I Am

I am Kelly Kwong. A fourteen year old young lady that has graduated from eighth grade and moving on to high school. Proceeding on to high school means more responsibility, much more work and growing up. It's crazy how life runs by so fast I mean think about it; I still remember going to preschool everyday and my grandpa would pick me up. I have lived in Malden, Massachusetts my whole life. I am frequently shy, but when I feel comfortable I'll talk a lot! I love getting outside and experiencing…

The America I believe in is a strong, proudly spoken country. We (the USA) are about freedom and expressing our thoughts and opinions. I am proud to be an American, where I can have a choice in what I do. I am thankful to be able to choose the vast options offered in America, soldiers risk their lives fighting so we can have the freedom that other countries don’t have. One intriguing factor about America, it’s like no other country on Earth. We are a country founded, and built from many…

Four years ago I was placed on a lacrosse team with fifteen other small, young girls. I had never meet any of the other players who I stood by that first day of a new team. I came into that season with an open-mind about learning new names and improving my skills for my favorite game, but, never did I imagine that I would meet someone who would change my life entirely. Never did I expect that the shortest girl, with bangs and nerdy glasses, would become my best friend. Never did I expect that…

In the article "I am Adam Lanza 's Mother" author Liza Long tries to shed a light on the mental illness issue that has been plaguing this country. Long is a mother of a 13-year-old mentally ill son that has fits of violent rage on regular basis. She felt the need to write a blog after the Sandy Hook tragedy. Sandy Hook was an elementary school located in New Town, Connecticut where a 20-year-old named Adam Lanza was able to get a gun and kill 27 people. This sparked a national conversation about…

Who Am I as a Reader I am not person who likes to read a lot, only when it comes to school reading, then I will do it. I notice that reading is important in life because it helps with writing and speaking. I notice, I should read often everyday because it can help me improve with my reading and writing skills later in the future. Reading and writing is important because everyone needs to learn how write and speak good to communicate with people. People learn how to read to by pronouncing the…

I am a child from a first generation immigrant family, only child in the household with the power of delivering Conan show in Korean. My copy of Laughing Without an Accent by Firoozeh Dumas is full of circles, high-lights, stars, folded corners, and side notes. There were countless moments where I had to take a deep breath recovering from laugh or gasp of total agreement. One of the chapters in Dumas’s autobiography, she states: “Most immigrants agree that at some point, we become permanent…

someone else's fairytale.” - Wale Ayeni. I am thankful for my education, my amazing friends, and my amazing athletics. I am thankful for many things. I am thankful for my education, my amazing friends, and my athletics. First, I am thankful for my education for learning new skills. I am thankful for learning new skills because I learn new ways of how to do different problems. Another reason why I am thankful for my education is because is because I get to learn how to do different…

I cannot believe that i let this happen, i am really stupid. They were right behind me, right there! I was running as fast as i could and they were still gaining on me. I hate guards, I mean why do they have to be so well trained and perfect. I guess i know why they're so well trained they have to protect whatever it is they were told to. In my case it was the crown jewels of Berlin. The whole thing happened so fast that it still plays in my mind. Okay, come on, Emily you can do this, that's…

know me I am Luke Hemmings from five seconds of summer. Today we are going on our first show in San Diego California hope to see you there" I say while posting the video onto Instagram. The long tiresome bumpy ride to San Diego was horrible I must admit. And we still have 3 hours left on this bus. I peer outside the window and I could tell it was going to rain. Groaning I walk to the kitchen part of the tour bus and see my band mate Ashton. "What's wrong mate" ashton says. It's gonna storm I…

Growing up I have always been competitive. I was the first to the dinner table, first to wake up in the morning, and even competitive enough to race and be the first to the car. When I started school at the age of five I became competitive in a whole new way. I strived to be the best in Academics and I succeeded. When third grade came around so many new opportunities were presented to me, and I made a choice that would forever my life. I joined a sport, a sport that even to this day would…