Always Has Been

their life has someone that they can’t figure out or have difficulties understanding their personality and the dynamic of it. Some might figure them out eventually while others may never figure it out; however, I have that person in my life. His name is Jerry Walker. Walker was one of my middle and high school coaches. What makes Coach Walker unique is his passion to make people better. He was always willing to make himself the bad guy to make everyone else around him better. Walker has been a…

“Mom” I yelled as I ran down the stairs as fast as my short five year old legs would take me. I take a turn into the kitchen where I know she will be. “Tori won’t let me play with her! Everytime I ask her she just looks at me.” My mom walks to the stairs waits a few seconds and then comes back. A few seconds later my older sister Tori appears in the kitchen. How did she know to come down I wondered. “Tori, why are you not letting Cameron play?” I did not get to see Tori’s response. At this…

Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills insists that people are formed by social, political, economic, and cultural processes that take place at a particular point in time. For example, people attend college for reasons beyond personal interest - there are always broader forces influencing the decision and ability to get a college degree. My family structure is composed of a firm and supportive family that encourages you to be your best in life and to achieve your goals. My family, ethnicity,…

My heart is a train wandering down the tracks. I am a person who goes with the flow, and makes the most of where I am headed. Life has had its way of moving me on and keeping me strong. Life for me, has begun to fly by. From the start of applying for college to already completing my first year. I have gone from growing up in a small high school in Murphy, NC to college in Wilmington, NC. I have become more mature, independent and have grown from being shy, and timid about going through my life…

resident of Stacy third floor. Her door is always open, cheerful voice is always heard and contagious laughter always fills the hall. Sade’ is a friend by always having our backs. She wants to hear about our day and continually gives us encouragement. Unlike many other RAs, Sade’ wants to hang out with her residents. Whether it is going to dinner at Lenoir together, having weekly ‘Coffee Chat’ in her room or just seeing her in the hall, Sade’ is always there to provide great company. Sade’…

have always felt that in order to get the most out of life, I must look upon it as an adventure. I have always wanted to make a difference and to be recognized for the things I accomplish. Yet I believe it is not the accomplishments alone that will be the most rewarding, but the road I travelled to achieve them.Living in a country like the United Kingdom has always been a dream for me.I have always heard good about the U.K, like its multiculturalism and its excellent institutions. I have been…

Essay B I have always been the child who asked too many questions and wanted all the answers. I questioned the purpose of life, the marvelous universe, and what we as humans evolved for. My curiosity made me an outcast among my peers, but in turn it made me see the world in a different light. The ability to question everything has made me an open minded individual in a town where closed minds thrive. I have always been obsessed with the notion that every question has an answer, whether it be…

could really have. She’s been with me through thick and thin and if we argue, we get over it like nothing had happened. Her stubborn attitude and how she goes about daily life is what makes her and I complete opposites. Though all of these are true, they are reasons why she is both my best friend and the one person who has impacted me the most in my life. Her name, is Hannah Marie Gentry. Ever since the first grade when she protected me from bullies, a heroic act, we’ve been inseparable. For…

thinking of coming to junior high and growing up. I then found out that I would be attending a school that I had only known 3 people that go there because of new house boundaries. It crushed me to not be able to go to the same school as the kids I had been with since kindergarten. As I arrived I felt like a grain of rice in this big school. I realized that the kids around me were going through the same thing. I experienced changing out for P.E., having 8 periods, opening my locker, and things…

Literary Narrative Everyone has that one person who leaves a footprint on their life, no matter what it is. That one person who helps you conquer life and makes you want to strive to better yourself. Some people may not realize it, some may not know who that person is off of the top of their head, I didn't either. School was never something that I really excelled in, but I was always good at one thing, writing. I didn't really applied myself in high school and that really set me back…