"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do,"this quote by Henry Ford reconnects when it comes to facing something you're afraid of; our fears. When we get over fears, we realize only then that we had the courage before to do that something we were afraid of doing. One time I was afraid was when I started ice skating. I was at a party for my younger sister's friend at an ice ring.…
Sometimes in life, one has to take chances. I was not sure of that until I strapped myself down in the scariest rollercoaster at Six Flags Fiesta amusement park. My heart was running a marathon as the ride climbed to the peak. My sweaty palms were glued on the back of a passenger’s headrest. My life was depending on it.…
The Ultimate Sport Pow! The disc smacked me right in the lip while and everyone cheered. Ultimate Frisbee began for me in middle school. Every recess, my friends and I would run outside with an old disc as fast as we could to play.…
We skated at different spots in town like in front of this restaurant but they told us to leave so we were running out of good spots to go to. as we were cruising on the side Thomas said “hey we should go to the elementary school to skate in the parking lot.” We all agreed that it was a good idea, it took us about ten minutes to reach the school. This was going to be fun the cement was as…
I Rode Go Karts! By: Ezekiel T. When my grandpa and grandma bought two go karts, one was red and one was yellow. My grandpa let help put it together with him.…
A very important day in my life was when I started going to the gym. I was a very enthusiastic twelve year old in sixth grade. Being very anxious and nervous I could not wait to see my body transformation in years to come. Constantly exasperated, I wanted my body to change so badly. This caused me to be nervous for what was to come in the future.…
I died. Just kidding. I thought I died but I really just had a really bad dream. I also wetted I my pants, so it’s kind of embarrassing.…
When volunteering at West Minnehaha it made me realize things that I didn’t pay attention to before going in. The point was to build relationships, problem solve, what to do in a conflict situation, and step outside of my comfort zone. I learned how to do every single one of those things. I realized that the kids are in need of someone who they can look up to and a dependable person who they can count on. For example, I was looking after a few kids that were doing homework and when walking around I hear a conversation of two kids.…
It Follows Me Feel the cold wind frosting your ears, see the existence around you rushing by in a blur, and imagine the ground rising up to meet you. Visualize the world spinning away while waiting for it to come back. Experience the sharp pain of falling, which will make you strive for the satisfaction of perfection.…
Our daily wiffle ball game was about to start. There was a wiffle ball game every evening behind the apartment complex I lived in. The game was played in a luscious green grass field with a monstrous hill in left field. The usual squad was myself, Ricky, Justin, Michael, Jonathon, Latrell, and occasionally Greg but his parents usually make him stay inside and play monopoly or some other dumb board game. Our teams were always different from the last game.…
As an eighth grader on a sports team, I was one of the youngest players on the golf team and there were a lot of high hopes for me because I had been golfing ever since I was very young. The previous year, there were many seniors that graduated and I actually made the varsity team. There are a total of five players from each school that make it to the the State Tournament if they qualify as a team. All season, I was the number five golfer which meant that I could be replaced at any time if I started to struggle. Knowing this scared me a lot because I wanted to impress the older golfers and I didn't want to let them down.…
Roller coasters are one of the most terrifying things known to man. The steep hills, the extreme speeds, or even the sudden stops and the unexpected take offs. For an odd reason no one knows, we enjoy them with an passion. Six flags, one of the most famous amusement parks in America, and that’s where me and my dad decided to go to for my eleventh birthday.…
From a very early age of 13 , i knew there was something different about me. Theres was times i would tell myself i wish i wasn't gay. But i had that weird feeling about the same sex. But i didn't really know what that meant at the same time. At the age 14 i was in middle school.…
It was a warm but cloudy day and I was walking home late after school by myself. I saw a boy, about eight years old struggling to fix his bike that had broken on the sidewalk. He was crying and his hands were covered in grease from trying to fix his bike by himself. He say me coming and asked me if I could help him fix his bike. So I examined it and the chain seemed to have fallen off the gears.…
Love isn't an experiment Experimental children are the ones who are born first and if a parent does something wrong with that kid then they can fix their mistake on the next kid. When a second child is born they get all of the attention, and the parents are paying attention to the second kid and then they realize that the first kid is there too. People wake up and smell the roses! The second child is this perfect thing and nothing ever goes wrong with them because parents know what to do with the mistakes of their first kid. That's what I am, I am an experimental kid.…