Pacing back and forth, I pondered how our volleyball fundraiser was going to stay afloat. The council was distraught, unable to acquire more teams, with the tournament in two days. With our advisors and the vice principal leaning towards canceling the event, my council had two choices: get eight more teams to sign up or call off the event. I didn’t want to cancel because I knew that as Junior and Senior year approached, we needed more money to fund our proms and class trips.…
Personal Narrative Rough Draft. Chapter 1 My hands were numb with my feet dipping into the freezing water. It watched under me.…
Rough Draft Topic Sentence Sitting on the bus with anticipation and my nerves are really shot, here i go on my way to the Elsberry cross country meet. I’m shaking on my way there, as we get closer to our destination i’m trying everything to calm my nerves. Laying down on my bag, i close my eyes and am soon sound asleep. Waking up with a sudden start to see one of my teammates telling me that we made it, i’m shocked and i force myself to get up to prepare for this run.…
Memoir Before For many years of my life, I wanted to be a baker. I fell in love with the idea of turning my hobby into a full-time career and owning my own bakery. All I watched on TV was Cake Boss and Cupcake Wars, and all I wanted to do when I got home from school was bake.…
I have the desire to be a part of best buddies because I feel I can make a difference in someone’s life, which is a goal I have. My goal in life is to make a difference, and I feel that taking action in Best Buddies would attribute to that goal. I feel the Best Buddies organization is a learning experience. It would allow me to learn more about people with disabillities and most importantly, make strong, long lasting friendships. I want to be able to make a difference or a change in a person’s life, and by participating in Best Buddies, I feel I could not only change a person’s life, but they could change mine.…
My Memoir “Come on Savannah just let me read my book to you, it won't take very long. It will help me become a better writer”, my sister proclaimed. “Cheyanne I don't want you to read me your book. You know that I don't like books, so stop trying ”, I yelled as I slammed my door.…
I could feel the warmth and excitement coursing through my veins. A buzz of pure exhilaration filled a shadowy room of sweaty bodies. A feeling of unity grew amongst the crowd; our hollow bodies had finally found their home after being forgotten and lost for centuries. Suddenly, a chant roared out from the crowd, building the suspense second by second.…
I had never known how great the effects from our choices are and how people can be affected differently from these choices. I even learned how dangerous a cloak can be (Not joking one little bit). The folks of my town had put me in the spotlight of being a hero, which was amazing. It was such an enjoyment to hear people say my name all the time, Zack! However, one simple stroll in the woods has helped me learn something else about life, something about heroism.…
Jack and Liam have been my childhood friends for elementary, middle and high school. I met jack in the second grade. I was a shy, foreign kid from Florida trying to make some new friends in a school that had preschool through 12th grade. I knew I was going to stay at the school until a graduated so I tried my best to fit in. Jack was the first one to introduce himself to me.…
"Do you remember how we met, dear?" It all began on the first day of high school, the day our friendship began. It was the third class of the day and I had so far failed at meeting anybody new. The teacher had already introduced himself and gone to sit down, leaving us to our own devices for the rest of the class time.…
Welcome to the friend zone. I hope you enjoy your stay. I am being facetious, of course. I hope you have not enjoyed being in the friend zone. It sucks.…
Losing a friend or a loved one can be hard for anyone, especially when losing a best friend at the age of thirteen. Losing a friend at that age can be heartbreaking. I understood what had happened, but trying to comprehend the “why,” was something that I could not figure out. Daniel was one of those friends who would always be on your side no matter the situation. He was a caring and genuine person.…
As young children, our minds are innocent. We don’t know what friendship means nor do we value it. We are curious about how everything works in the world by seeing everything as a challenge. Through these challenges comes consequences, and from our consequences, we learn what the right and wrong thing to do is. However, there was one time I had done something I am not proud of.…
My Memoir I 'm supposed to talk about my feelings. That’s not going to happen, but I can tell you about my favorite moments in life like that one time I got my first dog that wasn’t real, and when my best friend and I went a whole day telling people we were sisters, oh and I can 't forget the time I went to the Pentagon for the first time! All of these are their own adventures. These are some of the moments that define who I am, the places I’ve been, and the people I’ve seen.…
It was a long summer’s evening in Colorado Springs, July 03, 1975. The air was warm and still, radiating through my chest and embracing my tanned arms and legs. Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and Rod Stewart’s “Maggie Mae” were spinning on the AM station of my friend Paul’s Earl Schrieb freshly-painted turquoise-blue Karmann Ghia. “When you’re down and troubled, and you need a helping hand…” I felt accomplished to have memorized each song and with a convincing smile confidently sang the works out loud.…