I'll Stick Around

a person. A negative and positive influence is my dad. My dad has more of an authoritarian parenting style. My dad demanded a lot from me and made sure I did it with unquestioned obedience (Griggs 7, Page 301). My dad taught me how to be a man and stick up for myself. The negative side of him is the fact that he struggles with alcoholism and bipolar disorder. My dad is a completely different…

When i compare my old value sheet with my new value sheet, i see a lot of differences. I saw that happiness has become my first priority now and then comfortable life. There are few things that have the same number like inner harmony, equality, freedom and self-respect. However, there are few things that have a huge difference. Last semester, i gave number sixteen to the true friendship but now i have number six for it, which means that my value for a true friendship has increased throughout…

his early twenties. Max and Hanna had gone out for the evening, leaving him in charge of all seven, ages ranging from one to ten. He was, by far, the most creative and engaging babysitter they ever had. He took Max’s best neckties, tied them tightly around each neck, and taught the children to act like circus…

“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. “ This outstanding quote written by Mark Twain, is just like many other novels, Mark Twain has written just like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this novel Mark Twain writes about Huck helping out a slave named Jim. Jim and Huck form a special bond that is seen as wrong in the public eye. Although Huck has to make a decision to face his dilemma whether or not to help Jim, Jim is like a father figure to Huck helping…

About a week had passed since I'd been working with Vic. It was the following Thursday. I walked into Mrs. Weighs classroom that we were still using. "Hi." I said, smiling. Vic was seated at the desk, looking over papers and reaching for the printer. "Hey Kellin." He smiled back. I walked over to his desk, handing him the math sheets that I worked on over the course of the last two nights. "Here are those math sheets." I said. He nodded, taking the sheets from me and skimming the paper.…

My eyes sunken. But I was glowing/beautiful/radiant. I was hungry and scary looking. I was everything she wanted me to be. I was what she made me. And now she had left to I don’t know where and she left me alone like this. “I promise I’ll eat more and I’ll weigh myself and the numbers will go up.” This I told my parents who looked upon me with strict, unforgiving faces. We sat on couches opposite each other, a coffee table in between. A flower wilted in a vase on the table, its petals…

Unfair racial hierarchies, dominating races, and bigotry. A time where society is divided by hate and driven by prejudice. An epidemic that is quickly consuming communities with no cure in sight. This may awaken memories of past civil rights events or even times of slavery, however, these statements can still be relevant in the present day. Many prominent people and renowned authors have discussed this same topic of race and have altered society’s viewpoints in the process. Late author Mark…

have a small conversation with me. I didn’t reply though; I don’t really remember the whole conversation, but I do remember that he decided to call me Squee … and he ripped my teddy bear apart as if he heard my bear say something rude to him. I think I’ll go investigate his house later… I feel like Zack with his bad…

My Bar Mitzvah was on October 13, 2012, at Germantown Jewish Centre. In the months leading up to the special day, the only thing that I focused on was making sure I was ready to lead the various parts of the service on that Saturday morning: the Shacharit blessings, the Torah service, my D’var Torah, etc. While I may have been fully prepared to chant all of the blessings and lead all of the songs, it did not really phase me at the time that simply standing up there and being easily seen by the…

A significant chapter in my life was attending high school. High school was not the best four years of my life, as most claim it’s supposed to be. Learning to manage my workload and balancing my extracurricular activities was a task that I never seemed to achieve in high school. Homework was never in my vocabulary, so of course I struggled with keeping my grades up. Volleyball and Generation Rap received my undivided attention. Although, my participation in those activities tremendously hendred…