Personal Reading History When I was a younger I don’t remember if I was read to or not‚ but I read a lot of books. I enjoy reading books because they allow me to reach new heights in my imagination. At my age many kids say that reading is boring and is for losers. I think it’s cool to read and will continue to read throughout my life. I have read many different types of books from fiction to biographies. The longest book I ever read was a book called Dragon Rider by Cornella Funke. It was
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I come from a low-income‚ single parent‚ immigrant household. My life hasn’t been the easiest‚ but the challenges I faced growing up that most shaped who I am today weren’t from any external factors. They were within me. I am in a constant struggle of identity: humans‚ particularly insecure‚ neurotic‚ coming-of-age women like myself‚ are in a constant search for identification‚ an anchor that we hold on to validate our existence and legitimize any worries we have that we aren’t normal. It was difficult
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I felt this sense of fear‚ but I knew it was just nervousness. It caused my whole body to tremble. I creeped onto the field and pass by the fifty girls and all of the coaches. Just me walking by everyone gave me this ginormous knot in my stomach‚ it made me feel like I was going to pass out right on the field. I was breathing heavy‚ like I just ran a marathon. I was beyond nervous just to be the new girl on the field. I was scared of what the girls thought of me‚ and how the coaches thought I would
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a new process in part of the organization and the time‚ effort‚ and collaboration it takes. The real experience gained was that of watching my mentor in his role. I observed what kind of leader he was. He was exhibited all the charecteristics of a great leader. He was able to handle and use all kinds of personalities and other leadership styles. During my time there he repateadily showed me exaples of how this worked and why it was important. Each time he changed his manner of leading people the
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http://www.watchtower.org/e/my/article_102.htm (accessed October 1‚ 2011). [ 1 ]. Ed Hindson‚ Ergun Caner and general editors‚ The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics (Eugene‚ Or.: Harvest House Publishers‚ 2008)‚ Pg. 291-292 [ 2 ] [ 3 ]. Gregory A. Boyd and Paul R. Eddy‚ Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology‚ 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids‚ MI.: Baker Academic‚ 2009)‚ Pg. 112 [ 4 ] [ 5 ]. “What About Trinity ’Proof Texts ’?” Watchtower‚ http://www.watchtower.org/e/my/article_102.htm (accessed
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My hero is my mom. My mom is a person who has many responsibilities‚ but is always willing to give her time to help others. She always understands what I am going through. She knows what’s it like being a fifteen year old and going through high school. She is always there for me when I need help with homework or advice on how to do a presentation or studying for a final. She tells me what are the best things to do and the bad things not to do about relationships‚ friendships‚ and in school. “Everyone
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I have experienced many obstacles in my life‚ but there’s that one obstacle that changed my life in a way I didn’t imagine. As a matter of fact I was not aware that such thing would present itself as an obstacle in my life but it did. In 2006 I joined the U.S. Army and was shipped off to Basic Combat Training. Just being there was a challenge on itself. During Basic Training we were taken to The Confidence Obstacle Course. At first I thought it was easy‚ run over logs‚ climb short walls‚ swing on
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write down my confession. Not the story I told the my lawyer‚ the judge‚ the jury or even my own family. It’s nothing like the embellished slander written in the headlines. No‚ I need to confess the truth. The real story of why I’m serving life. How could I tell anyone the truth? They’d put me in the nuthouse. I’ve heard those places are worse than prison. Yet‚ I have to write this down. I need to get this off my chest. Maybe the warden will publish this when I die. Let them piggyback off my sorrow
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My Adverse Childhood Events score is 4. In hindsight this makes sense; I grew up with an alcoholic parent. In rural New Hampshire‚ compared to friends’ families‚ we were stable. I was graceless and brash. I struggled to fit in. To cope‚ I read. I fell in love with the narrative. Stories of human resilience were my favorite. Fiction‚ non-fiction‚ and science fiction - it captivated me. I spent hours reading novels‚ discovering differences in cultures and people. I learned people communicate through
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unbeknownst to me‚ we have an abundance of these miniature notebooks. Nonetheless‚ I began to write. So‚ there I sat‚ scribbling down words and small doodles‚ just to keep my hands busy. Growing up alone helps your creativity. And I had a lot of time to myself. What I was writing did not matter to me‚ it was the fact that I was writing. My dad works nine-to-five in order to support us. The minute he walks through the front door‚ I start to bombard him with papers and notes. Briefly‚ I think to myself that
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