Travis Young is calling his father to come and eat, Ruth Young, Travis' mother told him to sit down and eat his breakfast. Later Travis asked is the check was coming tommorrow, his mother didn't want him to think about money she told him to finish up. Travis explained why he was asking, he told her that this was the morning that he was supposed to bring fifty cents to school. His mother replied with an attitude she told him she did'nt have fifty cents, but Travis then replied with saying his teacher said they must, but his mother didn't care what the teacher said. Ruth just wanted Travis to eat his breakfast. Travis asked if she thought grandmama would have it. That made Ruth mad, she told him no and to stop asking grandmama for money. He told her he never did anyways. Ruth said his full name in…
Professional Fangirl, Queen, and “Yass” come to mind at the mention of Tyler Oakley. This humorous and generous queen was “born on March 22, 1989 in Jackson, Michigan” (articlebio.com). Tyler Oakley has “six brothers, six sisters”, and is the son of Jackie Oakley who is referred to as “Queen Jackie” by Tyler’s YouTube fan base. (aritclebio.com). “He came out when he was fourteen” (hotbirthdays.com). This self-named Professional Fangirl fights for the equality of everyone, specifically LGBTQ + youth. He has his own YouTube channel, a podcast called Psychobabble, and a book titled Binge. Tyler Oakley is successful in the fact that he has raised over $550,000 for the Trevor Project by one YouTube video. Not only that, but he has “8,125,648 million subscribers on YouTube, and went on a national tour known as The Slumber Party Tour” (observer.com). Tyler Oakley is a little-known person who is fighting to bring equality to LGBTQ + youth through YouTube, the Trevor Project, and social media.…
In 2009, this inspirational story hit the big screen, in an effort to show people that those that are raised with nothing can work hard to rise above their ruins and make a name for themselves with one key factor, dedication! This incredible story shares with us, the life of Michael Oher and his transition from being a- neglected teenager, with no family or place to call home, to a well-renowned NFL player with a family to call his own. Throughout the obstacles Oher faced, he comes to learn that love, faith, dedication, hard work, and family can make anything possible.…
Dropping Saulo off made me realize the “American Dream” is more attainable in circumstances of privilege. Saulo is one of the hardest working kids that I know, but he lacks the support and financial stability…
closer to his son through this accident. This story teaches me that family is the most important thing in anyones…
Hope Engle graduated from Parkersburg Catholic High School alongside forty-one other students in her graduating class of 1994. Her classes were different, her activities in and out of school were different, and mostly the fun things she did with friends were different than mine. Hope had two jobs and made $4.25 an hour as to where I don’t have a job at all. Her boyfriend was in college and mine is in high school with me. Hope Engle was on the volleyball team and I sing in the A Cappella Choir. Our lives during our senior years are very different from each other.…
Jimmy boy slowly became the teacher and I the pupil. Sadly enough, Jimmy boy died a tragic and untimely death. Even though Jimmy boy is no longer with us, his divine thoughts made me ultimately abandon my own ‘American Dream’ and return to my country with a purpose of working for the poor. I am yet to fulfill my ambition (rather his dream), but yes I can say with some comfort that I have done quite a bit since the time I left the…
Our story takes place in Kent, a nice county based in South England. Our show takes place in 1381, following our main character, Wat Tyler, as he tries to get through these hard times. Our first scene opens with him sitting and thinking about all that he has lost, and all that he may lose. The room is empty and sad, just like Wat himself. He may be a scrappy lad, but he is brave, courageous, and loyal. Most of his family is dead, so he just continues on having no real fun except drinking his problems away. His village is muddy, dirty, and old, but all the peasants still love it because it is their home. After the Hundred Years’ War, the King demanded high taxes to repay the war. In Smithfield, King Richard II, a thirteen-year-old boy with a…
Zack Bradley, a box boy at Super Club, a Price Club/Costco/Sam’s Club type store. He’s more than content with his life as a box boy. He lives with his grandmother, hangs out with his buddies in their homemade lounge in the center of the store’s shopping racks, trades away dented goods, and gets along with just about everyone. In fact, there’s only one person Zack can’t seem to get along with: lead cashier Vince Downey (Dax Shepard), the epitome of retail world brown nosing. Vince has been employee of the month at Super Club for seventeen months straight and winning the eighteenth time means big prizes (including a “newish” Chevy Malibu) and a promotion. Usually that title wouldn’t mean anything to a slacker like Zack, but when the new hot cashier…
and a lot of education along the way. His story gives me a lot of inspiration and gives me…
Evan was eight now. Nothing was going well for him. He just didn’t get anything. This was his third time in the first grade! In Puerto Rico, where we used to live, we had a special children’s class for kids who didn’t understand things as well. My parents died of illegal drugs so I’m supposed to be in an orphanage with my brother, but mom and dad were always high anyway. I was used to caring for my family by then. Even when I was little I was the responsible adult in the family. So I was the one to go and talk to the school about it. They said that the school couldn’t afford a class like that. But I kept trying to help my brother. He may’ve seemed dull and a nuisance to some people, but to me, and anyone else who understands him, he is just a sweet, caring, polite little kid trying to have some fun.…
In the two passages it talks about being patient and knowing that the time you are waiting for will come. Being patiently means to wait either excitedly or even scared because or never know whether it will be good or bad, happy or sad. The two passages show that anything can happen, you just have to try your hardest. You can always succeed as you have your mind set on your dreams and do whatever you have to do to achieve your dreams.…
I believe that I am a strong candidate for the Social Justice Fellowship Program because I embody a commitment to social justice and I have been able to excel academically; earning a 3.745 cumulative G.P.A., full scholarship for my senior year, dean’s lists, honors and awards recognition, and being an active change maker through leadership and service. In 2013, I earned the President’s Bronze Standard award given to me by Honorable Mwai Kibaki, the third president of Kenya, for being a young person equipped with positive life skills and a change maker in my community, country, and globally. Despite having faced challenges in my life, including the socio-economic challenges of growing up in the slums of Kariobangi South in Nairobi, Kenya; where I saw my neighbors experience a cycle of poverty and helplessly watched as friends, close relatives, and other young girls dropped out of school due to teenage pregnancy and young men becoming criminals, I have excelled academically and achieved some of my goals. The most challenging experience due to my socio-economic status was during my sophomore college year when I learned that my cousin, who was a brother to me, had been a victim of a deadly armed robbery. This experience opened my eyes to the sacrifices I was making by pursuing a higher…
Matt Gerard is a balancer. I wish I could tell you how busy his family is. Matt has a full time job running his crazy scheduled family enough as it is, but he decided to take on a business on top of it all, and he could not run his life more smoother. Working endless hours from nine in the morning to two in the morning the next day and juggling a family of six seems impossible; But Matt Gerard seems to have it figured out. Owning a business and having a big family does not leave Matt enough time to be active around the community but he does everything he can do give back to the Johnson county and outside…
When I was a sophomore in high school I became friends with a guy named Chance. He had moved around school for his entire life so he never had a good sense of security. When we met in Physics he opened up to me immediately. One day he decided to share his story with me. This was one that was filled with…