As we’re brought into the is world, we’re not sure what were going overcome or who will of be of service to. Growing up as a kid, I came across a struggle I knew I was going to have to …
She’s never been called glamorous or even an enthusiastic pretty. Her acorn-colored hair hangs simply above her shoulders and sometimes catches a glitter from the reflecting sun. She’s constantly trying to keep it tucked behind her ear in hopes that …
The first person I noticed was the girl with the green suede sneakers. She was just alittle different. Standing there alone, she had scraggly brown hair pulled tautin a florescent pink tie that clashed miserably with her misshapen green- andblue-striped …
Words. They hold great meaning, create stories, and open doorways to unimaginable worlds. Well, at least that’s what words do for me. Since I was a child, reading was always important….it helped me escape the world, my problems, and my …
When it came to who was looking the best in their afterlife, the Ancient Egyptians were the first on the list. As a matter of fact, the Ancient Egyptians worked their whole lives towards the afterlife – because it is …
Disappointment, disbelief, and fear filled my mind as I stood next to my destroyed car. After a few seconds, bad emotions started running through my mind. It was a beautiful hot summer day in July. I was driving home from …
Do you see me now. As I watch you closely in your sleep. Wondering if you see me. Do you see me now. As I watch you fall into my arms as another girl with a broken heart. Do you …
It’s a cold September night; just another day of sitting home alone, slowly losing my sanity at the immense boredom that was coursing through my veins, trying to write the next great college essay. Yep, could not ask for a …
It was my first day in my school’s Gifted & Talented Program. Just minutes before, I had been called upon by my teacher and told to report to the cafeteria, where classes would be held. Feelings of nervousness, fear, and …
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, many questions are raised as to whether or not Hamlet is really in love with Ophelia. Although there is much evidence arguing that Hamlet never loved her and that he was just using her, there is …
It’s a late night in October and a little girl, about seven, is sitting on her bed in tears. Her father is nowhere to be found. She trembles at every little sound she hears, a creek in the floors, the …
The themes of conformity, rebellion, and knowledge are presented throughout Fahrenheit 415 and The Allegory of the Cave. The theme of this drawing combines these elements, which demonstrate that even though one can estrange himself from society, (Like the characters …
I don’t really remember, but I think I first went to Castle Island two years ago when I caught a random bus in front of my school, wondering where it would take me. I got off the bus when I …
“Hello, ladies! Are you all ready for intensive day two?” We all smile nervously, only four more days, twenty hours of dancing after today! Miss Michelle continues, “The quote of the day is, ‘The difference between possible and impossible is …
Perhaps the most confusing creature on this earth, by far, is the woman. An ever-flowing waterfall of hormones and emotions, the woman is a blubbering, hysterical mess who never seems to know what it wants. In addition to being fickle …
“Hey, watch where you are going” a classmate instructed me after I had absentmindedly run into him in the hallway. Embarrassed, I whispered “I’m really sorry” a few seconds before I run into another student. After I ensured that I …
The Saturday night air blows through the field, the cold breeze just grazing across my face. Chills jolt down my spine, raising the hair on my arms as the crowd continues to cheer. A voice is heard over the loud …
I can distinctly remember, in first grade, teaching myself to write in cursive on a prop-up easel on my porch. I recall a time, in second grade, seated at my kitchen table attempting to learn long division. In third grade …
Just to be clear I’m not opposed to learning. I love to learn. Just sometimes I don’t feel I truly am when I’m confined in the vicinities of my curriculum…and some subjects bore me. OK, I am never going to …
As we’re brought into the is world, we’re not sure what were going overcome or who will of be of service to. Growing up as a kid, I came across a struggle I knew I was going to have to …
Writing this essay was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. It’s not hard because I’m a bad writer, or I struggle with English class, or I don’t have a topic to write about. This is …
People think when you get older, you mature. I learned that you mature from experience, not by age. I’m not trying to gain any ones sympathy but everything I been through so far, created my outlook how to take on …
Trash everywhere, children running about with no shoes or shirts, constant visits from the police, my neighborhood was not very welcoming. Growing up in a poor neighborhood taught me at an early age what to do, and what not to …
My long hairy legs tumbled out of bed. My body sensed strength and demeanor. Months and months of training, all anticipated down to this one day in my life. Today, I planned to run a race that changed my life. …
My eyes skimmed from the pages of The Hatchet to the clock on the wall. Seven more hours. And then, everything went dark. I woke on the floor of my classroom. The lights were off. I was no longer surrounded …
As a kid, I was always frustrated when adults either didn’t know or couldn’t explain the answers to my questions, and now that I’m old enough to have some knowledge of my own, I’ve developed a passion for sharing that …
Procrastination’s eyes opened to see the sun early on Saturday morning. He momentarily considered rising out bed to begin the day, but immediately discarded the thought. Roughly three hours later, Procrastination finally got out of bed and slowly dragged himself …
Essay prompt: Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? I hunch over the dimly lit desk in my bedroom, my thumb poised to …
“Querer es poder” (If you really want to, you can achieve it), this is what my mom always says to me. My mother is the greatest inspiration I have in this universe. Thanks to God, I can see and hear …
At the young age of three I waltzed into the Karen Bernard School of Dance not knowing that it would become my second home for the next fourteen years and have such a great impact on my life. While my …
“Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better, but because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” Just as in Stephen Schwartz’s musical Wicked, at some point we encounter someone who changes our whole perspective of …
Life is Tough As I sat at age eleven with my Nintendo cradled in my left hand and my eyes buried in my right hand saying my goodbyes to my father, I did not quite realize what was truly happening. …