football season and it was my 3th year playing so I thought I was a star but bradley thought otherwise. Me and Brantley hated each other he would do anything to get me in trouble‚ one time when we were running to warm up for practice he fell on purpose and told the coaches that I’m the one who made him fall and they made me run the rest of practice for not taking anything serious and playing around too much. The next day I hated Bradley more than ever since my feet and my legs still felt like I had
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child‚ I was very shy. I didn’t like talking to other people‚ or even being around others for long periods of time because it made me very nervous. My parents signed me up for theater to force me out of my comfort zone‚ and I fell in love. I became the person who I am today‚ a confident‚ energetic social butterfly‚ because I was exposed to something new that made me grow as a human being. Even though people can grow to become experts in a specific field‚ if they don’t step outside of their comfort
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I held my breath to avoid the harsh taste that lodges deep into my lungs from the bus exhaustion. I walked onto the cold mustard colored bus and saw my friend Anna sitting on the rough piece of plastic they call a seat. She sat arms crossed shivering to the negative two degree wind chill‚ the only thing keeping her warm was a red ball of yarn that rested on top of a black woven beanie. I waved hello and sat adjacent to her to avert the temptation of conversation‚ we weren’t allowed to talk on the
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The Death of my grandmother a life experience that changed my Identity My sense of independence was shattered when my grandmother departed from this world. I lost my grandmother and this experience shattered my perspective of life. Losing a loved one was like having a wisdom tooth pulled without any Novocain. In spite of this painful occurrence happening to me at twenty-four years of age‚ emotions such as shock‚ anger‚ and guilt‚ came into play creating chaos. I rerun her death in my mind‚ yet unable
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2013 there were a record high of 56 murders in my home city of Trenton‚ NJ. My great-grandmother lived until she was 102 years old‚ so at the time‚ my thirteen year old brain never thought death could impact my family. I walked around Trenton’s streets no matter the time of night‚ witnessed various fights‚ and occasional gun scares- but no matter how dangerous the situation became‚ I could never see the gravity of it‚ and it’s long-range impact on my life. I was oblivious to and failed to realize the
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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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infant who wouldn’t digest anything he was fed and vomited frequently‚ and it was a nightmare for my parents as they brought me to the hospital in Stamford Connecticut the doctors gave my parents only one option‚ surgery. This surgery saved my life which laid the groundwork for the person I am today‚ my view on society‚ knowledge‚ work‚ love‚ and happiness‚ the things that have taught me about life. Pyloric Stenosis is an uncommon condition in the stomach and small intestine which thickens. Pyloric
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can almost see the shore‚ It feels as if I’ve been riding this wave for days. This wave is my hurdle in the ocean that is life‚ choppy at the beginning but slowly passing by. The ocean has many waves‚ one for each surfer to ride‚ my specialty wave happened to be dyslexia. It was in the second grade that my teacher first realized I was different from the other students‚ because I had yet to read my first book. My parents had found this odd as well‚ and took me to see a neurologist‚ who diagnosed me as
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My journey of overcoming adversity began at the age of 7 with a routine visit to the doctor. Little did I know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job
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mother. As a young black teenage mother‚ I have learned to grow up quick. The things that I have learned the fastest were to nurture‚ care‚ and to protect my son‚ Jaylen. These were the three basic instincts that I have had since the day I first saw him. As far as I am concerned these instincts will not go away until my soul is resting. Nurturing my son is very important. To me‚ nurturing is more than just feeding him. Nurturing is also educating him and training him to be all that he can be. I do
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