2007

Everyone has their beliefs but sometimes they will change in some situations. Nothing is eternal. It was always happen. Like us, we are gradually growing and our thought are changing too. I believe that I need more love from my mother rather than toys when I was young. My grandmother went my all of parents ' meeting instead of my mother when I was in kindergarten. I only saw my mother 3 times during my kindergarten period of four years. I feel very self-abased because I do not have care…

In 2013, over 2.6 million adolescents ages 12-17 in the U.S. were estimated to have had at least one major depressive episode (National Institute of Mental Health). That is nearly 11% of the youth in this country. Blinded by my own depression, I never realized the myriad of people experiencing the same thing. Everywhere we look there is a person going through hardship. When faced with challenges in life you have to find your own way out and though depression is a debilitating disease that often…

I look across the table at my best friend. The worry on her face is apparent; I know that she is having second thoughts about this wedding. She has been thinking about Jimmy, and I know she misses him. “Sadie, trust me, you will do great.” I tell her. “There is absolutely nothing to be nervous about.” She runs her fingers through her hair and taps her foot nervously. I walk around the table to stand behind her and fix her now frizzy hair. “You can’t ruin your hair yet. You still have to walk…

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…

Countless well-known stories and movies are able to tell your typical love story in a way which is appealing to all. The director, Warwick Thornton and author, Nicolas Sparks are able to express the theme of love in two totally opposite ways. Samson and Delilah and The Longest Ride share many common approaches to love, but also several different ways which is able to decide whether one is favoured over the other or more successful. The book ‘The Longest Ride’ and movie ‘Samson and Delilah’…

Chapter five ***Cassidy 's P.O.V*** ~♡~ I turned around after someone poked my shoulder, expecting to see Carson, but was surprised by Dave. "Hey, what are you doing here? This is kind of my locker." He laughed. "Yeah, I know. That 's why I came here." I frowned. "Look, if you 're here because you want to have sex with me, then you can leave." He rolled his eyes. "When did I ever say that?" I laughed at him. "Everyone knows that you 're a player. You 've slept with the whole cheer squad." "Come…

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…

Let me first of all say that I’m Nigerian and how big a deal and normal it is for at least 7 out of 10 Nigerian parents to continuously nag their children about how many relatives are watching them and waiting for them to succeed. Most times the children including myself have no idea who most of these extra relatives are because previously we only knew a handful now members of the community and church attendees who we once said hello to because our parents accidentally bumped into them after…

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…