The Hurt Locker

watched me take my first steps, held my hand crossing the street, and wiped my tears all those times I was hurt. She’ll be the one to walk me down the isle, and give me away; she’ll be the one I’ll have a mother daughter dance with instead, and I wouldn’t give that opportunity up for the world. If I ever had the chance to see this man, I wouldn’t.I wouldn 't give him the opportunity to hurt me…

Being judged is never fun, especially when you are in public. It is something that I hate looking back to because I was really hurt. I wish it never happened, but it did. I felt dejected at first, but after a while I snapped out of it. Let me tell you the one memory that involved literacy. The one time a man insulted me in a store because I did not speak my second language very well last year. First, let me tell you about my background. I was born here in Dallas, but my parents are from…

The Hole That Opened My Eyes It was a cloudy, cold, and windy winter morning. I remember the day I felt so embarrassed because everyone around me was laughing. I was a chunky fifth grader who was ashamed of her body image and hated it when it came to playing sports in PE. I was one of those kids who always got picked last. Additionally, I was always getting yelled at because I was not good enough of an athlete. I wanted to prove my skills. I wanted to show them that I was capable of being a…

Relationships are great bond which can form a person’s perception on their past, present, or future. This something that S.E. Hinton touched upon in her book The Outsiders. As well as touching upon it, she also elaborated to a different topic in that range, such as the fragileness of a relationship between the characters in The Outsiders.This showed a realization that it may seem the relationships in The Outsiders are quick and easy to make because they bond over being greasers, but it is very…

By now our family and part of the church knew about our situation. I had tried so hard to keep it private because it just hurt too bad for others to know. My pain was deep and I wanted it left alone. When I shared with some close people in my life the MRI found nothing, I received the response maybe now “I” could put this behind “me” and just accept Miranda the way God…

In the locker home there was a ball, jersey, and practice shirt. Jack confidently got on the field with his soccer ball. The practice went great the coaches loved him, but soon came game day. Game day came a young Jack didn’t expect anything. Jack knew other trainers…

a nice little nap. I realized that sleep and a lot of water and Gatorade were going to be crucial for my success. Upon waking up, I missed multiple messages from my teammates to meet in the locker room. I knew something was up, so I had to get out of bed and run quickly to the locker room. In the locker room, I noticed that everyone had their uniforms already in there. At this moment, my heart…

Although mentally I may not be ready to do this, but to my dad I have shown physically that I'm prepared. My dad gives me the "Okay" and I head to the locker and grab the sweaty equipment I must put on before I head out on my quest. I strap on all of this equipment like an astronaut puts on his space suit. After I grab the equipment, I shut the locker and head down to the…

He slammed me against the locker. Pain spread through my body like wildfire. “Give it to me or you’ll suffer more than this,” he gritted through his teeth. “I don’t have it,” I managed to get through. A punch to the stomach. So much for standing up to bullies. After thirty seconds or so in pain, I stood up, thrusted my hand into my pocket and shoved a $4 bill into his chest. “Next time, don’t try to be so brave,” he breathed. And he walked away clutching my money in his hand. Everybody knew that…

school and is on it’s way to Blue ash, she goes back to sleep. Once they get to Blue Ash, she wakes up and prepares herself for the long practice she is about to endure. She goes to the locker room…