Debut albums

When you think about your childhood, you think about all the birthday parties and the smiles. My childhood was the complete opposite from the smiles and parties. I was bullied all of my childhood through seventh grade when it finally stopped. For anyone who suffered from bullies or had a difficult childhood I want you to know you are not alone. One day my seventh grade year my life changed for the worst. I had become depressed and distant from my family, I wanted to be alone and was thinking…

My family does not allow me to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a quality show guaranteed to make me laugh, Family Guy is my top selection. Among currently running animated sitcoms, there are a few that have current connections to people and events. Most famous of this genre of shows are South Park and Family Guy. Unlike South Park, which follows a group of friends at school,…

I have always been known to be the one who is smiling and laughing, the one who is always happy and cheerful. Many friends and family members have said I have a wonderful smile that boosts their day. No one really quite knows where this happiness of mine comes from though, not even me. But as I start to think about it, what makes me happy is knowing how much of an impact I have on others. Although my life has been much harder than that of any of my peers, I have always worked hard to achieve my…

Poet E.V. Rogina once wrote, “Like wildflowers, you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.” I have changed in so many ways in my almost eighteen years of living, both physically and emotionally. Just like a wildflower, I have grown in ways I didn’t think possible. I have grown through harsh conditions, and everyday I continue to bloom. Before high school, I never knew what to expect. I rolled with the punches and stayed the same person I had always been,…

To start off I was debating on what topic to talk about for this narrative but I one the topic I choose to talk today, even though is tough to even do this I know this is an experience that I'm never going to forget. Well, all starts when you have a tough childhood where I see domestic violence in my house and think it's something that is never going to finish growing up I had a bad self-esteem that I always thought of not repeating the same thing but unfortunately by a blink of an eye…

Maredia Paper #1 My summer place, Lodhpur Located at 23.89N, 72.24E, Lodhpur is one of the smallest villages in Gujarat, India, but it holds a big place in my heart. It’s where my grandparents grew up and it’s the home of my dad’s childhood. Each summer I visited my grandparents in Lodhpur to take care of them, and it always turned into an adventure filled with excitement and curiosity. The warm breeze, the scorching sun, sleeping under the moon and the love in my grandparent's eyes are some…

One winter break, we group of five friends planned to spend time together. We came up with the idea to go trekking to Ghandruk- a popular trekking destination located in Annapurna Region of Nepal and is the 200-kilometer drive from Kathmandu (the Capital City of Nepal). I was much delighted to visit the magnificent and charming beauty of Ghandruk since I was virtually enjoying the glamorous view through television and internet. Finally, it was the moment to unveil the ravishing scene of Ghandruk…

Many people are drawn to the thrill seeking risk of skydiving, and some people become overconfident in their next jump and forget to pull their parachute (as seen in Star Trek The Future Begins). In Into the Wild, Krakauer displayed many themes. The importance of risk taking, one of the main themes, is constantly brought up throughout the book. Through into the wild, krakauer demonstrates the importance of slight risk taking to develop confidence and happiness, while being wary of taking…

Is love worth losing your happiness over? The imagine of love was created for the comfort of a man. There was just Adam on earth and God himself said something is missing you can’t do this alone. Thus, woman was created half of a man was taken to create the whole of a woman. What exactly is the defining line of true love? Do I spill out my all for you to be filled with this feeling we call love? Do I forget about myself to make sure you are a hundred percent well? Is loving you worth losing my…

I never considered that God’s calling for my life and my professional job could be related in anyway. I often separated my “church life” from my “career life”. Studying the books, You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career and Your Vocational Credo have changed that outlook for me. My calling and my vocation are not just related, they are intertwined. While at Northwest Missouri State University I was studying Mass Communication with the intent of becoming a disc jockey and a…