Descriptive Essay On The Man Who Never Looked Back

Superior Essays
The Man Who Never looked back In the kitchen of this one story bright yellow house that was the fifth house in the sub-division. This man wearing rugged jeans with multiple holes in the knees of his jeans with a black AC/DC shirt on with black hair, and a stocky built. He never took crap from anyone except his brothers of course. His personality was always stubborn, and always a do it yourself kind of guy. He was a real man’s man if you could say so. He is only 5’10, but was still intimidating to most people who didn’t know him. By just looking at him you would know that you would never want to piss him off. While working the house had a musty smell to it he asked me a question. In his rugged voice he asked me, “What do you want to do when …show more content…
Where he is the youngest out of three boys my dad is two years older than him. He always was the shortest and scrawniest out of all the brothers growing up through grade school. He was always getting beat on by his brothers, and would get in trouble because he would get in a predicament with all of his brothers. This behavior made him want to reverse the situation so that he wouldn’t always be the one to get beat up. So in High School he was starting to grow into a stockier looking guy setting records in bench press max at four hundred and fifty pounds his Senior year. He played football and became an All-American in Michigan at the linebacker position. He was recruited and pursued to play football at Albion University. At this time Albion was a power house winning National Championships all the time. My uncle’s senior year of college came around, and they won the National Championship. He was the starting linebacker. Graduating from Albion with a business major was one of his prodigious accomplishments. He then got a job at Rent-A-Center his first job since graduating from college. In his mind he said “screw this,” and he decided to leave to try something that was better. His main goal like a lot of people was to make a tremendous amount of money. He decided to take a job in a factory at Ford. They paid him substantially more money than Rent-A-Center. After a long hard process of very problematic courses in Grand Rapids my uncle received his builders license. He has built high end houses by the country club golf course in Tecumseh by Burt

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Penny Holland Cooper is not only my mom, but also my best friend. She has many years under her belt that comes with a variety of different experiences and moments that I would like to share. She was born on June 8, 1961 at the Saint Mary’s Hospital, in Jacksonville, Florida. She weighed seven pounds one ounce and nineteen inches long. Her Dad and three brothers were there in the delivery room to welcome the beautiful sister they finally got.…

    • 1468 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Now let's get back to chris and his adventure once chris got to colorado he decide to explore the area he even went by a u.s army government and that is when he got past that is then he found jan burres and her and even though he had no idea who they were but chris had good judgement on them and jan and her father offer to let him stay with them for a couple of days and chris chris took this offer this can all be found on pages 39-43. After he left jan burres he left for alaska. Chris found this bus to at which it had everything he needed for survival, and he knew everything about how to through the book that inspired him to go through this journey. At his base he had to hunt for survival to be feed by nature throughout…

    • 159 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    For most situations, there is a defining moment. That moment for this story is not my own. ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’, written by Harry Chapin is a song about a father who neglects his son while he is growing up. When the child is going through adolescence, he tells his father that when he grows up, he is going to be like him. The song contains empty promises and missed opportunities.…

    • 1139 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Reviewing Nathaniel Rich’s book titled "The Man Who Saves You From Yourself" Cults do exist, but no one ever admits to joining such a group or affiliation. One only joins a nonprofit organization that promotes animal rights, green technology, or transcendental meditation, as they would admit. However, regardless of how much these members of a cult deny it, cults do exist. In fact, cult groups live among unsuspecting members of their society and continue to carry out their cult activities and rituals without raising suspicion. Nathaniel Rich wrote the book, "The Man Who Saves You From Yourself", which is about a private investigator named David Sullivan, who specialized in cults, particularly rescuing people from cults.…

    • 872 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Why Sleep? Growing up was stern for my two siblings and I. We we 're raised in a strict house hold, where there was no excuses. My father taught us the importance of working hard to reach ones desired goals. He emphasized that nothing is handed to you, that phrase ruled over me as I was growing up.…

