My Life

Exposure to most of the traumatic life experiences that have whittled away at some of my peers has, thankfully, evaded me; however, even subtle experiences can revolutionize a previously held belief. I have learned to not ever take an experience for granted and learn from each of my mistakes. Each and every person only has one life to live on earth; why waste something so precious by making the same mistakes? As a child I was forced to grow up rapidly. Responsibility, maturity, discipline, and…

many poems that I have read in my entire life, I can’t recall one that really caught my attention and made me want to keep reading. That is, until now. Emily Dickinson’s poem, “My Life Has Stood A Loaded Gun,” is one heck of a masterpiece that I just have to talk about it. First, I would like to say that each stanza in this poem, had me feeling some type of way. Each line, brought a mess of imagery in my mind. Every dash I glanced at, made me more impatient to move my eyes toward the next line.…

I live my summer life as a free spirit on lake Winnipesaukee NH. I wake up at 5 am, watch the sunrise, drink green tea, venture through the mountains of New Hampshire, dance in the rain, and spend days painting at the end of the dock. I swim in the lake with my siblings until our shoulders burn and eat melting ice cream cones until our stomachs hurt, loving every minute. My North Carolina life is a bit more hectic. With clubs, APs, and sports and the constant buzz of social circles, my days are…

Philosophy of life is an overall vision of or attitude toward life and the purpose of life (Merriam Webster). This point in my life I have taken a few values that I hold in high regards. These values include family, friendship, moral, love, education, optimist, happiness, and purpose. I will be describing in this essay my philosophy and why I hold these values of high regards in my life. Family Family is one of my top values and something I hold dear in my life. From the moment I was brought…

this month it was the easiest thing in the world. It’s boring in my hut, because there is nothing for a mayan teenager to do after his teachings. So I recently started reading my grand fathers journal entries. There were a few mistakes, but I think he did alright. He had a interesting story about his mayan life as a teenager. After a few minutes more of reading I went downstairs and I saw tortillas, Tamales, and hot atole. I asked my parents “why are we having Tamales and Tortillas.” They…

Over the course of my life I have come across many obstacles physically, mentally, and spiritually. From the deaths of loved ones and good people I have had the honor to call friends, all the way down to the mud pits and physical hells of being a Marine, the trials and tribulations of my life are many. Sometimes it can be brought to point that I brought this all upon myself, and for the most part this is true. All of the decisions I have made have brought me to where I am at this point,…

Texts that shaped my life Text are everywhere in our daily lives and we come across all kinds of texts everyday. Some of the texts are useless and what we usually do it to ignore them while others are essential to us, these texts are the ones that shape our lives. In the book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, the speech of the author’s master enlightened the author that lack of knowledge is the reason why black people were slaved by the white, thus he learned to read and write by…

with a broken wrist and a concussion. It hurts my head too much to even think about what happen but I can’t control the frustrated thoughts racing through my mind. Tears are pouring out of my eyes like a faucet that cannot be shut off. As if I am 5 years old, the doctor tries to cheer me up by excitingly asking what color I want my cast to be. I muttered black while I reached my arm out so that the doctor could start wrapping. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back against the wall because…

eighteen years, I’ve realized how much of a positive impact religion has had in nurturing me into the young man I am today. My full name is Craig William Lladoc Coronel, and I was born in the Philippines. I grew up in a lax Catholic household, however can proudly say that my family has never missed a Sunday mass. Religion has always been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My parents would often remind me to thank God for all the good blessings he gives us and to not blame him when…

of my projected life span, illustrations of adversity have begun to shape my life. Maya Angelou clarified adversity best when she stated, “I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.” Not a day goes by that I do not fail and succeed in some way, yet the lessons learned from the medley of failures and successes blend to create the ink in which I paint my Mona Lisa. My first adverse situation presented itself in the form of illness. At the age of eight, my…