The Defining Moment

ASBILL SESSION1 JOURNAL If I had to choose a defining moment in my history that would prepare me for my courses here at CCU, it would above all be accepting Jesus into my heart. While there are many influencing moments in my life, that day changed everything down to my core. The way I saw the world. The way I talked to others. The way I understood others. The way I read His word. It most definitely was the “born again” moment. Hopefully by the end of this writing assignment you, and possibly…

Most people can easily recall the defining moment of their lives, the moment when one realizes his or her purpose in life. Mine came when I was 6 years old. For over a year, my three year old sister had been sick. There was nothing to be concerned about, we thought. After all, we were comfortably a middle class family. Surely, we could afford to provide her with the best care available. Thus, the journey began. For the next fourteen months, my mother and my sister travelled throughout the…

This week we began to discuss chapters 5 and 6: Defining Moments and Become Who You Are. Defining moments can reveal, test, and shape who you will become as a leader and person. I myself have experienced a defining moment during college. I currently work as a student technician on campus and have had my fair share of new supervisors. One supervisor in particular did a great job in regard to his work, but pushed boundaries when it came to private matters. He believed that since he was an open…

Narrative Blue Ninjas November, 13, 2017 I was asked to discuss a defining moment in my life. After looking back and having many, the most life changing and influential moment in my short life was the move from San Diego, California to Providence, Rhode island. My Mother, Brother, and I moved to New England in the spring of 2013. The reason for the move was…

My first raining lacrosse was very exciting. The teams were tied when the fourth quarter ended ended, this meant sudden death. When sudden death started, I had butterflies in my stomach, I was really nervous I felt like I was going to get sick. The teams went back and forth and back and forth. Until the other team got the ball went down the field shot! And missed the goal, everyone was yelling,”Oh!” I yelled at my friend,”Yes! Look for me down the field!” We drove the ball down the field as…

My first defining moment in history goes back as far as I was a little girl. This one is when my mom first introduced me to arts and crafts. I 'm more than glad that this happened because not only am I naturally good at art today but it has shaped me into the person I am today. I 've become very creative and since I had speech delay as I was growing up, I spoke through my pencil and paper, which is art and it 's so fascinating to me. I 've learnt to be at my best, and "drew out" my feelings so I…

Violence shows us who we are, because we least expect it. Nobody knows how they will react when something happens. We either embrace the situation and fight it head on or we freeze and let it happen. Flannery O’Conner’s stories show us that our true defining moments happen when something like violence is presented to us. Her stories and characters truly define what it is like to be human and how everything can change in the blink of an eye.…

Most people can pinpoint the defining moment in their life. The moment that alters a person to the core. A moment so impactful that it leaves the person questioning everything about life and leave you with one gift: a purpose. At the age of six, my moment came. For a year, my three-year-old sister had been sick. At first, as a middle-class family, we were confident that we could afford any medications. However, as her condition deteriorated, our sanguine attitude vanished. For middle-class…

The Civil War was a defining moment in United States history. The issue that led to the disruption of the union was the debate over the future of slavery. The controversy led to secession, and secession brought about a war in which the Northern and Western states and territories fought to save the Union, and the South fought to establish Southern independence as a new confederation of states under its own formation. When the southern states decided to break away, or seceded, they made their…

The last rays of sun streaked through the purple clouds at a sharp angle as I cut behind the old warehouse. I jammed my hands in the pockets of my worn denim jacket and skirted the thin line of trees headed toward the Ordox. The Ordox was nothing really; just a clearing beside the tracks behind mostly abandoned factories. Sheltered from view by the old buildings, the hard packed dirt and cracked concrete looked like a moonscape. It was another world; our world. In the fading light, I could…