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 at 7:30 in the morning. I can never remember‚ but it was either just before or just after the time change‚ when it’s still dark out at 7:00. Regardless‚ even under such uncanny conditions
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It happened on September of 2014‚ the year that changed my life forever. I moved from Honduras to United States. From a small country to one of the biggest countries in the world. It was‚ still is‚ a different environment from living in a big city to a “small” city in the south of the United States. I left all my friends‚ family‚ and college studies. I left everything behind. It all happened so fast‚ my mother told my brother‚ Samuel‚ and I‚ “Would you like live in the United States?” The answer
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instantly knew what I was going to inform you guys about. What makes this even better is that I have been a tigers fan all my life and he is my favorite baseball player of all time. With made his season really incredible in my eyes is that he changed positions to 3B before the season to welcome his good friend from Milwaulkee‚ Prince Fielder. FIRST SLIDE: Explain them and how this year he has only beat his other year’s statistics in 3 of the 5 categories. SECOND SLIDE: How close it was in each stat
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answer‚ “No”. I had this insane idea that the world revolved around me. Although I still had the concept in my head‚ that it was all about me when I was informed I would be an older sister‚ I knew that nothing would be the same. Before I was a sister‚ I never took anyone else into consideration‚ and I was never told to do otherwise. I was around four years old‚ when this news has changed my life forever. When I first received the news that I would have a younger brother‚ I was filled with joy and excitement
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happened changed me and there is nothing that you can really say about that. Two years ago in about mid september things couldn’t have been going any better. I had near perfect grades and was actually having fun in every one of my classes. I had felt like nothing could stop me from having a fantastic year. But there was this girl I really liked and was so confident in myself I set a date where I would talk to her and try to hang out. When the day came I had chills for every period before my class with
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African American Christian girl‚ who has no idea what she going to be in life. When I was ten years old my mother‚ Candyce Brockington‚ died from cancer. While she was alive‚ I swore I would become a doctor and cure cancer. After she died‚ I didn’t know who I was‚ let alone who I wanted to become. Completely lost and confused‚ my main focus became my studies‚ not because I enjoyed it‚ but because it keep me focus on the big picture‚ college. When my mother was still alive the most important thing she wanted
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I just finished my volleyball game‚ and my team won‚ I walked outside the gym to see my best friend standing there telling me I did awesome‚ we hugged said goodbye to each other and I left for home. I then went outside to watch my neighbors kids for four hours‚ then went inside and played Wii with my dad. That’s when it all changed. I looked at my IPhone 3GS and read the most devastating text I had ever received from my best friend‚ “Taylor‚ you need to change who you are‚ no one likes you…” This
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It was almost 5am on July 17‚ 1996‚ when I was rushed to the hospital. I was balled up in the back seat of my mother in laws car‚ biting down on a towel because the pain was so unbearable. I heard him say “it’s ok baby… ” just as another jolt of pain came. As his voice faded I could feel him rubbing my back‚ and I tried my best to listen to his voice and forget the pain. It was impossible though‚ the baby was coming and there was no turning back now. As we arrived at the hospital I was quickly
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of sweat rolled over my forehead. Arm after arm‚ I swept away the towering stalks that obstruct my path: my destiny. Suddenly‚ glimmering of a deep red‚ and hinting of green in its reflection‚ I glimpsed the exploits of my travels. To others‚ it was an ordinary rock; but to me‚ it was a treasure. I greedily knelt down‚ picked the gem up‚ stuffed it in my pocket‚ and continued on my safari. For years‚ I never second guessed why I proceeded; however‚ looking back I realize that my decision reveals a
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English 113 28 Sept. 2010 The Season that Changed My Life I was a senior in high school. My final softball season had just begun. Our varsity team was the reigning state 6A state champions from the year before and we had very high hopes to win again. However‚ we were definitely an underdog according to all the preseason reports. The pressure was on for the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers. This would be the season that I changed the way I played softball and would make me work hard
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