ever get bored of telling a story over and over again? It’s like listening to a song so many times that when it comes on the radio you want to change it but can’t help but leave it where it’s at and sing along. That’s what happens when people ask me about being adopted: what happened? Why did it happen? When did it happen? But being adopted doesn’t ever change no matter how many times I tell the story. I always hear how jealous other people are of my life; “I get stuff handed to me”‚ “I don’t work for
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a new job or a job period is nerve wracking.”The night before I knew I was really gonna feel like I was growing up I couldn’t sleep‚ the thought of not only me getting my first job but also being the newbie there was terrifying. Nonetheless‚ I got about 3 hours of sleep. The next morning I woke up an hour and a half before I had to and paced around the room as if I had no time to spare. I double checked and triple checked my backpack and began to throw stuff i felt as though to pull out of my bag
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improving at being… me. These conferences were a four-day-stay at a hotel with seminars‚ lessons‚ and the accompaniment of other students from around the region‚ all learning about leadership. Meeting these other students allowed me to have an understanding of the regional diversity of people and society. I was learning more about myself‚ who I was as an individual‚ and my place in the world. After attending three conferences and being
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relentlessly stubborn because of her‚ and the sun reminds me that I refuse to forget who she was to me. The energy was buzzing with excitement about the venue‚ which we had decided was a glorified shopping mall. The sun burning my retinas‚ I strained to see the flowers my pen colored. Frustrated‚ I quickly could
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Trina Da Silva Professor Lynch Course English 101 April 17‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast Having and Not Having Children There are many obvious differences between having and not having children but there are some similarities as well‚ particularly in terms of leading a full and happy life. To compare and contrast these two ways of living‚ I want to look at how the two are different before examining the ways they can be more alike. Each comes with a particular set of benefits and drawbacks. There
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When I started writing this I realized that Cheri and I have known each other for 12 years. In those 12 years‚ a couple of memories have somewhat stood out. Our friendship began in primary school. I remember sitting behind Cheri in grade 4 and being completely mesmerized by what I believed was the longest pony-tail I had ever seen‚ and wondering how such a small girl managed to not sit on it. Being the new girl‚ tomboy Cheri took me under her wing and introduced me to playing soccer with the boys
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Inevitably‚ I’ve come to realise that life can be cruel—particularly cruel on the frigid mornings of December‚ when my soft blanket becomes a cocoon of comfort‚ and I end up sleeping through my alarm. I rubbed my eyes and turned to my digital clock. 10:13‚ it announced‚ bright red and cheery. I reined in the urge to smack it right off my bedside table. Since I was officially late for class‚ there was no point in rushing myself. Was there even a point in going at all? With a sigh‚ I leaned over to
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muttered as Ricky walked across the playground. As if a kid wearing a red cape and blue mask was weird. It wasn’t weird to Bobby. “I don’t see what’s wrong with wearing a superhero in school?” Bobby goes up to Ricky and says “What are 5 you little baby!” While Ricky was pretending to be a superhero at the playground. Bobby says “That kid needs to learn that wearing a superhero costume isn’t cool and I’ll teach him that” to his friends and they all snicker. So the next day at school Ricky was wearing
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Okay‚ and then after that‚ my sister and brother-in-law‚ Marcia and Richard White‚ put in a bid for the bus contract with the school and they got it! So I drove for them for 15 years. All right‚ and whenever they had a problem with a kid on the bus‚ I would be taken off my route and put on their route to settle things down. Better believe it‚ I did. I was a tough one. So this was all before the EMT business. Yes‚ sir‚ and ya know‚ it was okay to discipline the kids. Yes. I am a naysayer. That’s what
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myself mesmerized by them every time she looks at me. A pang of hurt fills my stomach‚ quickly replaced by guilt. I know this town isn’t good for her— for either of us — we don’t fit in here‚ but I can’t help thinking that it means she doesn’t care about leaving me behind when she says that. The thought of my mother’s words enters my head once again. The urge to tell her that — to just spill out everything going on in my mind right now — is strong‚ but instead‚ I reply with a simple‚ “Me too.”
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