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Many people say they have been through it all without acknowledging that others have it tougher than them. Life for me now may not be as it seems, I have been through a lot of tough moments in my life, but the toughest time occurred when I was only 10 years old. I used to live in Dominican Republic with my mom and sister. I lived there for about 10 years and just when I was about to turn 11, my mom decide to move to the United States. When we came to this country I did not even know how to speak…

One day I was sitting in my room trying to do my homework when all of a sudden a bright object flew right by my window and loudly landed in the yard. The noise was really loud, and it scared the living daylight out of me.My parents were on vacation, so at this point, there were many thoughts going through my head like, this is the end of the world, or aliens are invading. I mustered up some strength and carefully walked outside to investigate the bright object. I grabbed my bat, and finally…

Orange and Green heads start spilling over the sides of the respective bleachers. Suddenly it seems like every one of them has a weapon in their hands too. Isn’t there some sort of security screening for this? Seems kind of crazy given the grave nature of this event. The force dome powers off and I drop to the floor between Jenn and Amanda – The Games Master still tangled in the metal ribbons of my exosuit, several meters above me. The bloodied loves of my life try to recover, but neither is…

“I can’t believe I’m doing this” is the only thing repeating through my head as I walk up what seems like one thousand stairs with nothing but my raggedy swimsuit and the water on my back. I feel fine but then the doubt finds it’s way into my mind.. “Do I want to do this? For all I know the slide could snap in half and I could fall into a sinkhole that washes me to Galveston.” My stomach starts to lurch, I keep trying to swallow the stress but it feels like a hair dryer is blowing it back up.…

So here I was with our basketball team; It was the second round of the playoffs and our team had a tough matchup against Antioch, they are just as good if not better than us. And the game had just started; myself, “the captain”, Josh, Murry, Blake, Andrew, “the starters” “we were going to win this game” is what we all said throughout the whole day before the game. And our team, Hermitage, we were not the best basketball team in the league by any means. In fact, we had the second worst record…

Welp I have just got dropped off on this stray New York road by my mom who has basically said bye have a great time and abandoned me at this weird camp called Camp Half Blood. So i'm pondering to myself what do I do? Do I just trot down the road until I find my way back to civilization or do i go into the camp looking clueless and make a fool out of myself; I don’t know. But as i'm being confused this goat humanoid thingy comes walking up to me on two hoofs asking what bring you here new…

Would you rather be lost at... There are many similarities and differences between “Lord of the Flies” and Alive. In Alive, the movie tells the story of a South American rugby team that gets stranded on a mountain whereas in “Lord of the Flies” a group of British schoolboys become stranded on an island due to a plane crash. The setting and characters are very different but, the conflict and theme are very similar. In the conflict both groups survive a plane crash. Alive and “Lord of the Flies”…

Life is just a big adventure trying to find the treasure which is happiness, but we often overlook things. We often think it is natural if we miss our goal or we think we still did good or good enough. We are humans and we face many problems and hardships in our lives. We need support and help or life will be nearly impossible. Who will help you, support you through your life? In the book Summer Ball, written by Mike Lupica the protagonist, Danny in introduced. He is a very enthusiastic person,…

“They’re gonna lose,” my teammate commented, referring to the team we were about to play. “You never know. They might win today.” I said sarcastically, while we walked into the gym. My teammate scrunched her face at me as if I was insane. “I’m kidding,” I said smiling. We sat, our faces fixated on our phones’ screens on the gym floor of LP Wilson, waiting for the last game to finish so we could get ready and be prepared for the start of the first quarter. Beeeeep! The third quarter was over.…

"It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness" (Herbie Hancock). Everyone has obstacles in life. It does not matter whether the obstacle is big or small; what matters is how one overcomes the obstacle. From personal bullying and mistreatment experiences, I know that it is important to have faith and patience in order to overcome obstacles. For years, I have faced bullying for being disabled. Due to osteosarcoma, I limped when I walked and…