Debut albums

Both of my parents made the ultimate sacrifice for my future; they left behind the only life they knew in a relentless search for prosperity. They arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and the willingness to work, a privilege they were not granted in their home countries. My whole life I grew up with the value that hard work is good; if someone came to this country to work hard, there was no fault in that. My belief was shared in my community, which was more than half Latino,…

It was a bright, white, snowy, cold day. The roads are covered with snow and the fields look like clouds with trees, the edges of the clouds are the snow filled ditches with the ice covered frozen bottoms. Dad had the day off of work and asked if I wanted to go snowmobiling with him. I obviously said yes because I’ve wanted to go all year. After we put on all of our snow pants, coat, gloves, and helmet he helped me get the snowmobiles out of the garage and start them. He was riding his 2012…

The Amazing Goal Finally, I tell myself it's time to go to my soccer game. I run towards my mom “Good morning mom’’, I say to my mother.Good morning Paul, will you go wake up your brother who seems to be hibernating on a Saturday morning as if he is grizzly bear? ,”sure thing” I respond to my mother ‘’I'll go wake him up.I tiptoe to my brother's room as quiet as a mouse i’m getting closer and closer then finally I get near the door.Opening it so slow as if I wasn't even moving…

It was a warm winter day in March. As I was getting ready for jumping, my fears started to flood my head. What if I crashed? How bad could the crash be? I was slightly nervous to jump my first big hill. I knew I was ready. My coach knew I was ready. So why was there that nagging voice in my head telling me that something was going to go wrong. I had been training all season to qualify for Junior Nationals, but I didn’t make it. Jumping my first big hill was a way to finish the season off with a…

Preventing my own death while I look at my watch and realizes that I have to leave before my mom wakes up at 5 am in the morning. It’s Friday my curfew should be extended to 2 am. Friday around 11am my group of 4 friends arrive to the club because we didn’t was to pay the 20 after midnight. I texted my mom I am on my way forgetting to let her know my plans till last min. drunk out of my mind I told her she doesn’t have to worry. At this point, it’s almost 3 am and the club is getting ready to…

Suddenly I Became Me It always makes me smile when my parents tell me stories about myself when I was younger. Most of these are from times that I was too young to remember anything. My mom and dad talk about the kind of kid I was and tell a ton of funny stories that make all of us laugh. Thinking about some of my favorite childhood stories has helped me realize that my personality started to develop at a very young age. My stories show that even when I was little, I had a huge interest in girls…

Vacation Gone Wrong It was the summer of 2014, My parents, my brother, and I decided that we were going to spend our summer vacation out west. Our destinations were to be Las Vegas for fireworks, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, and The Grand Canyon. We were going to fly from Saint Louis into Vegas, rent a car, drive to all of our destinations and return to Las Vegas to fly back home to St. Louis. This was to be a seven day trip. Our trip started off without a hitch, we arrived at the airport on…

Whenever someone asks what my childhood consisted of I hesitate to answer. Not because I am embarrassed but because I had none. Since the age of 10, I had been working construction. I would wake up around 5:00 am lifting heavy boxes, sweeping, or taping until 5 pm. This work has had a toll on my body. Days pass where I take pain pills getting out of bed. Although its damaged my body I would not trade this experience for anything else. I have learned valuable lessons, and have met people who I…

Being a daddy-less daughter has taught me how to love myself unconditionally and appreciate the love from the people I do have in my life. When I was a teenager I was extremely insecure of everything about me. I felt like I wasn’t good enough for anything, and that no guy would ever want to be with me. That’s how I felt because the man who was supposed to love me, did not show it. Those insecurities have vanished. I love myself more than anyone could possibly love me. I am a strong, kind hearted…

Imagine not being able to talk, walk, or control yourself in any way. Imagine the challenges you would face. Imagine how hard your life would be. In the realistic fiction book, Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper, the main character Melody Brooks has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate, Melody lives in a frustrating world until she starts inclusion classes at her school. However, the inclusion classes don't necessarily work quite right, for Melody is still ignored. She had a…