Girl with a One-Track Mind

and he knew of the danger. Within seconds two little girls come out of the forest towards them. They…

As generations pass over time, men and women have had distinct roles in American society based on their biological characteristics and typically common personality traits. Girls and women have always been perceived to be the subordinate sex, while a man’s masculinity places him in a superior position. In United States contemporary society, these gender ideologies limit the extent of “appropriate responsibilities” for each sex. Society has assigned roles to each gender and the adults are…

positivity and negativity all the time. Throughout my nineteen years. I have met many people who have influenced me. One person though really stands out. No this person isn’t my mom or dad. Which they both are really important and have influenced me in so many ways, I can’t even thank them enough for everything. I have decided to write about somebody who has always been there to keep me on track and pushing me to do better. He has been my coach, teacher, principle, but most important someone I…

It was early May, and that only meant one thing: prom was approaching. Granted, I was not, and I am still not, like most of the girls or boys whose minds were lost in the rogue waves of Anxiety Ocean— actually, it was quite an incredible sight to watch apprehensive faces fade into an intense sea green color, then revert back to original hue when someone extravagantly asked them to prom. Even more incredible was the fact that some of my classmates, completely perplexed and slightly mortified,…

being a black male in a world ruled by white people. An excellent athlete in his own right, Coach King and played football at Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, so we had an instant connection. We bonded playing paddle ball against one another. During our competitive matches, he kept asking me to try out for the team. I told him that I was a baseball player, not a football player. By my sophomore year, good ole Coach King managed to convince me to try out on the team. He wanted…

medicine for soul. The love for musicians and singers among people is beyond limitless which clearly reflects the popularity of them and their prominence. There are several music genres. Whenever people talk about rap, a name comes in everybody's mind. That's none other than Drake. Yes, Aubrey Drake Graham is among the leading name in rap music. Who can forget hits like "Thank me later", "So far gone", and his first mixtape "Room for improvement", and many others? Rise of Drake - The New Rap…

hurled around tight corners and zoomed as tight to the corners as it would take me. I was a natural, until I took it too fast and I “forgot” about the brake pedal. It was only my second lap and I had already crashed into the wheels that lined the track The assistant was very nice and came over to help me out. I was free just as my dad zoomed past and yelled in my general direction “Eat my…

The sun had secreted behind piles of looming clouds, while droplets of water dispensed from the sky. The track bore a vast expanse of puddles, and runners plunged their way through them. I was sitting in the dewy grass underneath the canopy of our tent. Rain trickled down the stadium steps as I heard the booming announcer eagerly bellow, “Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 2016 State Track and Field Meet.” My heart began to beat like a hammer pounding upon a solid bed of concrete. However, I…

Everyone has those moments when you’re so proud of yourself. My moment came in eighth grade. I was on the track team and it was the last meet of the year. My goal that season had been to break the school record. I hadn’t even come close. Little did I know that my goal was about to be achieved. We were competing against Center Grove. They were a competitive team and we weren’t expecting to win. I had mixed feelings about that night. I was excited to compete, but at the same time I didn’t want it…

last. Even back then, at seven years old, I wanted nothing more than acceptance and that continuous desire for it has followed me, even now. I’ve never been the most popular girl in school. I’ve never been the girl with everything together or that has all the friends and everyone looks up to. I’ve wanted it for sure, but one thing always held me back, acceptance, or rather the fear of not being accepted, of not being adequate or good enough to fit in. From a young age, making friends has…