I Believe

When asked, “What do you believe in?,” some kids might say something cliché like,” I believe sometimes you have to lie to not hurt others.” Some people might even say something irrelevant like, “I believe in dragons.” Some are super original and creative with their beliefs. I, myself, don’t know what I believe in. So what kind of kid am I? I’m not sure but I can tell you this I am two kids in one. Sometimes I feel as if I live in two different worlds. At home, I live with my parents and…

What I believe, I believe in hard work, the type of work that will bring an individual success. One summer, after being notified of my failed grade in English the year before. I was transferred to Concord High school. This was my first time going to summer school I was not sure what to expect. Once I was dropped off, there was a board showing students names and class room they were assigned to. I was assigned to Ms. Hillman, the freshman and sophomore English teacher. Although the first day was…

This I Believe Hero Do you know anyone in your life that you would consider to be a hero? The most astonishing altruistic lady name Joan is whom I have met. Who inspires me of this motto that we all should think about others and not just about ourselves as we are all in this together. To me she is my definition of a hero. In fact, my definition of a hero is a person who has humility to admire their outstanding achievements and qualities. For instance, I perceive a hero being a leader and a…

In the article, “This I Believe” Eboo Patel writes a short story about what happened in his life. He tries to convince others to take action when their friends or someone faces problems. While Patel and his Jewish friend are in school, strangers are humiliating Patel’s friend in front of everybody. But Patel did nothing to comfort his friend nor confront strangers. It is sad that what happen to Patel’s Jewish friend and probably he will think his friends are not reliable when trouble comes…

Can’t believe she’s gone. It’s crazy how I always use to joke with KB about her death. Comparing her lifespan with that of her mother’s. As you all know my great grandmother Safia lived a long happy life and died at the age of 107, back in 2006. Knowing this, every time KB got sick I use to scream at her whenever she tried scaring me about her dying. “You’re not going anywhere, you’re not even in your 90s yet! Look at you, you’ve still got all your shiny white teeth. I can get you married…

Reflect back to when you were a child. What did you believe in? The tooth fairy? Magic? When we are young, we are often naïve, thinking anything is possible. Greek myths are full of stories where heroes defeat savage monsters. In one such story, a Greek myth tells of the story where every year seven young men and seven young are sacrificed to the Minotaur. The comes the son of the king, Theseus, who battles the Minotaur, a beast, half man, half bull, to save his kingdom from sacrificing any…

Who Do I Believe I Am? Every person has an identity that defines who he/she is. My identity consists of myself being a person, student, friend, and a mother. My beliefs and my attitudes are other traits that portray my identity, making me who I believe I am. I know I am considered a person in this society. Not just because I am a human being but also because the term person is “any entity that has the moral right of self-determination.” (Anderson,2000) As a person, I am capable of my own…

Marlene Choi This I Believe In high school, there are many types of people you will meet. There are the popular kids, the nerds, the athletic jocks, the theater guilt kids, and many varieties of other cliques. In highschool, it is difficult to “fit in” in order to be accepted to a group of friends. Many feel left out or feel that they don't fit it based on their personalities or physical appearances. During my high school years, it was often difficult for me to make new friends because I was…

impacted the way he went about writing this book. It was the influence of Cornelius Van Til that this book came about. He wrote a lecture called “Why I believe in God” which is where the title of this book comes from, “Why I still believe.” Which comes from the idea that with all the things that Boot would have encountered in his life he chose to still believe in God and follow his ways instead of the ways of the world around him. Meaning that he would have read his Bible day after day and was…

In Bob Ryan’s article “I Can Hardly Believe It’s Legal,” Ryan speaks about the violent characteristics the game of football has but still finds a way to entertain the American society. Even though Ryan manages to watch football, he doesn’t agree with the brutal, savagery rules the game has to offer. In “Derrick Gordon Finds his Freedom” written by Cyd Zeigler, he concentrates on sport stereotypes our society has laid upon our athletes. Derrick Gordon, an NCAA basketball player, went through a…