Cheering loud and proud, sophomore Michael McCraner tries to keep spirits high. The feeling of cheering certainly stuck with Michael throughout his first season. “I feel happy when cheering because I’m around my friends. After I feel sad because I wish I could keep cheering with my team,” Michael said. And just like his feelings, Michael plans on sticking around too.…
We sat down in the corner and talked more while we ate. Soon, a friend that I made, Skylar, had to return to a hotel that her dad was staying in since she wasn’t allowed to camp that night. Her dad came to the corner to pick her up and unexpectedly handed me a full pizza pie for everyone to share while Skylar was gone. The night went on, and the musical artist named Drake was playing a show at The Garden that evening.…
It was 1944, and me and Vladek, my husband, left Srodula and snuck toward Sosnowiec. It was still very dark outside, and we didn’t know where we could hide ourselves. But our son Richieu had a governess named Janina from before the war, and she always offered to help us. We came to her house near the town and knocked on her door. I remember her screaming “My god!…
Life Without Action As an infant, Ana Arias was born with a defective knee. Her knee would always pop out randomly or sometimes on purpose. Ana's knee never fully developed. When I asked her, "Why did it do that?…
I guess you could say that I was in a dark stage, because I had lost the one person that I love. And that person, Landen Filestra, lost me. Landen Fielstra was my obsession of the seventh grade, and he is why I started labelling myself as a slut. My heart was obsessed with Landen. I wanted more.…
Every Life Matters I really only started understanding the meaning of abortion once one of my mom’s friends had one. Before that I had very little knowledge about abortion. My parents have always taught me to stand by what I believe and that others may have different beliefs. They always told me that I would meet people that would disagree with me and what I believe not only when it came to these kind of topics but many other things as well. Being told that, they told me to always respect people’s beliefs and their points of view because everyone has the right to stand by what they believe, just like I do.…
Polished Brief Have you ever wanted something so bad that you thought it was necessary for your life to go on, for me that something was a pet dog. At the age of seven I was begging my parents to get me a puppy for about a year, the conversations usually sounded like this “ Hey mom and dad I was wondering if I could get a puppy this year for my birthday?” and they would reply “ I don’t know son a dog is a huge responsibility, I don’t know if you are ready for this yet.” then I would storm off all angry, because I did not get the answer I was looking or hoping for.…
At the age of twenty, what girl would even think about her boyfriend proposing? I know that every girl dreams of her wedding day, how it would look, and the way it would turn out. Planning a wedding is not an easy task like everyone thinks it is. Planning my wedding involved three main things; the date for the wedding, the type of dress that I would wear, last but not least, would be the type of venue I was going to have. Another main important thing is, where it would take place.…
To my Francheska, I couldn’t believe that I have been a mother for 5 years now. It seems that it was only yesterday when I first held you in my arms. I can still remember the time when I was clueless on how to make you stop from crying to making you fall asleep or how to manage taking a shower before you wake up and start crying all over again. But look at you now; you are growing to be a very pretty and intelligent kid. Mommy is so, so proud of your school achievements.…
How can I ever forget about that day, it marked me so deep into my veins and it was written all over in papers.. It was one sunday afternoon and as I exit the parking lot into the building were the store I worked was located I felt this warm feeling rolling round and round not only in my belly but in my head.. The smell of cannabis drowned the whole building it was insanely gross. I speed walked as I covered my nose with my long sleeve shirt.…
I was, somewhat, awake at 7am, relying on recently chugged black coffee to instill in me some sense of alertness. My short frame, donning a scrub, fell next to much taller Dr. Fritz, a thoracic surgeon at Gwinnett Medical Center. Once Dr. Fritz’s I.D. met the door scanner, a bustling energy swirled around me. Nurses spoke to one another succinctly. Doctors reviewed patient records and xrays.…
When I was a freshman, I was just beginning how to find my place in the world. I was confused about who I wanted to be and how I wanted to live for the rest of my life. Being a current senior, I look back at my past seeing that those things were silly. Though freshman me and senior me are the same in the education department, I am a different girl than I used to be with my maturity, my attitude, and my relationship with God.…
Don’t we all want a perfect life? Drive the fastest cars, own the latest fashions, having the newest of the new. That is what we all do. We try our hardest to be better or just like everyone else in life. But in reality are our lives really better?…
I've had this character since March 2009. She has gone through many changes since the days of Myspace from being the daughter of Kadaj and Yuna to the character she is today. My former Final Fantasy friends shall always be near my heart and can never be replaced as mains. Till this day I share a close friendship with most of them, and even though they are retired we talk often in text. I miss them…
A Winter’s Tale Bags, suitcases and clothes were all scattered around the house. We were all trying to get ready for the upcoming trip and we were so unprepared. Us kids, we’re just stuffing shirts, pants, socks and whatever we needed and mom and dad were ready a day before, but we were not, sadly. Zipping up the last of suitcases, we headed to Burlington coat factory for ski pants and coats. We made payment on the clothing and went back home.…