passed my ticket to the flight attendant, panting as I walked through the narrow aisle in search for my seat. like a sack of potatoes, I threw myself onto the cream cushions, submerging myself into the seat as if it was a second home.…
Growing up with a family that loved baseball, with a dad that played college baseball and also coached the game it made me want to be the next Derek Jeter. I wanted to be the best of the best! It was my very first love, it's what I grew up doing. Ever since I was really young I had aspirations for playing at the college level and beyond that. On July 2nd, 2015 my life was changed due to the publicly acclaimed worst baseball injury in history, Tommy John. I had tore my right ulnar collateral ligament in the middle of a game. This devastating news would easily break the spirits of any other player, but as each day passed my drive to succeed became unstoppable. Dealing with this prolonged injury…
Throughout my life I have encountered many circumstances that have shaped me into the person I am today. I was born in Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico. I attended school in Mexico all the way to second grade. In the summer of 2006 I moved to Cumming, Georgia. It was the hardest thing to do because I left everything that I care the most about. We lived in a trailer which was not the nicest place and in the middle of the forest. I started school at the beginning of August. I had always loved school so I was so excited for the first day. I knew it was going to be hard because I would have to conquer so many obstacles on the way. At this time the only English I knew was probably counting from one to ten and some of the colors. My Father knew some…
Football has always been a big part of my life. As a young boy I would day dream of making insane touchdowns, making tackles that would leave man stuck in the ground, and even winning the heisman trophy. In 7th grade I had begged my mother endlessly to sign me up for pee wee football because she would always worry about the risks of football. After finally getting her to sign me up, we went straight into the season. I chose to play running back because as a 12-year-old I was remarkably fast having timed 5.3 in the 40 yard-dash. After a few weeks in the season we approached the playoffs and found out our opponent for the first round of the playoffs were the jaguars who were undefeated. Our team didn’t have the best chemistry on…
My client for this week is 26 years old Kelsey Jeong. Since our last counseling session Kelsey has graduated from college, married and became a high school teacher. Recently, Kelsey has discovered that she and her husband, Jin, are unable to have any children. Kelsey is understandably devastated by this news, because she has always wanted to be a mother after growing up viewing her mother as a strong role model. She also worries that her inability to have children will cause her husband, Jin, to view her as less of a women and may leave her. Since having children is important to her, Kelsey wants to consider all her options, which includes adopting, however Jin not showing any enthusiasm to the idea. Therefore, Kelsey has come to the counseling…
After my father suffered his heart attack, there was a long road of recovery in front of us. The doctors gave us medicine schedules, health plans, and piles of pamphlets and packets to help my father. It was overwhelming and definitely something that my dad could not have done alone. I knew that if we did not help him, he would be at risk at possibly suffering another heart attack. My mother and I took the lead, researching healthy lifestyles and integrating meal planning and daily workouts into our family's regular routine. With support from each other and positive reminder from my dad's gradual recovery, we slowly made the transition to a healthier lifestyle as a family. It is one thing to take responsibility for your own health, but something…
Intro Sentence: Survivors are aplenty in our world today, they are kind-hearted and humbled individuals who are stronger than the most robust athlete.…