One in every one hundred thousand people is diagnosed with synesthesia. Many people don’t even know what this mental illness is. If they did there would probably be more cases of people coming out telling the world what they have. …
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” This quote by Eva Burrows embodies the importance of family in my life. During my childhood many people …
My grandfather, a retired French engineer and fine wine-lover, once told me the secret behind a spectacular wine’s taste was its unique terroir, or the combination of the soil, gradient, and weather. Like wine, we are all influenced by our …
At 7 years old I had my heart set on becoming a hairdresser. Like many 7-year-old girls, I had experimented on the unfortunate plastic heads of Barbie dolls, streaking their platinum blond locks with food coloring and hacking off clumps …
There were 19 forks in my house, 10 clocks and 39 pictures on the wall. I was about eight years old. I could stand on my hands for 14 seconds, my longest hair was six inches long, and my favorite …
Throughout their lives, people accumulate experienceswhich shape them. These experiences lead many to hold contrasting views and topractice disparate ideologies. Differences can be healthy; people can learn fromeach other in spite of their differences. A major change in my life …
Riding four-wheelers through two feetdeep mudholes is what he does. ‘“If you aren’t covered in mud, you aren’t having fun” is what “chubs” would say. Some friends and family address him as “Joe”, but I call him Chubs, and/or bestfriend. …
Standing outside the church, I felt the cool breeze run past my face. There was something different about this breeze. It felt lively as if a hand was running through my hair. Flowers were beginning to blossom and they were …
Before my first day of elementary school, I had known what the expectations were: work hard, study harder. Nevertheless, when high school started, I was a nervous wreck. The idea of “everything that I did now counted towards college” made …
The wooden gym doors slightly creek open as I walk in hesitantly and nervous. Sweaty palms and cold, semi-bare feet tiptoe and make contact with the freshly waxed wooden floor. The leather piece of material wrapped to the bottoms of …
Wednesday is my favorite day of the week. At my school, Wednesdays and Thursdays are “block days” where classes last for eighty minutes instead of the usual forty. On Wednesdays, my last class of the day is A Cappella singing.Or, …
When looking at today’s modern society in business with corporate scams and tax fraud etc. People have turned there eye away from business. Why some would want to pursue a career in something that has a negative image to a …
If art is expressing yourself, a way to show your innermost emotions and ideals, if art is a way to draw people together, for a purpose or a product, then what is the art teacher? To not only follow these …
Going into my senior year at a new high school, there are many obvious details that most would expect me to obsess over. What will my classes be like? Will I like my teachers? And of course, who will I …
“There’s an epidemic in America, one that is stealing the future of our nation’s children, one that is suspending millions of adults in childhood, its name, illiteracy.” – John Corcoran The National Literacy Act of 1991 defines literacy as “an …
Essay 1 prompt: Other than fashion, what medium do you use for self-expression and why? It may seem a bit counterintuitive, but my means of self-expression is becoming someone else. As an actor, my ultimate goal is to engulf my …
One day my friend asked me a great question, what would be the worst thing someone can realize as an individual in his lifetime? I thought about it for several minutes, I always do when questions with any sort of …
The elevator doors open and an eighty-year-old woman wearing crocodile boots, and a full face of make-up steps out into a five-star restaurant. Ignoring the shocked eyes of her onlookers, she confidently maneuvers her way through the busy tables to …
In my advanced biology classes, students were taught to follow a strict hierarchy of predetermined, abstract criteria for labeling life. Something had to grow, organize cellularly, implement homeostasis etc. etc. (I honestly cannot remember all of the rules) in order …
The internet is the beginning of our generation’s future. It is a place for discussion, education, research, entertainment and more. People in homes and mobile devices connect to the internet via an Internet Service Provider (ISP), after paying an amount …
I averted my eyes so I wouldn’t make contact withMom’s, which were already brimming with tears. Her voice melted into the din ofthe whirring air conditioner and passengers around us as she continued hermonologue meant to reassure me, although I …
Growing up I always wanted to be needed. Whether it was by my mother in the kitchen, my sister in the backyard, or my dad in the basement I loved the feeling of being required by someone in order to …
(first of all, I’m a junior and this is one of many essays i’ll be writing (all in different tones and with different topics) before I begin the application process…ALL FEEDBACK IS WELCOME, DESIRED, AND APPRECIATED!) Everyone has a story. …
I stood in front of the classroom like a specimen under the scrutiny of 23 pairs of eyes. The children were hunters on high alert, ready to pounce on any mistake I made. I began stuttering and gave wrong answers …
Growing up in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, my friends, siblings, and I have all had access to programs, schools, and really anything a child can want. My dad works hard to provide for my family, my mom is focused …
There are many plants used for medicines and there are many different types of medicines that those are made with. Medical plants can be used in products for antiseptic, fever reduction, pain relief, insect repellent and the list continues on …
“You ready to go” asks my wrestling coach. I think do I have everything am I ready for this? I had never been out of the country before but here I go, in 8th grade and traveling to Poland to …
The roar of sixty-five thousand people was louder than any thunderclap that night. Stranger’s voices had become mine, and mine became theirs. The Boss had given an inordinate set-list, and no one could stop singing, laughing, or dancing in the …
I never thought I could fall in love with a girl so much until like almost the end of 7th grade. It started when she was going out with this guy named Gustavo and I liked her a lot. Well …
I am a student, an athlete, a member of my community, a son, a nephew, a brother. I am Victor from Potomac, Maryland and I am more than just a teenage boy. I am an explorer and cultural analyst. My …
What are you going to do for a living when you grow up? Most people don’t know. They either have a list of about fifteen things they want to do or don’t have even one idea. I certainly don’t know …
It only takes a moment for the words to stretch and find themselves snapping into place. They reach and converse until it all makes some sort of sense and there’s my expression. I found myself looking for poetry in everything. …