The Ultimate Sport Pow! The disc smacked me right in the lip while and everyone cheered. Ultimate Frisbee began for me in middle school. Every recess, my friends and I would run outside with an old disc as fast as we could to play.…
My Dual Enrollment English class and I recently finished reading your memoir, “The Glass Castle.” The story of your childhood surprised me. Growing up, your childhood was far from easy. You had to mature faster than anyone I know. You had to grow up fast, and it broke my heart.…
College Essay Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut there weren’t big mansions, people with expensive cars, nor any sign of wealth .It ’s a small city filled with homeless people, violence and poor neighborhoods that made me into the person I am today. A city so small you see the same people everyday.…
All I saw were the toys, bright colors, and smiles. It was a wonderful place filled with everything I ever wanted, Barbie dolls, toy trucks, Legos and so on. As I continued to walk through, I was so excited that I was playing over in my head what toys I would play with first. The Barbie dolls first, then the playhouse, and build a house with Legos. And there were so many other kids to play along with too.…
It was Thanksgiving, I was at my grandparents house playing with my grandpa's old Rubik's Cube it was extremely hard to turn and creaked whenever you managed to turn it. This creaking bothered all my Aunts Uncles Mom and Grandma but not my grandpa after being sent to a different room I continue to work on solving the side of my favorite color, blue. Some people were impressed, especially my grandpa. After I saw how impressed my grandpa was I ran back to the bedroom I was staying in to try and get the second side. After a long time of twisting and turning sides.…
The Glass Castle is an inspiration story that has inspired a lot of people to write and or talk about their own hardships in life. In life most people are born without a mental illness and they go through life not knowing what it is like to have one unlike me. When I was born I had Dyslexia and ADHD so I had a hard time in english, reading and staying awake for most of the day. I could never understand social cues or slang…
Different moments of our lives change us and shape us into the man or woman whom one day we will become. One moment that changed me was when I got my first instrument. Getting my first instrument was exciting, yet challenging at the same time. When I told my mom that I wanted to start playing music, I didn’t realize how hard it can truly be. I didn’t think of how much patience and time I would need to put into my practicing.…
“Crunch,”I stood there in shock. I was so excited for my fourth grade Christmas party and it was finally here. My mom was there and the party mom had my activity on my desk. It was a Gingerbread house and I was so excited.…
I walked into the store with one purpose, and one purpose only: to find modeling clay. I tried to find modeling clay to do things in the past, but this time, I came prepared. Pockets full of coupons and change, I approached the shelves. The modeling clay was nowhere to be found. I searched far and wide for someone to answer my one question, “Where is the modeling clay?!”.…
Everyone sees the world through different perspectives. I tend to have a vivid imagination and see things for their creative potential. When I was a child I loved to play with legos, the ability to create anything you could imagine always inspired me. In my free time, I would build either Star Wars or Harry Potter lego sets. Eventually as I aged, following instructions became a bit boring so I began to build my own projects.…
“Deeper Into my Life” Individuals are unique in their own ways and one of mine happens to be my name, Darrnyejah Bolds. Everywhere I go people have a hard time pronouncing it. Many people have given up and just refer to me as “Ms. Bolds,” but also I have two nicknames “Nye”, and “Nyejah,” which is mostly used by family and friends. Over the years, I have adjusted to my nicknames and became very comfortable with them. I entered this world on February 27, 1997 with the zodiac sign of Pisces.…
I kindly accepted that those people were my siblings. They were all part of my family, but I felt an immense distance. Whitney had her own mother standing by her. My eldest sister and brother shared the same mother, whom I never saw before.…
There are a couple of obstacles that have played a major role in me becoming who I am today. I've had naysayers trying to negatively influence my thoughts, and crush my dreams by saying that said I will never amount to anything, or that I should give up on my dreams and get realistic with my goals. A couple years ago I was a completely different person. I was out of shape physically, my academic performance was very poor, and I had a terrible attitude. I improved greatly in athletics and my academic career.…
Introduction Lego is a toy-making company founded in Billund, Denmark (LEGO 2014). In this essay, Lego’s value and core competencies will be identified based on the PEST analysis, Porter’s Five Forces and the Value Chain Analysis. PEST Analysis Political Government policies affecting a reduction in the corporate tax level, or an increase in import taxes in developing economies, will have an impact on the Lego Group due to the wide distribution of products to more than 130 countries (LEGO 2014). Furthermore, safety-related legislations for toys in different countries require Lego to comply and adhere to these strict requirements. Economic Shifts in the macroeconomic conditions can critically affect Lego’s sales, as an increase in disposable…
My life, although be it short, has been full of experiences that have sculpted and molded me into the man I am today. I have been given the task to make a cube that makes a collage of my past, present, future, family, and things I enjoy. The goal of this project is to make a cube that acts as a summarization of my life thus far, my goals, and my aspirations. I found pictures and words which I believe best describe me and the phases of my life. Each side of the cube tells a story, which I will describe.…