The Best Day of My Life Essay

When some days seem to drag on and on, but then you look back at the week that just passed and it seems like it flew by. Time will go on forever, but our time on Earth will not. 800 is just a number, but that number is special for one reason. 800 days ago was August 4, 2013, just over two years ago. While most people were still on vacation, out enjoying the summer before school started two weeks later, I was somewhere I didn’t want to be. I was stuck home alone, crying in my bedroom. 800 days…

“American Dream” is built on a foundation of American ideals that have persisted in the American and international cultures for centuries. The American Dream is the ultimate achievement of perfection and prosperity for anyone who aims to live an American life envied by all their peers. Since the 17th century immigrants have traveled to America so they could achieve their dreams in a new country filled with opportunities. The American dream has evolved as Americans themselves evolved, changing as…

An Important Person to Me I met Amanda during my first day of my high school, and she caught my attention. She has twinkling eyes and her long black hair lies back in curls from her delicate ears. An idea came out from my brain that: I want to make friend with her. And then, naturally, we became best friends. In the rest of our high school life, we spent a long time accompanying with each other and shared our experience, our memories, and our lives no matter it was good or not. According to our…

to become the best version of myself that I can be so that I can better serve my country and people that comprise it. I expect to get the education necessary to become a quality officer in the USCG while also making a positive impact in the lives of those at the Academy. They will be some of the hardest nights of my life, but there will also the most rewarding nights of my life. There will be days that I feel like quitting but I will keep going in the hope of times to come, and days that will…

It was a cold and rainy night before Valentine’s Day. Everyone was getting ready to go to bed, waiting for an excited upcoming day, but not everything turned out to be as expected. It was around three in the morning and Mom started yelling and screaming. They thought something might’ve happened to her baby, since, her baby was due till March 21st. Dad took her to the hospital immediately, however, the doctors said the pain was going to go away in a matter of time. After five hours of waiting,…

The day I left home was not supposed to be the end of the chapter for that part of my life. The day of adventure and laughter it was supposed to be turned into months of battling anger and hatred as black as night. I found out in that short amount of time that the devil doesn’t have a villainous facade, but has a beautiful face and honeyed words. My best friend, Abby, was that villain and over the course of a week, everything I knew and held dear was systematically destroyed by her. Sometimes…

set for myself. How can I best use this class and this project for personal growth? One, how can I best set myself up for success. Two in setting my goals, not to create too lofty of a goal that I will fail or produce additional stress in trying to reach the tartget. Lastly, how can I best incorporate the personal goals I set in Milestone Two. In Milestone two, I identified the three goals I sought to set for myself. Also, wanting these stress relieving goals to encompass my mind, body and…

guide people's actions in life. In the world today, there are many beliefs that are passed down from generation to generation or made up by a person. It guides a person's life and helps them think about what is right or wrong. Each person is inspired by their own belief or credo and it overlaps into their life and judgments. Like some people my beliefs were formed around what my parents believed and they taught me to treat others how I want to be treated, to do my best, and to not care what…

things. I expect to be able to enjoy life and provide for myself and my family without having to worry. The first step to my success is going to be my education. I realized this in high school, and have since, done the best I can do to ensure an easier path in life. I recently had a daughter, Sophia and am raising her as a single mother. I want her to be able to see my success and benefit from it. I do not want her to have to worry either. I want only the best for my baby and I do not want her…

think it was a waste of time? I am an introvert and diary is my best friend. Here is my story of diary writing: When I was 12, I got inspired by a newspaper article and started writing a diary. I used to write about homework, teachers or parents which I discontinued later. When I was 18, after a gap of 2 years, I again started writing. This time, it was about crushes and likings. I started treating diary as a friend whom I can trust with my secrets. Sometimes I used to even write about what…