Babyhood The day I was born changed my family’s life forever. I was born on February second 1999 in Onawa‚ IA at 2:42 P.M. The hospital I was born at is Burgess Memorial Hospital. I was a big baby weighing in at a healthy weight of nine pounds and 21 inches long. I ended up looking like my mom with brown eyes and long‚ curly hair. They had to induce labor because my mom’s blood pressure was too high‚ she was in labor for about six hours. I was named after my Grandma Elizabeth on my dad’s side of the
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I hadn’t been feeling like myself. I was nine years old and I had been visiting my neighborhood pediatrician’s office very frequently‚ but apparently nothing was wrong. Then one day‚ I woke up and realized that I had a bump on my neck; I didn’t think much of it but I showed my mom anyways. She then immediately took me to the hospital. In the cab ride to the hospital‚ all I could think about was what was wrong with me as I looked at the buildings zooming out of sight. After
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The part of my life I am about to recount was during the summer of 2014 when I was the starting pitcher and third hitter for the Drexel Hill Little League tournament team. Now‚ baseball is america’s pastime and in my words is the greatest sport on god’s green earth. A little background on the sport is it’s a game of nines. Nine starting players on each team try to score as many runs in nine inning by hitting a nine inch baseball coming in at an average speed of ninety miles per hour. This leaves
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I stood fifteen feet away from the starting line‚ surrounded by thousands of other people who’ve devoted the last six months to the same goal as me. Countless emotions were flowing through my mind. However one emotion prevailed‚ and that was excitement. Excitement had extinguished every feeling of nervousness in my body. I was now about to fulfill the potential I had previously been deprived of. Numerous circumstances affect our lives each day‚ and each day we learn something new regarding ourselves
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Personally I use music just as much as I use air. It is something I have always had and basically needed. I use music for many reasons; whether to change my emotion from sad to happy or from happy to excited. Music allows myself to personally experience my past memories and events all over again by being connected
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I’ve been using technology ever since I was in elementary. And as I grew older it became a bigger and bigger part of my life. When I reached middle school‚ technology was part of my daily life‚ using it for homework‚ entertainment‚ and research. During this time‚ I’ve become and avid gamer‚ I own all consoles and a game collection big enough to bankrupt a small country. Though‚ this became a problem. Because I like games so much‚ I always wanted to get new ones. And games these days are
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try” is something I would say to myself on a daily basis. I am not much of a risk taker‚ whether it is trying new foods or talking to new people. Throughout my life I have never really taken any chances and run away from them‚ rather than giving them a try. It was until my freshman year in high school when my attitude changed‚ from why even try to why not. Although I did not realize it at the time‚ basketball changed my life for the better. Through perseverance and hard work‚ I learned to not let
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generation‚ and prosperous. I believe in Family. My family is a traditional Chinese family which is an extended family with my grandparents‚ my parents and I living together. My grandparents are kind to me. When I was a little child‚ they gave me a lot of care and love. They always taught me to be honest‚ responsible and hardworking. Even though I did something wrong‚ they still offered me some good advice. Because of their patient education I could grow up quickly. My parents are loving kind of
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I shot my best friend‚ Akin‚ in my home’s kitchen. He was not alone when I shot him; there was a man with‚ a stranger that shot back in defense. I was hit too‚ but felt no immediate pain‚ because was still able to manage a shot at the stranger‚ before I dropped to the floor with strange heaviness. The man ran towards me as I was falling‚ my mind told me he was coming to hasten my death‚ because I was badly wounded already. My neighbors‚ who accompanied me‚ were already on the floor. But to my surprise
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When I was younger‚ I was shy and quiet. I used to be afraid to talk to others and often kept things to myself. One summer‚ my parents enrolled me in piano lessons so that I had something to do. Initially‚ I was hesitant to join‚ but I soon began to appreciate music and its significant influence in my life. A year after I began my lessons‚ my teacher assigned a new piece called Fandango. It was a tango type of song‚ with lyrical melodies and dramatic notes. This song was fierce‚ bold‚ and
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