During the eighteen years I have lived my experiences have been fairly sheltered. I have never traveled out of the country, eaten exotic foods, or gone skydiving; consequently, I haven’t met many people of special interest. Not to say the people I have met are not interesting, on the contrary, most of the people I have come to know all have their own unique stories and experiences; however, I never did meet anyone quite like Miss May. To this day I can’t pinpoint what exactly it was about her that intrigued me so much, maybe it was her rich brown hair and almond-shaped eyes, or how she pronounced candy more like “kehn-dee”, or it definitely could have been the way her eyes lit up when she smiled—still she will always remain a mystery to me.…
Get Off the Bench Chances are you aren’t packing a benchrest on your hunting trip. So, it would be a good idea to take some shots in the likely positions you’ll be forced to use in the field. At the bare minimum this means getting some off-hand shots under your belt and some from the kneeling position. If possible, it would be a good idea to shoot off equipment you plan to use on your hunt. The only time of year you shoot off sticks shouldn’t be when a top-notch bull elk cuts from the heard.…
When you found that little quote and started reading up on Eleanor Roosevelt it encouraged me to do the same. I was amazed by how many things I had learned. This changed my life because I have always been easily hurt and scared so her quote “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” You inspire me to do things I am scared of without thinking twice.…
She attended school at Penn Valley and upon graduation she wanted to be an airline stewardess. Going through the training process Marva Parker realized it wasn’t for her and decided to quit. Her mother wasn’t having it and told her she needed to get a job. Filling out her application to work at the BFC was only to appease her mom for the time being - only to be hired the day after she dropped off her application with a start date the very next week.…
During our second meeting it seemed as though Miss Greenwood was disturbed by the cultural expectations of women. She stated that she is troubled by the notion a woman must support her husband by creating an attractive and orderly home and by nurturing him and his ambitions. She states that she is driven to nurture ambitions of her own, and has never felt driven to support the desires of a husband. Miss Greenwood’s demeanor changes when she talks about the opposite sex, or the expectations of gender roles. She appears to have a lack of trust towards men and gets highly emotional, reacting with anger.…
In the mountains, on our drive last weekend Jon and I saw leaves that were beautiful. He has an obsessive desire to set fires, so they labeled him a pyromaniac. Mrs. Jones is my science teacher. The bulky, heavy box fell on my foot. I lost my small plastic key ring.…
“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but no human heart, oh no, its curved like a road through the mountains” (Williams). The previous quote was recited by a man named Tennessee Williams, who taught that a lot can be learned about a person from a single quote such as their values or maybe in the values of the society in which they live. Tennessee Williams was man who was taken from his urban home and landed on the streets of St. Louis where he became a playwright (Biography.com).…
My generation and I are the future of America. Thus, it is up to the bold, the driven, and the intellectual to stand up as a leader. A leader is one who acts in the best interest of their community gracefully and efficiently. I aspire to attend American Legion Girls State of Virginia due to the reasons that it will better inform me on how my government works, teach me the ways in which I can best be an active citizen, and allow me to develop as a leader.…
Have you ever listened to someone reading a book and absolutely loved the way the person seemingly animated hundreds of words on the page? This was exactly me while traveling to Ohio when I was approximately ten years old. My grandma was driving she and I to Ohio, we decided instead of changing the radio every 10 minutes we would listen to a book she had rented for our trip. She had many books that I could choose from so I chose one that would turn out to be one of my favorite series I have ever read. It was about an amateur bounty hunter hired by her cousin to make ends meet after she was laid off.…
On December 9th, 2016, Mrs. Battles assigned an assessment to her classes. It was a personal reflective essay about an important lesson we have learned a lesson and how we learned it. When it was assigned I was scared, for I couldn’t think of anything to reflect on. Everything had not enough detail or not school appropriate, I was in a very bad situation. Everyday in L.A I was being left further behind, not knowing if I will ever think of anything to reflect upon.…
Why should I be selected as Homecoming Queen? It is funny that you asked. This is a question that I have asked myself since freshman year when I saw my first UNCG Homecoming. How elegant, graceful and astute she appeared. Quite frankly, I could say I should be selected because I want it endearingly, but then again, whom would apply if not because she wanted it, craved it, desired it so lovingly?…
In “I Want to Be Miss America,” Julia Alvarez examines her adolescent struggle to be “American.” For Alvarez, her Hispanic culture becomes a burden to her inclusion in American society. So, Alvarez and her sisters, struggle to become what they are not, Americans. Alvarez uses a somewhat biased stereotype to identify the model of an ideal American, but she does make clear. The struggle of all American teenagers to fit into or molded by a standard which for many of them is impossible to achieve.…
Guiding Questions Document A: Sparks Letter to the Editor 1. Who is Mrs. Sparks and why does she care about what is taught in schools? • Mrs. Sparks was a citizen that wrote a letter to the editor. She cares about what is taught in schools because she is a Christian woman that feels the teaching of science is a “destructive force which will destroy our civilization”. She feels that what is taught in schools is important because it is protecting the children.…
American Experience Synthesis Essay Throughout each individual's life, to some degree or another one will encounter ambition towards a dream. It is human nature to fantasize about a desire or want. Although various actions take place in order for one to attain their aspirations, having perseverance is vital for a person to take advantage of freedom to accomplish their dreams. This is seen throughout excerpts from “Miss USA” by Emma Knight, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, and Rudy directed by David Anspaugh.…
On September 7-8, 1921 I entered the first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. I felt like the cat’s meow, just having the chance take part in such a swell event. I couldn’t wait to tell my baby the news. When I saw him approaching the house I ran straight outside and necked him. He seemed happy for me, though not surprised because I always was a bit of a Sheba and a flapper.…