    • 765 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the short story, The Man Who was Almost a Man, the author, Richard Wright, demonstrates the theme of craving and wanting power in an extraordinary way. Power can be interrupted in many different ways, as was seen in the story. Although, a lot of times people end up mistaking power, for respect. In addition to that, even though power and respect require similar qualities, they are very different. In the short story, the main character, Dave Sanders expressed that some people create a life of searching for power, and holding the the title of respect and establishment.…

    • 882 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Have you ever encountered an absolutely gorgeous, charismatic hunk-of-man who, upon meeting him for the first time, had you convinced every move you'd made in your life, up to that point, led you directly to him? Did you feel strangely alive at the time; nevertheless fearing you might die because you suddenly forgot how to inhale, becoming light-headed due to a lack of oxygen? Initially, you probably fell into a state of panic as your eyes grew wide and your heart pounded painfully in your chest, but just in the knick of time you suddenly remembered you could breathe all on your own. In the days that followed, did you diligently fill every waking moment of your day with thoughts of him, reliving every second of the magic, never wanting to…

    • 291 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In “Forever an Awkward Adolescent” David talks about his transition from childhood to his years in college. David could not walk until the age of three he was always being carried. He did not really have such a close relationship with them when he was young he felt like his condition affected his parents and he would have rather them be divorced. When he was entering middle school his best friend had moved right when they were experiencing some problems, they no longer had the same interest they outgrew each other. His family also decided to move across the country so he was going to attend a public school.…

    • 1281 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    A Hero's Journey Essay

    • 1997 Words
    • 8 Pages

    The town lay nestled within the hills, quiet and secluded. Trade rarely arrived from the broad river that flowed through the middle of town, and the merchants that came with them were businesslike and quiet. No one had dared to follow the river’s meandering path, nor did anyone desire to do so. And such, when Captain Tory first arrived, curious questions and rumors swirled about him. The voices of children posited simple inquiries and feverishly tangled theories while parents watched and tacitly mused over the oft-exaggerated nature of a sailor’s tales.…

    • 1997 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My parents have done so much for me and they really pushed my brother as well. He was failing classes and unwilling to apply to colleges. He was incredibly stubborn to the point that my parents needed to take a break from dealing with him. I asked my Mom, “Why does Eric get a slap on wrist for failing a class when you guys were ready to skin me for getting C’s?”…

    • 408 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    saying I thought he was on Robert’s side and wanted me to let him slide by because they knew each other. God was giving me a way out but I did not take it because I was being led by the devil in my flesh by the heat of anger. When God gives you a way out take it and run! Run!…

    • 715 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Polish Culture

    • 1223 Words
    • 5 Pages

    No one person can be completely defined by their culture. Culture can be defined as any beliefs, knowledge, and attitude shared by a group of people. Personally, I identify as Polish and English, but I celebrate the Polish culture more. There are more than just cultures to influence a person. Some of my personal influences are being diagnosed with Graves’ Disease, my father, and growing up in an “Army family.”…

    • 1223 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It was a normal cloudy day in Land, Arkansas and Joseph Barnes was waking up just like any ordinary day. He got ready and left for school, all tired and cranky. Sitting throughout many classes, Joseph wishing for this day to be over. But something came across in the middle of day. Joseph was called to the office and saw a man that he had never seen before.…

    • 540 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    In his book As a Man Thinketh, James Allen has a running theme which is the power of the mind. To start off his book, Allen discusses the power of the mind to shape one’s thoughts, character, circumstances, health, and one’s purpose in life. Then Allen transitions into discussing how one should strive for achievement; how one should chase after his own visions and dreams; and at last how one should strive for a calm mind. I will be discussing all of this and I shall relate Allen’s ideas to my own life experience and my internship at Grand Lake Mental Health Intensive Out-Patient Center in Vinita, Oklahoma.…

    • 1729 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In my life, I have been influenced by many of people across the country, but no one has quite influenced me like my dad. Influences do not always have to be of positive value; they can have a negative effect on your life. My dad has always been a part of my life, and he has always been there when I need him the most. My dad has been both my father and my friend. My dad is the most influential person in my life because he always pushes me to do my best no matter what decision I may have; he provides me with the information I need to succeed;he always has a positive outlook on life, no matter what the situation may be.…

    • 817 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays