My Heart Will Go On

Do you ever wonder why things turn out the way they do: why the colors of the leaves change when the season turns from summer to fall, or why someone can be treated so awfully, yet still continue to love that person with all their heart ? “The sense of wonder speaks of our hunger to be moved, to be engaged and impassioned with the world and take pleasure in it, attuned to it and fascinated by it” (7 Ways to Spark Your Sense of Wonder). It is Ted Kooser, an American poet and a Pulitzer Prize…

Today was the day I was waiting for all my life. The day where I would be safe from the disease that anyone can be struck by at any given time. It could go wrong and I might be selected for the experiment. It is officially my eighteenth birthday, the day where I become immune to love. Every citizen is Silver Crown is supposed to go through an examination at the government’s headquarters to see if they qualify for the experiment or if they are better off with getting the vaccine. It would be…

2016 on a Wednesday , that was my first tryout for cheering . I was so nervous , I felt as if I wasn’t going to make the team . I had Monday and Tuesday to practice two cheers for my tryouts . I was so nervous bc I felt like the older and more experienced girls would talk about the way I cheer but the loved the way I cheer . On Wednesday , tryouts day my heart was racing while I was at school that’s all I could think about . After school on that Wednesday I had to do my best ! I went on the…

knew that my dog was different. As Daisy, my golden retriever looks into my eyes pleadingly, I realise that she suffers so much. She has become so inactive and fragile. There is nothing that can be done in order to help her. My weary heart is shattered. My parents always try to knock the sense out of me, reasoning that I am only making Daisy suffer if I refuse to put her to sleep. However, I simply cannot imagine my life without Daisy. Daisy, the only friend I ever had who changed my life. I…

With my blue speckled backpack slung across my shoulders, I padded silently down carpeted stairs and into the linoleum-tiled kitchen of my house. I was usually the first to wake up on school mornings, but this morning my mom stood over a sizzling stove, her brown hair still loose from last night. “What’s this?” I ask, setting my bag down near the table. “Well, I know you have that test during your Spanish class today,” she starts, moving her spatula to scrape eggs onto a small plate. “And you…

March 27,2017 Cardiac Arrhythmia General purpose: To Inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about Cardiac Arrhythmia. Thesis: Today I will tell you about cardiac arrhythmia (dysrhythmia) and how it can be effecting you as we speak. I will discuss the cause, symptoms, and steps that can be taken as precaution. Introduction I. Attention getter - II. Self-introduction – Good Afternoon class, my name is Amya Hudson and I am a freshman here at Albany State University. I major in Supply…

Many people change throughout the course of their life, including their perspective, opinions, and beliefs. The Secret Life of Bees, written by Sue Monk Kidd, includes characters that go through this transformation. The story tells of a fourteen-year-old girl named Lily, who is raised by her abusive and brutal father T-Ray. One day she worked up enough courage and confidence to leave home, taking her nanny Rosaleen along on her journey. She travels to Tiburon, South Carolina looking for answers…

Imagine if Hercules was not strong nor brave enough to go and defeat all the unacceptable creatures that roamed his kingdom. There would be no one to terminate and conquer the ferocious creatures lurking the area, at least, that’s what most people think. In my opinion, I believe bravery means much more than being courageous and bold. To me, brave does not signify “being afraid and still doing it anyways,” it means listening to the little voice in your head and doing as it says regardless of…

It is 2014, I am 14 and it’s 5:00 am on a Saturday morning, I am just waking up to go to NEIBA (Northeast Iowa Band Association). 9 other band members will be going too. We have all been selected to participate in the 8th grade honor band. This is not the first time that I have gone to one of these associations. In 7th and 8th grade, I went to NEISTA (Northeast Iowa String Teachers Association), an honors orchestra. I knew what to expect signing up NEIBA, but the other 9 students were unaware of…

struggle a lot with shame. The main source of the shame must be my parents' parenting style. I am the eldest granddaughter in the family so everyone has high expectation for me. My parents always urge and criticize me if I did not perform perfectly or in the way they want. When I was in primary school, my mom yelled at me in a shopping mall just because I bought something she did not like.“Why are you so useless? Why didn't you listen to my instruction? If you are that useless, you better not…