wanted to get put into a group with one of my close friends. I was almost as excited as if it was going to be christmas‚ because I was waiting for this unit for a while. The teacher told us to get into straight lines like a ruler would make. I was imagining playing this sport with my friend and showing him cool things in it like‚ shooting it from half court or dunking. The teacher was spitting us our groups and I heard my name first and got chills crawling up my spine like a cold frigid winter breeze
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blood pouring out of my mouth. Thats a good story. I am here to tell you about it. I was about ten years old‚ 4th grade. My basketball team was awful and horrible combined into one word. Awfible? Well anyway‚ this game was leaning toward us this time. We were winning by two points‚ and I knew i had to step it up. I did. I got a few buckets‚ a ton of rebounds‚ and some steals. I was doing great. Until a kid on my team elbowed me in the face‚ which cause my braces to split my lip wide open. It took
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1. I choose to 5S my backpack because it had been causing small annoyances in my everyday life. For example‚ I would spend an unnecessary amount of time looking for a writing utensil‚ my keys‚ or wallet. This became a problem when I needed to find these items in a hurry. I also had trouble finding papers (and nametags) I needed in the main part of my bag‚ because there were many unlabeled folders and papers scattered around. 2. Sort: Contents that were in the front pocket included trash‚ coins‚ pens
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My Daddy was an insurance salesman and our family moved every few years‚ always living in the South. Many towns clumped together and our stability became the culture of the South. My aunts and uncles scattered from west Tennessee to Mississippi and our yearly vacations and holidays turned into adventures in their company. Geographically‚ my world appeared small‚ but I had no idea. We swam and fished at Reelfoot Lake - muddy and full of cypress trees. Where we swam a sign read‚ THE BEACH - in my
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might not consider that I have feelings or a heart. You might think I’m not human. That’s not true...I’m one of a kind‚ different and special in every way. I’m the exception of the stereotype of my ethnicity. I live with my Mom and Dad in our home in Lakeland Hills. My Dad provides for my family and my Mom is a stay at home Mom. I go to school everyday so that I can get a good education and eventually go to college so I can be financially successful. I play clarinet in the Auburn Riverside symphonic
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St. Vincent’s hospital I thought I was in labor but the doctor said my water wasn’t broken yet. So I had to walk up and down the hallway for the baby to come down. Then finally the doctor pulled my water. And oh my god I was in so much pain. The nurse said” Keep pushing‚ the baby is almost out.” With a final push I had my baby. She was the most beautiful little baby with dark hair and big light brown eyes. I called Diana. My husband came later I was disappointed because he wasn’t there for the
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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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Jamie’s black truck pulled outside my trailer. The roar of the pipes blocked out the sound of the water that poured from the gutter. The storm was over‚ but it had been one of the strong ones that made people talk about the tornado. Five years ago one hit so strong that three gas stations and twelve houses were destroyed. The middle school was thrown into the sewage treatment plants fence. All the damaged buildings were rebuilt‚ nothing ever leaves Carson. “Lily‚ are you ready to go? I ain’t waitin’
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goals manifested all at once making me grasp for explanations. Initially‚ my perception of these failures was negative‚ similar to that of most people who fail to realize self-determined goals. However‚ as time went on and life unfolded‚ I’ve come to realize that my negative perception of these failures in particular‚ and failure in general‚ was skewed‚ flawed‚ and was a result of premature judgement of outcome. For one‚ my failure in fulfilling these
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sell what I offered to each new person I encountered‚ wondering if I had created a lasting impression. The people that had known me the longest hadn’t known me longer than a week. I as if nobody understood me yet. I then realized that I was looking at my vulnerability all wrong. Vulnerability is not a negative
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