2002 NBA Draft

"I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down" -Abraham Lincoln I would like to participate in the bridges to success program because it will assist me tremendously in my journey to a better future. Without the program I would encounter financial adversity and go through the tedious process of achieving my educational goals alone. On the other hand, with the program, I would have a constant day to day reminder that someone believed…

I have always prided myself in having a big heart. I want to help people. I wish everyone well. I connect with people; There are friends I have had since I was 8 years old. In my opinion, this part of my personality is a significant part of my purpose in life. I have already started to achieve that when I got my certification for being a nurse’s aid. Caring for the elderly is a great life experience I will cherish. Staying hopeful, I am confident that I will get into nursing school. This will…

I’ve known many people throughout my life, some have stayed and some have gone. I would say some have had an impact in life and others have caused me misery. However, the one person that has made a difference in my life has been Fabio Rodriguez. He has shown me what it’s like to love yourself and value what you have. He has been my rock and solidity when I have felt alone and unsure. He has held me when I just needed comfort rather than words, he has been the one person to understand me to my…

The View Of Others Strengths I asked three of my closest family members to gibe me their honest opinions of the strengths that I possess. My aunt Julie, my uncle rusty and my cousin Ethan have been there for me through thick and thin. If I need some guidance I have always found solace in them they are never afraid to guide me, steer me back on the straight and narrow or just listen to me when I need to talk. My aunt feels one of my biggest strengths is the fact I am good with…

My g’ma and papa had a dream to move to the country and retire; so they bought 10 acres, cleared it and lived there. My papa was a hardworking man, so he never actually retired. By day, he built custom cages and bred exotic birds; at night he worked as a prison guard. I spent every summer with my grandparents. After my papa left for work, my g’ma would make hot cocoa; then we would sit on the covered porch he’d built for her, sometimes for hours, and talk about everything. It was so peaceful,…

Session five was a big stepping stone for me, I believe I asked questions that guided her and properly validated her feelings, not to mention my powerful use of silence during the whole session. This reflection will shift gears from how I originally lay out my reflections. I usually express the goals I said I would work on and then share the progress I made during the succeeding session. However, I shared my uncertainty about where to take our session after the last one. I believe this doubt…

After our mind blowing sex session, we got cleaned up and went out to eat. Since Shaun and I both wore wedding rings everyone assumed we were married to each other. That quickly became our new inside joke for one another. We ended our meal and went back to the hotel to get some much needed rest. The next morning came and Shaun had to deal with some buisness affairs for a few hours, but before he left he invited me into the shower to help him get cleaned up. "Why? Am I a dirty girl?" I…

“Artemis-Rose is it?” Miss Brandy calls out my name cheerfully. I analyse Miss Brandy thoughtfully. Long, curly brunette hair reaching beyond her shoulders, eyes the colour of caramel, long eyelashes protecting her eyelids, perfect teeth, plump peach coloured lips, a petite nose to go with her petite ears, a small beauty spot above her upper lip, freckles covering her nose. She is what people would call a natural beauty. I’d say she is around five foot four and a size eight... She is wearing a…

In the book, On Fire, John O’Leary is always encouraging us to “take off our mask” and really get to know each other. In my, My Journey paper, I could have dived deeper and “taken off my mask” in it to let people know what has really happened in my life. It has always been a hard topic to talk about, but as I have gotten older it has become easier to open up about. John O’Leary made it clear in On Fire by saying, “It’s time to embrace your story and to celebrate the amazing miracle of your life”…

The Struldbrugs are known as immortals that are “incapable of friendship and natural affection towards others (Swift 180). As they grow older, they become melancholy and despondent. After the age of 30, the Struldbrugs are burdened with decay mentally, physically, and emotionally. In “Swift’s Struldbruggs, Progress, and the Analogy of History,” William Freedman stated that the Struldbrugs was read to be “an attack on Gulliver’s own foolishness and personal ambition” (Freedman). Freedman believed…