Nancy R My darkest day February 12‚ 2010 was one of the worst and most unforgettable days of my life. My twelve year old niece was found using drugs. I was in total disbelief and I didn’t know what to do. My niece had been using drugs for months and it went undetected. How could the family miss the signs? How could the attitude changes go unnoticed? I realized that her attitude was changing but I thought it was normal teenage hormonal changes but I was wrong. I felt as if I had lost everything
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I threw her a boyishly affectionate smile. “Sure‚ please be quick!” The supermarket was noisy and bustling with people. I was completely oblivious to the surrounding as I search for my favorite beverage. Where could it be? “Attention! Attention!” a voice boomed from the loud speaker. Engrossed in my search‚ I took no notice of the announcement. It stole some shoppers’ attention while others glanced around‚ surprised. It continued‚ “Everyone in the building is to evacuate now! NOW!”
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Though there was an atmosphere of gaiety yet it was tinged with an air of melancholy and sadness. My class-mates and I were in their best dresses. This was the first time in I he span of twelve years that I was not wearing school uniform. We all occupied our seats and the function started. First of all‚ there was a ceremony of lighting the lamp which was inaugurated by the Principal of our school. Then the students of 12th class lighted their candles from the big lamp. It was followed by the students
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My sister’s friend Cody Spiker called and said‚ "You’re having a bonfire and didn’t invite me?" Little did we know‚ our shop was on fire. It was Memorial Day 2014‚ my whole family was home for the first time in a long time. My family and I were all up at our shop welding a plow for my mom’s new lavender field. We had been working hard on it since 11:00 in the morning. Kaden‚ my older brother‚ was welding‚ and my dad was grinding metal. They worked until it was finished that evening. Later that
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I can call it tradition for my family to move every couple of years‚ for I have moved four times in my life. I started the journey of life in Missouri‚ continued it in Tennessee where I learned to walk‚ South Dakota where I started my basketball career‚ into Ohio where I spent fifth‚ sixth‚ seventh grade‚ and now in Minnesota for the rest of my high school career. I can still remember that day‚ if you ask me. I thought my world was coming to a blazing end. It was an unnormally cold afternoon in Ohio
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Jazmyne Turner Lydia Gwyn English 111 N4 February 12th‚ 2015 Dr. Crumpler motivated to change my career goal into becoming a biomedical technologist Dr. Crumpler motivated me to change my career goal into becoming a biomedical technologist. It all started when was reading an article online for a black history story for a program at my church on someone famous from the past. So I decided to do some research about Dr. Rebecca Crumpler. I found an article about Dr. Crumpler. Although I could had have
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Throughout my 13 years I have been through so far‚ I have thankfully not experienced losing someone really close to me‚ losing a prized possession‚ etc. Everyone hopes these things will never happen‚ but I know one day I will‚ even when trying to avoid them‚ it’s impossible. However‚ there was one moment that made me realize all the grateful things I already have around me. This day‚ was Thanksgiving day of 2012‚ in Central Park‚ Pasadena‚ when I was helping out at a little event for the homeless
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My life flashes before my eyes‚ as I approach the alligator infested waters. I begin to panic in the thought of the flesh eating monsters tearing me to shreds. I close my eyes‚ and pray to God hoping He answers me in that very same moment. "Lord‚ please take hold of my hand‚ and guide me to safety. I know I haven’t been the best person lately‚ and I don’t deserve Your mercy. I really don’t want to die. Please Lord‚ help me!" As I opened my eyes‚ I could see the creatures inching their way towards
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watched my mom run herself ragged to try and support us. She was finishing her college degree‚ while working two jobs and raising me. My parents had just gotten divorced and I was scared and sad and didn’t understand what was happening. My mom and I were incredibly tight on money‚ and things were terrifying. I was a ten year old worrying about my next meal. As girls wore hoodies that read “Hollister” and “Aeropostale‚” I was wearing mix-matched outfits we had found at goodwill. While my friends
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to this day. I was at one of those monotonous‚ obligatory family gatherings that we’ve all experienced at some point in our lives‚ celebrating the engagement of my older cousin. I quickly took upon the role of the event photographer‚ after having been praised for my supposed artistic skill. Then‚ it dawned on me - none of my extended family had seen any of my artworks for at least the past 7 years. The last any of them had seen was likely the deformed stick-figure style I had embraced in my childhood
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