A Moment in my Life A personal narrative by Kyle Baldwin-Langrehr The following is the story of a lesson learned by a younger version of myself. My name is Kyle. When I was eight years old‚ I got the chance to experience a thing that more and more lucky children get to see and live each day. This thing is known to many as divorce. Let’s back up a bit further‚ shall we? I was born on a warm California night on June seventeenth‚ in the year of nineteen-hundred and ninety-four. Right around the
Premium Mother Family Father
There is a saying‚ “Those who aim high‚ reach high”. It is indeed true. Without a clear-cut aim in life‚ life just drifts. It just floats-aimless‚ rudderless and not knowing where one is heading to. If we look into the lives of great men and women of our times‚ we see that they had clear- cut aims and well demarcated goals in life. Having clear-cut goals in life is the first step to success‚ because “Where there is a will‚ there is a way”. I have always been very passionate about flying air- crafts
Premium Personal life Natural selection Present
be described by their purpose in life because they are equal in value; making us all equal. In my own belief‚ my goal is to make people smile; I could do this by helping kids with pediatric cancer‚ having teenage support groups or volunteering at a local soup kitchen. I could be a volunteer or work as a nurse in a children’s hospital in order to help kids with pediatric cancer. Cancer runs in my family and always seems to happen to my family or friends of my family‚ and I know how it feels to
Premium My Chemical Romance Feeling Meaning of life
Octavio Paz is Mexico’s greatest living poet. But let’s face it: that’s like saying William Carlos Williams was Paterson’s best writer. For Americans‚ a better way of indicating Paz’s importance will have to be found. Perhaps it would be more suggestive to say that in the universe of Latin American writing‚ Neruda’s poetry is solar: a lavish‚ Hispanic ful-mination--like a Tamayo watermelon--and Paz’s poetry lunar: a rarer‚ Gallic luminosity--like a Magritte moon--; or‚ to put it another way
Premium Poetry Literature Meter
me back in to reality. Not all people are into music but if you’re like me music affects your life in a serious manner. Music tends to get me through everything I go through in life. There are different genres of music out there pop‚ country‚ hip-hop‚ contemporary Christian etc. and each and every tune and songs that has been established‚ conveyed a certain deep important meaning in its lyrics. When life tends to knock me down music has a way of uplifting and encouraging myself to try harder and never
Premium Music genre Rock music Music
Ever since my childhood I have been fascinated with the Fire trucks responding to emergencies wondering what kind of services they were going to provide. I knew by the time I was sixteen that I would be a firefighter when I got older. I have been a Firefighter since 1994‚ first as a volunteer in Prince George ’s County then as a career firefighter/medic in Montgomery County‚ MD. I work a rotating shift schedule of 24 hours of work followed by 48 hours off duty. This means I do about 9-10 24-hour
Premium Occupational health psychology Psychology Psychological trauma
When my dad was around my age‚ he wanted nothing more than freedom. My dad grew up on a farm in a small town. Once he was old enough to live on his own‚ my dad built himself a log cabin. My grandfather had offered to pay all of my dad’s bills‚ although my dad denied the offer. While I am sure that my dad regrets refusing my grandfather’s proposition‚ it shows the sense of autonomy that fostered my childhood. I was not raised like the typical American child. My parents raised me to question existing
Premium Family Mother Father
about something about my university life and how they shape my view of the diverse worlds. I was born in a small town which is created for a big chemical factory. Nearly all of our parents are work for the factory. The life there is simple and kind. The only thing we care about is to get better grades. At that time I think the world is so simple. Go to school then work like my parents in the factory. Married with a people who also in the same small town. Retire from my work like my grandpa and then sleep
Premium Earth Debut albums Thing
really strange happens in my house. There are a variety of damage‚ it can be a dish‚ a bowl or a floor tile got some crack on it‚ even the doorframe can scratched or dent. And my mother think that all the damages are made by me.I keep on try my best to tell her i am not the one who broke the things. And she just not believe me. She said that the house only living me and her‚ she will never break the things‚ so it only can be me. But I really do cherish my family and my house. When we moved to the
Premium English-language films Psychology Debut albums
I immediately think of my mom. Throughout my childhood‚ my mom has been the figure that I’ve looked up to‚ longing to one day amount to her ceaseless faith and her colossal strength. Together‚ my family and I have gone through a plethora of trials; however‚ despite these‚ my mom’s faith refused to vacillate. Therefore‚ the first of these hardships began in December 2005 when my sister‚ Jenna‚ was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. During this horrific time‚ my mom was forced to not only
Premium English-language films Family Mother