“That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been. Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.” (Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861). Charles Dickens quote speaks on how one day in his life caused major change within him, and called upon people to think about how something changed them rather it was good or bad. Someone’s personality, perspective, or attitude can be altered by the things they experience. Each day brings something new to the
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However, he is a senior instead of a junior. He is the best basketball player at his school and the National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts has been tracking his progress for two years. He is very popular at school, but also even with his popularity he is humble. He focuses a lot of his grades and bettering his basketball performance. He is aware that he is talented and intelligent, but he is also aware that there are people not as fortunate as him. One Friday night Derrick and his friends were at a party. The whole night he was having a conversation with Amy. Amy is a cheerleader at their school and also the host of the party. After a few hours Amy invited Derrick to her room. They both had not drank any alcohol or took any drugs. Amy and Derrick had consensual sex in her room. Everything was normal for Derrick until Monday morning when the police removed him from school. The told him he was being arrested for sexually assaulting Amy at her party Friday night. Derrick was extremely confused; all he could say was that he did not rape her. In court Amy testified that Derrick raped her and the jury found him guilty. Derrick was on his way to be the number one draft pick for the NBA. He would have been making millions of dollars to do what he loved to do, which is play basketball. Derrick was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. After eight of those years Amy came forward and confessed that she lied about being raped. …show more content…
Mary is a full time worker for Walmart and a single mother of two young children. Mary lived check to check and survived with the small support she received from the government. She would cry and stress when her hours would be cut, because she already wasn’t making enough to live comfortably. One day Mary was thinking about her grandmother and how she always played the power ball lottery. Something told her to give it a try. She waited for the day they would announce the numbers. As she sat in front of her television she felt embarrassed that she even tried this. However, as they continued to read the numbers that feeling was being replaced by anxiousness and excitement. “I won, I actually won!” she screamed. Lost in her emotions Mary began to cry. The money she won allowed her to pay off some debts, buy a more reliable source of transportation, and afford to place her children in a better day care. Mary went from crying and stressing about how she will continue to support her family to being able to relax and provide the things they need. This one event saved her
However, he is a senior instead of a junior. He is the best basketball player at his school and the National Basketball Association (NBA) scouts has been tracking his progress for two years. He is very popular at school, but also even with his popularity he is humble. He focuses a lot of his grades and bettering his basketball performance. He is aware that he is talented and intelligent, but he is also aware that there are people not as fortunate as him. One Friday night Derrick and his friends were at a party. The whole night he was having a conversation with Amy. Amy is a cheerleader at their school and also the host of the party. After a few hours Amy invited Derrick to her room. They both had not drank any alcohol or took any drugs. Amy and Derrick had consensual sex in her room. Everything was normal for Derrick until Monday morning when the police removed him from school. The told him he was being arrested for sexually assaulting Amy at her party Friday night. Derrick was extremely confused; all he could say was that he did not rape her. In court Amy testified that Derrick raped her and the jury found him guilty. Derrick was on his way to be the number one draft pick for the NBA. He would have been making millions of dollars to do what he loved to do, which is play basketball. Derrick was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. After eight of those years Amy came forward and confessed that she lied about being raped. …show more content…
Mary is a full time worker for Walmart and a single mother of two young children. Mary lived check to check and survived with the small support she received from the government. She would cry and stress when her hours would be cut, because she already wasn’t making enough to live comfortably. One day Mary was thinking about her grandmother and how she always played the power ball lottery. Something told her to give it a try. She waited for the day they would announce the numbers. As she sat in front of her television she felt embarrassed that she even tried this. However, as they continued to read the numbers that feeling was being replaced by anxiousness and excitement. “I won, I actually won!” she screamed. Lost in her emotions Mary began to cry. The money she won allowed her to pay off some debts, buy a more reliable source of transportation, and afford to place her children in a better day care. Mary went from crying and stressing about how she will continue to support her family to being able to relax and provide the things they need. This one event saved her