Most Memorable Moments of My Life Essay

“path of light” and the “path of darkness.” The “path of light” is the way of life in which a person adheres to Jesus’s strategy of goodwill and is not attached to “worldly possessions, pleasures, and honors.” By following the “path of light,” the follower would be willing to accept poverty over wealth, suffering, and humiliation over comfort and honor. As said in The…

My philosophy of life is to learn as much as possible and to make a difference in everything that I do. The impact I have on my circumstances and surroundings should be as positive and as long-lasting as possible. Life is the acquisition and application of knowledge to better myself and those around me. How should an individual measure success in their life? I prefer to think of success not in terms of acquiring material items but rather as John Wooden, famed UCLA basketball coach, defined…

I’m surrounded by tattered and abandoned houses. Also by people who may struggle to put food on the table everyday. I have tattoos that tell my story; my life. When I walk out of my one bedroom apartment people take one look at me and assume I hang out with the wrong people or do drugs. Parents move their children to the other side of the road when they see me. One woman had said, “Come on Jimmy. I don’t want you near that man.” People judge me for how I look, not for how I am on the inside.…

a quote that goes, "Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others." Being the son of a minister and grandson of a pastor, I've always been raised to have a profound sense of commitment to others. During my junior year of college, I became project coordinator of a youth mentoring program called "Men on the Move". It was with this program that one of my most memorable, and rewarding, experiences took place. On the program's first day,…

So there I was, riding my dirtbike on the track, going over 60 mph! Then all of the sudden I hit a huge boulder sticking out of the ground and I started fishtailing. I realized I was gonna crash and my life flashed right before my hands. The next thing I know i'm staring up into my life time role models face, Eminem. Eminem was my bestie since the day I was born. Even though he was like 27, we just said age is just a number so we bonded quickly. We did everything together, like going on his…

randomly pop up in my mind, almost like in the movie Inside Out where mini people in your mind would pick a memory ball and put it on the memory projector for showing. I do not know why it happens and why I cannot recall these memories. But because of these flashbacks, not only do I try to piece…

childhood days, not to change anything but to feel few things twice.” It has taught me the memorable experience of fear, shame, pain, loss, freedom, forgiveness, happiness, kindness, emotions, achievements which I could not find anywhere else. These things made my today better and help me in stepping ahead each day of my life. In my childhood, I failed many times and seen some worst days in my life, but in all stages, my family was always standing with me. They taught me what was right and what…

SHUGA; Love, Sex, and Money “THE TALK” Pick out a SINGLE IMAGE / MOMENT of sexuality or violence from film or TV that had a memorable impact on you before the age of 12. In your essay, discuss that image and the effect it had on you at the time and continues to have on you today. At the beginning of 2009 a Kenyan production series “Shuga” was gaining quite a peculiar popularity among the teenagers and youths in Nairobi city. Parents were also on the forefront arguing that the series was too…

must understand my passion for volleyball. The last eight years of my life have been filled with training in what I would consider to be the best sport. I played at the varsity level all four years for my high school career and the school off-season was filled with club volleyball. My passion for this sport has left me with many bruises, a few concussions and hundreds of great memories! I love the rush of a win and I cry with each defeat but as in life, every loss is a lesson. My high school…

I arrived at Camp Pendleton. With no expectations, I assumed Devil Pups would be just another leadership camp. As I stepped off the bus immediately trapped by three drill instructors screaming in my face, I knew I had made a grave mistake. From the moment I stepped foot on Camp Pendleton, I knew my life would never be the same. Devil Pups was initiated due to a group of teenagers who in the 1950's burned down the American flag. The camp's mission is to instill patriotic values in young teenagers…