2005 NBA Draft

The first key point, change happens says to me that you have to know things are changing all around us. A quote from the book was, “The more important the cheese is to you, the more you want to hold onto it.” People change from what they are used to and are comfortable with. The most successful people in the world are the ones who are the ones that make change happen. I really like the story of Steve Jobs who was never complacent with how is company was doing. He always wanted to design new…

Chapter twelve ***Carson 's P.O.V*** I was sitting on a bench eating my sandwich because none of my friends had come out of lunch yet. I saw Oliver come and sit next to me. He looked at me, an unreadable expression on his face. "Hey, can I ask you something?" I smiled. "Of course you can. " He frowned slightly. "Um, imagine, hypothetically, that there was a boy who was with his friends and they weren 't nice. Do you think that the boy could change?" I chuckled. "Are you talking about yourself?"…

"Tell me what’s bothering you!” Copper shouted and right before I got the chance to answer the rest of the kids at the bus stop came running around the corner right as the bus came around the other. I shrugged at Copper and he groaned. When we got to school I walked into the bathroom before Copper could ask me what was wrong again. I fixed my mascara and my hair. When I looked at my watch I saw that I was going to be late for class. I rushed out of the bathroom and to my class. I hesitated at…

Well growing up I did not have the greatest childhood so I always remember thinking and acting differently from the other kids in my grade. I always had this side of me that was more grown up than most of the grown ups I knew. I used to think to myself a lot I still do but when I was younger I did not have many friends so I wasn’t quite sure how to be alone. Once I became about 14 something inside of me realize I fine all alone this side of me has always second-guess any bad choices I would make…

Very often we have fantasies of how we believe our quality world should look like. I would be lying if I said I never daydreamed over what my life would look like in the near future. Even though all I can ever imagine is being rich and famous, it never crossed my mind how I would get to that point. After going over chapter 1 in my Learning Frameworks class I began to consider the types Quality World Model Professor Waters showed us; What types of relationships will I have; What will my job be;…

NEVER GIVE UP is a character driven drama inspired by the true-life story of John Sachtouras. The tone is consistently dramatic. The script conveys solid themes about never giving up on one’s dream. It’s a classic rag to riches story. The story has the potential to be very insightful. The hook of the story is the idea that one can lose it all, but still triumph. The goal is clear and the stakes are personal. The story is driven both by the inner, emotional goals of the protagonist, as well as…

I try my hardest to not allow myself to look weak in public. Crying is just something I do not allow myself to do often. Surrounded by my closest friends and people I consider family I would usually be at my happiest, but this wasn’t a regular day. Surrounded by all my closest friends and I was despondent. That day I was a little baby again. I couldn’t squelch the tears. No matter how hard I tried they kept coming. Big G was just one of those guys that you noticed as soon as he walked in. His…

A Fighter I’m sitting in some loud, smokey, old bus on my way to my first real competition. I couldn’t tell my dad, he doesn’t mind me liking boxing but the last thing he needs to worry about is why I come home from a weekend away with a black eye. So I told him it was a class trip. Technically I wasn’t lying. So here I am with the same merry band of misfits that had become like a second family to me, they supported me through all the crap this last month. “GO BACK TO IOWA YOU BUCK TOOTH…

The key to any kind of dream in the world is having a purpose. Having purpose is the key in enabling anyone in the world to do anything they aspire to do. It gives anyone the power to work harder, strive further, and have meaning in whatever they do, and having purpose is the sole meaning behind living life, whether it’s living for someone, something, or even yourself. One of the main purposes of my life is to live for the people who have shaped me into the person that I am today.…

Winter break last year was an experience for me that I will never forget. It is when I found who I was and who my real friends and family were. I went into winter break that year as one person and came out a totally different person. Many people do not know why I changed so dramatically, they questioned a lot. I tried to explain but no one understood. It was a blistering cold winter morning when my mom called me and explained to me that my cousin Leila was going to come over to my house…