Seated on the plane to Beijing, I was thinking all the way on what I did through the past year. My mind went back to the time when my friends and I worked together for Chinese orphans by creating a club. With 100 dollars from donation, I asked several classmates to help me set up a club called ‘Bring Me Hope Club’ to cooperate with a global NGO: Bring Me Hope, to raise money for Chinese orphans and build long-term personal one-to-one relationships with them.…
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.…
Zero, zero is the number of push-ups I could do at the beginning of the year. It was really pathetic and I was really embarrassed that I couldn’t even do one. I went home and looked at what the average push-ups a 13 year old boy should be able to do, it was 13, a lot more than I could do obviously. Now I can do 13 without collapsing. That is why I feel I grew in upper body muscular endurance this year in Wellness & Fitness.…
Everyone remembers the day it came. I was just doing normal kid stuff when I heard a loud bang. I didn’t think much of it because there was occasionally loud noises in the area so I went on with my day as if nothing had happen. Later that night I woke up to an uneasy feeling that something bad had happen but I just tried to go back to bed.…
The Awakening Challenging, demanding, dynamic, and unpredictable were all words that describe Dr. Powell, my Sophomore English teacher. Her rigorous teaching style left me with unrelenting anxiety. I feared that I would not meet my own high expectations in her class. Eventually, the fear that consumed me dispelled; I became used to her unpredictable style and started to feed off of and crave the challenge her class provided. She unearthed a side of me I never knew I possessed.…
The Summer of 2015 provided me with an incredible learning experience. I worked as a counselor at a Jewish sleep-away camp, where I spent two four-week sessions supervising 20 ten-year old campers. Some of my responsibilities included planning and leading weekly programs for the Sabbath, developing team-building activities, and providing a fun, enjoyable, and safe environment for my campers 24/7. I accepted the position as a role model for these girls and was always "on top of my game."…
So I slowly got up and out of my chair, everyone in the classroom started to oooo, “That's disrespectful” shouted out my math teacher. Usually when you get called down to the office, the first thing that comes to mind is that you're in trouble. Automatically thinking that i’m in trouble, made me nervous to walk down to the principal's office. When I started to get closer to the principal's office I could hear my dad’s voice so I knew he was also in the room.…
There are a couple of obstacles that have played a major role in me becoming who I am today. I've had naysayers trying to negatively influence my thoughts, and crush my dreams by saying that said I will never amount to anything, or that I should give up on my dreams and get realistic with my goals. A couple years ago I was a completely different person. I was out of shape physically, my academic performance was very poor, and I had a terrible attitude. I improved greatly in athletics and my academic career.…
The librarian kept telling us to be quiet and watched us like a Hawk. She hated how we laughed the whole period. She even wrote us up and we all marched down to the Principals office. When we arrived to see the principle he couldn’t stop laughing at what I was wearing. He even took a picture of me to send to his wife and children.…
ENGL 101-Mikayla Worley Essay#1 Fall 2017 My Life Calling There are a vast amount of combinations for personalities and career fields, in a society that can make it or break it in one’s choice of career. In my life, the career I am pursuing falls into the medical field.…
One that unfortunately, over half of the school knew about and was constantly whispering…
“How has your Christian spiritual journey influenced your professional and/or academic experience?” While I grew up in a God loving home, I did not grow up going to church every Sunday. Nevertheless, I have come to realize that it was through my faith in him and realizing that we all have a purpose on this Earth that has influenced by academic and professional experiences. Being the first person in my family to attend college and graduate with a degree, it was particularly difficult monetarily for my parents to send me to college; however, my parents knew that it was in God’s plan for me to pursue a postsecondary education.…
One September 22, 2016, I attended the Major Excitement event. When I got to the event I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't expect it to be an informational event. I would consider myself anti-social so I wasn't excited about going up to different tables and asking questions, I also wasn't prepared to ask questions when I got there because I didn't know what the event was.…
On August 26, 2005, I gave my life to Christ, and it was the start of a whole new chapter of my journey. I still remember that night vividly in my head. The feelings of excitement, joy, and love were very tangible in my heart. My mom and dad were both sitting beside me on my bed while I was told the importance of this decision and how my life would never be the same. Even at 5 years old, I was aware of my decision to follow Jesus and accept him into my heart.…
Is today the day? I ask myself this every morning. Im in Biology where I have fallen asleep because the teacher is boring, Mrs.Schelm is non-stop talking. The bell rings and I head off campus and go to my favorite spot ever, the abandon bridge that goes over Dranunt Creek.…