A Day in My Life Essay

results of my mothers’ mastectomy. As an adolescent, I had insufficient knowledge of cancer; a disease that has negatively impacted the lives of many throughout the world. Although I did not know much about cancer, the sight of my mother in a hospital bed was just as excruciating a feeling if I had known every detail of her condition. As doctors informed my family of the success of her surgery and the removal of the tumor, thankful but also in fear that the most important figure in my life…

dates, etc.: these are some of the little things we take for granted without even realizing we are doing it. There is a quote from one of my favorite television series, One Tree Hill that reads, “It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re seventeen and planning for someday and then quietly, without ever really noticing someday is yesterday and this is your life.” No one knows when he or she going to take their last sip of coffee, or speak to their child for the last time. These moments…

A moment in my childhood that’s not necessarily a great one but one that I will remember forever. I will remember the awful feeling I had when I heard the news, and the feeling of nonbelief. The news that I had received was the passing of my father. I remember the day, that I had found out like it was yesterday. But the thing that still haunts me the most is that my family had moved from Kansas to California. My mom and dad were no longer together so we left him behind. When I heard that he had…

want to be in the future .before I came to America? Every day I would pick up wires or anything I can use to build something. I was good at those things. Still I didn't had a clear vision of what I wanted to be. As growing up in a refugee camp I was seeing the struggle of being poor and struggle of life. Every day we eat same food because we couldn't afford it and the economy was bad. The refugee camp was home to media dream of being like my brothers before they die helping out those whose…

and the seemingly impossible obstacles that life hurls at us some days can seem insurmountable, but within the short amount of time that I have spent on this earth I have adopted a philosophy that has sculpted me into the person I am today. It is the philosophy that we are only limited by the obstacles that we deny ourselves to overcome－and that any obstacle worth overcoming requires a monumental amount of determination. The escapade that taught me this life lesson all started at the arrogant…

There are many life experiences, talents, commitments and interests that I will be able to bring forward to the campus and Menomonie community. One of the biggest life experiences throughout my life is athletics. Being involved in athletics starting at a very young age has taught me various life skills including: leadership, teamwork, responsibility, perseverance, and hard work. Throughout my many years of being involved in athletics these lifelong skills have adhered to my everyday…

years of learning; not only just in school, but also in life. One can only make so many mistakes before he or she learns from them. I do not have many regrets in my high school career, but I am glad that I was able to learn from them. When I was a freshman, I was just beginning how to find my place in the world. I was confused about who I wanted to be and how I wanted to live for the rest of my life. Being a current senior, I look back at my past seeing that those things were silly. Though…

fourth grade when I was told that my dad had cancer. He was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer when I was ten years old. The day I found out was mostly a normal day. I was told in our dining room. For the next exiguous days after that I was depressed. Not only was I sad, but I was also angry. I didn’t know what to do if my dad died. I just kept replaying what his death would be like over and over in my head. Today I realize that the devil wants me to hate life. He wants the opposite of…

graduating and starting your own life. My experience as a freshman in high school consisted of having to make decisions which could impact my future, finding myself, and making time for friends and family. Being a student in high school can become very stressful and demanding. Especially when you are in extracurricular activities, staying after school everyday, and going to competitions/contests during your weekend making it become a part of your daily routine. During my freshman year, Mrs.…

constructed and based on the common good and working for others not because we have to but because we want to and need change. I have come to learn and admire now one of my favorite social justice icon that has worked for the poor and by the poor for a change in the social justice system. Dorothy Day (1897-1980), started her life as a simple journalist. For her time, she was considered as a very outgoing and a straight forward person. She was an activist for the poor and believed in direct…