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As the alarm clock blared for me to get up, I rolled out of my bed. Today was the day that marked one year since the attacks in Paris. I arrived at Reagan High School to find banners everywhere. I lived in Washington D.C., so we cared a lot about terrorists’ attacks. All day, we talked about the attacks. I loved learning about history and current events, but these attacks were always hard for me to talk about. My mother was in the military, which is why we lived in D.C. She received orders to…

This is one of the worst things in America, that has changed everything for kids to adults, it new technology. Not saying the technology such as curing cancer, the technology that is destroying people’s life. Social media, with Facebook, twitter and many more. It is taking up most of the time that anybody has, because their faces are glued to the phone. People are going to start missing the things in the world that are important, because their noses are in their phones. It has became to much,…

The cocoon is an all too familiar place for me, it is a place in which I find comfort - a protection mechanism that I have built in order to deal with challengers that I do not have an alternative means to deal with. Trungpa Rinpoche, explains the cocoon as a place of cowardice, a place in which a person escapes to in order to land back into a place of comfort. This familiar place allows is to “surround ourselves with our own familiar thoughts, so that nothing sharp or painful can touch us”…

The morning sun hits my face and I open my eyes with excitement and fear. Today is the day; there is no going back now. I get out of the bed and stretch. I decided first things first; I need a shower to get me going. I grab my clothes that I picked out to cook in and wander into the bathroom. Once the water is to the perfect temperature I jump in and proceed to mentally prepare myself for the chaos that is going to ensue today. After a final rinse I jump back out and get dressed for the day. I…

Rule #2 – Sadly I have walked past people one several occasions without acknowledging them. I like to equate it to my quietness but really I do not want to inconvenience myself because it would take longer if I stop to talk with them than if I simply continued walking as if I never saw them. I guess that for the same reason I guess I do not want to talk to them also because talking to them could inconvenience me, but if they started talking to me, I would be more than happy to talk to them. I do…

Brave, Smart, or Lucky? (A review of the great epic hero Odysseus) Throughout the span of literary history there have many different types of epic heroes and villains. An epic hero is essentially one that undergoes a series of different trials and or experiences. Most of the time an epic hero will have to endure some type of epic journey and epic tragedy. In my opinion, one of the best examples of an epic hero can be found in the story of Odysseus. Odysseus like most epic heroes has a…

After completing basic training he had to Louisville, Kentucky for about a month then was sent to Camp Gordon in Georgia for another month. After he heard that he was going to get stationed in Alabama, he wrote a letter to a man there looking for the best women in Alabama. The man sent him a list of names, and the one that caught his eye was Zelda. She was a 17 year old girl, who just graduated from High School. Then he arrived at Camp Sheridan in Alabama to prepare to go overseas and to meet…

Jada had dropped the girls off to their Grandparent’s house and was about to go home to start dinner. She decided to go to the mall for just a quick moment. She never gave him a gift for Christmas and she wanted to do something for him now. Jada was in the kitchen finishing up dinner. He came in and said, “Smells good.” She turned around and smiled, “Thank you.” She noticed he looked tired and with concern she came over to him and asked, “Are you okay?” He smiled and replied, “I am now.”…

In Indian education system, students have to study a specific set of subject even if they are not good at it or not interested in it. For instance me, I had to study a subject in which I wasn 't interested since I was a kid, which was computer science. I had to study this subject from grade 1st till grade 8th as a compulsory subject. Creating interest in computer science was just like an alarm bell rings. As I was at a critical stage (class11), with a heavy heart, I had to choose a course in…

Today is the day that my team and I had been working on all season. It’s competition day. Now this year I feel we have a good chance. We have been practicing non-stop from the sun up to sundown; there was no such thing as downtime. We had an awesome dance routine and one of the best crowd-pleasers around. But to top it off we had a killer stunt at the end that was sure enough going to win us first place. “Alright, ladies. It is time for everyone to get up and get dressed.” My coach said as…