Hurdle

11,250. There’s no nice way to look at it. 11,250 kids struggle to get enough food to eat each and every day in Fayette County, Kentucky (God’s Pantry, 2016). The parents of 11,250 young boys and girls are scrambling fruitlessly to find a way to bring food to the table. With few options for relief, it’s no wonder why so many kids go without nutritious meals for prolonged periods of time, whether it is for one year or for their entire childhoods. Hunger in Fayette County has become painfully…

Early days of capital punishment George Kendall’s 1608 death by firing squad is the first court-ordered execution known to have been recorded. Because prisons were not in existence until the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, societies dealt with repeat offenders and those who posed a threat to public safety and social order by administering various forms of capital punishment. While early colonial laws did not mimic those of the extreme English laws where some 200 crimes qualified for the death…

Killing from a distance, a goal which mankind has reached for since the stone age. This has been and continues to be the deciding factor in military dominance. But, can we go too far, is it possible to take this to such an extreme as to make human soldiers irrelevant? Even if we can go that far, should we? These are the questions we face in the 21st Century. As a military force, the United States has had ‘fire and forget weapons’ since the late 1950’s. These weapons have been able to detect…

Erikson has more stages than Piaget did. Erikson 's theory starts from when you are born to when you are old. His stage shows the hurdles people have to go through, it shows the way you can deal with the hurdles you go through and what happens after you choose your path. The first stage of Erikson’s theory is trust vs. mistrust. This stage occurs in children younger than the age of one. When the infant completely dependent…

There are numerous articles about boys, often which focus on the “trouble with teenage boys”. Unfortunately, this negative stereotype can have a detrimental impact on boys’ self-belief and esteem. We can believe in gender equality and, at the same time, celebrate and acknowledge the joyful differences. In 2012, Winifred Robinson, a BBC Radio presenter and journalist, shared her thoughts on the joys of teenage boys which, I think, are really pertinent today. A shared opinion is that boisterous,…

Reading hasn’t always been an enjoyable pastime for me. My experiences with reading have had their ups and downs, but in the end reading has made my education hurdles a bit smaller. Beginning at an early age, my mom would read stories to me every night before bed. One of my favorites was My First Bible Stories, which was a book with my short Bible stories. Goldilocks and the Three Bears was another one of my favorite childhood books that my Mawmaw used to read to me whenever I would spend…

Conflict is a part of life that everyone has to ensure. Often conflict occurs because of things out of the control of humans like injuries, deaths of loved ones, and tragic accidents but some instances like my own are the exception. In my life the perception of others became a significant source of turmoil because I was seen as just the minority, the Mexican, the Hispanic. A significant instance in which I resolved a conflict involving my cultural identity with discrimination emerged when I was…

“Wisely and slow,they run fast” this quote describes haste.Haste are displayed throughout the play as most of the characters are in a hurry. In the tragic play Romeo and Juliet,by William Shakespeare suggests that emotional and hasty decisions often lead to secrecy and death.Many hasty decisions are made; these hasty result in the death of Romeo and Juliet and other characters. Romeo and Juliet and other characters are impulsive First of all, Friar Laurence makes many hasty decisions for…

fortunate I am, and most importantly know that I can be a positive influence in someone’s life. Working with Victor and the children of the Hogar was an eye-opening experience. As I reflect on their resolve, I know I have the courage and grit to face any hurdle that enters my path. They have shown me the importance of pushing yourself to the limit. I know that if they can persevere, so can…

Bang, the gun sounds. I sprint out of my box, following teammates in pursuit of the leader. The pack of cross country runners appears to envelop me from my parent’s sight. I hurdle toward the first flag, passing competitors right and left. All the rest is a blur, just the pounding of my heart and the thumping of feet as I run, breathing heavier and heavier, twisting and turning through the trails to reach the chute. The miles fly by and before I know it, I’m done. I pass through the chute and…