It's a Wonderful Life

War Horse is an excellent Steven Spielberg classic that reaches true perfection. It’s a powerful movie that captures the touching bond between a young man and his beloved horse, Joey who might be the bravest horse ever portrayed on film. It’s based on Michael Morpugo's 1982 best-seller. There's plenty of good action and the story is brilliant. It features the grand theme of war and drama, but it also is an intimate story. The horror of war is seen through the eyes of the horse. The story…

Sleep, it’s a wonderful thing. Whether it is the warm protection of the sheets, the engulfment of your head in the fluff of the pillow or simply the bliss dreaming the night away, sleep, it’s a beautiful thing, but too often this blissful ritual is sacrificed and ignored in the life of a college student. The number one phrase out of any college student, other than “I’m so broke,” is “I’m so tired.” Coming to class or work with dark circles under the slightly glazed over eyes, venti coffee in…

In life people face many mistakes, bad experiences positive and negative, but do not allow the past to constrain your bright future, instead take advantage of your mistakes, life transitions, and your past experience, never let them draw you to your future. Let your high ambition guild you toward success. For me, in the past eight years, there have been a lot of advantages, disadvantages challenges and serious transitions that have gone thought over my life. Some were good and most were not so…

everyday of your life. The first question that you should ask yourself is; what makes a home? For me family is what makes…

off. I am a hardworking, honest, and reliable student, and joining NHS would be a wonderful opportunity to grow as ayoung adult and honors student. Organization is a key factor in the development of my leadership skills, as well as in my overall success in life. I enjoy making to-do lists and charts, to remind myself of upcoming tasks. Lists are one of the several ways I minimize the stress and anxiety everyday life tends to bring upon me. I consider myself to be a role model to others,…

Travelling is always the great opportunity to see the world and to expand the boundaries of your perception of your life and of what surrounds you. Travelling is one of the best ways to experience what you have never tried before, to look at the usual things from the different angle. That is why I was so lucky to have a five-day trip to Bogota, D.C. Colombia. I was invited to visit Bogota with my second family and I was very happy about this fact as living with people you know is always much…

consequences” that’s, I feel, is a life lesson and insight that it never occurred to me previously. This is the problem with perfectionists. These statements have brought me to the realization of myself that no one is perfect, and I don’t need to behave in that context. Also, by one of the students, specifically, "Forgiving those who wrong us often helps us move beyond strong negative emotions which could harm us psychologically and physically" hence a real-life story shared by Yvonne following…

when you're a kid. Days are filled with sunshine, blue skies, white, fluffy clouds and hanging out with your friends. Memories can stay "forever" as long as we share them with other people and by doing that, we make sure that memories don't "die." It's a cynical poem and also sad. Gold means special, rare, something beautiful such as sunsets, blooming flowers, kids staying sweet and innocent. In the poem, Robert Frost says "The first green of spring is her hardest hue to hold." In…

Helping the wonderful community of Salinas is a great impact on nature. What I did to help my community is take care of little kids at the Salvation Army for my hours. It’s a big responsibility to do because parents leave their kids in someone’s hands that they never met before. Even though it’s a hard thing to do because they’re small kids and take things differently, It’s also a great thing to do because some kids look up to you and rely on you. In general, Salvation Army is a great program…

Richard Cory is a poem published in 1897 by a poet Edwin Arlington Robinson who won three Pulitzer Prize for his work. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. According to owlcation.com “Richard Cory,” is the story of a man who seems to have it all. The people of the town, who are clearly of a lower financial class, place Richard Cory on a pedestal. The lower class look up to Richard Cory and want to be just like him. The poet’s complex attitude toward Richard Cory is…