Gap year

led me to see reading in a whole new light. I realized that fiction is not only useful for entertainment, but also for learning about the world. With this revolutionary state of mind, I sought out books such as Lord of the Flies and 1984. Just last year, I read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, which once again proved to me that novels are nearly as useful for learning about the world and developing one’s character as nonfiction books. With this new perspective in mind, I am excited to discover…

of the young boy. This is seemingly the first time that he has ever experienced an interest in girls, and the narrator is reflecting on the time when he went first went walking with a girl in the cold December. At the time, the narrator was twelve years old, but I think that the poem is about his growth and the changes that all young children go through when they are first discovering love and romance. Even though the poem is set in the mid twentieth century, it is still relatable. Every adult…

celebrated every year. In Pakistan several days are designated as national holidays in reminiscences of national heroes and significant events. Some most common of them are: • Pakistan Day – 23 March. • Independence Day – 14 August. • Defense of Pakistan Day – 6 September. • Birth and death anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam – 25 December and 11 September respectively. • Labor Day – 1 May. While some frequent religious festivals, celebrated according to the Islamic lunar calendar every year are as…

Losing my boyfriend of three years my senior year of high school was probably the hardest time of my life. Although now it has turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to me. Going through tough times has gotten me to where I am now. Losing him was a blessing, losing my boyfriend made me grow up and decide to go to college. For the third time, I tried to fix our relationship and convince myself that everything was worth it. We had spent all four years of high school together…

The month of December is fast approaching. Now is the time to plan for the year end celebrations. We tempt you to look beyond the same old ambience and party scene and bid adieu to the current year and celebrate the New Year in one of the world's hottest party destinations. From riotous street parties and fireworks extravaganzas, to marching bands and torchlight processions, here are some of the best New Year's Eve parties from around the world. Bali, Indonesia Bali has been celebrated as the…

While growing up, sports have always been a big part of my life. At the age of only six years old, my parents first signed me up for coach pitch softball. Little did they know that I was going to fall in love with the game and that they were going to have to spend countless hours at softball fields during the spring each year watching me play. Being so young when I first started playing, winning and losing did not matter at all. As long as I got to throw, hit, and catch the ball, I was happy.…

In the first year, Fishbanks released three ships and the bidding price was up to $1450 per ship even when the profit of fishing in the deep sea was only around $500 per ship while the operating cost of fishing in the deep sea was around $225 per year. When our group realized how profitable ship auction was, we decided to sell three ships at $1000 per ship; however, other teams might…

Word Identification As suggested by the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 administrator’s manual instructions, the first grade word list was administered, to determine the instructional reading level to establish a starting point on the reading assessment. The QRI-4 guideline suggested Addison begin reading the word lists at the first grade level of the QRI-4, two levels below her current grade level. Addison completed the first grade word list automatically with 100% accuracy, in the allotted…

looked around; I couldn’t believe my eyes she was her! We screamed when we made eye contact Mrs. Boone said “ I believe she found a friend’. I went and sat with her. She introduced me to Nemo, Jake, Jack,and Leon just to name a few. We finished that year together like our friendship never missed a beat.The next big bridge was E.E. Smith Middle School. Sixth grade felt like a breeze minus the usual drama. I thought my whole middle school experience was going to be that way, little did I know I…

Don’t Get Too Comfortable How many people like change? I have found that people don 't like new experiences because they feel that they don 't have control of their life, there is excessive uncertainty, or concerns about their competence. In other words they feel like they will fail or be a failure. New situations may be stressful or overwhelming. They may make their whole body feel paralyzed, their hands clam up, put a lump in their throat, and make them feel like their heart is pounding so…