The Prince

My Thanksgiving weekend was great. My family and I went on a trip. My brother and I did not know anything about where we were going, only my parents knew. We were excited to go on a trip to anywhere, because it was going to be fun. On our way we stopped at the gas station to have a snack and get gas. We all had chicken burgers at Kwik Star. Further down the road, we stop to buy grocery at Fareway in Spencer, Iowa. I was curious as to why we were buying groceries, but did not asked. Finally we…

To me vanity is when you take pride to far and brag about your accomplishment, as a kid going to church I never understood the full meaning of the word “vanity” because I do not believe I had the mental grasp of the meaning but once I got older I began to understand what it meant. To me it meant taking pride one step farther and speaking or bragging about your accomplishments. It made me feel good to speak of what I have done that no one I know had done. But I never realized in the grand scheme…

1. What is depicted and description. -Gaspar De Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares and his noble horse seem to be facing or running towards the battle in great confidence. He's wearing a red scarf and a baton which both show authority or leadership in some way. He is well suited up with a beautiful body of armor flaunting power, authority and protection. Count-Duke did not actually fight in what seems to be a battle ahead but he did lead. His confidence in this painting is to the roof, as his face…

In the class discussions of, “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, we discussed a concept called “machismo” that I was not very familiar with. At first, I believed that the Vicario brothers feeling the need to kill Santiago Nasar because Angela Vicario lost her family honor because she was no longer a virgin. But, during our class discussion over machismo lead by Megan, I learned machismo is strong or aggressive masculine pride and the duty to protect the family pride, in…

Character is not defined by your personality nor by your reputation. Character is defined by who you truly are deep down inside. Your character is a choice that you make for yourself. It is easy to confuse personality with character but they are not the same. Personality is easy to figure out, usually upon the first time meeting someone. When we first meet people we immediately judge them. We label them with traits such as funny, energetic, confident or boring, negative, and shy. Usually after…

In the End, it is Always Family Regardless of how many differences we all have with our family, they’re the ones who will always be there for us. They will lift us up when we are down and they’ll straighten our path when our road becomes a little curvy. They will love us unconditionally, no matter how many times you mess up. And that’s the one really good thing about family. You can scream, rip each other’s head off, and mistreat each other, but deep down, nothing can change the love we have in…

Students spend up to a third of their day working hard at school; they deserve to have a break. Not only do students deserve to have a break, but they also deserve to have time for themselves to indulge in extracurricular activities like, sports, music, and swimming, etc. Most students who participate in such activities struggle to complete their homework, and only have a small amount of time to enjoy their activities fully. Extracurricular activities are important to the well-being and…

We started as friends and we didn’t expect that we were going to be special to one another. It wasn’t planned at all, but when I got to know you I opened my life to you and that’s when I fell for you until it became okay and then it didn’t become okay because of situations. You are one of the people who make me the happiest and I say this without the slightest bit of exaggeration. Your jokes were so ridiculous that they always catch me off guard and have me laughing like crazy. In those rare…

Do you remember me? I was your best friend before you started being used by your family. They destroyed the friendship we had because of their own greediness. We were made to be at the top of the world, but the problems you had at home was our downfall. I am sitting on my bed right now just hearing that you have passed away. Funeral. Now am thinking of how great of a man you were. You were a man full or wonders, you had the ability to be someone better in life, and you were a friend that I…

Whether you have a small business, work inside of a corporation, or are retired and starting round two, chances are you’ve struggled to to feel successful at one point or another. Maybe your big ideas and confidence gave way to the reality that it’s harder than you thought or harder than others made it seem (from the outside looking in). With my client’s permission, I wanted to share a part of her journey in the hope that you may see an echo of your own. Jenny wanted to create a business and do…