Anita and Me

We walked up to the roof. He gave me a hug. Why? He handed me a folded up note, the paper wrinkled and yellow. He smiled at me. What was going on? He walked away from me, closer and closer to the edge. “I love you,” he whispered. And he was gone. Before I could fully realize what was happening, I was dialing 911 into my phone. A man picked up. My voice shook as I said the words. “M-my b-b-brother. He j-j-jumped off the roof. A couple s-seconds ago. H-h-h-he might be dead.” I told the…

Bridging Assignment When I leave sixth form I would like to move on to university for three years to do a degree in English Literature. From there, I haven’t decided what career I would like to do, but I am hoping starting my A-Levels at Post 16 will show me what I enjoy, and what my strengths are. I would like a career that I find enjoyable and very rewarding, and one that I can progress in so that I have something to work for. The requirements for a degree in English Literature at universities…

I invite her to have dinner with me, and we have a nice dinner together, as the end of the dinner, our eyes meet each other, and she shyly looks down. At that moment, I feel we fall in love with each other; therefore, I bravely ask her phone number and she gives me that shyly. I work as the taxi driver, and she is a nurse…

the United States, even though it had been around 4 years that the family moved. She also mentioned that he just stays home and doesn’t go out with friends to play. M.L.’s mother knew that M.L. had seen his counselor to discuss his grades, but what me to see if there was something else. I acknowledge her concerns and told her that I hope M.L. continues to improve his academic and hopefully adapt better at…

Hard work, dedication, and pure focus accomplish goals. I create goals for myself a lot because it makes me become a better person, and helps me drive myself toward success. I can set a goal on anything, and with enough work, time, and dedication I can achieve it. Here at Marywood, I have set goals for myself. One goal is to attain a B+ or higher in each of my classes for my first year of college. My second goal is to involve myself in things I like to do at Marywood to experience the things I…

notebook in my phone holds my life. I write all-important things to me down, from my prayers to my finances. I like to type these things in my phone notebook for two main reasons. First, because I am a teenager and everyone knows all teens guard our phones with our life. It is rare that a teenager will ever lose their cell phone. Secondly, because in my phone note it will email them to me therefore they are never lost. Writing for me is my way of staying organized, focused, and sane. I stay…

SUBJECT: OLIVIA’S GOALS THOUGHT: In the past few months a lot have happened to me mentally and physically, but I’m ready to move past it all. Below is a list of goals I have going for myself, a couple of which needs your assistance and approval. MENTAL HEALTH: Therapy: Personally, I know I still need therapy because I havent gotten a hand completely on how to handle my paranoid thoughts or hallucinations. I realize that my triggers are feeling overwhelmed/ excessive stree (whether internal or…

always gets me thinking to how complex and intriguing the mind really is and how we all go about our daily lives not fascinated by this. Once I start thinking about all of this I start to just imagine all that we are capable of and all that we don’t take advantage of. For some time this quote will leave me wanting to achieve more than I have planned to or wanted to. It has me thinking that I have so much more I can strive…

my life, both positive and negative, and people are always there to help me. Having a good support system really helps me when experiencing the tough and fun parts of life. I love to be surrounded by good people because it makes me a better and well rounded person. With the support from people around me, I will succeed. Being supported is one of the best feelings someone could have especially from friends. They always help me with tough situations…

2014. Also, I had taken another English 100 course with a different instructor. For many reasons, I immediately dropped that class in the first week of the semester. I don’t remember the instructor’s name, but right away, I knew his class wasn’t for me. His technique of teaching didn’t fit with my learning style, and his assignments were getting too repetitive. I wasn’t learning anything that would be helpful for my future classes. After, that semester ended, I decided to retake English 100…