the line‚ as a sharp pain shot up my leg. I fell to the floor screaming in pain. An MRI revealed that I had torn every ligament in my right knee. Not being able to walk‚ being on the sidelines‚ physical therapy and my injury in general was the hardest challenge I had ever faced‚ but I overcame it. Adrenaline pumping‚ minutes into my junior season opener‚ I took one jab step towards the basket‚ and let out a familiar scream as I fell to the floor. Wait‚ did my knee brace fall off? I began to weep
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Creativity continues to be a difficult word for me to define succinctly. Yet throughout my journey of self-reflection and self-realization‚ incited by Dr. Johnson’s course‚ Leadership & Innovation‚ I notice that I am doggedly pursuing mastery of the creative energy within me. In this pursuit‚ I have learned that truly embracing and knowing and utilizing my own creativity requires a fearlessness‚ free of self-conscious worry and self-judgment. There’s a quote---whose source has been debated (Henry
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I’ve always had one perspective when it came to sexual intercourse‚ it was wrong. Perhaps my mother managed to drill into my head that it was a horrible‚ shameful thing‚ or maybe I just taught myself that it was a disrespectful‚ dirty thing to do to yours and another’s body. I can’t honestly say I know why I started thinking this way about it‚ but what I do know is that it simply seemed like something that just wasn’t for me. I never really argued myself on it‚ and I never really thought about
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Analysis on “My wood” By this essay‚ Forster described a series of his associations and psychological changes after buying a wood. He used lively and satirical vocabularies to detail the extent and trends of his psychological changes. When the author wrote about the effects of owning things on people‚ the focus was intentionally put on the psychological effects. Owning property is not like what people image‚ enabling people feel easy‚ contented‚ leisure‚ and open. Instead‚ “it (my wood)
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My fiancé and I normally communicate clearly to one another. We do not typically have to worry about language being that much of a barrier. On one occasion‚ however‚ our use of abstraction led to a misunderstanding that led to an argument that frustrated both of us. I was drinking red wine and was tired one night. Brett (my fiancé) told me that my eyes and teeth matched: they were both red. I became offended and thought it was rude for him to point something such as this out when I had had a long
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Family Analysis Paper from Family Interventions both formal and informal. Introduction: My family shows signs of being a healthy family for the most part with a few exceptions. The biggest exception is that the individuals are not assigned to particular roles. This means that our roles as individuals provide organized chaos as we rotate from situation to situation. These role rotations allow my family to experience both enmeshment and disengagement. An example of this would be when
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“I am not so sure I can trust you at this point‚ my friend. How can I be certain you are taking me where you claim to?” inquires Fortunato. “We haven’t exactly been on the best of terms‚ although‚ my offer to critique your skills and financial abilities has been with the best of intentions. We have been driving for quite some time now and you have hardly said a word which
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Strengths * What advantages do you have that others don’t have (for example‚ skills‚ certifications‚ education‚ or connections)? * What do you do better than anyone else? * What personal resources can you access? * What do other people (and your boss‚ in particular) see as your strengths? * Which of your achievements are you most proud of? * What values do you believe in that others fail to exhibit? * Are you part of a network that no one else is involved in? If so‚ what
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of the year. Allow me to walk you through it. My mother woke me up in a fit of rage‚ as she usually does (apparently I don’t wake up swiftly enough for her). After dragging myself out of bed‚ I threw some clothes together to look good for the ladies‚ and then ate some breakfast to keep myself energized for said ladies. Afterwards‚ I brushed my teeth‚ put on deodorant‚ and brushed my hair (don’t want to look and smell like a hobo). Finally‚ I kissed my mommy and said bye as I headed out the door to
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tenth nineteen ninety two in Montgomery Alabama. My mom‚ Dr. Benita Cahalane is the Special Education coordinator for Chilton County. My dad‚ Rick Cahalane is a football coach‚ and History teacher at Stanhope Elmore. My parents were told that they were never going to be able to have children after my mom’s fifth miscarriage. After praying for seven years‚ I was born. I was‚ and still am considered a miracle. My childhood was normal. When I was three‚ my mom was offered a job as a professor‚ at Mississippi
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