I was a fresh 19 years old and felt like I was ready to do whatever I wanted. I was working part-time at a Great Clips here in the suburbs of Bensenville, taking a few classes at College of Dupage, and not really doing much besides partying with my friends in my spare time. My Best friend Paige just finished her first year at Columbia College downtown, and was looking to get out of her dorm. She was interested in moving into an apartment, but needed to find a room mate. I always dreamt of living…
The world we live in likes to test our limits, it tries to make you get to your breaking point; but the real question is should you let win? We live in a world that is diverse in many ways, but with this bring many issues and controversial ideas. You can 't control a lot of things like what 's going to happen tomorrow. The only thing you can do is just hope that the test stops to give you enough time to get back on your feet. I believe that people should never give up even when it gets hard…
The Reality of Social Media The purpose of social media was to create a way for people to interact and share their lives with others via internet. Whether people are countries apart or even a few feet away they are still able to communicate using social media. This unique creation has given people a way to get closer and drift farther apart. Social media is used in everyday lives for many different purposes. Its main goal and purpose is to provide people with a different form of communication…
Trauma vs Valuable Life Experience I remember a time when I had to listen to my mom beg for my life and her own. It started one day in the early afternoon around 1 o’clock. My bedroom frigid and relaxing from the air conditioning, as I laid there listening to the movie, “Mac and Devin go to High school.” All while texting my friend Kayla about what time I was going to go over to her house that weekend. “This might be the start of a really great week, it’s going so well and I can’t wait to see…
It started out a nice spring day, a little dampness on the grass outside. When you walked outside you could feel the warmth of the sun on your skin and the sound of the birds in the distance. To me it was like any other day, but one thing happened. One thing that I needed to work with myself and the surroundings to make sure that I lived. Starting from the beginning, I woke up with a day off of work thinking “ What can I do today?”. I normally take my time getting up and doing all my morning…
"We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left" (Sarah Vowel). Flaws are always present in people's lives, and they play their own role in folks' future. The majority of people try to overcome these shortcomings; however, for some of us, they are fateful. And so are they for the tragic hero in "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams. Receiving constant reproaches from Amanda, Tom has no more…
The Camping Cat I woke up bright and early I couldn’t wait to go camping in Ventura. Me and my brothers (Samuel and Misa) packed our clothes and put on our shoes. We took our clothes and put it in the Blue Trail Blazer. My brothers sat in the back and I sat up front. As usual my mom called my aunt Rhonda and told her we are on our way. We stopped at Kum & Go we got drinks and some breakfast pizza. It was a long drive especially since my brothers were fighting, I tried sleeping it didn’t help so…
Friendship Self-reflection Series: Death of friendship I thought that we were friends. You said you’d always care, and that no matter what, you would still be there. To celebrate the good times to sooth me when I’m sad. But it seems that something I have said has made you very mad. So now you do not speak to me you seem not much to care. Have I hurt your feelings oh so much that you must pretend that I’m not there? That I no longer exist to you erased right from your mind like chalk dust on a…
Amongst the flickering glow from the candle light Mary Shelley had been writing all evening long. As the darkness of the night surrounded her, the light of her imagination lit up the room. Her creativity being tattooed into the indents of the paper, taking from her nethermost horrors and ideas and converting them into words. Letter by letter scribbling away quickly a warped tale of a mad scientist placing life into a creature he made piece by piece, and the lives they conducted. Frankenstein…
The smallest words could make a enormous difference. “WELCOME TO THE beautiful Sinclair family. No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure.(pg.1)” The main character thinks she is living a perfect family, but she doesn’t know that there's a secret behind every person. You’ll never know the mysteries secret behind the novel. Cadence was going through some rough times through her life about her health and the person she loves Gat. Cadence was giving out Gat olive hunting jacket…