Its sad to say but I didn't, think that I would have made it to this extend in my academic career. Indeed, at the beginning I did not have any confidence, or pep in my step like most enthusiastic freshmen would have, knowing that their creating a new chapter in their college careers. I has insecurities only because, I was terrified of English. considering that it wasn’t my first language.…
When people act obnoxious and disrespectful, I would just like to go up to them and say “I was at about six there. Don’t make me go to ten”, a quote said by Dale in Step Brothers. My pet peeves involve the disrespectful actions of high school students. It really irks me when people in band just don’t play their music correctly or march properly. If we have been practicing the same song for a short amount of time, then I understand if most don’t pick up the notes right away.…
Ismael Dembele Week 6 English Language Homework It was a slightly hazy, albeit sunny morning in the south of Los Angeles on that day. Meanwhile, the big story was all over the news; “Global manhunt for wanted criminal continues in Compton, Los Angeles”. Three policemen were shot dead, two airlifted to Mount Zonah (the biggest and safest hospital nearby), and one taken hostage – all by one fierce human being.…
I couldn't agree more, sometimes I think to myself as well if I have any repressed memories that impact my personality. I never used to be so compulsive or expressive, but I think that has to do with a defense mechanism of mine. I know I have some repressed memories that have molded my personality to be more defensive at times, although I don't like that myself, I do feel it is a defense mechanism to be guarded for protection. I honestly did the same thing with the denial mechanism with my best friend during high school. I was in denial because of my friends passing just wasn't acceptable, and when people approached or confronted me, I pretended as though he was on a long vacation.…
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?…
Absence It never hurt, now i think of it i felt nothing. Most would think of me as crazy to hear this statement, but i have started to think it's because people are scared. They don't understand like i do or see what i am seeing this very moment. Nothing, i see nothing, except there is no way to describe it. There is no color or a color i have never seen before, no one has.…
Okay, that was really weird and I don't understand anything. We were waiting to talk to you, my mother wanted to apologize for having moved away, she was not feeling well, it was too hot in the middle of all those people. We were talking about calling you into a cafe when we turned you were leaving the room with a couple. As I said understand anything.…
My Writing Ritual Writing rituals differ from person to person and are rarely ever the same. Some may involve eating a certain food, being in a certain room of a house, or sitting in a certain chair. There may be an individual who can only write when tied upside-down from the ceiling. Nevertheless, the two following aspects of a common writing ritual are nearly essential for success in any type of writing.…
Like most children who grew up in a bilingual environment, I had trouble discerning Japanese and English when I was growing up in California, since I spent most of the time with my mother’s family. Because of that, any English I absorbed through PBS shows was mashed together with Japanese to form Japanglish. Then I briefly attended preschool in Naha, which made it even worse. I barely made it to elementary school. My kindergarten teacher recommended me to stay another year, but my parents refused to allow it.…
Flipping, twisting, and turning are second nature to me as I excel in strength and flexibility. I perform routines in front of judges, waiting to be praised for my talent. My stage is a square, spring floor, and a 4 inch beam, and two parallel bars, and a vault table. All I need is my leotard, grips, and ambition to score big.…
“Such careful rereading can help you eliminate irrelevant material and identify sections needing further details or examples”(Lunsford, 80). The St. Martin’s Handbook provides a great deal of information that helps immensely with editing. Forgetting words or adding them is not my only problem when it comes to revising. I often forget to put a comma, space, or period to finish a sentence.…
During my high school years, I had never like writing for the reason that I wasn’t good with vocabulary and grammar. The idea of reading and writing was the things that will keep me up night. I never knew how to start in an essay. I always had been in writer block. There was moment where I rather get a fail on essay that trying to write an essay.…
Elements of Personal Narrative This year at school, things weren't so great. First and second period classes were especially hard because, kids would bully me in class when the teacher wasn't looking. Why cant kids just be kind to each other? What I took away from this was that kids at school should be nice to each other. I wish that all students would practice the following acts of kindness.…
I work at the winner food center and I am a bag boy. I bag groceries and take them to peoples cars for them, we work in groups of two. Normally, Chuck and I work together. Every night we fill bread, milk, eggs, meat. After we fill everything, we sweep the floors and then mop.…
Gilbert Keith Chesterton once said, “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” I didn’t realize the full meaning of this until I was 10 at a modeling/acting competition in Atlanta. “Wake up, Johanna!” My mom called. “Today’s the day.”…